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SOUTHLAKE — New developments have emerged in the class-action lawsuit filed against Southlake-based Gateway Church last week. The lawsuit filed Friday demands Gateway refund donations, known as tithes, made by church members. Lawyers in the class-action suit report significantly more Gateway members are now seeking refunds of their tithes. "This case is about two things. It's about fraud and breach of contract," said Micha Dortch, lead legal counsel for the class-action suit. "To not let us see the books and to bring this new defense of 'it's not legal to return the money,' it's just absurd." The lawsuit is the...

Last week on “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg attempted to make a moral appeal to Christians and Catholics to remind them of what she viewed as Jesus’ thoughts on caring for women who want to end the lives of their preborn children by abortion — and naturally, the sentiment is that the only way to care for women seeking abortion is to essentially forget about the fact that a preborn human is killed by abortion. These comments came about after the co-hosts discussed Melania Trump’s statements regarding her own support for abortion access. Co-host Sunny Hostin then remarked that although...

This year is shaping up to be one of the most legislatively successful in U.S. sound money history. Money Metals Exchange was instrumental in achieving six new sound money victories... as well as one key defensive win. The upshot is that sound money legislation, carefully crafted and propelled by grassroots enthusiasm, is proving to be both practical and achievable. The seven legislative successes, coming on the heels of five in 2023, range from new sales tax and income tax exemptions to policies that undermine the Federal Reserve's problematic monopoly on money. Here's the rundown... Sales Taxes on Gold & Silver...

Maternal Abortion Injuries Continue in Illinois and Other States Where Abortion Rates Increase Flossmoor, Illinois – Once again the myth of “safe abortion” has been proven to be just a myth. On August 20, yet another woman was rushed to the emergency room after an abortion procedure – an occurrence which comes as no surprise in Illinois, a state which has become an abortion destination. The mother underwent an abortion at Planned Parenthood in Flossmoor and sadly joined the list of many women who have become victims of the abortion cartel’s greed. An employee from Planned Parenthood called 911 to...

GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod, speaking three weeks ago to a conference sponsored by Southbank Investment Research in London, warned that inflation is far from finished and that the decline and fall of the U.S. dollar and the rise of gold will continue as much of the rest of the world looks for new ways of conducting international trade. His remarks were 18 minutes long and can be viewed at Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/1017577311/aaaf32f856

Casual dining chain TGI Friday's has closed at least a dozen of its restaurants in the last few weeks.According to the company's website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanently closed:New YorkMiddletown, 23 Crystal Run CrossingPoughkeepsie, 2594 South Road (Route 9)Clifton Park, 1 Southside Drive ConnecticutEnfield, Freshwater-Stateline Plaza, 130 Elm StreetPennsylvaniaAllentown, 395 S Cedar Crest Blvd.VirginiaLeesburg, 235 Fort Evans Rd NECustomers at several of the locations were surprised by signs posted announcing the sudden closures.Founded in New York City, TGI Friday's has over 200 restaurants in the US.Earlier closures were mainly in the Midwest.

When Mackenna Greene took the abortion pill to end the life of her unborn daughter, she immediately knew she had made the wrong choice. “I’ll admit that in the days leading up to it, I was not excited,” Greene told The Daily Signal. “I was second-guessing myself. I found myself trying to convince myself that I was making the right decision.” “Immediately after taking it, I felt regret,” she said of the abortion pill, “and I had a feeling that that was a very bad decision.” Greene said she googled her options and found Chelsea Mynyk, a nurse-midwife and owner...

We found this amazing praying mantis on our front porch today. This is in the Silicon Valley, CA area near Palo Alto and Mountain View. I've never seen a yellow praying mantis before, always green. The mantis is good at camouflage and it's interesting this yellow guy is on our doormat of about the same color. We moved him off the doormat several times today, but he always goes back to the door mat. At first, we thought it was a leaf on the doormat, but realized it was a praying mantis.

The Commissars of California are so concerned about enforcing political uniformity that they are denying the military's right to launch from Vandenburg Air Force Base using SpaceX rockets. Why? Elon Musk owns Twitter/X, and he is a supporter of Donald Trump. The California Coastal Commission on Thursday rejected the Air Force’s plan to give SpaceX permission to launch up to 50 rockets a year from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County.Some members of the commission complained about Elon Musk and his political statements. pic.twitter.com/rbdGWUYA1F— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_4_Trump) October 12, 2024When the Biden administration dropped Starlink from its rural broadband...

News reports indicate Planned Parenthood is consolidating its facilities in Missouri. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, and its regional affiliate Planned Parenthood Great Plains is responsible for its facilities in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. Now that Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma have generally prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother, the organization has opened a new abortion facility in southeast Kansas, and it intends to close its facility in Joplin, Missouri — just north of Fayetteville, Arkansas. The St. Louis Business Journal reports the Joplin facility will close January 1. Planned Parenthood also intends...

