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SPIRITUAL:
Something is About to Happen in Ottawa.... ‘HATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER’!
I needed to give you this update. Don't miss it!!!
There are moments that REALLY matter in our nation and one is about to happen!!
I needed to take a moment to personally update you...
I am very encouraged by the HUNDREDS of leaders and ministries who are joining in to be a part of this moment.
Ministries like the National House of Prayer, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Bible Society, and more!
Please see these short vids for insights from a few of them. The faith rising for this moment is so tangible!
Join the annual National Day of Prayer gathering in Canada's capital, July 9-12. A call for prayer, worship, healing, and restoration for the nation.
Unite with us for significant days. Find all details and partnership opportunities at nationaldayofprayer.ca. #NationalDayOfPrayer #Canada #PrayerGathering #FaithInAction #Worship
Denise Duncan
INVITATION for PRAYER – TONIGHT!
ISI Notes and Invitation
John PARK
Hello brothers,
If anyone is interested, I'm hosting a prayer meeting tonight at 6pm at North London Optimist Community Centre and will present my new church's vision. I've been experiencing severe spiritual attacks in last three days (my dad went to emergency, my friend had domestic violence I needed to intervene, my family got sick, etc) but it only makes me believe there is something good about to come tonight!
This is the newsletter that contains the prayer meeting info: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2417365/emails/189936472362584001
Consider subscribing it!
In Christ,
John PARK
CANADIAN:
Today: the charm of dining by candlelight.
After a trip to Norway, a missionary family of six took on a new tradition of eating dinner by candlelight and noticed some amazing changes.
Homeschooling mom and native New Yorker Kaisa Coats, 33, currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her North Carolina-born husband, Scott Coats, 35, and their four kids. The family has lived “all over the place” owing to mission work including Norway, in 2017, where they came face to face with a different take on family dinnertime.
“That is actually the first place we saw that people use candles a lot for dinner,” Mrs. Coats told The Epoch Times. “I don’t think it’s the tradition ... from what we’ve gathered, I think it’s their lifestyle.”
Reflecting on the experience, Mrs. Coats said that in Norway it just felt so calm and peaceful.
“We would go to dinner on these bases we would be at, and there’s candles on every single table,” she said. “Everyone was fine, calm, so then, about a month ago, my husband said, ‘Let’s try that, I think that’d be really calming and nice for our family.' We started it, and it’s been wonderful.”
Living in their first large home with an intentional dining space, the Coats sit down for dinner together as often as they can by candlelight, using odorless, non-toxic candles. Since they began, Mrs. Coats has noticed some interesting changes in her kids and their family dining dynamic.
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“[W]e turn lights off, and it’s calm, and they‘ll sit and talk. They will sit longer because I feel all the distractions go away,” she said. “One thing my kids have always loved to do is go around the table and ask, ’What was your favorite part of the day?‘ They’ll all answer that. But I’ve noticed that since we started doing the candles, everyone will sit and ask me or my husband to come up with questions to go around the table.”
Since they started having dinners by candlelight last December, the kids have been very excited and look forward to more of it. Additionally, they also argue about who is going to blow the candles out at the end, and they take turns doing so.
Mrs. Coats grew up in a large family and rarely sat down for dinner with them. Thus with her own family, she finds it imperative that they come together. Since sharing their new candlelight tradition on Instagram, she has also been blown away by the responses from viewers.
“I did not expect this to happen, but I love it, and seeing comments honestly makes me emotional,” she told The Epoch Times. “Seeing comments of all these people that are older, 10 or 20 years older than me, saying they love this, this was some of their favorite memories. ... This is going to be a really sweet memory for [our children].”
Mr. Coats, an artist and music teacher, creates large-scale art pieces out of broken-down musical instruments. His wife is a full-time mom and home Schooler with an earring business on the side. The Coatses are a Christian family and claim faith is “the cornerstone of our life,” a philosophy that has informed their parenting style and their prioritization of family time.
“When we had our first [child] I was still working part-time,” Mrs. Coats said. “When we had our second, I wanted to be home with them. ... Now that they are a bit older, I can’t imagine not spending their young years with them.”
Through homeschooling, the children “get to point at whatever their interests are [and spend] their time that way.” Mr. and Mrs. Coats also decided, on getting married, to never have a television in their house.
“We have computers, we have laptops ... but it really limits it and makes the focus never on the TV,” Mrs. Coats said. “[The children] choose to do other things, and we encourage them to build and play and do those things. ... We don’t mind them watching a show or two a day, but we do notice a difference, even on the days that they watch nothing. Their behavior, it’s just very steady.”
Mrs. Coats believes there is “an attack on the family unit” and a distraction epidemic in the United States.
“We’re distracted with our phones, we’re distracted with our TVs ... and it’s eating up time that we could be face-to-face with people,” she said. “I would say, even if you’re not with your family, or maybe you don’t have an immediate family, just get out of your comfort zone and find people.”
In sharing their newly formed family tradition around the table, Mrs. Coats wants to remind people that “sitting down and having meals together as a family is so important.”
“[T]he way we live our lives, we have a lot of young people in and out of our home all the time, people come stay with us and have meals with us,” she said.
