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Granger Smith’s life was forever changed when one tragic day, his son River was lost in a drowning accident. Devastated, the country music singer stepped out of the spotlight after 25 years and took on a new pursuit: getting closer to Jesus and joining the ministry. While strengthening his relationship with God was healing, Smith and his wife, Amber, were now lacking their son's bright light in their lives — and wanted another child. However, Amber had her tubes tied after giving birth to River. “I look back on that now as if we just had an idea of when our family would start or finish,” Smith tells Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable.” “I am against surgical contraception in that way because it put us in a really tough spot.” That’s when he began to discuss IVF with his wife. “She really struggled. She said, ‘But how could we reconcile playing God and planting a baby in my belly?’” Smith explains. However, a conversation with his son Lincoln gave him what he believed to be the answer. “He was just staring out of the window and he just said something out of the blue. He said, ‘Daddy, does God make some of the trees and man makes some of the trees?' And I answered quickly without thinking about it, and I said, ‘No, buddy, God makes all the trees but sometimes man needs to plant the seed.’” “I remember feeling overwhelmed with that thought, God makes all the babies, sometimes man plants the seed. And I felt a peace in that,” he tells Stuckey. Smith and his wife began the IVF process — and despite running into ethical problems over what to do with the embryos — Amber became pregnant with their now 3-year-old son, Maverick. While they love and cherish their son, Smith was horrified at what he saw coming out of the clinic they used after Maverick’s birth, calling it “rotten fruit” — and he tells Stuckey that he wouldn’t do it over because of this. “What they’re promoting through IVF was so that anybody could have a baby. Not a man and a woman, not a married man and woman. And that wasn’t just that clinic,” Smith says. “There is so much evil surrounding it, evil coming out of it. The ability to put this kind of technology in evil people’s hands is too much to bear.”Stuckey is in agreement. “There’s so many Christian parents, who would and do make excellent parents, who do not realize before they go into IVF the ethical quandary that they will be placed in,” she says, adding, “It’s not coming from a place of hatred or condemnation for me. It’s just a place of realization that these are babies made in the image of God.”

The man behind the controversial Project 2025 plan has stepped down from the Heritage Foundation amid intense criticism from the left. Paul Dans said in a statement Tuesday that he would leave the right-wing think tank but continue in his efforts to promote the ideas in the plan. 'I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it.' The plan was promulgated by the Heritage Foundation as a guide for former President Donald Trump to consider implementing in his second term if he were to win the 2024 presidential election. Liberals and other critics of Trump pounced on the plan in order to smear Trump and claim that he had fascist and authoritarian aims for his administration. In early July, Trump denounced the plan and said he didn't even know what was in it. "I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal," wrote Trump in a Truth Social post. "Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them," he added. Despite his attempt to distance himself from the plan, liberals continued to accuse Trump of secretly adhering to Project 2025 based on the involvement of Trump officials in crafting the proposal. The Trump campaign issued a fiery statement against the project. “President Trump’s campaign has been very clear for over a year that Project 2025 had nothing to do with the campaign, did not speak for the campaign, and should not be associated with the campaign or the president in any way," read a statement from Trump campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita. “Reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his campaign — it will not end well for you," they added. The Heritage Foundation said that the organization's president Kevin Roberts would head up Project 2025 after Dans' departure. "Under Paul Dans’ leadership, Project 2025 has completed exactly what it set out to do: bringing together over 110 leading conservative organizations to create a unified conservative vision, motivated to devolve power from the unelected administrative state, and returning it to the people," said Roberts in a statement on social media. "Project 2025 will continue our efforts to build a personnel apparatus for policymakers of all levels—federal, state, and local," he added. 'Trump’s American Taliban' Critics of the plan included far-left "Avengers" actor Mark Ruffalo, who lambasted Republicans on social media. "Project 2025 is not a game, it’s white Christian nationalism. Trump is bringing it to all our lives: abortion, LGBTQIA+ rights, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of education, and equality between the races and genders—GONE," wrote Ruffalo. "Forced birth and forced religion. Trump’s American Taliban," he added. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The new acting director of the Secret Service was on the hot seat during an appearance before a joint session of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees on Tuesday, testifying that he had never personally denied former President Donald Trump extra security for his outdoor rallies but that he would hold "accountable" all agents assigned to Trump's Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on July 13.Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe spoke to the two Senate committees to discuss the recent assassination attempt on Trump, a shooting that in addition to nearly killing the former president, claimed the life of former fire chief Corey Comperatore and critically wounded two others.'So, it is a room that makes the decision?'In anticipation of Rowe's testimony, RealClearPolitics issued a shocking report on Tuesday morning that claimed Rowe was "directly involved" in Secret Service decisions to deny the Trump campaign's repeated requests for "more magnetometers, additional agents, and other resources to help screen rallygoers." Such added security requests were denied over the course of two years, RCP claimed, citing "several sources familiar with the decision-making" at the Secret Service agency.The report from RCP further alleged that Rowe had sole authority to decide whether "to deny counter sniper teams to any Trump event outside of driving distance from D.C."Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) mentioned the RCP report during a heated exchange with the acting director."RealClearPolitics reports this morning that you were directly involved in denying additional security resources and personnel, including counter-snipers, not just to this event, but over the last two years, that President Trump's team repeatedly asked for these additional resources, and you personally were involved in denying them," Hawley stated. "Is that true?""Senator, as I stated earlier, that is not true," Rowe replied.When Hawley asked again whether Rowe was involved in denying the Trump campaign more security, Rowe continued to deny the allegations: "Uh no, not me. No, sir."Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) likewise pressed Rowe on who made the call to deny Trump added security, prompting a strange response from the acting Secret Service director."You've stated that on multiple occasions, President Trump's team was denied more the detail, more assets," Marshall said. "Who denies that? Who's the person that denies that, generally speaking?"Rowe answered: "So, Senator, there, uh, there's a process, uh, again, there's a conversation had with the detail."Rather than name names, Rowe kept referring to a "process," a "conversation," and even a nebulous group called "the war room," making Marshall so exasperated about all the seeming obfuscation that he eventually quipped, "So, it is a room that makes the decision?"Rowe's refusal to identify the personnel responsible for making decisions regarding security at Trump rallies also seemed to contradict his opening statement, during which he pledged to hold "accountable" any of his employees who "violated agency protocols." In fact, Sen. Hawley managed to get Rowe to admit that not a single agent affiliated with securing the July 13 rally had yet been fired. "I will tell you, Senator, that I will not rush to judgment," Rowe stubbornly insisted, "that people will be held accountable, and I will do so with integrity and not rush to judgment and put people unfairly persecuted.""I have been forthcoming, sir," Rowe later added."That remains to be seen," Hawley shot back. "You've been on the job a few days so far. You fired nobody."Rowe became acting director of the Secret Service after former Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned last week.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) publicly declared his support for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency for the first time at the Bitcoin 2024 conference.The comments from South Carolina Republicans are a huge boost to crypto investors, given that Scott is the ranking Republican member of the Senate Banking Committee, which has oversight over the Securities and Exchange Commission.Scott spoke to Wyoming Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis at the conference in a one-on-one chat, in which he expressed his desire for regulatory bodies to allow cryptocurrencies to remain innovative."We need to make sure that on our Committee, the Banking Committee, that we create the kind of rules of the road that are very wide. We need a wide pathway for Bitcoin to be successful here at home. We need to make sure that things like taxation and regulation do not stifle innovation," Scott said.SEC Chair Gary Gensler has been criticized by cryptocurrency investors for not clearly defining the rules surrounding platforms and transactions. The SEC has reportedly punished crypto companies, making him a popular target for those speaking at the Bitcoin conference.President Trump, for example, garnered huge applause when he pledged to fire Gensler, promising to end the "anti-crypto crusade" by the SEC.Later, Sen. Scott claimed that cryptocurrency provides an opportunity for impoverished and lower-class Americans to make investments:"I became a huge fan [of Bitcoin] because I grew up in a single-parent household mired in poverty, and I always wondered how do we get opportunity back to the poorest Americans to these marginalized communities," the 58-year-old told Sen. Lummis, according to Unchained. "The ability to bring resources and opportunities and access to the marketplace to the people who need it most — that is what Bitcoin is about ... to give the average American a chance."Other politicians, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have touted Bitcoin and said that he is "fully committed" to the currency, admitting that he has "most of [his] wealth in Bitcoin."Despite all the praise from politicians, noted skeptic and whistleblower Edward Snowden warned about the increase in government participation with crypto platforms."Cast a vote, but don't join a cult," he remarked, according to the Tennessean. "They are not our tribe. They are not your personality. They have their own interests, their own values, their own things that they're chasing. Try to get what you need from them, but don't give yourself to them."However, Return's managing editor Peter Gietl, who attended the conference, said that politicians are now leaning toward Bitcoin after seeing its value increase exponentially over recent years."As of today, it's worth almost $1.4 trillion and is the ninth-most valuable asset in the world. It's no longer possible to ignore the power Bitcoin has in the world," Gietl said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

