CN Morning Rundown: Controversial Pastor’s ‘Burning Service’ Aimed to ‘Give the Devil a Black Eye’

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Controversial Pastor’s ‘Burning Service’ Aimed to ‘Give the Devil a Black Eye’

Controversial Pastor Greg Locke has made good on his pledge to hold a “burning service,” with his congregation reportedly coming together Wednesday night to torch Ouija boards, copies of “Harry Potter” and other items.

Locke, the Global Vision Bible Church pastor in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, posted a video on his Facebook page last night that started with worship and preaching and ended with a massive fire held at the church.

“The devil doesn’t win,” Locke proclaimed at the start of the video.

Court Victories Continue for Military Members Wrongfully Denied Religious Exemptions

In the temporary restraining order granted in the U. S. District Court of Florida in Tampa last night, federal Judge Steven Merryday acknowledged the Department of Defense’s unlawful discriminatory actions by allowing medical exemptions while denying religious exemptions.

Merryday granted a temporary restraining order for two service members pending a hearing, as a result of Liberty Counsel’s request for an emergency injunction in Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden. One plaintiff is a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel 2 whose appeal for religious exemption from the COVID shot was denied and on Feb. 2, she was to be added to the Officer Disciplinary Notebook, and her command selection withdrawn, irreparably damaging her career. This lieutenant colonel would have been ultimately discharged from the Marine Corps. The second plaintiff, a U.S. Navy command surface warfare officer, was denied a religious exemption from the COVID shot and faced immediate discipline today when he would have been removed from command as captain of his ship, irreparably damaging his career.

Anne Graham Lotz Asks for Continued Prayer as Daughter Recovers From Heart Attacks

Evangelist and author Anne Graham Lotz—daughter of the late Rev. Billy Graham—revealed in a Facebook post that her daughter Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright is heading to cardiac rehab after suffering two heart attacks last month.

Lotz said these treatments are “a critical first step towards recovery,” and thanked fans for praying for her daughter and family during this difficult time.

“Thank you for continuing to pray for all of us in this faith-stretching journey,” she wrote. “Please pray for Rachel-Ruth’s restoration to full health and strength with no setbacks or complications.” {eoa}

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