We’re starting this week’s newsletter with the disturbing rise in antisemitism across the globe. Case-in-point: a violent outburst targeting Jewish people in Amsterdam has been capturing headlines.
“A pogrom is a premeditated, organized, violent riot to threaten, intimidate and massacre Jews made common in late 19th and early 20th century Russia and Eastern Europe,” commentator Jonathan Feldstein wrote in a Higher Ground column. “Last week, in the continent best known for a genocide against the Jewish people less than a century ago, that’s exactly what happened again.”
Plus, in a separate incident here in the U.S., a series of “Wanted” posters appeared over the weekend at the University of Rochester in New York aimed at Jewish faculty members. Read about the horrific story here. And a group of White supremacists protested outside a community theater performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” in Michigan.
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Strong reactions to this month’s elections are still streaming in following President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory — a win made possible, in part, by Christian voters. The issues at the heart of Mr. Trump’s win continue to be debated. Leading up to the election, Democrats believed they had the upper hand on abortion, but an anti-abortion group contends that pro-choice sentiment might not be as strong as some liberals believe.
Democrats for Life of America, a pro-life cohort of Democrats who support anti-abortion candidates, said 97% of its endorsed candidates won their races. Here’s why that matters.
Rep. Seth Moulton’s comments last week about transgender issues, women’s athletics and Democrats appearing out of touch with voters are reverberating. But despite riling fellow party members by critiquing their handling of these issues and cancel culture, the Massachusetts Democrat isn’t backing down.
“I’m not going to apologize for bringing up the issue,” he said.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced his resignation Tuesday, taking “personal and institutional responsibility” after an inquiry found he failed to promptly report abuse allegations against a Church of England volunteer. Here’s more.
Thou shalt not display the Ten Commandments — at least for now. The battle over a requirement that Louisiana classrooms post the Ten Commandments just took its latest twist, with a federal judge temporarily blocking the state law set to take effect in January. The case is far from over, though. Here’s what happens next.
An interesting abortion-related battle is brewing in Idaho. When opponents of the state’s strict abortion law said it was forcing women to be emergency-airlifted out of state to have their pregnancies terminated, it shocked the Supreme Court. Now, Idaho says the claim is not true. Here’s more.
Finally, a Christian college just scored a major victory against the Department of Education. A federal appeals court ruled the department improperly rejected Grand Canyon University’s switch from for-profit to nonprofit status. The full story is here.
As always, the opinion pages are filled was thought-provoking content: