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United We Stand Friday, Oct. 29, 2021
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
The Invasion of Taiwan is the Crisis for the Great Reset – War Room Report
If the CCP is allowed to invade Taiwan, then the message is clear: the US cannot protect any nation from the CCP and Communist China becomes the world’s prevailing super power. And if we defend the people of Taiwan, it will be World War 3. And who decides how America will react? Joe Biden? Or his handlers? Watch this compelling short video!
- Almighty God, we pray Your will, and only Your will, be done regarding the dictates of China's invasion of Taiwan. God, this is Your world and the rise and fall of nations rests in Your leadership, not China's. God, we pray You send myriads of warrior angels to take down China and save the world and Taiwan from China's control. In the Name of Jesus we pray, amen.
- "I saw the Lord standing upon the altar; and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that flees of them shall not flee away, and he that escapes of them shall not be delivered." (Amos 9:1)
FOCUS ON ISRAEL
1. Consequences: Religious Zionism MK Demands AG Investigate Joint Arab List, B’Tselem, for Meeting PFLP Terrorists - Jewish Press
MK Avigdor “Avi” Maoz, leader of the Noam party in the Religious Zionist Knesset faction, on Wednesday called on Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to launch an investigation of members of the Joint Arab List and leaders of far-left organizations, following their meeting in Ramallah with representatives of six Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-affiliated organizations that Defense Minister Benny Gantz had designated as terrorists this week.
“Yesterday, the MKs of the Joint Arab List met with representatives of the six organizations that were designated only this week by the Minister of Defense as terrorist organizations,” Maoz wrote the AG.
“Today, representatives of many left-wing organizations also came to Ramallah to visit, support, and express solidarity with those organizations,” MK Maoz continued, and added: “Among the participants were Hagai Elad, CEO of B’Tselem, Dr. Yehudit Oppenheimer, CEO of Ir Amim, Rana Salman and Yonatan Ger, CEOs of Fighters for Peace.” (Read more)
2. Report: Bennett: Rotation deal with Lapid unlikely to happen - Israel National News
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in closed talks with his associates recently that he believes Yair Lapid will not replace him in the position and the government will not last until the date when the rotation between them is supposed to take place, Amit Segal reports in Channel 12 News.
According to the report, in the talks in question, Bennett said, "I estimate that the rotation will not take place. The government will most likely dissolve between the budget and the date of the rotation for a variety of reasons."
Lat night, it was reported that Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked is also skeptical about the possibility that Yair Lapid will be appointed prime minister as part of the rotation deal with current Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. (Read more)
3. Israeli Ambassador Urges UN to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism - Algemeiner JNS.org – Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States Gilad Erdan met on Wednesday with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)’s antisemitism envoy Miguel Moratinos to encourage the UN to adopt the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism.
Adopting the IHRA definition will allow the UN to more efficiently fight antisemitism within its ranks, including in the United Nations Human Rights Council and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said Erdan. It will also facilitate improved sanctioning of state representatives who espouse antisemitism, as officials from Iran and other countries have done on numerous occasions on UN stages.
During the meeting, Erdan told Guterres that “the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism is now the global standard and has been adopted by 34 countries.” (Read more)
4. Congo to open diplomatic mission in Jerusalem - Israel National News
Congo’s president announced Thursday that his country will open a diplomatic mission in Israel’s capital in the near future.
During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Thursday afternoon, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi said that the Congo will increase its diplomatic ties with Israel, vowing to open a diplomatic facility in Jerusalem soon.
Tshisekedi did not discuss the opening of an embassy in Israel’s capital, but added that the new mission would also work to increase economic ties between the two countries. (Read more)
5. 13 European states call on Israel to halt plan for 3,000 West Bank settler homes - Times of Israel
A group of 12 European countries urges Israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3,000 homes in West Bank settlements.
A day after the US criticized the plan, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden say in a joint statement that Israel should “immediately” reverse its decision to build the homes.
