Churches fined by state for holding Christmas Eve services
Two churches in New Mexico were scolded by the state’s governor for holding Christmas Eve services. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham scolded church leadership and members of Legacy Church and Calvary Church in Albuquerque. Government officials took action after the two churches posted video and photos of their services online. Each church was fined 10-thousand dollars by the state. The governor in her statement called the churches leaders pro-virus. Grisham continued the verbal assault calling the members who attended the services selfish adding the services were illegal to attend. The governor of New Mexico had previously ordered all citizens of the state to wear masks in areas that are in considered red zones and keep attendance to 25 percent capacity for worship services. Both churches released statements saying their first authority is to God and the state government has overstepped their bounds. Both churches also said they did follow restrictions mandated by the governor. Supporters of the churches say the governor is ignoring the recent Supreme Court rulings in favor of faith based organizations that were previously restricted in California, New York and Colorado.
Senator pledges to contest electoral college certification
The Supreme Court’s decision not to rule in the latest election lawsuits has prompted action from several representatives in Congress. Senator Ted Cruz has announced he will contest the electoral college certification in the upcoming joint session on January 6th. The Trump administration had previously filed lawsuits in response to voter fraud allegations from poll workers and others who witnessed tampering with election results. Federal courts had previously turned away these claims saying there is no evidence. The growing number of witnesses and videos surfacing has prompted a growing number of Republican officials to contest the certification of certain states. Cruz says that he will push for an emergency 10 day audit of election results. Those supporting Senator Cruz referenced previous elections in 1877, 1969 and 2005 where fraud was suspected and the elected Congress at those times took the same action to verify election results.Ten other GOP members have agreed to back the Senator in pushing to verify the results due to fraud allegations. In addition to these officials contesting the election results, Senator Josh Hawley has announced that he will officially contest election results in the state of Pennsylvania. The joint session of Congress needs one Senator and one member of the House to contest the electoral college certification of each state for the audit to proceed.
Israel welcomes record number of immigrants from all over the world in 2020
The nation of Israel is celebrating a big milestone in that nation. According to officials the nation welcomed 20-thousand immigrants from 70 different nations in 2020. The Jewish Agency says the immigrants are apart of Biblical prophecy being fulfilled. According to the organization the majority of immigrants came from the former Soviet Union, Western Europe, and North America. The Jewish Agency reported over 40-thousand applications were filed by those seeking to move to Israel; twice the number of applicants that applied in 2019. It is estimated by the organization that Israel could welcome as many at 250-thousand immigrants in the next three to five years. The nation has already welcomed its first group of immigrants this year; according to CUFI (Christians United for Israel) 300 immigrants from Ethiopia were the first to be admitted to Israel this year on New Year’s Day as part of Operation Rock of Israel.
SNBC HEALTH REPORT: Exercise and the human body
Exercise and consistent activity is beneficial to the human body in a number of ways. Experts have long reported adding exercise to your daily regimen is part of a balanced lifestyle. Two separate groups report vigorous or shorter segments of exercising positively affects the body in various ways. The overall health of a person is improved when they exercise consistently, and the body shows improvements at every level. Researchers report exercise helps not only with cardiovascular health, and mental health, but it affects the body on a metabolic level. Immunity, muscle health, lowered risk of illness, increased oxygen intake and other benefits are associated with regular exercise. Experts advise getting at least 150 to 300 minutes of exercise a week which breaks down to about between 20 and 40 minutes of exercise each day (if working out seven days a week).