MediaFest says it’s the largest media convention in the country, aimed at both student and professional “journalists.” This year, one of our top writers, White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan, was set to participate in a session for young reporters on how her faith fits into her work. Until they found out she was a conservative. That’s the story from the Columbia Journalism Review, which revealed yesterday that Olohan and another journalist, The Daily Signal’s Virginia Allen, were pulled from the event after complaints from a he/him “student media adviser” at Oregon State University named Steven Sandberg. Sandberg had been “browsing” the event schedule when he saw, according to CJR, a “portion of the conference called the ‘Faith Track’” that included authors with “pretty far-right, anti-LGBTQ language.” Sandberg alerted the “non-partisan” organizers of the conference and told them that “LGBTQ students are feeling targeted by our administration, by the government, and by society.” Sandberg told them he was “disappointed to see them bring in people who espoused anti-LGBT views,” and they buckled. Olohan was alerted that she’d been removed from the event by the ethics committee chairman at the Society of Professional Journalists, a man named Michael Koretzky, who told other organizers that they “found reporting problems” with Olohan’s work. The only problematic article cited from Olohan, who has without question broken more stories of consequence in her young career than Koretzky will in his lifetime, was an exclusive on a bill from Congressman Brandon Gill that would make it illegal to dump aborted baby remains into publicly-owned water systems. The suggestion from Koretzky was that the article wasn’t balanced enough. Now, if he has an abortionist who would like to defend flushing babies down the toilet, we’d love to dig into that belief. But we never believed the issue was with our journalism, and now, that’s confirmed. Koretzky was looking for an excuse to cancel Olohan because Sandberg and the pronoun mafia demanded he do so, and the angry left is the real ombudsman of the liberal media elite. And Sandberg was so proud of his work that he ran to the Columbia Journalism Review to tell the story of how he preserved a safe space for his LGBTQ students. Any suggestion that MediaFest will be a conference with balance is delusional. One of the featured speakers will be New York Times grifter Nikole Hannah-Jones, who has made millions of dollars spreading lies through the 1619 Project, which argues that systemic racism is in America’s DNA. We challenge the Society of Professional Journalists to find a single piece of balanced work she’s ever produced, but guarantee that it will find them all as radical as her most recent piece, which attacked Charlie Kirk as a bigot just a few days after he was laid to rest. Her session at MediaFest is titled, “How journalists can (and should) cover attempts to erase Black history.” It will be moderated by Koretzky’s colleague at Society of Professional Journalists, Celia Wexler, who serves as the group’s Washington, D.C., president. We don’t expect Koretzky to get it, nor do we understand how he’s been put in charge of ethics of anything. His body of work includes a 2019 piece inspired by a convention he attended with high school journalists — about all the sex he’s had in his life. We wish we were joking. Its opening line (we don’t recommend clicking, but it’s hard to believe without the proof) is: “Almost all the sex I’ve had is because of journalism.” It goes on to tell the tale about a time a “sexual encounter” at a journalism conference ended in “bloodshed” because he was bitten on the penis. Again, he was inspired to write this because he was “presenting a couple of sessions tomorrow to high school journalists.” A year later, he wrote about how he himself was now banned from attending certain journalism events because, he transparently explains, the aforementioned article on his sexcapades. “We also were contacted by students and spoke with members who were extremely concerned about your blog post related to seemingly non-consensual sex and journalism conventions,” he says he was told. There was also an accusation that he told a student he could “make or break her career.” He denies it. We’re partly glad Olohan is, as the kids say, “marked safe” from the MediaFest confab, but also disheartened. Every few years, the liberal media elite proclaim that they care about being balanced and hearing both sides. And we’re sure that every few years there are people who believe them. Don’t be one of those people. Young journalists don’t need MediaFest or the Society of Professional Journalists anymore. They will teach you to do everything wrong, and you’ll end up like Koretzky or Sandberg. There are now great alternatives, like the National Journalism Center, The Fund For American Studies, and even conservative undergraduate journalism programs like the one at Hillsdale College. The young journalists gathering at MediaFest are being trained to believe that there is only one set of acceptable facts, even if it doesn’t fall on the same side as objective truth. The prospect of hearing the other side has media advisers like he/him Sandberg throwing up arms. The media elite don’t actually believe there are two sides. That’s why when Elon Musk opened up X to free speech, they ran away to BlueSky — which, not coincidentally, is where you can find most of the journalists featured on MediaFest’s panels. But they’re also not the real elite anymore. Their monopoly on information has shattered, in a large part because Americans are increasingly turning to reporters like Olohan and The Daily Wire for news.