The United Kingdom, which is no longer part of the European Union, separately issues a similar statement. (Read more)
The Daily Brief
1.America's Top General Calls China's Hypersonic Weapon Test Close To "A Sputnik Moment” - Zerohedge
Amid widespread reports that China recently successfully tested a hypersonic weapons system, which Beijing later denied and downplayed as a but a "routine spacecraft experiment" - America's top military officer is calling it a "very significant event" and watershed moment.
After the August test of a hypersonic glide vehicle was uncovered recently by US intelligence, it's since been reported that there were likely two tests over the summer, with the missile in the August test missing its target by about 24 miles. But that China's military is this far forward in hypersonics caught the US completely by surprise. "We have no idea how they did this," one unnamed US official familiar with the test said to the Financial Times.
General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a Bloomberg TV interview this week alluded to it being akin "to a Sputnik moment". (Read more)
- Almighty God, we read in scripture regarding the impossible odds that Israel has risen from in total victory, so we pray the same great God of the impossible will come to the forefront and fight this battle facing America against a godless China. Nothing is impossible with our miracle working God. We call forth the great and mighty warrior angels to defeat China. We pray in the mighty Name of Jesus.
- "Behold the day of the Lord comes, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and He shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." (Isaiah 13:9)
2. US reacts warily after Iran says nuclear talks will restart next month – Times of Israel
White House skeptical over claim made by Iranian official that frozen negotiations will resume by the end of next month, says it will wait for EU confirmation
Washington on Wednesday responded skeptically after Iran’s chief negotiator announced that Tehran was ready to return to nuclear negotiations in Vienna by the end of next month.
Ali Bagheri, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and chief negotiator for the talks, in a Twitter posting said Iran has agreed to restart negotiations by the end of November and a date for a resumption of talks “would be announced in the course of the next week.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said administration officials were aware of Bagheri’s comments but were waiting for European officials to confirm that Iran is indeed ready to resume talks. (Read more)
- Almighty God, we pray You will be the Fourth Man in the fire regarding stabilizing the US at the nuclear talks with Iran. In the Name of Jesus we pray.
- "The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, and the scepter of the rulers." (Isaiah 14:5)
3. Forced Abortion in America: DC Police Officers the Latest to Reveal They Were Ordered to Abort Their Babies – CBN News
This past week, two Washington, D.C. police officers—Assistant Police Chief Chanel Dickerson and 24-year veteran Karen Arikpo—revealed that early on in their careers they had been told to have an abortion or they would lose their jobs. Fearing for their careers, both women aborted their unborn babies.
They expressed the pain caused by the police department’s past actions. Officer Arikpo lamented, “It’s so unfair…. And now I’ve never been able to have a kid. All these years, I’ve tried, and I’ve never been able to have a baby…. I did this for a job….” Assistant Police Chief Chanel Dickerson shared, “My choice to have a baby was personal, and it should’ve been mine alone and not for an employer ultimatum.” Like Arikpo, Dickerson has never had other children.This shocking news—a city-sponsored police department issuing an ultimatum to two black women—abort your unborn child or see your career come to an end—has received little to no media attention. Perhaps because coerced abortion is a far from an abnormal occurrence for women in America. (Read more)
- Almighty God, there is nothing that can erase the spilt blood of aborted children. Lord, we pray the DC Police Department will be charged with murder in the first degree as a response to these abortions. We lay these two abortions on the altar of the Lord and pray retribution be charged. In Jesus' Name we pray.
- "He who smote the people in death with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger is persecuted, and none hinders." (Isaiah 14:6)
4. Biden COVID-19 Adviser: Vaccine Mandate on Private Businesses Will Be Ready ‘Soon' - The Epoch Times
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said the administration is planning to finalize its vaccine mandate for companies in the near future and claimed the supply chain crunch won’t be worsened because employees will comply.
