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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, fired back at pro-Palestinian protesters of Israel's war in Gaza as they interrupted her speech during a Wednesday night campaign rally in Detroit.

"You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking," Harris said with a long stare, drawing loud cheers from supporters in the crowd before chants of, "Not going back!"

The exchange was a reminder of the lingering divisions among Democrats over the war in the Middle East that pose challenges for Harris in her race against former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee.

As Harris spoke, a group of protesters interrupted the vice president about halfway through her remarks: "Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide! We won’t vote for genocide,” they shouted.

Harris initially responded: “I’m here because I believe in democracy. I believe everyone’s voice matters. But I’m speaking now. I am speaking now." But the interruptions continued as Harris tried to discuss the ramifications of a second Trump presidency.

More than 15,000 people attended the Harris rally held at a Detroit airport hangar with Air Force Two in the background − the type of campaign setting Trump has made a staple during his three runs for president.

It was the largest rally yet for the still-young Harris campaign as she conducts a multi-state blitz with her new running-mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, this week.

Throughout the year, protesters have regularly followed President Joe Biden at his public events but the demonstrations have been less of a reoccurrence for Harris, who launched her campaign after Biden dropped out of the race July 21.

Pro-Gaza group seeks meeting with Harris to push demands

Dearborn, Michigan outside of Detroit is home to a large Arab American and Muslim population that has criticized the Biden administration's support for Israel's war against Hamas following the militant group's Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

In Michigan's Democratic primary in February, a majority of primary voters in Dearborn, 57%, chose "uncommitted" over Biden in a protest over his position on Israel's war in Gaza.

Before the rally started, two members of the Pro-Palestinian group "Uncommitted" − co-founders Layla Elabed and Abbas Alawieh − said they spoke briefly with Harris and Walz as they took photos and shook hands with supporters. They asked for a formal meeting with Harris to discuss their demands, which include a U.S. arms embargo in Israel and a permanent Gaza cease-fire, and said Harris "expressed an openness to a meeting."

“Since October 7, the Vice President has prioritized engaging with Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian community members and others regarding the war in Gaza," Harris campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said in a statement. "In this brief engagement, she reaffirmed that her campaign will continue to engage with those communities."

Hitt reiterated Harris' long-held position on the war in Gaza. "The Vice President has been clear: she will always work to ensure Israel is able to defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups."

She added that Harris is "focused on securing the ceasefire and hostage deal currently on the table. As she has said, it is time for this war to end in a way where: Israel is secure, hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinian civilians ends, and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, freedom, and self-determination.”

Michigan, with 15 electoral votes up for grabs, is a critical battleground state that Biden carried in 2020 en route to his election victory over Trump.

Although Harris, like Biden, has remained steadfast in her backing of Israel, she helped take the lead in the administration's criticism of Israel for the number of Palestinian casualties in Gaza. "Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed," Harris said last December. “Frankly, the scale of civilian suffering and the images and videos coming from Gaza are devastating."

Harris last month told reporters, "We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and I will not be silent."

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September 14: God’s Law of Giving and Receiving

God’s Law of Giving and ReceivingSeptember 14, 2020

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. — 2 Corinthians 9:6

In recent years, many people have been forced into positions of financial hardship as they struggle to keep up with an unpredictable, ever-changing global economy. People from almost every walk of life have been affected by the rising cost of living. Families scramble to keep up with house payments, car payments, insurance costs, school costs for the kids, credit-card payments, and a myriad of other monthly expenses.

This economic instability has also adversely affected churches, ministries, and mission organizations. When things get tough in the economy, many believers simply cut back on their giving to God, choosing not to set aside their tithes or give special offerings to ministries or charitable organizations. This decline in giving has had catastrophic consequences in the Kingdom of God because preaching the Gospel and establishing churches require money. Regardless of what is happening in the economy, there is a lost world that desperately needs to hear the message of Jesus Christ — and when people cease to give to the work of God, it hinders the outreach to lost souls.

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The Bible makes it clear that tithes and offerings are not optional for us as believers. In fact, we have an even greater responsibility to be consistent and faithful in difficult times. God is watching — and His law of giving and receiving always works!

Right now believers all over the world are faced with these questions:

In light of current financial challenges, will I remain faithful and unmoving in my financial commitment to the work of the ministry?

