No images? Click here A bi-weekly newsletter of the NRB association NRB Thanks Senators for Urging POTUS to Ensure First Amendment Fairness for ChurchesNRB thanks the 10 U.S. senators who recently sent a letter to President Trump, asking him to do everything in his power to prevent state and local governments from discriminating against Americans seeking to exercise their First Amendment right to practice their religion. The letter, spearheaded by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), was signed by Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). “We thank these senators for calling out the discriminatory actions that we’re seeing in various states and localities that are imposing special restrictions on religious activity that do not apply to similar nonreligious activity,” said NRB CEO Troy Miller. “Even as we’re seeing people across the nation freely exercise the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and violent protests going unchecked, we’re seeing special restrictions on the First Amendment right of faithful Americans to exercise their religion – even when done in compliance with safety precautions found in CDC guidance,” he added. “State and local governments should not be allowed to single out people of faith in such a blatantly unfair manner.” Top StoriesJohn MacArthur Makes Biblical Case for the Church’s Duty to Remain OpenJohn MacArthur, pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, informed civic leaders that they have “exceeded their legitimate jurisdiction,” and “faithfulness to Christ prohibits us from observing the restrictions they want to impose on our corporate worship services.” Support for Local Radio Freedom Act Surpasses Majority in the HouseFollowing another push by NRB in early June, the Local Radio Freedom Act (H.Con.Res.20; S.Con.Res.5) now has the bipartisan support of 223 Members of Congress – five more than the 218 votes needed to guarantee a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. FCC Commissioner Carr Discusses Future of Broadcasting with NRB Leaders via ZoomFCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke with leaders of NRB on an exclusive Zoom video call Tuesday about the future of religious broadcasting and the opportunities that broadcasters have to innovate and grow – especially in the Low Power Television (LPTV) class of stations. DJKM Survey: Churchgoers Want Pastors to Tackle Tough Moral, Cultural IssuesA survey conducted by D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM) among its friends and supporters found that respondents, by overwhelming margins, want their pastors to speak out on moral and cultural concerns. New Job? New Title? New Company? Update Your Profile!By updating your information in our database now, you can speed up the registration process for future NRB Conventions and events. Doing so will also ensure that you are receiving communications related to your field(s) of interest. Franklin Graham: ‘God Is Working Mightily in the Middle East’In June, more than 191,000 people explored the Gospel through SalamMaaAllah.net, a web ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association geared toward Arabic speakers. Another 730,000 checked out the Arabic ministry’s Facebook page. More News
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