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent the text of the rule requiring firms with 100 or more workers to either have them submit to testing to get vaccinated to the Office of Management and Budget earlier this month. It came about a month after President Joe Biden announced the mandate, which drew significant GOP criticism, questions from business leaders about how it would be implemented, and lawsuits.
“The rule will be finalized soon, but we know businesses are already acting,” Zients said during a COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday. (Read more)
- Father God, we pray for Your intervention regarding the vaccine mandate on private businesses. Block this immoral action by the power of God, and take this issue out of the hands of godless, insensitive dictators. Lord, we ask that the life span of this virus comes to an end now, so the world can live normal lives. We pray in the Name of Jesus.
- "Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and He shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." (Isaiah 13:9)
5. 5 Percent of Unvaccinated Workers Have Left Jobs Over Vaccine Mandates: Survey - The Epoch Times
Five percent of unvaccinated workers have left their jobs over workplace vaccine mandates, while 37 percent say they plan to do so if their employers impose such requirements, according to a new poll, which provides an early indication of labor market impacts of mandates.
The survey, carried out by the Kaiser Family Foundation on a nationwide representative sample of 1,519 adults and published on Oct. 28, showed that one in four workers said their employer has required them to get the COVID-19 vaccine—up 16 percentage points from June. And while 25 percent of all adults polled said they know someone who has left their job due to a vaccine mandate, 5 percent of unvaccinated workers—or 1 percent of all adults—have done so personally. (Read more)
- Righteous Father, we pray that the root of all this virus, vaccine mandates madness coming from China's Wuhan lab, be abruptly stopped. This kind of worldwide control has been insidious from its beginning. We pray Father God, that You will lift this curse off all mankind. For we ask it in Jesus' Name.
- "The Lord stands up to plead, and stands to judge the people." (Isaiah 3:13)
6. New Data: COVID Case Rates Among The ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Are Now Higher Than The ‘Not Vaccinated’ – Resist the Mainstream
The American people have been inundated with the phrase “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as the White House has embarked on a relentless push for universal Covid ‘vaccination’ for months regardless of medical necessity.
But new data out of the United Kingdom throws into question whether vaccination is a public health matter at all, given that the so-called vaccines’ ability to slow the spread is dubious at best.The United Kingdom’s data, although flawed, are still some of the most useful data in the world for investigating Covid rates and vaccination effects. The public health agency is direct about noting stunning developments in the case rates.
“The rate of a positive COVID-19 test is substantially lower in vaccinated individuals compared to unvaccinated individuals up to the age of 29,” Public Health England’s latest report notes. “In individuals aged greater than 30, the rate of a positive COVID-19 test is higher in vaccinated individuals compared to unvaccinated.” (Read more)
- Lord God, we plead for the lives of those who are fearful of the affects of this vaccinated/not vaccinated hypocrisy. Inform the world that the vaccine has poison mixed in it as an instrument of reducing the population. Lord, we pray the absolute truth will prevail.
- "Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him." ( Isaiah 3:11)
7. Biden sells Democrats on stripped-down $1.75T plan – The Hill
President Biden presented Democratic lawmakers with a framework on a new $1.75 trillion social spending and climate package on Thursday, seeking to unify a fractured party behind the plan before he heads to Europe for an international climate conference later in the day.
The package is far smaller than the $6 trillion measure that progressives had once hoped for and the $3.5 trillion budget resolution approved by the House and Senate earlier this year.
Officials talked up the framework as including the largest expansion of health care coverage since the passage of the Affordable Care Act and said it would reduce premiums for more than 9 million Americans by an average of $600 per person annually. (Read more)
- Almighty God, we pray for Americans to be liberated from being the target of these trillion dollar plans coming from this administration. By starting at the root, we cut off these plans that seem to be created on a monthly basis. Deliver our country from being trapped by these trumped up plans. We pray in Jesus' Name.