(Courtesy of Kaisa Coats)
TRUMP:
Texas education board votes to make Bible passages required reading for five million public school students
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The Texas State Board of Education voted 9-5 to place Bible passages on a mandatory statewide reading list, requiring more than five million public school students to engage with Scripture alongside works by Dickens, Shakespeare, and Orwell. The vote, which followed days of contentious debate, makes Texas what education observers believe is the first state in the country to mandate religious texts as part of a required reading curriculum.
The decision lands in an already charged national debate over religion in public schools, and it carries outsized weight. Texas educates roughly one in ten of the nation's public school students. What happens in Texas classrooms rarely stays in Texas classrooms.
The board's approved list contains approximately 200 texts spanning books, essays, and biblical passages. Biblical content appears as early as elementary school and continues through high school, with required readings including parables from the New Testament, the Book of Job, and the story of Adam and Eve. All texts must be read "in their entirety," according to the directive.
Older students will encounter the Beatitudes and selections from the Book of Exodus alongside works by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.
The new requirements will be phased in beginning with the 2030-31 school year, starting with elementary school students.
A 2023 law set the stage
The board's action stems from a 2023 Texas state law that requires at least one literary work be taught at every grade level. The reading list approved Friday fulfills that mandate, and then some. The Bible is the only religious text on the mandatory list, a point that has drawn sharp criticism from opponents and praise from supporters who see it as a long-overdue acknowledgment of the Bible's role in shaping American culture.
Republican board member Julie Pickren framed the list as a tool for deeper civic understanding. She told the Texas Tribune:
"When students engage directly with original writings, speeches, sermons, and foundational texts, they can evaluate ideas and develop a deeper understanding of the principles that have shaped the USA and Texas."
Pickren also said the readings would give students important insight into the moral and philosophical traditions that have shaped Western civilization.
The vote fits a broader pattern in Texas. The state previously became the largest state to require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. Texas lawmakers have also approved an optional Bible-infused curriculum and allowed schools to hire chaplains to counsel students.
Opposition centers on autonomy and the Establishment Clause
Board member Evelyn Brooks voted against the list and raised constitutional concerns.
She told ABC News:
"Teachers need to have their autonomy. They've been selecting books for decades."
Brooks went further, calling the mandated list itself unconstitutional, though she acknowledged that was her personal view, not a legal ruling.
"We are simply giving them a mandated list, which I believe is unconstitutional, but regardless of what I believe, let's not take their autonomy away."
The U.S. Supreme Court has previously ruled that while the Bible may be taught for its literary or historical significance, public schools cannot sponsor devotional Bible reading. That distinction, between academic study and religious instruction, is likely to become the fault line in expected legal challenges. No specific lawsuits have been filed yet, but constitutional challenges are widely anticipated.
Elva Mendoza of the Texas Freedom Network, a civil liberties group, told the New York Post:
"Kids of all faith backgrounds and no faith are served by Texas schools and they should all feel welcome in Texas schools. But this is sending the message to children that one and only one religious text, a Christian one, is worthy of making this required reading list."
That argument has a certain surface appeal. But it collapses the distinction between requiring students to read a foundational text and requiring them to worship. Nobody accuses a school of endorsing paganism when students read Homer.
Teachers divided on the mandate
The debate has split educators. Frank Strong, a teacher and co-founder of Texas Freedom to Read, told National Review he found it "disturbing that there are no texts from other religious traditions that are included." High school English teacher Alyse Dent, speaking to the Associated Press, offered a more practical concern:
"I don't have a problem reading about David and Goliath because I believe in those stories, but if I'm reading to one of my students, they're Muslim or they're atheist, I can say all day long, we're teaching a theme, we're teaching symbolism, but they're hearing, this is a Bible story."
That tension is real, but it is not new. Teachers navigate sensitive material every day, from slavery narratives to wartime atrocities to graphic coming-of-age fiction. The question is whether the Bible deserves less deference than any of those subjects, or more.
On the other side, Mandy Drogin of the Texas Public Policy Foundation defended the list's scope.
"These timeless works, including biblical passages, have shaped American culture and history, and have influenced generations of thinkers, leaders, and citizens," she said. Susan Perez, founder of Citizens for Education Reform, was more direct: "We need to focus on what our nation was founded on and not apologize for that."
The opt-out question
Texas law allows parents to opt their children out of classroom instruction that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs. That provision will apply here. But state education officials acknowledged a significant catch: students who opt out of the instruction could still be tested on the material.
That wrinkle deserves scrutiny. An opt-out that still exposes a student to test questions drawn from the opted-out content is not much of an opt-out. If the state is serious about accommodating families who object, the testing policy needs to match the rhetoric. Families across the country have fought similar battles over religious opt-outs in other school districts, and the details matter more than the press release.
National ripple effects
Stanford University professor Antero Garcia, a former high school English teacher, characterized the reading list as "a substantive reshaping" of what students will study. He said he was unaware of any other state with a mandatory reading list requiring religious texts. Garcia predicted the decision would not stay confined to Texas:
"Oftentimes, where Texas goes, other states will follow. So, this is a pretty substantial move that I could imagine other states picking up and moving forward with as a possibility."
Garcia also noted that the mandate creates a lopsided exposure to one religious tradition: "You are going to get substantial exposure to a singular text across your public schooling experience in ways where you aren't going to get another kind of religious text anywhere else in that mandated list."
That observation cuts both ways. If the Bible's influence on American law, literature, and political thought is unmatched by any other single religious text, and it is, then its singular presence on the list reflects reality, not bias. The Founders quoted Scripture, not the Bhagavad Gita, when they debated the Constitution. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address is saturated with biblical language.
Martin Luther King Jr. preached from Amos and Isaiah. A student who has never read the Book of Exodus is not well-equipped to understand the literature, speeches, and moral arguments that built this country.
The broader question of how religious texts interact with public institutions continues to move through the courts. The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case involving religious schools and state-funded programs, and legal scholars have raised constitutional questions about prayer restrictions at elite universities. The Texas reading list will almost certainly add another front to that ongoing legal contest.
What the vote really says
The 9-5 vote, with one abstention reported by Fox News, reflects a Republican-controlled board making a deliberate choice about what students should know. The list does not replace secular literature. It adds the Bible to a canon that already includes Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare, Dante, Orwell, and E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web." The objection is not that students will read too much. The objection is that they will read Scripture.
Brooke Mazel, a Lubbock retiree who supported the decision, put it plainly: "America should celebrate our 250 years that started as a nation of unwavering Christian values."
Critics will file lawsuits. Advocacy groups will issue press releases. Cable news panels will debate whether Genesis belongs next to "Great Expectations." But the underlying question is simpler than any of them want to admit: Should American students be literate in the text that shaped American civilization?
Texas just answered yes. The legal fights will follow. But the fact that the question even needed asking tells you how far the education establishment has drifted from the country it claims to serve.
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GLOBAL:
PASTORS ARRESTED in Chicago, NYC, Atlanta
The bloodshed in Nigeria is devastating. Christians are being hunted down in their homes, churches, and villages.
Nigeria just ended a national period of mourning, but the persecution didn't pause. YESTERDAY we took major action at the U.N. because we cannot rest until the killing stops.
Last Sunday, 22 more Christians were massacred – among them a doctor, five patients, and entire families. Gunmen reportedly moved through town calling out names before opening fire.
ISIS terrorists stormed a worship service and slaughtered dozens as they prayed. A beloved math teacher and eight other Christians were beheaded – video evidence confirmed the evil. Fifty children, most under age 5, were abducted.
That is why we went before the United Nations.
Yesterday, we delivered an oral intervention at the U.N. Human Rights Council. We stood for all those martyred and butchered by a jihadist movement few want to confront. We refuse to let these deaths and abuses be forgotten.
But we need you to take action with us as we continue fighting for Christians in Nigeria.
Stand with us as we continue going before the U.N. to save dying Nigerian Christians.
A sixth-grade Christian girl has faced repeated attacks on her faith at school. Her Bible was confiscated in 2nd grade, she was pulled from class for mentioning Jesus earlier this year, and, just recently, she was forced into a faith-violating assembly despite her tearful pleas.
A teacher told our client, "You have no choice." The ACLJ disagrees. Our legal team has delivered a demand letter to the school district: Comply with our demands, or we'll see you in court.
Because let's be clear: Following the Constitution is not optional. The school has no choice.
On a Chicago street corner, Brett and two fellow preachers did what American Christians have done since our founding 250 years ago – they shared the Gospel. Yet in today's America, they were handcuffed and arrested.
This trend is accelerating across the country. The ACLJ took the city of Chicago to federal court and is fighting for religious liberty in America. Join us as we defend them.
It's been exactly four years since we helped overturn Roe. Yet, a Missouri court just handed Planned Parenthood a sweeping victory – gutting decades of hard-won protections for women and unborn children across the state.
It was a tragic day. Abortion bans, waiting periods, informed consent, and clinic safety standards were all struck down. But the fight isn't over. Missouri's Attorney General is appealing to the state Supreme Court, and the ACLJ will be there every step of the way.
God Bless,The ACLJ Team
Police Say Pastor Killed Wife, Having Affair With Underage Congregant in Youth Ministry
This and more news, including a cold case being solved where a pastor was murdered over 30 years ago. This week's news and intel roundup.
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There is a guide at the bottom of this article detailing how church security should operate within the children’s ministry. I also have a video, below, on how to spot groomers in the children’s ministry. The guide is for paid subscribers, but I am making it free this week so we can all protect children at our church. If it wasn’t for paid subscribers, CWT couldn’t do what it does. Thank you.
INTELLIGENCE / TERRORISM
ISIS Targets Gen-Z Through Gaming and Social Media
A study summarized in this week’s NCTC Counterterrorism Digest details how ISIS is shaping its recruitment to reach young people through gaming platforms, social media, and encrypted messaging.
According to the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, ISIS-influenced users build jihadist-themed avatars and stage simulated attacks in open-world games such as Roblox and Minecraft, and use first-person shooters and battle royale titles such as Call of Duty and Fortnite to display militant rhetoric. Recruiters run what analysts call a funnel strategy, drawing users in through mainstream platforms and steering them toward more extreme content before moving them onto encrypted apps such as Telegram, Signal, and Discord.
The research found that teenage girls in Western countries were a primary target, and that recruiters blend jihadist material with Gen-Z memes, music, and trends to boost engagement and slip past content moderation. The UN’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate reports that children in Europe and North America now account for 42 percent of terror-related investigations, roughly triple the share since 2021. (ICCT, GNET, UN CTED, via NCTC Counterterrorism Digest)
🛡️ My thoughts: Please share this with your Youth Ministry leaders and parents at your church. You don’t want one of your kids to get radicalized and then return to your church. We also have a duty to protect our kids from this filth.
ISIS Online Networks Push Calls for Church Attacks
Following the May 18 shooting at a mosque in San Diego, ISIS-linked online and dark-web communities circulated retaliatory messaging that included calls for attacks on churches. Analysts describe these forums as real-time mobilization spaces where supporters with no formal tie to the group push one another toward lone-actor violence, operating separately from ISIS’s official propaganda channels.
The same reporting notes that ISIS supporters are now posting AI-generated imagery on mainstream platforms such as Instagram and TikTok to keep the group’s messaging in circulation. Churches and other houses of worship were named among the targets in this online environment.
🛡️ My thoughts: We cannot let our guard down. Whenever ISIS makes calls like this, someone decides to try and make a move on a church. Most of the time, law enforcement has intercepted them and it is a short blurb in this section about an arrest. Sometimes, though, they have been successful and we have debriefs on those incidents here.
FBI Warns Drone Attacks Could Reach US Soft Targets
An FBI deputy director, Chris Raia, said this week that it is only a matter of time before the kind of drone attacks seen on overseas battlefields are attempted inside the United States. In an interview, he said investigators are working to keep pace with fast-moving technology that could let an operator hundreds or thousands of miles away pilot an aircraft at a target on US soil.
The warning lands alongside the recently disrupted Washington, DC plot, in which suspects allegedly planned to fly explosives-laden drones at a crowded public event, and alongside ISIS messaging urging attacks on stadiums and fan zones during the World Cup. For teams responsible for large gatherings, the practical concern is airspace: knowing who to call about a drone over a crowd, and building counter-drone awareness into event planning rather than treating the sky as someone else’s problem. (Fox News)
🛡️ My thoughts: I have been warning you for years, but in the last few weeks, there have been a number of government releases to law enforcement about the drone threat. They know something, i’m sure. But you’ll never know. I am sure it has been in some plans that have been disrupted that haven’t made the news. Plan accordingly.
FBI Flags Improvised Incendiary and Explosive Devices at US Public Gatherings
The FBI has circulated a tactical report to law enforcement on a pattern of homemade incendiary and explosive devices being used in or near public gatherings, built from commonly available materials and often thrown from inside dense crowds.
The bureau points to several recent cases, including the June 2025 attack on a Jewish group in Boulder, Colorado, where a man threw lit incendiary devices at demonstrators, and a March 2026 incident outside Gracie Mansion in New York City where two people charged as ISIS supporters tried and failed to set off explosive devices during clashing demonstrations.
The report notes that loud reports from fireworks and similar devices can be mistaken for gunfire, and that devices which fail to function still pose a hazard until cleared. For teams working events, the takeaways are recognition and standoff: watch for people staging fuel containers, glass bottles, or large quantities of consumer fireworks near a crowd, and keep distance from any suspected device. (DOJ press releases, June 2025 and March 2026)
🛡️ My thoughts: There have been a number of these incidents, which were outlined in the FBI Tactical Report. We should anticipate this for churches, since it has happened to us more than once.
Iran-Linked Network Reported to Have Targeted US Synagogues
A June 25 analysis from the Soufan Center on the fallout from the Iran conflict reports that an Iranian front group known as HAYI has targeted Jewish and Israeli interests across the West, including reported plots against synagogues in Arizona, New York, and Los Angeles.
The group is described as running its attacks through young petty criminals used as expendable local operatives, a pattern Western services have tied to incidents across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom. The same network has surfaced in recent North American reporting, including a foiled synagogue plot in the Netherlands and a Toronto gun-for-hire network linked to shootings at Jewish sites.
Separately, intelligence reporting this week noted that the network’s alleged leader, an operative linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard named Mohammad al-Saadi, was extradited from Turkey to the United States after being charged over a campaign of at least 18 attacks on Jewish institutions in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and after he allegedly tried to recruit a man he believed was a Mexican drug-cartel operative, in fact an undercover FBI agent, to attack Jewish targets inside the United States. The brief frames this as part of Iran’s continued reliance on proxy and criminal networks to carry out attacks abroad regardless of how the current negotiations end.
🛡️ My thoughts: Hayi is becoming a problem. I do assess that they will strike a jew friendly Christian church. More than likely, it will be one with a high profile. Plan accordingly.
San Diego Man Indicted for Diverting Charity Funds to HAMAS
On June 17, the US Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi, 38, of San Diego, with terrorism, sanctions evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, and false statements tied to an effort to route charitable donations to HAMAS.
