Monthly News Roundup (09.28.23)

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This episode is our monthly news roundup for September. In this episode, we’re talking about how moms who use social media are more likely to think they are doing a bad job of parenting, a former Kentucky clerk who has been ordered to pay a huge fine for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and a common misconception about baptism and salvation.

STORY #1 – Moms on Social Media 4 Times More Likely to Feel Like Bad Parents

“Are mothers being too hard on themselves? The average mom who feels like a ‘bad mom’ today feels this way 156 times a year, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 moms looked at their experiences after having children, revealing that a third feel like they’re a ‘bad mom’ at least some of the time.

“Sixty-five percent of moms use social media, while 26 percent don’t. With that in mind, the results find that those who do are more than four times as likely to feel like a bad parent (46% vs. 11%).” (Study Finds)

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STORY #2 – Former Kentucky Clerk Ordered to Pay Massive Fine for Denying Same-Sex Marriage License in 2015

“Kim Davis — the former Kentucky clerk who earned national notoriety after denying marriage licenses for same-sex weddings in 2015 — is back in the news again as a jury has ordered her to pay $100,000 to one of the couples who intentionally sought her out for their license.

“Davis’ situation arose as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Obergefell v. Hodges to legalize homosexual marriages in all 50 states across the country. At the time, Davis was serving as clerk of Rowan County in eastern Kentucky and, based on her biblical beliefs on marriage, refused to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples.”

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“Her actions certainly did not go unnoticed. District Judge David Bunning held Davis in contempt of court and ordered her to jail for five days. She was ultimately released after one of her colleagues at the county clerk’s office authorized the marriage licenses sans Davis’ signature.

“Both gay couples soon thereafter filed a lawsuit against Davis, who lost her re-election bid in 2018. Bunning, for his part, determined last year that the former clerk violated the couples’ constitutional rights.

“At the time, Bunning explained, Davis ‘cannot use her own constitutional rights as a shield to violate the constitutional rights of others while performing her duties as an elected official.’

“The case bubbled to the top again this Wednesday, when a federal jury denied Davis’ qualified immunity defense and awarded $50,000 each to David Ermold and David Moore, totaling $100,000.” (Faithwire)

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STORY #3 – Baptist Church in Kentucky Celebrates 100 Salvations, 46 Water Baptisms

“Nearly 100 people made first-time confessions for salvation and 46 people were water baptized at a Kentucky church Wednesday.

“First Baptist Church in Hodgenville concluded a four-day event where hundreds of people including elementary school-age students showed up to hear a message about Jesus.” (CBN News)