What does this time of financial hardship reveal about me and my commitment to steadfastly sow into the work of the ministry?

Will the giants move my faith, or will my faith move the giants?

Allow me to share an example from my own life. My parents’ response to these challenging economic times stands out to me as a wonderful example of being consistent regardless of what is happening in the economy. Perhaps no one understands the challenge of making ends meet on a limited budget more than retirees. My father is now in Heaven, so today I will give you the vibrant example of my mother. Although she lives on a fixed income and makes many difficult financial decisions, she has never stopped giving to the work of the Lord.

My mother has always been careful with money, but now that she lives on a fixed retiree’s income, she thinks twice before she gets in the car to drive to the grocery store or pharmacy. Instead of casually driving down the street to run a single errand, she combines errands to avoid driving when it isn’t absolutely necessary in order to save on gasoline expenses. She is extremely careful with her expenditures.

Nevertheless, she has always resolved that regardless of what happens in the economy, she will not cut back in her giving to the ministry. She knows that if she and others don’t stay on track with their giving, it ultimately affects souls that need to hear the Gospel and be saved. My mother has never considered her giving into the work of the ministry as something that could be “opted out of ” in order to cut expenses.

I want to encourage you to take the same stance of faith as my mother. Be unmoved in your commitment to support the work of God, regardless of what is happening in the economy. Every time you write a check for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom, He is watching. He sees each time you cut back on something else but refuse to skimp on your tithes and offerings. God sees it all, and He takes note of your love, devotion, and unwavering commitment to support His work. As a result, God will provide for you in ways that your natural resources could never provide. God will multiply your seed back to you in ways you could never expect or anticipate.

In Second Corinthians 9:6, the Holy Spirit said through Paul, “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.” Paul wrote in terms of seed when he spoke about giving to the work of God. Since this is the metaphor the Holy Spirit gives us, we need to consider what it means. What does a farmer — a sower of seed — do to guarantee that he will have a harvest in the fall of the year?

If a farmer puts seed into the ground, he is guaranteed to have a harvest. But what if he says, “It’s too hard to plant right now, so I’m going to hold on to my seed and not plant it this year”? Or what if he decides, “I’m going to eat my seed because I have so little of it”? These faulty decisions will guarantee that the farmer is going to experience a crisis at harvest time — because if no seed is planted in the ground, there simply will be no harvest.

The future of a farmer is completely dependent on getting his seed into the ground, and any farmer who fails to do this is guaranteeing his own crop failure. Therefore, regardless of how hot the weather or how difficult the task, a farmer must plant seed if he wants to reap a harvest. This is God’s law of sowing and reaping.

The law of sowing and reaping applies to every sphere of life, including finances. It supersedes natural laws and natural economic crises. Even if the world around you suffers financially, sowing seed into the Kingdom of God will bring you protection and blessing. This is God’s promise to you.

One of the best examples of God’s people being blessed in times of crisis is the account of the children of Israel when God delivered them out of Egypt. God’s people were blessed and protected while the world around them suffered. Although plagues ravaged the Egyptians, those plagues never touched the children of Israel because they hearkened to the voice of the Lord and did exactly what He instructed them to do.

The world around the Israelites was falling apart, but their obedience to God’s Word created an invisible wall that protected them from the destruction that crippled and laid waste to Egypt. If Israel had not obeyed God’s commands, that invisible wall would never have been erected and they would have experienced the same plagues the people of Egypt did. It was their obedience that set them apart and saved them while the godless world around them suffered terribly.

If you and I stay on track financially and give to God’s work, regardless of how difficult it seems to be to do so, we will be divinely protected, supernaturally provided for, and guaranteed a blessing multiplied back to us. Like natural seed, it may take awhile for the crop to grow, but God promises in Second Corinthians 9:6 that if we put seed into the ground, we will reap. If we sow sparingly, that is how we will reap. But if we sow bountifully, God promises that we will reap bountifully. The level we reap will be completely determined by the level we sow.

If you and I are sure of where God wants us to sow and how much we’re supposed to sow, we must stay steadfast in our obedience to give! We must first make sure we’re putting our seed in ground that will produce good fruit. Then we are to determine not to refrain from giving, regardless of the current economic climate or forecast.

Just keep your eyes faithfully fixed on Jesus in this matter of giving. Carefully obey His command to tithe, to give offerings, and to sow seed. As you do, He will cause harvests of blessing to come to you, despite anything that is happening in the world around you. This is God’s promise to you!

