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Abortionist Quits After a Dream: “These Children are the Ones You Killed With Your Abortions”  Nightmares and dreams about children plagued Stojan Adasevic for years while he worked as an abortionist for communist Serbia.

In 26 years, Stojan aborted approximately 48,000 unborn children, including his own relatives. According to his communist country, however, he only was removing blobs of tissue.

The National Catholic Register reports Stojan had a conversion experience, partially as a result of his dreams, and he now is one of the strongest advocates for unborn babies’ lives in Eastern Europe...

Episcopalians Uneasy about Cathedral Inauguration Role The Washington National Cathedral is once again at the center of controversy, but this time it isn’t for political pronouncements from the pulpit. The Episcopal cathedral is garnering criticism from some Episcopalians – including within the Episcopal Diocese of Washington – for hosting a regular interfaith prayer service as part of festivities marking the U.S. Presidential Inauguration, and for agreeing to send its boys choir to perform at the Inauguration itself...

German Judges Say Torching of Synagogue isn't Hate, Suspends Sentences Oh my. German judges have declared that fire-bombing a synagogue by three German Palestinians wasn't anti-Semitism but was simply an attempt to "bring attention to the Gaza conflict" and a “criticism of Israel’s policies.”

The arson occurred in 2014. The following year the three were found quilty of arson and given...community service.

So yeah, firebombing a synagogue is pretty much the equivalent of not paying parking tickets in Germany now...

California Inmate Receives Gender Reassignment at Taxpayer Expense California inmate Shiloh Quine became the first inmate in the United States to receive taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery. The 57-year-old is serving life in prison for kidnapping, robbing, and shooting Shahid Ali Baig, a 33-year-old father of three, in Los Angeles in 1980.

The state of California agreed to pay for the surgery in a settlement reached with Quine in August 2015. Joyce Hayhoe, a spokesperson for the official who oversees prison medical care in California, said the procedure, medication, and counseling could cost as much as $100,000. The attorneys at the Transgender Law Center, which represents Quine, dispute that figure...

How Black and White Christians Do Discipleship Differently  ...When it comes to spiritual formation and discipleship, African American Christians are in it together.

 

Black believers are more likely to position their growth in Christ in the context of community and fellowship, while white Christians take a more individualized approach, according to a study released this week from Barna Research.

 

The survey found that twice as many black Christians as whites were currently being mentored or discipled by a fellow believer (38% vs. 19%). Over a quarter of black Christians also served as mentors themselves, compared to 17 percent of white Christians...