- "The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully." (Ezekiel 22:29)
8. House Intelligence Committee calls for the ARREST and PROSECUTION of Dr. Anthony Fauci – Pandemic News
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, US Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA), is calling for the prosecution of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Devin Nunes joins a growing list of Congressmen and women who are calling for the arrest of Tony Fauci. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has finally admitted to funding controversial gain-of-function virus research in Wuhan, China. This research was formerly banned in the United States, but was later off-shored by Dr. Fauci through Dr. Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance and expounded upon by Dr. Ralph Baric.
Fauci’s arrest and prosecution nears
Fauci has repeatedly denied his involvement in gain-of-function virology research, lying to Congress multiple times during sworn testimony. When Fauci went before the U.S. Senate, Senator Rand Paul provided detailed evidence about Fauci’s dangerous gamut of gain-of-function virology research. Dr. Paul questioned Dr. Fauci on the controversial research, holding him to account. Fauci repeatedly denied the allegations, as he tried to cover up his leading role in the bioweapons research. (Read more)
- Almighty God, we are so thankful that justice will prevail under Your mighty hand. We ask that Fauci, the guilty, shall be charged and prosecuted for his years of outright lying and deceiving the world of his illegal actions. Lord, the blood of millions are in their graves today because of the insidious lies he has told. We pray he receives the maximum penalty he deserves. In the Name of Jesus we pray.
- "Yea, God will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof." (Ezekiel 22:21)
9.The Global Supply Shock Is About To Enter A Negative Feedback Loop With Weakening Demand - Zerohedge
We've been writing about the evolving global supply shock for some time (most recently today when we addressed what may be required to normalize the supply chain bottlenecks). And yet, every day we read about another dramatic commodity spike or factory shutdown.
In a recent report from Deutsche Bank's chief FX strategist George Saravelos, he discusses three sets of charts. They point to a "worrisome picture" where bottlenecks in one part of the economy are having a knock-on impact on another forcing further shutdowns. First, DB's proprietary global shipping data is pointing to a very sharp slowdown in global trade. They also highlight the massive current and forthcoming demand for Treasuries from US banks, which is reflective of Saravelos' previously discussed view of persistent excess savings and a low global r* (not to mention a Fed policy error). Read more.
- Father in heaven, we pray for godly intelligence to be given each and every person to plan wisely for the upcoming global supply shock. Give all of us godly wisdom. In the Name of Jesus we pray.
- "And you shall take your inheritance in yourself in the sight of the heathen, and you shall know that I am the Lord." (Ezekiel 22:16)
10. California’s environmental and truck laws to blame for supply chain crisis – social media posts go viral – Pandemic.news
Don Helms, the owner of North Idaho RV Rentals, went viral on social media when he blamed the changes to labor laws and California’s strict environmental laws for causing supply chain woes.In his Facebook post, Helms said the liberal media is blaming the supply chain crisis on the trucking industry, but the real culprit is California’s liberal trucking laws.
Reports say that the California port situation is caused by a driver shortage. But they don’t mention the California truck ban which allows only 2011 truck models or newer to operate in ports. Another law, called Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), prohibits owner operators from servicing ports in the state.
Truckers in California are not investing in new trucks at present because California also passed a law that will make them illegal in 2035. “The requirement is to purchase electric trucks which do not exist,” Helms wrote.Helms is essentially saying that California has created its own problems with those laws. (Read more)
- Almighty God, we pray for Your divine intervention to take the control of the supply chains out of the hands of California's liberal trucking laws and the Democratic control of same. God, move mightily to bring divine change regarding this issue. We pray in the Name of Jesus.
- "As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the midst thereof; and you shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you." (Ezekiel 22:22)
The Daily Jot
God Bless Loudoun Co., VA Parents
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, October 28, 2021
People looking how to stand against the tyranny of local, state and federal government need look no further than the courageous parents who engaged the Loudoun County, Va., school board for their anti-American, anti-student, and anti-education actions. The brouhaha began over a policy trampling religious rights requiring teachers to use LGBTQ promoted pronouns and students using bathrooms of the sex they “identified with.” Then a young lady was raped by a boy in the girls’ restroom, the school board cover up and denial of it, the Biden Administration saying it would sic the FBI on dissenting parents for being domestic terrorists, and a former president saying it’s much ado about nothing.