People spend months, even years, carefully planning every single detail of their wedding. When the big day arrives, however, it often goes by in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, there are many ways to capture details you would otherwise miss. Photos and videos are the perfect example. So, like most couples, Katelynn and Daniel captured their wedding on camera. But there was one moment caught on camera that the bride had no idea even happened… You see, someone very special had a sweet message to give her on the day of the wedding… and they chose to deliver that message on the bride’s own phone. Best of all, the bride had no idea until the day after the wedding. That is when she looked at her phone and realized a video had been recorded without her knowledge. Watch the sweet video below to experience this lovely surprise for yourself! @katuhlynn_ I love him so much… ♬ crying into a pillow – i don't like mirrors Clever Groom Leaves a Secret Message on His Bride’s Phone the Day of Their Wedding Mere moments before Katelynn and Daniel got married, he took the time to leave her the sweetest message. Now, how he felt at that moment will forever be captured in video. And we can’t forget about Katelynn’s friend and future sister-in-law! It goes to show that even the simplest of gestures can have the biggest impact. “Oh I think you got yourself a keeper,” someone wrote in reply to Katelynn’s popular video. Other commenters added, “The way I know he cried when he saw you come down the aisle,” and “I’m [turning] 57 [on] Nov 9. Have yet to find my person. I’m not giving up. This is what we all deserve.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post “POV: You Wake Up The Day After Your Wedding To Find This On Your Phone…” appeared first on InspireMore.

In the human world, we often say, “It takes a village,” when it comes to rearing children. Occasionally, this happens naturally in the animal world, and it creates some unusual animal pairings. At The Good Place Farm, a male duck thinks he is a goat. Now, the goat duck helps Winifred Sanderson raise all of her kids. The duck has declared himself a foster dad, and he waits patiently outside the maternity ward during delivery. Once the goat kids are born, he teaches them how to drink water and how to be goats. He does not limit his caregiving skills to goats. He can often be seen teaching ducklings how to behave like ducks. @thegoodplacefarm ♬ original sound – The Good Place Farm When larger animals in the barnyard get aggressive toward his goat kids, he gets very territorial and chases them off. Where Winifred goes, so goes the goat duck. He is almost always at the momma goat’s side or near the goat kids. Goat Duck has definitely found his calling as a foster dad. He maintains order and discipline in the barnyard and takes care of all the baby animals. In the cow pasture, the cows work to collectively raise the new calf. @thegoodplacefarm ♬ original sound – The Good Place Farm At The Good Place Farm, a variety of animals reside, many with creative names. Winifred Sanderson is from the movie Hocus Pocus. The pig’s name is Patsy Swine. Biscuits and Gravy are a cute duck duo who love each other’s company. The “Hookers” are a prison gang of mean geese that frequently rough up the other barnyard denizens. The farm is on 15 acres south of Atlanta, Georgia, and it is home to over 70 animals. It is a true, self-sufficient homestead. Follow the farm on TikTok or YouTube. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Momma Goat Has Rather Unusual Nanny To Help With Her Kids, And The Group Will Warm Your Heart appeared first on InspireMore.