According to the DOJ, Sabassi used social media, crowdfunding sites, and his charity to solicit donations worldwide on the claim that the money would aid people in Gaza, but investigators found that from December 2023 through February 2024 he raised about $600,000 and diverted roughly $116,000 to a HAMAS operative and $382,000 to a HAMAS-linked foundation.
The indictment also alleges he posted an hour-long propaganda video of the October 7, 2023, HAMAS attack on Israel to several of his accounts. The charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent. The accompanying analysis notes that terrorist actors routinely abuse charities, crowdfunding, and membership fees to raise and move money. (DOJ, via NCTC Counterterrorism Digest)
🛡️ My thoughts: Iranian proxy networks are still a threat here in the US. There are a number of sympathizers here, including US citizens. With the end of the war, the threat did not go away.
VIOLENT CRIME
Pastor Charged with Felony Battery in Caught-on-Video Beating of Neighbor — Central, Louisiana
Tony Spell, pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, Louisiana, was arrested June 23 and charged with one count of second-degree battery, a felony, by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. According to arrest records, the 20-year-old victim, who lives across Hooper Road from the Church, shouted a profanity at Spell from his yard, and Spell then crossed the road onto the property and beat him, with surveillance and home-security video of the confrontation circulating widely.
The footage shows the two men exchanging punches before Spell took the younger man to the ground and kept striking him, and the victim was treated at a hospital for his injuries. Spell posted a $25,000 bond and returned to lead services that night, and at a news conference the next day he said he acted to protect his family after the neighbor allegedly threatened them, though he offered no evidence of the threats and the Central police chief disputed his account of prior complaints.
Spell, who drew national attention in 2020 for holding large services in defiance of COVID-19 gathering limits, is scheduled to appear in court September 15, and the charge remains an allegation pending trial.
🛡️ My thoughts: Watch my video where I show a video of the incident, along with my thoughts about how all of this could have been prevented.
Pastor Shot While Repairing Church Roof in 1996 — Arrest Made in Jeff Davis County, Georgia
On June 24, 2026, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation charged Zachary B. Harper, 47, of Hazlehurst, with felony murder and malice murder in the 1996 killing of Rev. James Hand. Hand, 54, was the pastor of the Full Gospel Church of Snipesville, and on June 1, 1996, Jeff Davis County sheriff’s deputies found his body with multiple gunshot wounds on the church roof, where he had been making repairs.
The sheriff’s office requested GBI assistance at the time, and both agencies kept working the case over the next 30 years. The GBI said new information developed during the investigation led to the charges against Harper, who is already serving a life sentence at Jenkins Correctional Facility for a separate murder committed about six months after Hand was killed. The case remains active, and the file will go to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
Source: https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-06-24/gbi-announces-arrest-1996-homicide-james-hand-jeff-davis-county-ga
🛡️ My thoughts: Cold cases like this are getting cleared at a rapid pace due to advancing technology in DNA evidence. I’m glad there is resolution to this case.
Former Youth Pastor Charged in Wife’s 2006 Cliff Death — Las Vegas, Nevada
On June 22, 2026, U.S. Marshals arrested David Vander Meer, 48, in Las Vegas on a warrant from the Washington County, Utah, Attorney’s Office, charging him with murder and insurance fraud in the 2006 death of his wife, Bernadette. Bernadette Vander Meer, 29, fell from Angels Landing in Zion National Park on August 22, 2006, while the couple was hiking before sunrise, and investigators ruled the death accidental at the time while noting the circumstances looked suspicious.
The case was reopened after a tip, and the senior pastor of New Song Christian Church in Las Vegas, where Vander Meer had served as a youth pastor, told investigators he believed Vander Meer pushed her. According to the affidavit, Vander Meer was carrying on a yearslong sexual relationship with an underage member of his youth group at the time, had raised the couple’s life insurance shortly before the death, and collected more than $560,000 afterward. He worked most recently as a charter school counselor and a yoga instructor.
Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/utah-authorities-las-vegas-man-arrested-in-2006-death-of-wife-at-zion-national-park-3841969/
🛡️ My thoughts: Here we are again with someone from our staff preying on our youth. This whole case is disgusting. Please keep all involved in your prayers.
SEX CRIMES
Church Overseer Charged With Hidden-Camera Voyeurism — Fruitland Park, Florida
On June 19, 2026, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested Charles Barton “Bart” Lucas, 59, of Fruitland Park, on five counts of video voyeurism, including one count involving a victim younger than 16. Investigators said the case began when an IT director at Lucas’s workplace found inappropriate images of adolescent girls and adult women on his company computer and reported them to the Leesburg Police Department. Detectives determined that videos showing girls changing clothes and using a restroom had been recorded by a concealed camera placed inside a bathroom and a baptismal changing area at Heritage Community Church, where Lucas was listed as an “overseer.”
When investigators went back to examine the restroom, the cameras were no longer there. Lucas was booked into the Lake County Jail and later released on a $25,000 bond, the church’s pastor is cooperating, and detectives are working to identify additional victims, some shown in videos dating to the early 2000s.
Source: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/06/20/fruitland-park-church-employee-arrested-on-video-voyeurism-charges-after-hidden-camera-videos-found-deputies-say/
🛡️ My thoughts: I mentioned in last week’s episode that many of these cases are perpetrated by staff. Well…. here you go. Look within first when you find a camera.
Church Security Guard Charged With Online Solicitation of a Minor — San Antonio, Texas
Christopher Forrest Eastin, 37, a security guard at Cornerstone Church in the Stone Oak area of San Antonio, was arrested June 15, 2026 on a charge of online solicitation of a minor, a third-degree felony, following an investigation by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation Unit and the U.S. Secret Service.
According to the arrest affidavit, an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old girl began messaging Eastin on June 11 on the app Hush, and he sent sexually explicit messages, asked to meet the next day, and expressed interest in both the decoy and a second agent posing as another 14-year-old.
Investigators identified him after he sent live photos through Snapchat, one of which showed him in his security uniform bearing a “Cornerstone” badge, and the church confirmed he was a level 3 guard whose shifts aligned with the messages. Sheriff Javier Salazar had held a news conference seeking information and saying Eastin may have left town before he was taken into custody the same day. He was released the next day on a $75,000 bond and is awaiting indictment under court orders barring firearms and contact with minors.
Source: https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/security-guard-arrest-online-solicitation-minor-cornerstone-church-san-antonio/273-df5e7e00-61a0-4812-be93-a75bfc4486e3
Former Youth Pastor Arrested After Predator-Sting Investigation — East Palatka, Florida
Caleb Roberts, 26, a former volunteer youth pastor at Victory Church in East Palatka, was arrested June 24, 2026 in Hillsborough County on a warrant issued by the Palatka Police Department, which accuses him of traveling to meet a minor for sex. The case originated with Operation 17:2, a Christian nonprofit that runs predator stings, which says a decoy posing as a 14-year-old girl drew Roberts into explicit conversations and that he traveled to a drugstore on March 30 to meet her, where the group confronted him on camera in a video that later went viral.
Palatka police said the group was not acting under their direction, so investigators built an independent case before seeking the warrant. Roberts’s father, who had recently become senior pastor at Victory Church, resigned along with his wife in April after the video circulated. The charge is an allegation pending court.
Two Pastors Charged in Child Exploitation Scheme — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
On June 23, 2026, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced charges against two pastors, Isaiah Banks, 30, and Bryan Jackson, 42, accusing them of sexually exploiting teenage boys and producing and trading child pornography over several years. Banks served as senior pastor of Second Pilgrim Baptist Church in the Francisville section of the city until resigning in April, and Jackson served as pastor of Garden of Prayer World’s Prayer Center in Strawberry Mansion.
Prosecutors said the investigation began in April after a report that Banks had solicited explicit videos from a minor in exchange for money or food, and that evidence later showed Jackson posed as a female online to obtain images directly from victims. The charges include sexual abuse of children, sexual exploitation of children, conspiracy, corruption of minors, and unlawful contact with a minor.
Banks was arrested June 3, both men were arraigned and released after posting bail of $600,000 and $100,000, and the District Attorney said the abuse came from their positions of trust and access to young people even though none of the alleged acts happened on church grounds.
Source: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/two-philadelphia-pastors-arrested-accused-of-sexually-exploiting-minors/4421686/
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🛡️ My thoughts: I’ll keep saying it… your pastor is more likely to molest a child than for you to have an active shooter. Which one are you concentrating on the most? Make sure we concentrate our precious training time on the events that are causing us more grievance. Not to say you ignore the rest, but most teams are not even training, let alone training to prevent sexual assault perpetrated by our own.
Church Youth Pastor Arrested on 18-Count Child Abuse Indictment — Clute, Texas
On June 24, 2026, the Lake Jackson Police Department arrested Adrian Gerard Johnson on an 18-count indictment alleging sexual offenses against children, and booked him into the Brazoria County Jail without bond.
A Brazoria County grand jury had returned the indictment on June 18, charging Johnson with four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, four counts of sexual assault of a child, four counts of sexual performance by a child, two counts of human trafficking, and single counts of compelling prostitution, indecency with a child by exposure, and an offense under the state’s bigamy statute.
Court records say the offenses occurred between July 2015 and November 2020 and involved three victims, two of whom were under 14. Police said Johnson was employed at Destiny Church in Clute at the time of the incidents, and one family told ABC13 that Johnson was their daughter’s youth pastor at the church when he allegedly abused her over a period of years. The Lake Jackson Police Department is asking anyone who may be a victim to come forward.
Source: https://abc13.com/post/destiny-church-employee-arrested-charged-felony-sexual-abuse-charges-involving-children-police-say/19373795/
Part-Time Pastor Charged With Child Molestation — Bellingham, Washington
On June 22, 2026, Antonio Carlos Segar, 68, was charged with first-degree child molestation in Whatcom County Superior Court. The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a sex crime involving a minor on May 28, interviewed Segar on June 21, and found probable cause to arrest him.
Segar identified himself on his LinkedIn profile as a part-time pastor at Spring Creek Bible Church, where he delivered sermons and taught classes as recently as April 12, and recordings of those sermons and classes were removed from the church’s website after the charge. A church administrator told the Bellingham Herald that Segar does not currently work there and declined to say whether he had in the past. A court commissioner set his bail at $100,000.