Loudoun County has since become front and center in the state’s governor’s race. Democrat former governor Terry McAuliffe, a former Clinton political operative, is on video tape in a debate saying that he doesn’t think parents should tell schools what they can teach. His opponent, Glenn Younkin disagrees. Enter former president Barak Obama on the campaign trail for McAuliffe. Over the weekend, Obama, instead of empathizing with the girl who was raped, referred generally to the Loudoun County controversy, saying, “We don’t have time to be wasted on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage, the right-wing media’s pedals to juice their ratings.” Really? So much for believing victims. Read More
BONUS SECTION!
More News for Prayer!
1. Sen. Tom Cotton rips into Merrick Garland with fire and fury, ends in a grand slam - DML News
Attorney General Merrick Garland has faced scorching rebuke during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, as Republican senators have repeatedly ripped into Garland over a memo he sent out in response to a National School Board Association letter calling parents protesting at school board meetings “domestic terrorists.”
Throughout the grilling, Garland repeatedly refused to answer the senators’ questions, parroting one line: “The memo was about threats of violence.”
In one fiery exchange, Sen. Tom Cotton asked Garland about how his memo was crafted and how he reached the decision to release the memo. Cotton said multiple FBI agents have contacted his office and voiced their opposition to the memo.
After Garland dodged a series of questions during the heated exchange, Cotton blasted him, saying, “Judge, this is shameful. Your performance is shameful! Thank God you are not on the Supreme Court! You should resign in disgrace, Judge.” Garland blinked, stunned into silence for a moment. He then insisted that parents have a right to object about things they don’t agree with at schools, and said, “We are only trying to prevent violence against school officials.” (Read more)
- Lord God we pray for Attorney General Garland that he would respect his oath he took to this country and to the citizens of the United States. Father God move on his heart to protect parents' rights to voice their opinions about unethical and harmful materials being implemented into the schools. We pray that the Justice Department will use their resources to investigate these harmful curriculums instead of harassing parents who oppose them. In Jesus name amen.
- "But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." (Amos 5:24)
2. Support for increased police funding grows by 16 percentage points: Poll - Washington Examiner
Forty-seven percent of adults believe police spending should be increased, according to a poll released Tuesday amid growing concern about violent crime in the United States. The share of the public who want increased spending is up from 31% in June 2020 and signals a significant shift in the national attitude toward policing, according to an analysis of the Pew Research poll.
The number of U.S. adults who support reduced funding for law enforcement has also shrunk considerably, according to poll analysis.
About 15% of adults want spending for police to decrease, down 25% from 2020's percent share, analysis showed, with an individual's view on police funding correlated to political affiliation. (Read more)
- Lord we thank you for the change in hearts of the American public to support America‘s men and women in blue. We realize we must have law and order and people who enforce these just laws to have a stable and peaceful community.
- “for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.” (1 Corinthians 14:33)
3. Judge rules Southwest can order pilots to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - The Hill
A judge ruled Southwest Airlines can order its pilots to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after the union tried to get a restraining order on the policy. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association took the company to court, saying it needs to negotiate the coronavirus vaccine requirement in the collective bargaining agreement, The Dallas Morning News reported.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn ruled against the temporary restraining order, saying Southwest Airlines is fulfilling its obligation under the collective bargaining agreement to provide a safe work environment.
The vaccine requirement will “likewise improve the safety of air transportation, the efficiency of Southwest’s operations, and further the [collective bargaining agreement] goal of safe and reasonable working conditions for pilots,” the judge wrote in her ruling, according to the local outlet. The company required its employees to get the vaccine after the Biden administration said companies with more than 100 employees had to mandate the vaccine or face repercussions. (Read more)
- Lord God, we pray for every employee at Southwest that you would lead and guide them through this situation. Give every worker and their family strength, courage, and wisdom on the right thing to do in Jesus name amen.