I’m very aware that many are worrying about the economy and wondering what’s going to happen in the future. But don’t let that happen to you! A spirit of fear will cause you to back off and retreat from doing what God commands — and that will put you in a negative cycle that brings a curse instead of a blessing. If you want to stay in a cycle of blessing, you must take authority over fear in the name of Jesus and then trust God as you obey His command to give, for that is His method of bringing you a harvest. Don’t shrink back; keep pressing forward; keep your eyes on Jesus; and believe for a good harvest to come from the seed you have sown into good soil.

If you do what is right and obey God’s command to give, you needn’t worry about the future because the law of sowing and reaping works. This universal law assures a harvest of provision for you, for your family, and for your business, regardless of what happens in the world around you. And that, my friend, is good news!

MY PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, I thank You that the law of sowing and reaping works regardless of what is happening in the current world economy. Your Word commands me to give tithes and offerings, and I obey what Your Word tells me to do. You said that if I love You, I will keep Your commands. By giving, I am demonstrating my love to You. It is a part of my worship. I thank You for keeping Your promise that if I give, it will be given to me again. It is part of Your personal promise to me, and I thank You for being faithful to perform Your promise in my life.

I pray this in Jesus’ name!

MY CONFESSION FOR TODAY

I confess that I am consistent and faithful when it comes to giving tithes and offerings to the work of the ministry. People need to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ — and I commit to using my money to preach the Gospel and to mature new believers in their faith. When it comes to my contributions, I declare that God can count on me. If there is any area that needs to be cut back in my expenses, it will not be in the area of my tithes and offerings. I will be faithful, and God will multiply my seed back to me. My time of harvest will come, and it will never be late. God is well aware of my situation, and He will keep His promise of sowing and reaping to me!

I declare this by faith in Jesus’ name!

QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER

During times when the world economic situation is challenging to you, do you remain faithful to give your tithes and offerings, or do you see this as an optional choice to stop or to reduce your giving? Do you see yourself giving to God for His purposes or merely to men?

Have you considered what happens to churches and ministries — the work of the Kingdom — when people stop giving? The needs of the ministry continue regardless of what is happening in the economy. So if everyone cut back, how would it affect the ability of the ministry to carry out the work of Jesus in these times?

Can you think of a time when you were tempted to cut back on your giving, but you decided to remain steadfast, and in the end, you saw God multiply your seed back to you in some way that you could have never anticipated?

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bharatiyamedia-blog · 5 years ago

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Donald Trump defends racist tweets, says many individuals agree with him

