James Earl Jones Dies at 93, Glenn Beck vs. Fox News, Preacher Shot in Brain Makes Miraculous Rec...

[Music] you're listening to the Christian Post daily podcast today is Wednesday September 11th prolife campaigners are ramping up their efforts ahead of the 2024 elections with volunteers from Susan B Anthony pro-life America and women speak out having already visited over 3 million homes in Battleground States Kelsey Pritchard the group's director of state public affairs called this the quote largest ground game effort to date aiming to reach 10 million voters in key States like Michigan Arizona and Georgia the campaign highlights the democrat's stance on abortion noting the lack of gational limits and opposition to protections for infant surviving abortions despite former president Trump's mixed messages on federal abortion bans the primary focus remains on defeating vice president kamla Harris and ensuring pro-life voters are energized for election day we're remembering the legendary James Earl Jones who passed away at age 93 in his New York home earlier this week surrounded by Family th known for his iconic roles as Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King Jones enjoyed a prolific career earning three Tony Awards two Emmys a Grammy and lifetime recognition from the academy in 2011 he once described narrating the New Testament as the greatest honor of his life Kevin Cosner reminisced about their time on Field of Dreams highlighting Jones's booming voice and quiet strength Coleman Domingo honored him as a master of our craft born on January 17 1931 Jones overcame a severe stutter with the help of a supportive teacher evolving into one of the most distinguished voices in entertainment you can learn more about James R Jones by clicking the link in the show notes below Tucker Carlson and Glenn Beck both former Fox News hosts recently engaged in a riveting discussion in Salt Lake City Utah during the conversation Beck a Mormon claimed Fox News exhibited spiritually harmful behaviors which led him to leave and retain his spiritual Integrity he stated quote when I was at Fox it was like you could feel the White House move Beck also disclosed that Fox News allegedly went to extremes by sifting through his garbage for dirt despite his Fame Beck noted that leaving Fox was vital for his soul describing the Allure of power and control as battery acid to the soul Carlson echoed these sentiments agreeing that the fame and fortune offered by Fox was intoxicating but [Music] perilous Israeli air strikes killed three senior Hamas commanders Samir Ismail Hader Abu Daka Osama tabash and Iman mul sparking International outrage the Hamas run Gaza Health Ministry reported around 40 deaths and 60 wounded in the strike while the ADF disputed these numbers stating the strike had significant measures to minimize civilian casualties using Precision weaponry and aerial surveillance Brigadier General Daniel hagari of the IDF emphasized the difficulty of Hamas embedding military operations within civilian areas calling a systemic use of civilians as human Shields georgtown University in Washington DC is investigating recent acts of vandalism against Catholic symbols as potential hate crimes in a letter dated August 30th associate vice president of Public Safety Jay Gruber and vice president for Mission and Ministry Reverend Mark bosow informed the campus community of the incidents which included damage to a large processional crucifix at doen Chapel and the displacement of the statue of the Blessed Mother security footage identified a potential suspect as quote a light complexioned male wearing a dark hoodie the leaders condemn the acts calling them quote deeply concerning hurtful and offensive and announced increased patrols of religious spaces these incidents add to the growing concern of anti-catholic violence in the US with Catholic vote documenting 451 acts of vandalism since [Music] 2020 Indonesian police detained seven Suspects linked to a plot to attack the Pope during his Southeast Asian tour with some pledging allegiance to the Islamic State the arrest occurred in Jakarta and other regions revealing items like bows arrows and Isis leaflets Detachment 88 spokesperson asan Sagar noted one suspect's connection to the 2019 attack on Indonesia's former Chief security minister ronto during his 12-day tour Pope Francis visited several countries to promote climate action and Interfaith dialogue especially between Catholics and Muslims in Papa guini he Ed urged church leaders to focus on marginalized communities emphasizing the protection of women and girls from gender-based [Music] violence in an interview with abc5 Arizona h Schmidt a 26-year-old preacher from Victory Chapel first Phoenix recounted his miraculous recovery after being shot in the head on November 15th 2023 mitt was preaching on the corner of 51st in Poria Avenue when the incident occurred despite doctors initially doubting his survival Schmid expressed quote it's a miracle absolutely a miracle I should not be alive his wife zulia who prayed fervently during his ordeal shared her relief and gratitude the bullet remains lodged in Schmidt's brain making removal too risky but he has made significant strides attending daily therapies remarkably the shooter remains unidentified but Schmidt has chosen forgiveness dating quote I don't think holding a grudge is going to change anything a GoFundMe campaign for his medical expenses has raised over $93,000 thank you for listening to the Christian Post daily podcast we encourage you to follow the show in your podcast player of choice Apple podcast Spotify or thirdparty podcast players like overcast and pocketcast you can also download the edify app for free and listen to all the podcasts on the edify Network by clicking the link in today's podcast show notes we would also appreciate a five-star rating in apple podcast and Spotify to help us reach a wider audience with the Christian Post daily podcast you can also subscribe to our daily newsletter and get the top headlines delivered to 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