- “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)
4. Email Shows Biden Ordered Afghanistan Evacuation Flights Be Filled With Unvetted Refugees - Free Beacon
During America's chaotic exit from Afghanistan earlier this year, the Biden administration issued a directive that evacuation flights be filled to "excess" with refugees who had not been properly vetted before arriving in America, according to an internal administration communication disclosed on Tuesday by Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.).
"Total inflow to the U.S. must exceed the number of seats available. Err on the side of excess," reads an Aug. 16 email to U.S. officials involved in the exit from Afghanistan. "This guidance provides clear discretion and direction to fill seats and to provide special consideration for women and children when we have seats."
Hawley, who says he obtained the email through a U.S. official who was outraged by the Biden administration's failure to vet Afghan refugees flown into America, published the email Tuesday afternoon on Twitter. Hawley maintains that Afghan evacuees were not throughly screened with intensive interviews before they arrived in the United States.
"This email was shared [with] me by an American official present in Afghanistan during the evacuation who was shocked by administration's failure to vet Afghans before they were evacuated," Hawley wrote. "Email details orders from Joe Biden to fill up the planes—even without vetting." (Read more)
- Oh Lord, this is disappointing news that planes that were supposed to be filled with Americans were instead filled with unvetted refugees while Americans were left behind. Please forgive this administration for their carelessness. We pray for this administration they would repent and turn from their ways and follow your voice and direction in Jesus name.
- As it is said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” (Hebrews 3:15)
5. Texas Gov Abbott signs bill making student athletes play on teams corresponding to biological sex - Just The News
Transgender student athletes in Texas will be prohibited from playing on teams that do not correspond with their biological sex, according to a law signed by GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. Texas House Bill 25 requires students athletes who compete in interscholastic competition to play on teams that align with the sex listed on their birth certificates from at or near their time of birth. Abbott sign the law Monday. It will go into effect on Jan. 18.
Current rules from the University Interscholastic League (UIL) state a student's gender is determined by their birth certificate, but the organization accepts legally modified certificate, which some have had changed to align with their gender identity as a trans individual.
The bill was written by GOP state Rep Valoree Swanson, who says she is "overjoyed" by the governor's decision to sign it into law. "It's so very, very important that we protect everything that women have gained in the last 50 years," Swanson said during a committee hearing. She has argued that the goal of the bill is to ensure fair competition in girls' sports and uphold Title IX. (Read more)
- Lord we thank you for righteous leaders that are committed to protecting the rights of individuals. We pray that other leaders would be encouraged and inspired to do what is right on behalf of their constituents in Jesus name, amen.
- "If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them." (Ecclesiastes 5:8)
6. U.S. Supreme Court Will Fast-Track Cases on Texas Abortion Law, Leaves Law Remaining in Effect - Townhall
In the almost two months since it's been in effect, the Texas abortion law that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at around six weeks, has gone through a series of legal challenges. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will fast-track two cases regarding the Texas Heartbeat Act, with oral arguments scheduled for November 1.
A request made from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stay the law was rejected, meaning the law is still in effect. The Supreme Court allowed the law to go into effect on September 1, as the lawmakers intended for it to do. Shortly thereafter, the Court released an unsigned 5-4 opinion about the decision, emphasizing it was a procedural matter, thus allowing for these lawsuits to come into play.
The Court will hear a suit brought by Texas abortion providers and consider the enforcement mechanism behind the law, which empowers private individuals to bring suit. (Read more)
- Lord, the intensity of what’s at stake regarding abortion in this nation is at a fever pitch. While the headlines tell the story of legal battles, we know there is a spiritual battle over life and death happening all around us. Help us to see the urgency to pray unceasingly. Give wisdom to the justices as they make their decisions. And may Your will, Lord, be done.