ARSON AND SUSPICIOUS FIRES
Man Charged in Attempted Church Arson — Gate City, Virginia
On June 19, 2026, the Gate City Police Department arrested James Scott Davis in connection with an attempted arson at First Apostolic Church on Jackson Street. Officers had responded to a reported incident on June 13 involving damage and an attempted fire set at the church.
The building was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries were reported. Davis was charged with arson of an unoccupied dwelling and vandalism, and was held on a $5,000 secured bond at Duffield Regional Jail. The incident remains under investigation.
🛡️ My thoughts: This is your weekly reminder that you need a fire alarm, a burglar alarm and a 4k video system.
Suspicious Fire Damages Vacant Former Church — Garfield Township, Michigan
Around 4:30 a.m. on June 20, 2026, fire crews responded to a blaze at a vacant former church, the former Harbor Light Christian Center, at 4050 Barnes Road in Garfield Township near Traverse City.
Crews from multiple agencies extinguished the fire and kept it from spreading to nearby properties, and no injuries were reported, but the building sustained extensive damage and was deemed uninhabitable. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office said investigators determined the fire to be suspicious in nature, and the sheriff’s detective bureau,
Grand Traverse Metro fire investigators, and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives opened a joint investigation. The building had reportedly been unoccupied for about a year. Investigators asked anyone with surveillance footage, dashcam video, or information to come forward.
INTERNATIONAL
Catholic Priest Shot Dead With Two Others — Kauda, Sudan
On June 19, 2026, Father Youhanna Al-Amin, parish priest of St. Vincent’s Parish in Kauda, in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, was shot and killed along with a parish watchman and a third person.
According to Aid to the Church in Need, which cited local sources, armed men had entered the church compound the day before and demanded access to a medical storeroom, and the killing appears to have been retaliation after Father Youhanna reported the theft of medicines the church was safeguarding for the local population. He had served the parish for roughly three decades and chose to remain even as worsening violence forced other religious personnel to evacuate the region.
Kauda is the main center of an area of the Nuba Mountains controlled by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, which said it had no interest in killing the priest. The Diocese of El-Obeid and Catholic leaders in Sudan renewed calls to end the violence against civilians.
Source: https://www.osvnews.com/sudanese-priest-who-chose-to-remain-with-his-people-shot-dead-in-broad-daylight/
At Least 31 Christians Killed in Two Attacks — Plateau and Kaduna States, Nigeria
International Christian Concern reported that armed men killed at least 31 people in two separate assaults on rural Christian farming communities in Plateau and Kaduna states within one week.
The deadlier attack came late on June 21 in the Kawel community of Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau state, where residents said gunmen opened fire on homes and a hospital and killed 22 people beginning around 11 p.m. Five days earlier, on June 16, armed men entered Ungwan Magaji village in Kamaru Chawai, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna state, killing nine residents, including several young children, and injuring at least 11 others.
Both areas are predominantly Christian communities that have seen repeated violence over the past decade. Community leaders in both states called for an increased security presence to protect rural populations.
Source: https://persecution.org/2026/06/22/muslim-gunmen-kill-31-christians-in-attacks-across-plateau-kaduna-states/
èPASTOR-11
Patrick Bestall’s INPUT:
#1.
3 Forces behind Rising Beef Prices
I have a farmer friend who tells me Canada does not have to ship cattle into the US to be slaughtered. We could do it ourselves. Is this some sort of political game to give us leverage when bargaining with Trump?
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Why beef prices remain high
Canada has traditionally been a net exporter of beef to the United States, and beef remains protected under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), says Goddard.
“The last thing we want to see is that market closed to us permanently,” she says, adding that animals routinely move across the border for feeding and processing.
She says recent drought conditions in parts of North America have increased production costs.
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#2.
Our courts are in crisis
Timely access to civil justice is at a crisis point in Canada: cases take too long while costs can be disproportionate to the matters at stake. This situation is so serious that Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), calls it “the access to justice crisis”.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the backlog in Ontario’s courts was increasing by an annual average of 23% while, from 2015-2019, the average time to dispose of a civil case increased by 37% annually. Delays have increased post-pandemic, exacerbated by the focusing of resources on criminal justice to comply with constitutional time limits for processing criminal cases, and by a lack of new judicial appointments to keep up with retirements.
