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FILE - The word "Jesus" is displayed on a large monitor and worship songs are played on stage as people gather for the "Easter Sunrise Service" at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Washington, hosted by the National Community Church. On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn. They will celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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The Christian church needs conviction, not sugar-coated candy

By Shane Idleman – Special to Higher Ground

Sadly, many of the spiritual surgeons -- American pastors -- are feeding us the very thing they're called to remove: Giving us candy instead of conviction; sugar instead of surrender.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event on Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be-released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
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Kristi Noem shot a dog. Democrats kill babies.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem shot a dangerous dog. Democrats demand the right for women to abort their babies whenever they want, however many times they want, for whatever reason they want. These two things, while both resulting in deaths, are not mutually comparable.

A view of some egg samples held inside a smaller cryo storage container, each container capable of holding approximately 150 egg samples immersed in liquid nitrogen, in one of the secured storage areas at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Houston. Women over 35 and those facing serious diseases like cancer, lupus and sickle cell are among the most likely to turn to IVF to build the families they desperately want. But in Alabama, they are among those whose dreams are in limbo after three of the state's largest clinics paused IVF services. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Why religious employers should be against the HOPE with Fertility Act

By Katy Talento – Special to Higher Ground

The HOPE with Fertility Act sounds good until you dig into details that will raise healthcare costs, deprive patients with life-threatening illness treatment and give the federal government access to very personal information.