- “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12)
The Biden administration released the United States' first-ever strategy for gender equity and equality, and it includes a plan to codify Roe v. Wade — the Supreme Court case that secured abortion as a constitutional right — to protect abortion rights.
Released on October 22, the gender equity strategy identifies 10 areas of priority to strengthen the position of girls, women, and trans and gender nonconforming people in the U.S. and globally. Jennifer Klein, co-chair and executive director of the White House Gender Policy Council, tells Teen Vogue that the document is a “road map” for the Biden administration, showing its commitment to increasing equity and equality for people of all genders.
“The strategy is significant for several reasons. First is, it's the first,” Klein says. “There has never been a national strategy on gender. This marks and confirms the Biden-Harris administration's leadership on gender equity and equality.” The plan, which doesn't propose specific mechanisms for achieving goals but does include an accountability measure, commits to improving economic security, eliminating gender-based violence, closing gender gaps in STEM, protecting gender equity in response to climate change, and protecting access to health care — including abortion. (Read more)
- Oh Lord, we realize this distorting of Your perfect design is evil at its roots. We thank You that the Gospel brings fulfilling clarity to the vision for gender and sexuality taught in Genesis. Help us, Lord God to awaken to the evil plans and strategies to change your design. Help us glorify You with our bodies because they are bought with a price.
- “You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” (1 Corin. 6:20)
8. Trump endorses Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro - Just The News
Former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement Tuesday of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of that nation's 2022 presidential election.
“He fights hard for, and loves, the people of Brazil — Just like I do for the people of the United States," said Trump in a statement. "Brazil is lucky to have a man such as Jair Bolsonaro working for them. He is a great President and will never let the people of his great country down!"
Trump's endorsement comes amid political backlash in Brazil over Bolsonaro's purported response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to The Hill, a Brazilian Senate committee recommended Bolsonaro face criminal charges following a report by a congressional committee that he promoted unproven COVID treatments while giving the cold shoulder to vaccine manufacturer Pfizer. (Read more)
- Lord God we ask that you give President Trump spiritual discernment to endorse and support godly men and women that will lead their countries in the right direction. We pray for the President of Brazil that you would give him wisdom and strength. We thank you that he is questioning treatments around COVID and pray you would lead him to the right ones for his people. In Jesus name amen.
- "Teach me good discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments" (Psalm 119:66)
9. NYC police union sues city to block vaccine mandate - Just The News
The largest police union in New York City filed a lawsuit Monday in an effort to block the city's vaccine mandate from taking effect. According to VOA News, the Police Benevolent Association's lawsuit seeks to have the State Supreme Court block Mayor Bill de Blasio's vaccine mandate because it doesn't offer weekly testing as an alternative to getting the vaccine.
The union's move comes as the deadline to provide proof of vaccination approaches.
Last week, de Blasio announced that city workers had until Nov. 1 to get at least one shot, or potentially face termination.
According to the mandate, workers will first be placed on administrative leave until a final decision concerning termination is made.
NYPD's legal division is in support of the Mayor's order, saying in a statement that the mandate is "lawful" and helps to keep New Yorkers safe. (Read more)
- Lord God, we continue to lift this issue up in prayer. We thank you that the police union in New York City is doing their duty to police officers and standing up for their rights. We pray that those in charge of the situation will turn from their wicked ways and do what is right on behalf of the city in Jesus name amen.
- "You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the Lord swore to give your fathers." (Deuteronomy 6:18)
ALERT!
Sun fires off major solar flare from Earth-facing sunspot
Solar particles blasted out in association with the flare could hit Earth today (Oct. 29).
A major solar flare erupted from the sun on Thursday (Oct. 28) in the strongest storm yet of our star's current weather cycle.
The sun fired off an X1-class solar flare, its most powerful kind of flare, that peaked at 11:35 a.m. EDT (1535 GMT), according to an alert from the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which tracks space weather events.