Does it matter how we dress when we enter the Lord’s house? I wonder if we’ve given this question enough thought, even among pastors and church leaders. Church members often wear what’s comfortable and deemed acceptable in their local church, but a half century ago, it was a given that congregants would dress up for church. Corporate worship meant wearing your “Sunday best” for the high point of the week. But since the 1970s and ’80s, we’ve shifted our thinking due to concerns that visitors would feel uncomfortable attending if everyone dressed to the hilt. Was that the right move? When I first started pastoring 17 years ago, my Sunday attire was more casual. In my first year of ministry, a godly older woman scolded me for wearing shorts to church. This rebuke stung, and it set in motion a shift in my thinking. I started to notice that many of the men I count as mentors dress up for church, not for the sake of promoting vanity but to honor the Lord. Since that time, I’ve become more conscious about what I wear for public worship. Here are three reasons I now opt for more formal attire. 1. Corporate Worship’s Nature When a congregation gathers for worship, they together encounter Christ, the King of kings, Lord of lords, and Creator of the universe. If you’re called to go to Buckingham Palace and meet with King Charles, you’ll give thought to what you wear. In fact, there’s a dress code for meeting with the royal family. When we gather for worship, we should feel even more the privilege of meeting with our great and holy God. The psalmist says, Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! (Ps. 24:7–8) When we wear the same outfit to church that we’d wear to a baseball game or the movies, this can communicate that we have a low view of corporate worship. It can communicate that we think it’s appropriate to approach God casually, even thoughtlessly. We live in an increasingly casual and unserious society. Dressing up for church won’t change these cultural dynamics, but it can convey the gravity and importance of worship amid a casual culture. 2. Value in Preparing When God’s people show up for church, we must prepare our hearts for worship. We should get a good night’s sleep and spend time in God’s Word and prayer to prepare. We should also aim to arrive at church early. This is certainly true for pastors, but it’s also true for all believers. Does it matter how we dress when we enter the Lord’s house? I wonder if we’ve given this question enough thought. Formal dress not only reminds us that corporate worship is unique and supremely important, but it can help us prepare. Dressing up is generally more work than sporting casual attire, but the process of thinking through what we’ll wear and putting each article on can help us orient our hearts toward God. If you have young children, the idea of dressing the whole family up, not just yourself, no doubt seems daunting. You’re probably not looking to add more work to your Sunday morning routine, but think of dressing up as an opportunity to disciple your children, to remind them of the value of corporate worship. Choosing an outfit the night before can even be a bonding time. 3. Cultural Precedents Most people dress up for weddings, funerals, graduation ceremonies, and even dinner parties. It’s fair to say these are good traditions. We dress to reflect the occasion. Is corporate worship less important? As Christians, we’d say it’s at least equally important as other events people typically dress up for. We shouldn’t dress up merely to please people or fit in with the crowd. After all, “man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7). But if we want our dress to communicate that corporate worship matters, we should look at how our society shows that other gatherings matter. Following the cultural precedent, we should dress up for our engagement with the Lord of glory. Why You Might Not Change Your Mind As I worked through my own philosophy of church attire, I wrestled with a number of my own arguments against dressing up. For starters, our hearts are deceitful (Jer. 17:9), and I recognize that dressing up can fuel pride. It’s easy to start judging others by what they wear, and if we do so, we treat the gathered church like a beauty pageant. If we want our dress to communicate that corporate worship matters, we should look at how our society shows that other gatherings matter. It’s hard for me to picture Jesus or Paul dressing up for worship services. They owned little compared to us and were always on the go. Moreover, when Paul wrote, “As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Col. 3:12, NIV), his abiding concern for the Colossians was the state of their character, not the clothing on their backs. In the end, the reasons I’ve given in this article proved compelling, but I recognize this is a matter of freedom. Church dress isn’t a core doctrinal issue. It’s not a matter to divide over. The Bible is largely silent on this topic. As you think through your philosophy, you may come to a different conclusion. “Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind” (Rom. 14:5). Even if you choose not to dress up for church, I encourage you to put on the kind of intentionality that recognizes worship’s significance, doesn’t treat it casually, and prepares well. Dressing up is just one way we can prepare for worship, but whatever you wear, don’t give your neighbor a reason to think Sunday worship is insignificant.

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Residents of a Milwaukee neighborhood are haunted by the death of an elderly woman in her backyard allegedly at the hands of her mentally ill daughter.Carrie Zettel, 64, called police at about 2 p.m. Sunday to report that her daughter was being violent, according to a search warrant. When police arrived, they found Zettel dead.'The girl should have been stopped years ago, and I don't understand why. And that angers me.'"It happened in the backyard, and she beat her mother to death with a rock," said a family friend named Susan Henderson-Hoffmann.A criminal complaint said that police found a rock weighing about 4 pounds and stained with blood near the body. Her body had been covered with a blanket. The search warranted identified the suspect as 29-year-old Lauren Spors, the daughter of Zettel.The mother obtained a restraining order against Spors in 2018 after saying she was fearful of her daughter and her mental issues. Spors then allegedly violated the order four times but was found incompetent each time and was not prosecuted.The fourth time, she allegedly violated the order by throwing a rock through Zettel's double-paned window. She was sent to a county mental health facility, but public records did not indicate how long she was held."I cannot believe Carrie is gone, but you want to know something? I'm not surprised," Henderson-Hoffmann said. "The girl should have been stopped years ago, and I don't understand why. And that angers me." The restraining order expired in 2022.RELATED: Man shot and killed couple out of jealousy and then did something evil to their 1-year-old child, police say Spors was charged with first-degree intentional homicide."I am really having a hard time dealing with this. I am not going to lie to you guys. I knew her my whole life," Henderson-Hoffmann added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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