http://tinyurl.com/yyd2exde Defiant within the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump renewed his belligerent name on Monday for 4 Democratic congresswomen of shade to get out of the US “proper now,” cementing his place as probably the most prepared US chief in generations to stoke the discord that helped ship him to the White Home. Content material to gamble {that a} sizeable chunk of the citizens embraces his tweets which have been extensively denounced as racist, the president made clear that he has no qualms about exploiting racial divisions as soon as once more. “It would not concern me as a result of many individuals agree with me,” Trump mentioned on the White Home. “Lots of people find it irresistible, by the way in which.” The episode served discover that Trump is prepared to once more depend on incendiary rhetoric on problems with race and immigration to protect his political base within the leadup to the 2020 election. There was close to unanimous condemnation from Democrats for Trump’s feedback and a rumble of discontent from a subset of Republicans – however notably not from the social gathering’s congressional leaders. Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, the GOP White Home nominee in 2012 and now one of many president’s most vocal GOP critics, mentioned Trump’s feedback had been “harmful, demeaning, and disunifying.” Removed from backing down, Trump on Monday dug in on feedback he had initially made a day earlier on Twitter that if lawmakers “hate our nation,” they’ll return to their “damaged and crime-infested” nations. His remarks had been directed at 4 congresswomen: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. All are Americans and three of the 4 had been born within the US. “For those who’re not pleased within the US, when you’re complaining on a regular basis, you may depart, you may depart proper now,” he mentioned. The president’s phrases, which evoked the trope of telling black folks to return to Africa, might have been partly meant to widen the divides throughout the Home Democratic caucus, which has been riven by inner debate over how finest to oppose his insurance policies. And whereas Trump’s assaults introduced Democrats collectively in protection of their colleagues, his allies famous he was additionally having some success in making the controversial progressive lawmakers the face of their social gathering. The president questioned whether or not Democrats ought to “wish to wrap” themselves round this group of 4 folks as he recited a listing of the quartet’s most controversial statements. The 4 themselves fired again late Monday, condemning what they referred to as “xenophobic bigoted remarks” from the president and renewing calls for his or her social gathering to start impeachment proceedings. Trump “doesn’t know methods to defend his insurance policies and so what he does is assault us personally,” mentioned Ocasio-Cortez. Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who mentioned Trump’s marketing campaign slogan really means he desires to “make America white once more,” introduced Monday that the Home would vote on a decision condemning his new feedback. The decision “strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s racist feedback” and says they “have legitimized and elevated worry and hatred of latest People and folks of color.” The Senate’s prime Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, mentioned his social gathering would additionally attempt to power a vote within the GOP-controlled chamber. Trump, who gained the presidency in 2016 partially by energizing disaffected voters with inflammatory racial rhetoric, made clear he has no intention of backing away from that technique in 2020. “The Dems had been attempting to distance themselves from the 4 ‘progressives,’ however now they’re compelled to embrace them,” he tweeted Monday afternoon. “Meaning they’re endorsing Socialism, hate of Israel and the USA! Not good for the Democrats!” Trump has confronted few penalties for such assaults up to now. They sometimes earn him cycles of wall-to-wall media consideration. He’s wagering that his most steadfast supporters might be energized by the controversy as a lot, or if no more so, than the opposition. “It is attainable I am fallacious,” Trump allowed Monday. “The voters will determine.” The president has advised aides that he was giving voice what a lot of his supporters imagine – that they’re bored with folks, together with immigrants, disrespecting their nation, in line with three Republicans near the White Home who weren’t approved to talk publicly about personal conversations. Trump on Monday singled out Omar, specifically, accusing her of getting “hatred” for Israel, and expressing “love” for “enemies like al-Qaida.” “These are folks that, for my part, hate our nation,” he mentioned. Omar, in an interview, as soon as laughed about how a university professor had spoken of al-Qaida with an depth she mentioned was not used to explain “America,” ?England” or “The Military.” She addressed herself on to Trump in a tweet, writing, “You might be stoking white nationalism (as a result of) you might be indignant that individuals like us are serving in Congress and combating in opposition to your hate-filled agenda.” Republicans, for his or her half, largely trod fastidiously with their responses. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a detailed ally of the president who golfed with him over the weekend, suggested him to “intention larger” throughout an look on “Fox and Buddies,” at the same time as he accused the 4 Democrats of being “anti-Semitic” and “anti-American.” Marc Brief, chief of employees to Vice President Mike Pence, mentioned “I do not assume that the president’s intent in any approach is racist,” pointing to Trump’s choice to decide on Elaine Chao, who was born outdoors the nation, as his transportation secretary. Chao is likely one of the few minorities among the many largely white and male aides in high-profile roles in Trump’s administration. She is the spouse of Senate Republican chief Mitch McConnell, who declined remark Monday on Trump’s assaults. The newest provocation got here simply two days after Trump inserted himself additional right into a rift between Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez, providing an unsolicited protection of the Democratic speaker. Pelosi has been looking for to reduce Ocasio-Cortez’s affect within the Home Democratic caucus in current days, prompting the freshman lawmaker to accuse Pelosi of attempting to marginalize ladies of color. Trump advised advisers later that he was happy along with his meddling, believing that dividing Democrats could be useful to him, as would elevating any self-proclaimed socialists as a approach to frighten voters to avoid their liberal politics, the Republicans mentioned. Among the many few GOP lawmakers commenting Monday, Rep. Pete Olson of Texas mentioned Trump’s tweets had been “not reflective of the values of the 1,000,000+ folks” in his district. “We’re proud to be probably the most numerous Congressional district in America. I urge our President instantly disavow his feedback,” he wrote. A number of different Republicans went out of their approach to say they weren’t condoning the views of the Democrats, whereas encouraging Trump to retract his feedback. Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who’s up for re-election subsequent yr, mentioned Trump’s tweet was “approach over the road and he ought to take that down.” Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania mentioned of the Democrats, “We must always defeat their concepts on the deserves, not on the idea of their ancestry.” In an Related Press-NORC Heart for Public Affairs Analysis ballot from February 2017, half of People mentioned the blending of tradition and values from around the globe is a vital a part of America’s id as a nation. Fewer – a few third – mentioned the identical of a tradition established by early European immigrants. However partisans in that ballot had been divided over these facets of America’s id. About two-thirds of Democrats however solely a few third of Republicans thought the blending of world cultures was essential to the nation’s id. 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Thursday, February 16th, 2017

