3 - Walmart announces it will remove suggestive magazine from checkout lines
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation, formerly known as Morality in Media, announced in a news release that Walmart will no longer be displaying Cosmopolitan magazine in the checkout lines in thousands of stores. The release stated:
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has instigated a significant policy change at Walmart as part of our continued work to change corporate policies that facilitate sexual exploitation. After collaborative dialogue with NCOSE, Walmart will remove Cosmopolitan magazine from checkout lines at 5,000 stores across the country.Dawn Hawkins, NCOSE Executive Director, is quoted as saying: “This is what real change looks like in our #MeToo culture, and NCOSE is proud to work with a major corporation like Walmart to combat sexually exploitative influences in our society. Women, men, and children are bombarded daily with sexually objectifying and explicit materials, not only online, but in the checkout line at the store..."
Victoria Hearst, granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, was pleased with the announcement. The New York Post reported:
Hearst has been battling for years against Cosmo, the popular monthly magazine published by the company founded by her grandfather, the late William Randolph Hearst.
The born-again Christian feels that having Cosmo at checkout lines without any shield over its sexy cover photos is too racy for kids. Hearst also thanked Walmart for moving Cosmo to a different area in its stores.
“Thank you Walmart Corporation, as a company that honors family values for moving Cosmopolitan magazine from the cashier racks in your stores to the magazine section,” the heiress, who founded Praise Him Ministries, said in the statement.2 - Air Force will not punish colonel for his religious stand
There is victory in the case of an Air Force colonel who stood on his faith beliefs when asked to affirm a same-sex marriage. According to the First Liberty website, Col. Leland Bohannon...
...was asked to sign an optional spouse appreciation certificate for a retiring Airman. However, doing so would violate his religious convictions regarding same sex marriage. Doing so, he believed, would force him to publicly endorse a relationship and violate his religious beliefs. So, he asked a two-star general—a much higher-ranking officer—to sign the optional certificate as a way to show appreciation to the Airman without violating Col. Bohannon’s religious conscience.The Airman, even though he could have - and I would say, should have - responded with appreciation for the general's endorsement, filed a complaint against Col. Bohannon! First Liberty stated that the stakes were high...
The blowback from the complaint nearly ruined Col. Bohannon’s accomplished military career. Everything Col. Bohannon sacrificed – all his years of exceptional service to our country – were on the verge of being destroyed.The Air Force found that Col. Bohannon had violated regulations, and he was suspended. In its appeal, First Liberty contended that "Forcing Col Bohannon to sign a spouse certificate when his religious beliefs prohibit him from doing so violates federal law and DOD regulations."
The website reported:
The Secretary of the Air Force announced that it reversed its unfavorable decision against decorated Air Force Colonel Leland Bohannon, clearing his name and fully restoring his service record.
In less than six months, First Liberty’s legal action – as well as correspondence from Members of Congress – prompted the U.S. Air Force to recognize Col. Bohannon’s right to express his sincerely held religious beliefs.1 - South Georgia Baptist association removes church from fellowship over racial concerns
In a week where there was much consideration of the contributions of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the state of race relations in America and in the Church, one Southern Baptist association, the Mallary Association, in Southwest Georgia, took a bold step. According to Georgia's Christian Index:
Mallary Baptist Association disfellowshipped Raleigh White Baptist Church on grounds of racism.
After two years of intervention between the church and New Seasons Church by the Association and the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, the Association’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to remove the church from its membership roll. The vote ends a 75-year relationship with the Anglo congregation since it was founded and joined the Association in 1943.According to the article:
The story began in June 2015 when Raleigh White pastor Ronnie Kinsaul, seeing the church’s steady decline in a transitional neighborhood, sought an African American church planter to partner with the congregation. That materialized in the form of Georgia Baptist church planter Marcus Glass and his small-yet-growing congregation named New Seasons Church, which was meeting elsewhere.But, after about six months, the relationship started to decline. New Seasons began to grow and "use more of the church's facilities...," plus, there were disagreements and, "Sources say a number of Raleigh White’s members eventually no longer shared their pastor’s vision of the future." The pastor is no longer there.
Confusion over a time change to accommodate Raleigh White's homecoming caused further tension, and just a few weeks ago, the Association, according to the article, decided it had had enough - after going through a process, this past week, the Association's Executive Committee voted to disfellowship the church. The Association is attempting to find a place for New Seasons to meet; this past Sunday it met in a different location, according to its Facebook page. The church was sponsored by two churches in the area, including Albany's Sherwood Baptist Church.
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