Weekly briefing: Ravi Zacharias dies, Trump calls churches 'essential,' pro-lifers on 'Jane Roe'
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RZIMRavi Zacharias speaks at Together 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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We've compiled the top stories of the week. Here's what you need to know:
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Apologist Ravi Zacharias dies after cancer battle; many pay tribute
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"Ravi Zacharias resurrected the faith of many doubters and illuminated the truth for many skeptics. He articulated the validity of the Christian faith better than anyone I know." — Jentezen Franklin, Free Chapel
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Trump calls churches 'essential,' want them to reopen
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He said he spoke with the CDC about guidelines for houses of worship to reopen. The guidelines are expected to be released over the next week or so.
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"Churches, to me, they are so important in terms of the psyche of our country." — Trump
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His comments come after First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs in Mississippi, which filed a lawsuit against a town ban on worship gatherings, was destroyed by a fire Wednesday. Investigators believe it to be an act of arson. The phrase "Bet you stay home now you hypokrits" was found spray painted in the parking lot.
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Pro-lifers slam documentary claiming 'Jane Roe' was paid to be pro-life
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FX is releasing a new documentary on Friday that claims Norma McCorvey, the famed woman behind the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion, was paid to become a pro-life activist later in her life.
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Pro-lifers who have known her for many years, including Father Frank Pavone, rejected the claim, arguing that McCorvey was sincere about her beliefs.
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"She spent more years trying to overturn Roe v. Wade than she spent as a pro-abortion activist … There is no way her Christian faith or her pro-life beliefs were false." — Operation Rescue President Troy Newman
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Christians win 'American Idol,' 'The Voice'
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Two Christians, including a pastor, who have not been shy about their faith, swept the popular singing competitions "American Idol" and "The Voice" this week.
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Samantha Diaz, also known as Just Sam, was crowned the winner of "American Idol." Her final performance of "You Say" was a duet with Christian artist Lauren Daigle.
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Todd Tilghman, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Mississippi, won "The Voice" after singing MercyMe's "I Can Only Imagine."
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"I sure am grateful for every moment." — Tilghman
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| Government Leaders Defined by These Three Things Form a 'Healthy Government,' Says Expert |
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If American citizens truly desire a healthy government, they must elect leaders defined by their commitment to liberty, order, and justice, a counter terrorism specialist and former lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army has said.
"I believe that government was ordained and created by God," said Dr. Stephen Parke, associate dean of the Liberty University Helms School of Government. "When you have a healthy government, you have liberty, order, and justice. The converse of that is, when you don't have a healthy government, you don't have liberty, order, and justice. If you look at the preamble to our Constitution, it talks about creating a government that would provide for liberty, order, and justice. People lose faith in the government when it's unhealthy."
Dr. Parke understands firsthand the importance of a strong, healthy government — particularly in a post-9/11 America. During his time in the U.S Army, he specialized in national security and engaged in the professional study of terrorism. In addition to a long list of accomplishments, he helped create the new organization NORTHCOM (U.S. Northern Command), a Department of Defense agency tasked with the military side of securing the homeland. Dr. Parke also served as Joint Task Force Staff Judge Advocate at Guantanamo Bay, where he supervised Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps attorneys.
Based on his extensive experience, Dr. Parke said there is a "huge risk" to the country if government leaders lack integrity, adding: "When unethical people are put in positions of leadership, they either fail to lead or they lead people astray. They create an environment that encourages their subordinates to also be unethical, bend the truth, and break the rules...they sway with the wind."
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"The primary traits that an employer should look for when screening an applicant is absolute truthfulness, morality, and ethical foundations," he continued. "An employer can teach skills and other things, but that employee has to have integrity."
To help form the next generation of ethically -minded leaders and ensure America's commitment to justice for all, Dr. Parke teaches his students that truth is unchanging — regardless of cultural shifts.
"In every class, I teach that there is truth with a capital T, and there are things that are right or wrong," he said. "When you hire employees who don't have an ethical foundation, they're going to do things for self. They're going to do things that are unethical... Read More
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