Morning Rundown: Trust Betrayed: Former Church Youth Leader Faces Serious Allegations
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Trust Betrayed: Former Church Youth Leader Faces Serious Allegations
Shockwaves reverberated through the community when news broke of Amanda Buchanan Justice, a 35-year-old woman from Kings Mountain, North Carolina, facing felony charges of statutory sex offense with a child 15 or younger.
Justice, who was reportedly a former church youth leader, stepped down from her role just days before her arrest, leaving the congregation stunned and disheartened.
The Kings Mountain Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division received a report of the alleged sexual assault on a minor on July 28. Subsequently, detectives from the Special Victims Unit thoroughly investigated the incident and interviewed the alleged victim. Following consultations with the Cleveland County District Attorney’s Office, felony warrants were obtained and served on Amanda Buchanan Justice.
God’s Road Map Into His Presence
God gave Moses the road map into His presence. This road map is more than a historical account of a Jewish religious custom. This is a relevant road map of the biblical protocol and pattern we follow to access the presence of Jehovah God.
The Old Testament tabernacle shows us the seven practices of the presence of God. When God gave Moses the plans for the tabernacle in Exodus 25–31, He told him where to place the gate, the altar of sacrifice, the laver, the lampstand, the table of shewbread, the altar of incense and the ark of the covenant. These represent the seven manifestations of the practices of God’s presence.
When you begin to commune and fellowship with Jesus by practicing His presence, you have entered through the gate. You have entered the realm of the spirit, because it’s impossible to experience His presence from outside. Suddenly, Jesus is real. And when Jesus is real, faith is born. You don’t need to seek faith; you only need to seek Jesus, and He’ll give you the faith.
Pastor and Family Arrested for ‘Luring’ People to Christianity
In a distressing incident that highlights the challenges faced by Christians in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, a pastor, his wife and their young son have been arrested and jailed on allegations of ‘luring’ people to Christianity.
The incident occurred in violation of Uttar Pradesh’s Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act of 2021. The state, where Christians constitute less than 1% of the population of 200 million, has been enforcing this controversial law to curb conversions.
According to a report from the Union of Catholic Asian News, Pastor Harendra Singh and his wife, Priya, were detained by the police and incarcerated alongside their 3-year-old son on July 31. The authorities accused them of hosting a prayer meeting in their home located in the town of Haidargarh. The pastor staunchly denied the accusations, yet the family faced arrest under the contentious anti-conversion law. {eoa}
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