International News:

--- "BAD NEUENAR, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says his country expects to have a productive relationship with the Trump administration and is optimistic that U.S.-Saudi cooperation can overcome challenges in the Middle East. Adel al-Jubeir made the comments on Thursday at the top of a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is on his first overseas trip as America's top diplomat. Jubeir said Saudi Arabia was looking forward to working with the U.S on numerous issues."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/d2a4a8b32d634e21afe09fe9f2167d0b/Saudis-optimistic-about-relations-with-US-under-Trump

--- "BONN, Germany (AP) — The United States, South Korea and Japan on Thursday condemned North Korea's latest missile test and said they will enhance security cooperation in response. A joint statement by the nations' three top diplomats said the U.S. "remains steadfast" in its defense commitments to the two Asian allies, "backed by the full range of its nuclear and conventional defense capabilities." The statement came after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Bonn, Germany, where they were attending a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 nations."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/fc8925bcd6d24719a6be8ed79eaec650/US,-Asian-allies-condemn-NKorea-after-diplomats-meet

--- "France considers the U.S. position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "confused and worrying", its foreign minister said on Thursday, reacting to U.S. President Trump's dropping of the America's commitment to a two-state solution. Jean-Marc Ayrault met Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a G20 meeting of foreign ministers in Bonn where, he said, he got some reassurance about Washington's stance on Russia, but little on the Middle East. "I found that there was a bit more precision (on foreign policy) even if I found that on the Israeli-Palestinian dossier it was very confused and worrying," Ayrault said of his meeting."

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-germany-france-usa-idUSKBN15V292

Domestic & International News:

--- "BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis appeared to close the door Thursday on increased military ties between the United States and Russia, dimming, for the moment, prospects that President Trump’s election would soon usher in warmer relations. Mr. Mattis’s rejection of stronger ties, made during a NATO meeting in Brussels, came amid a flurry of mixed messages about the outlook for improvement in the American-Russian relationship under the Trump administration...Mr. Mattis, for his part, made clear that his criticism of Russia had not changed. Appearing before reporters, Mr. Mattis, a former Marine general, said Russia needed to “live by international law like we expect all mature nations on this planet to do."...And while Mr. Mattis said that American political leaders would look for common ground with the Russians, he added that when it came to real intelligence sharing and military cooperation, “Russia is going to have to prove itself first.”"

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/world/europe/jim-mattis-nato-russia.html

--- "BONN, Germany (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that Russia must abide by a 2015 deal aimed at ending fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists as the Trump administration searches for ways to work cooperatively with Moscow. The former Exxon Mobil CEO spoke after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the first time, in the highest-level face-to-face contact between representatives from the two countries since Trump took office on Jan. 20. Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, and Russian-speaking separatists in Ukraine's began protests that escalated into a war, with thousands killed. A deal two years ago known as the Minsk agreement was intended to end the conflict, but skirmishes have continued."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/c4d1fc15a3724c5b996c1dbbe57e5f5d/US-secretary-of-state-says-Russia-must-honor-Ukraine-deal

--- "BEIT EL, West Bank (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Israel may be causing controversy in Washington. But in this West Bank settlement, he is a well-known friend. At his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, David Friedman faced a grilling about his ties to Beit El, a community north of Jerusalem located in the heart of the occupied territory Palestinians want for an independent state. Friedman is a major donor to the settlement and serves as the president of the American Friends of Beit El Yeshiva, the U.S. fundraising arm of its Jewish seminary and affiliated institutions, including high schools, an Israeli military prep academy, a newspaper for the religious Jewish settler community and the right-wing news site Arutz Sheva. On Thursday, Friedman defended his affiliation with Beit El, telling the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he was not connected to its political activities, which "I really have no part in."...Questioned by senators during the lengthy hearing, Friedman also said he doesn't support Israeli annexation of the West Bank and acknowledged that expanding settlements beyond their existing borders could be unhelpful to peace efforts."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/8f583a44fa2a4387a8580d5b4fa8abc5/Trump's-ambassador-pick-is-well-known-figure-in-West-Bank

Additional information: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-israel-diplomacy-idUSKBN15V28G

Domestic News:

--- "WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is highlighting the importance of community colleges in creating economic growth and helping people find jobs. DeVos is addressing a forum of education leaders in Washington. She's praising community colleges as "essential engines" for the economy. "Community colleges are a uniquely American national asset," DeVos said. "You are nimble, you are inclusive, you are entrepreneurial.""

