The validity of Donald Trump's election has been officially confirmed, and Bill Clinton is not conceding peacefully. The charitable verbiage towards the toleration, unity, and peaceful concession that trademarked his wife's presidential ambitions earlier is nowhere to be found as former president Clinton compounds on his wife's description of those"deplorables" he considers responsible for Trump's victory.
In a racist rant, Bill Clinton attributed a Trump Administration to "angry white men." Other culprits included Russians and James Comey. Russians, Clinton insisted, had enacted pre-election hacks---and James Comey. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation had cited reason to investigate further into potentially more messages linked to the Clinton-email scandal, just prior to the election. When no other emails reported, Bill contends that suspicion "damaged" Hillary Clinton's campaign. In an apparent last attempt (for now) for empathy, Bill Clinton concluded after the poll results that we are presently living in a "post-truth era where facts don't matter." In addition, even children are distraught at Hillary's loss. One 6-year old allegedly reported asking to sleep for four years until the next election.
What is to be done, according to Bill? "Stay awake." And act. In the meantime, Trump is proving himself a man of his word to conservatives and Christian rejoicing across the country as he continues fill his cabinet largely with Republicans. While not all have been confirmed, the following are rumored for the given positions: Dr. Ben Carson, as Housing and Urban Development Secretary, James Mattis, as Defense Secretary, Tom Price, as Health and Human Services Secretary, Betsy DeVos, as Education Secretary, and finally, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, for Energy Secretary.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.