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Pregnant Teen Banned From Walking at High School Graduation
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- An 18-year-old Maryland high school student has been banned from walking at her high school graduation ceremony because she is pregnant, WTTG reports.
Maddi Runkles attends Heritage Academy, a private Christian school in Maryland, and the school says she violated its code of conduct by having premarital sex.
Runkles is one of 15 seniors in her class and will be the only one not allowed to walk because she is pregnant.
Its like a small school and it is such a big deal and I am the only one that is not going to be there that night to walk to the stage, she told the station.
More at http://myfox8.com/2017/05/24/pregnant-teen-banned-from-walking-at-high-school-graduation/
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The following made its way to my Facebook timeline this morning. The use of blue to obscure the identifying information is purely intentional.
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The Evangelical Courtiers Who Kneel Before the President's Feet
Source: Religious News Service
(RNS) According to Merriam-Webster, a court is a sovereigns formal assembly of councilors and officers. A court is made up of courtiers, which the dictionary defines as one in attendance at a royal court or one who practices flattery.
We can debate whether to call Donald Trumps circle of advisers a court, but the president of the United States certainly has his fair share of courtiers. Many of them are evangelical Christian leaders. These Court Evangelicals have sacrificed the prophetic voice of their Christian faith for a place of power and influence in the current administration.
The Court Evangelicals were on full display last week in the White House. On the eve of the National Day of Prayer, these Christian leaders dined with Trump and received an insider tour of the second floor of the White House. The Christian Post reported that Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., and a member of Trumps evangelical advisory team, told his congregation the Court Evangelicals were reduced to being like little children when Trump took them into the Lincoln bedroom. Evangelicals used to save phrases like that for their encounters with God during worship.
The following day, many of the Court Evangelicals were in attendance as Trump signed an executive order on religious liberty. The order was little more than a symbolic gesture meant to appease evangelicals and secure their support.
More at http://religionnews.com/2017/05/12/the-evangelical-courtiers-who-kneel-before-the-presidents-feet/
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