Source: https://www.apnews.com/34d661d20af744aea7a04e5f96311066/Education-Secretary:-Community-colleges-key-for-growth

--- "LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline said Thursday that it is once again seeking state approval for a route through Nebraska. TransCanada said it has filed an application with the state commission that regulates oil pipelines. The Canadian company's previous attempts to start construction in Nebraska have been thwarted by activists and some landowners who worry that it could damage property and contaminate groundwater supplies. Opponents have already met to discuss how they might be able to halt the project. In a statement, the company said its project will emphasize safety and respect for the environment. TransCanada said its preferred route would avoid an area the state defines as the Nebraska Sandhills, an ecologically sensitive region of grass-covered sand dunes with high water tables...In Nebraska, opponents plan to focus initially on elected state officials who have the power to reject the project within Nebraska. The pipeline opposition group Bold Nebraska will launch a letter-writing campaign this month aimed at the Nebraska Public Service Commission, an elected, five-member board that will review the project. The current commission is comprised of four Republicans and one Democrat."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/a906d88cf1664e8fb9a039f7173d7665/Keystone-XL-developer-renews-effort-to-build-in-Nebraska

--- "WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court said Thursday it will reconsider its earlier ruling that would have increased the president's authority over the government's consumer finance watchdog agency, a target of criticism from banks and Republicans in Congress. A divided three-judge panel had ruled last year that the way the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is organized violates the Constitution's separation of powers by limiting the president's ability to fire the agency director. The earlier 2-1 decision would have given President Donald Trump the power to fire bureau director Richard Cordray at will, a move some GOP lawmakers have sought. Cordray is a Democrat and Obama appointee whose five-year term doesn't end until next year. But the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said it would grant a request from the bureau to throw out that ruling and hear arguments in the case again on May 24. The banking industry has viewed the bureau as a thorn in its side and accused it of overreaching in its regulation of consumer financial activities. Trump had promised during his campaign to dismantle the 2010 law that created the bureau in response to the financial crisis that struck in 2008. The CFPB has been a political lightning rod since it was created by Congress in a major financial overhaul law in 2010 to protect consumers from harmful banking and lending practices. Wall Street interests, the banking and consumer finance industries, and Republicans in Congress have fiercely opposed and criticized the agency."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/b829a614afa14011a6a19cea00e04e3f/Appeals-court-will-reconsider-ruling-on-consumer-agency

--- "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick to run the government's major health insurance programs said Thursday that Medicaid needs a full overhaul but she doesn't support turning Medicare into a "voucher" plan. Indiana health care consultant Seema Verma testified before the Senate Finance Committee on her nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. The $1 trillion agency oversees programs that cover about 1 out of 3 Americans...At the hearing, Verma played a cat-and-mouse game with Democratic senators, offering some clues as to her thinking but also deflecting many questions. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the panel, later called the exercise "a missed opportunity for the nominee." Republicans praised her performance, but two GOP senators said they were very concerned that revamping Medicaid could leave tens of thousands uninsured in their states."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/0439422239494d029408c89093b55ea1/Trump-health-pick-says-Medicaid-needs-a-major-overhaul

--- "WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have resigned to protest the new administration's policies and positions on repealing the Affordable Care Act, building a wall between the United States and Mexico and punishing sanctuary cities...This is a second wave of resignations from the 20-member commission; six members resigned in January. This leaves the commission with only four members...The resigning commissioners said in a letter that several of Trump's positions and statements don't align with what they wanted to advocate as a commission."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/e4f775b8e080474cae587646c45ed693/Members-of-president's-commission-on-Asian-Americans-resign