AOC threatens 'no' vote on infrastructure if Democrats don't provide social spending bill text
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., said that she will vote against her party's infrastructure bill if it comes to a vote Thursday because Democrats have not provided enough details on what will be in the larger social spending bill.
"I don't see how ethically I can vote to increase U.S. climate emissions," Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday, noting that a "framework" of President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan isn't enough detail to sway her vote on infrastructure. "We have had a framework for six months. We need text."
The New York lawmaker's comments come as moderate Democrats and the party's more progressive faction have feuded over the details of the proposed social spending plan, with progressives threatening to vote "no" on the infrastructure plan unless the two bills are voted on side-by-side.
"As we have insisted, we are close to agreement on the priorities and the topline of the legislation, which can and must pass the House and Senate," Pelosi said in a letter. "At the same time, we are facing a crucial deadline for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework to pass."
Pelosi also said that she asked the House Rules Committee to hold a hearing Thursday to "advance this spectacular agenda For The People," though a bill has yet to be written, and it is unclear what details the hearing may produce that could sway progressive members to get behind the infrastructure bill. (Read more)
Source: FOX NEWS
- Father, there are more dynamics to this than we can fully wrap our heads around, but we ask You to guide these many soon-to-be developing and changing dynamics, and we ask you to work in every individual Member of Congress to orchestrate exactly the outcomes you’d have in this time from Congress and for our country moving forward from this moment. Set the stage for our Nation to turn to You, and work together these things for the good of Your People and for Your glory.
- "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Amen." (Matthew 6:10)
Signs & Wonders
Are We Alone in the Universe? NASA Calls for New Framework
How do we understand the significance of new scientific results related to the search for life? When would we be able to say, “yes, extraterrestrial life has been found?”
NASA scientists are encouraging the scientific community to establish a new framework that provides context for findings related to the search for life. Writing in the journal Nature, they propose creating a scale for evaluating and combining different lines of evidence that would ultimately lead to answering the ultimate question: Are we alone in the universe?
In the new article led by Jim Green, the agency's chief scientist, a NASA group offers a sample scale to use as a starting point for discussions among anyone who would use it, such as scientists and communicators. They envision a scale informed by decades of experience in astrobiology, a field that probes the origins of life on Earth and possibilities of life elsewhere.
“Having a scale like this will help us understand where we are in terms of the search for life in particular locations, and in terms of the capabilities of missions and technologies that help us in that quest,” Green said. Read More
The Good News Corner
'A Special Delivery':
Operation Christmas Child Receives Thousands of Shoebox Gifts at 'Bikers With Boxes' Event
The 14th annual "Bikers With Boxes" was a huge success this year with 1,260 riders showing up to the event with thousands of shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.
Evangelist Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, shared the exciting news in a Facebook post.
"Wow! More than 1,260 bikers came out to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte on Saturday and brought 5,242 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to the #BikersWithBoxes event. That's what I call a special delivery! God bless these bikers for making a difference in the lives of children around the world." (CBN) Read more here.
Nightly Prayer to HOLD THE LINE... and Today's Prophetic Words
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Adultery | Day 19 Day nineteen: Adultery. Ask the Helper if you have any spirit of adultery in you. Where did it first surface in you? Is it a generational curse? How does it show up in your life today? Is there a sin pattern in your nation's adultery that specifically involves you, for which you can confess and repent?
Having repented, what is His replacement?
Exodus 20:14: You shall not commit adultery.
Matthew 5:28: But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Jeremiah 3:8:" And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear; but she went and was a harlot also. "
Scripture: Snatch others from the fire and save them. Jude 23
Lyrics:
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
Weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen,
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.
Refrain Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.
Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently;
He will forgive if they only believe.
Refrain
Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.
Refrain
Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
Back to the narrow way patiently win them;
Tell the poor wand’rer a Savior has died.
Refrain
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