In a move that should surprise no one considering that the Biden-Harris regime has treated the Border Patrol like dirt, the National Border Patrol Council announced Sunday at a campaign rally in Prescott, Arizona, that they were throwing their support behind Donald Trump. Union president Paul Perez minced no words as he eviscerated Kamala Harris for her utter failure to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country:If we allow Border Czar Harris to win this election, every city, every community in this great country, is going to go to hell. The untold millions of people, unvetted, who she...

The bad news keeps piling up for Kamala Harris. Riding a wave of astroturfed enthusiasm in August, there was some thought the vice president could build a comfortable lead against Donald Trump. That hope is now a distant memory, and the latest polling data is an outright disaster for Harris. For the entire cycle, her best poll has been ABC News/Ipsos, which has consistently shown her with around a six-point lead against Trump. That margin is now down to two points. ALSO SEE: Trump Jumps Four Points in Yahoo/YouGov Poll Since Vance-Walz Debate#NEW NATIONAL poll🔵 Harris: 50% (+2)🔴 Trump: 48%Last...

The MCCL State Victory Fund has launched a digital ad campaign spotlighting the reality of vulnerable newborns and Minnesota’s extreme policies that threaten them. The ads call out specific incumbent state lawmakers for their votes to repeal a requirement that born-alive infants receive medically appropriate care that could save their lives. “As our ad campaign shows, abortion survivors are real people,” said Cathy Blaeser of the MCCL Victory Fund. “But DFL lawmakers voted to put newborns who survive abortion or who have disabilities in jeopardy—to allow these babies to be set aside to die. We’re going to make Minnesotans aware...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed suit against the Detroit, Michigan Election Commission in August, arguing that they violated the law by hiring over seven times more Democratic poll workers than Republicans for the 2024 election.Michigan is a swing state, and its 15 electoral votes are critical to the presidential race, so every vote counts. RealClearPolitics shows an extremely tight contest, with Trump currently up by a mere point nine.The RNC announced in an email Friday that they have prevailed in the matter:The RNC, Michigan GOP, and chairs of Wayne County Republican committee have secured a major victory for election...

The findings reportedly identified Hezbollah's main source of income as coming from the Lebanese banking institution Al-Qard al-Hasan. Hezbollah has been allegedly faced with severe financial difficulties as a result of Israeli military actions that have targeted their funding sources, according to an exclusive Voice of America report. According to the Friday VOA report, the findings of the Lebanese terror group’s financial struggles came after speaking to US and Lebanon-based researchers, along with alleged US Treasury Department reports.

Women Speak Out PAC, a partner of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, announced the launch of a $2 million digital ad campaign calling out Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats for prioritizing abortion on demand throughout pregnancy at the expense of women and children’s lives. The ads will reach a total of 2.6 million persuadable voters in Arizona, Georgia, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio – part of the groups’ larger campaign, including efforts on the ground, to reach 10 million persuadable and low-turnout voters in the 2024 cycle. SUPPORT LIFENEWS! To help us fight Kamala Harris’ abortion...

Democrats Recent attempts to burnish Kamala's image have failed big time!Kamala Harris and the Democrats have no platform and no message. Her campaign is scrambling to find some traction, but the only thing Democrats want to talk about is abortion and Trump is Hitler. The panic sets in It's so satisfying to watch the Democratic Party in a complete panic, but that's what happens when they sully America and attempt to install a Marxist who received zero votes into the White House while claiming they're saving democracy.Two months ago -- even a month ago -- Democrats were feeling bullish about...

Corrected Media @correctedmedia @UNRWA = Hamas: Quote: Liza Rosen @LizaRosen0000: Oct 11: The UN wants this video to be removed from the internet, because it caught Hamas-UNRWA employee firing a guided missile from a UN school in Gaza.

A nurse from Georgia allegedly stole jewelry from hospital patients she had been entrusted to take care of. Stephanie Phillips-Siwiec, 54, is accused of stealing valuables on at least two occasions and, at one point, using hand sanitizer to forcefully remove the rings from the fingers of a dementia patient who only realized hours later. Phillips-Siwiec faces charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of the elderly, three counts of robbery and aggravated battery. Charging documents seen by Fox 5 allege how the nurse was working the overnight shift at Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center north of Atlanta. The theft took...

For generations, the youth vote has trended Democratic, but now there seems to be a shift to the right for young men increasingly supporting Donald Trump. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster went tailgating before an Atlanta Falcons game to talk with young male voters in this key battleground state.