--- "WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump vows to "drain the swamp" in Washington, a swarm of 1,000 lobbyists, business owners and politicians traveled by train from the swamps of New Jersey on Thursday for a day of lobbying. The state Chamber of Commerce's 80th annual trip — nicknamed the "Walk to Washington" because rail riders generally pace the train's corridors schmoozing and handing out business cards — comes after a national election that hinged in part on repudiating insiders and establishment politics. Trump, whose job approval rating is in negative territory, rose to victory in part on a promise to "drain the swamp." In his earliest days in the White House, he signed an order aimed at restricting administration officials from lobbying."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/33d21772f7dc4bf48f6ef93205db6baa/Trains,-not-drains:-New-Jersey-lobbyists-on-way-to-swamp-DC

--- "WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bill to lift some Obama administration restrictions on hunting and trapping of bears, wolves and other predators on federal lands in Alaska. The Fish and Wildlife Service said last year the rule will help maintain sustainable populations of bears, wolves and coyotes on national wildlife refuges across Alaska. Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young says the rule undermines Alaska's ability to manage fish and wildlife on refuge lands— one-fifth of its land mass. He says the rule "destroys a cooperative relationship between Alaska and the federal government." Supporters insist the rule prevents killing of bears and wolves in and around their dens and bars use of large leghold traps. The measure was approved on a 225-193 vote. It goes now to the Senate."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/a4ecf9dbf8c64bb09fc45db776500fcf/House-votes-to-lift-Obama-limits-on-Alaska-hunting,-trapping

--- "WASHINGTON (AP) — The tea party wing of the GOP gained a voice in President Donald Trump's Cabinet on Thursday when Mick Mulvaney was sworn in as director of the White House budget office. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office hours after the Senate confirmed the South Carolina Republican's nomination on a narrow 51-49 vote in the GOP-controlled Senate. Pence praised Mulvaney's "extraordinary record" and said he "couldn't be more enthusiastic" about Trump's decision to choose him. Not all Republicans shared Pence's sentiments. Arizona Sen. John McCain, who is emerging as perhaps the most vocal GOP critic of the Trump administration, opposed the former congressman based on his past House votes supporting cuts to Pentagon spending...Democrats opposed Mulvaney over his support for curbing the growth of Medicare and Social Security and other issues, such as his brinksmanship as a freshman lawmaker during the 2011 debt crisis in which the government came uncomfortably close to defaulting on its obligations."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/8566db57454e4674a69cafd10a02a567/Tea-party-gains-voice-in-Trump's-Cabinet-with-budget-chief

--- "President Donald Trump's controversial choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has cleared a key hurdle in the Republican-led Senate. The Senate has given an initial green light to the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney Gen. Scott Pruitt on a 54-46 vote. Pruitt won unanimous GOP support on Thursday's procedural tally, but Maine Republican Susan Collins says she'll oppose him in the final confirmation vote. Pruitt is strongly opposed by environmental activists and by almost every Democrat. Collins says she doesn't trust him to protect human health and the environment. Pruitt has sued the EPA numerous times to try to overturn Obama administration regulations."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/d6c1862b8a234dd48e9823a42ae9f176/The-Latest:-Senate-moves-EPA-nominee-closer-to-approval

--- "DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Public sector unions in Iowa will have less authority to negotiate working conditions for teachers, nurses and correctional officers under a bill passed Thursday in the new Republican-controlled Legislature that critics say is aimed at crippling organized labor in the state. The legislation, expected to be signed into law by Iowa's conservative governor, will prohibit workers from collectively negotiating over health insurance, extra pay and several other items currently covered by law. It's expected to be one of the most significant bills of the legislative session, in part because of loud opposition from Democrats and unions."

Source: https://www.apnews.com/ee6c2646052746e3b617e3a7a76992f1/Iowa-GOP-passes-bill-opponents-say-will-gut-public-unions

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September 14: God’s Law of Giving and Receiving

God’s Law of Giving and ReceivingSeptember 14, 2019

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. — 2 Corinthians 9:6

*[If you started reading this from your email, begin reading here.]

Right now believers all over the world are faced with these questions:

In light of current financial challenges, will I remain faithful and unmoving in my financial commitment to the work of the ministry?

What does this time of financial hardship reveal about me and my commitment to steadfastly sow into the work of the ministry?

Will the giants move my faith, or will my faith move the giants?

MY PRAYER FOR TODAY

I pray this in Jesus’ name!

MY CONFESSION FOR TODAY

I declare this by faith in Jesus’ name!

QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER

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