ActBlue Charities Inc., a political action committee, is being accused of a massive money-laundering scheme involving a lengthy list of allegedly fraudulent donations, according to multiple independent reports.Investigative researcher Parker Thayer with the Capital Research Center, a think tank, shared a screenshot on X showing tens of thousands of donations allegedly sent by one individual.'The AG learned about this issue and promptly directed his office to look into the allegation.'"[ActBlue] donors all over Michigan exhibit suspicious patterns," Thayer wrote. "A single donor in the small town of Monroe has supposedly donated over 20,000 times since 2019, totaling >$40,000.""They live in a 1,000 sqft house built in 1956," Thayer added, noting that the individual would have had to donate approximately 10 times per day to reach 20,595 donations since 2019.Thayer listed several other similar examples, which were obtained through the Federal Election Commission filings."There are dozens more donors like the examples above, and there are two explanations: 1.) [ActBlue] is preying on seniors with poor memory by repeatedly sending them requests to sign up for stacking monthly contributions; 2.) Some sort of straw-donor scheme is happening," Thayer concluded.James O'Keefe recently took to the street to interview individuals who were listed as having donated "thousands of times per year" and, in some cases, contributing "over $200,000" in donations to ActBlue."The results were shocking, indicating that ActBlue may be involved in a fraudulent money laundering scheme," he stated.O'Keefe wrote on X, "Cindy Nowe of Annapolis, Maryland, allegedly contributed over 1,000 times to ActBlue in 2022, totaling $18,849.77. That means Cindy would have had to donate three times a day, every day, for the whole year. When asked if she donated $18,850 to ActBlue, Nowe tells [O'Keefe Media Group], 'No, I don't think so.'"Some called on state attorneys general to take action and look into the suspicious donation activity. Charlie Kirk, the founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, wrote on X, "It's trivially easy to find massive, repeated donations to ActBlue that use stolen identities and, quite possibly, stolen credit cards.""For example, one person in Virginia has been named in 22,619 separate donations since 2019, totaling more than $800,000. Obviously, she's being exploited for some kind of money-laundering operation," Kirk continued. "ActBlue raises from all fifty states. We have fifty state AGs. When will one of them take action?"Kirk's post on X received a response from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who replied, "My office is aware of these allegations and rest assured, we are looking into it."When Blaze News contacted Miyares' office to confirm the investigation, a spokesperson stated, "On Thursday, the AG learned about this issue and promptly directed his office to look into the allegation. We cannot comment further at this time."NOVA Campaigns, which also revealed some of the alleged fraud, thanked independent reporters for uncovering the suspicious activity and bringing it to Miyares' attention. “This could be identity theft, serial money laundering, or campaign finance abuse on a massive scale. It’s about time law enforcement dug into it,” NOVA Campaigns told Blaze News. “Americans deserve transparent elections and attributable donations that are made directly to federal campaigns. We support any investigation that seeks to confirm whether these donations are legitimate, or exposes the suspicion of widespread money laundering to campaigns.”ActBlue did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News by the time of publication.Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has reportedly raised over $200 million in one week. Harris’ campaign said that 66% of those donations were from first-time donors. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

"Anti-Semitic protesters" chanted "Heil Hitler" and seemingly made Nazi salutes during the Israeli national anthem, which preceded the Israel-Paraguay soccer match at the Paris Olympics over the weekend, USA Today reported.You can view video of the chant and salutes here. Yahoo Sports said it was an "indistinguishable chant." You be the judge.'Paris 2024 strongly condemns these acts.'What's more, a "Genocide Olympics" banner was displayed at Saturday's match: Attendees hold banner reading "Genocide Olympics" and wave Palestinian flags amid soccer match between Israel and Paraguay at Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Parc des Princes, July 27, 2024. Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty ImagesStewards removed protesters from the stadium, Sky News reported, and French authorities have opened an investigation into the anti-semitic display, CNN reported."Paris 2024 strongly condemns these acts," a Paris 2024 spokesperson said in a statement, according to USA Today. "A complaint has been lodged by Paris 2024, which is at the disposal of the authorities to assist with the investigation."But Guy Luzon — head coach of Israel's soccer team — appeared to use the ugly behavior as motivation."Bring on the loudest protests," he said, according to USA Today, which cited Ynet News. "They make us work harder."Paraguay defeated Israel 4-2.Yahoo Sports added that prior to the start of the Olympics, a left-wing French politician said Israeli athletes were "not welcome" in Paris, and the Palestine Olympic committee wrote a letter to International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach demanding the banning of Israel from the games. Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris, France, July 23, 2024, called for the exclusion of Israel from the 2024 Summer Olympics.Photo by Ayman Aref/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesMore from Yahoo Sports:In an effort to limit the threat of potential clashes between Israeli fans and pro-Palestinian activists, French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin vowed to create an “antiterrorism perimeter” around Israel’s opening soccer match against Mali last Wednesday. Outside the stadium, throngs of police kept watch or patrolled by foot. Most carried guns and wore bulletproof vests. Some were on horseback or clad in riot gear. The Israeli soccer team bus arrived last Wednesday escorted by an armada of motorcycle police and police vans. As kickoff approached, the sound of police helicopters could be heard overhead. Kickoff between Israel and Mali arrived without any major disturbances, save for loud boos and whistles from the crowd at the start of the Israeli national anthem. It’s unclear how much, if at all, the police presence was scaled back for Israel’s second match against Paraguay.The Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that it also has opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes, the Jerusalem Post reported.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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