AI REPORT ON ONTARIO
Ontario's court backlog is at a crisis point, with severe delays affecting civil, family, and criminal proceedings. Chronic underfunding, staff shortages, and pandemic-era disruptions have led to wait times of up to five years for civil cases, while criminal backlogs force the outright dismissal of serious charges. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The situation across different sectors and jurisdictions includes the following details:
1. Criminal Courts
· The "Jordan" Rule: The Supreme Court’s Jordan decision sets constitutional limits (18 months for provincial courts, 30 months for Superior Court) to bring cases to trial. Failure to meet these deadlines often leads to a stay of proceedings, resulting in the dismissal of serious charges like sexual assault and domestic violence. [3, 4]
· Case Volume & Stays: The active pending criminal caseload grew significantly (reaching roughly 114,000 pending cases). Over 580 criminal cases in Ontario have been stayed for unreasonable delay, including high-profile cases of assault and sexual violence. [3, 5, 6]
· System Strain: Delays have been exacerbated by inefficient scheduling and a shortage of judges, Crown prosecutors, and court administration staff. [3, 7]
2. Civil and Family Courts
· Extended Timelines: Civil and family justice is in a recognized access-to-justice crisis. Litigants now expect to wait up to five years for a civil action to proceed from initial filing to trial. [1, 2]
· Ripple Effects: Because courts heavily prioritize criminal matters to avoid constitutional stays, civil and family cases are frequently pushed to the back of the line, leaving families and injured victims waiting years for resolution. [3]
3. Administrative Tribunals
· Tribunals Ontario Backlog: The province's key tribunals have faced massive backlogs that delay basic justice for everyday Ontarians. [8]
· Landlord and Tenant Board: The Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) alone has struggled with a backlog of tens of thousands of active cases, causing immense financial strain for both small landlords and tenants. [8]
· Administrative Delays: Similar backlogs and slow turnaround times exist across other bodies like the Social Benefits Tribunal and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. [8]
4. Recent Mitigation Strategies
The provincial government has attempted to address the crisis by investing millions into digital evidence management systems, expanding the eIntake digital platform to speed up the filing of criminal charges, and hiring additional Crown prosecutors and court staff. However, frontline groups continue to cite under-resourcing as a persistent roadblock. [3, 9]
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Communism will Not Work, we are Prepared, the Best is yet to Come
The United States finds itself at a pivotal moment, grappling with a complex web of challenges that touch upon its political foundations, social fabric, and national security. A recent detailed exploration from “And We Know Official” delves into these multifaceted issues, presenting a narrative of intense ideological warfare, concerns over national sovereignty, and the ongoing battle for the nation’s future.
From debates surrounding cultural infiltration to the integrity of electoral processes and the ever-present threat of communism, the video offers a comprehensive, albeit often critical, look at where America stands today.
The discussion kicks off with a critical examination of the proposed Obama Presidential Library, with some observers highlighting architectural and symbolic elements they believe connect to Islamic traditions. This sparks a broader discourse within the video about the perceived infiltration of certain cultural and religious influences into American politics and institutions, raising questions about identity and national values.
Beyond cultural concerns, a significant portion of the analysis is dedicated to issuing stark warnings about the communist threat within the USA. Drawing historical parallels to Vladimir Lenin’s strategies for societal subversion, the video contends that modern left-wing political movements, particularly within groups like the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), echo these historical blueprints. The narrative suggests a deliberate, strategic effort to reshape American society from within, prompting calls for vigilance against ideological erosion.
Immigration remains a highly contentious and rapidly evolving area of focus. The video scrutinizes recent Supreme Court rulings that have, in some instances, favored the deportation of certain protected migrant groups. This emphasis on judicial intervention highlights the ongoing tension between federal enforcement priorities and the resistance encountered at both federal and local levels.
A specific focus is placed on New York City, which is cited as a prime example of a municipality facing significant political and logistical challenges due to its sanctuary city policies. The discussion unpacks the complexities of these policies, their impact on local resources, and the broader debate over how the nation should manage its borders and immigrant populations. The video questions the political will and legal frameworks surrounding current immigration enforcement, underscoring the divide between those advocating for stricter controls and those supporting more lenient approaches.
A substantial segment of the video is dedicated to the critical issue of election integrity, particularly highlighting efforts spearheaded by former President Donald Trump and his supporters. The discussion centers on initiatives like the proposed Save America Act, which aims to secure future elections. Concerns over potential vulnerabilities in the electoral system are a recurring theme, leading to strong advocacy for measures such as voter ID laws and other protocols designed to prevent fraud and ensure accurate results.
The video emphasizes Trump’s strategic maneuvering to solidify these policies through legal channels, often seeking court reinforcement to ensure their permanence and enforce existing laws rigorously, even without new Congressional approval. This underscores a perception that robust legal battles are necessary to safeguard the democratic process and uphold the sanctity of each vote.
Beyond political and social debates, the “And We Know Official” exploration also sheds light on crucial national security efforts. The video celebrates recent law enforcement successes by the FBI, specifically commending their work in combating child t---------g—a deeply disturbing issue that transcends political divides. These successes are presented as vital victories in protecting vulnerable populations.
Furthermore, the discussion touches upon the FBI’s ongoing fight against cyberattacks linked to foreign adversaries. This highlights the evolving nature of national security threats, moving beyond traditional warfare to digital battlegrounds where state-sponsored actors attempt to disrupt critical infrastructure, steal sensitive information, and sow discord. These law enforcement victories are framed within a broader agenda to protect American interests and citizens from diverse domestic and international threats.
A pervasive theme throughout the entire video is a profound distrust toward mainstream media, political opponents, and various institutions perceived as actively undermining American sovereignty, freedom, and security. This narrative is often supported by references to figures like George Soros and the weaving in of historical conspiracies, fostering a sense of entrenched global and domestic adversaries working against the nation’s core principles.
The exploration culminates in a powerful call to viewers for spiritual vigilance and collective action. It portrays the current landscape as a multifaceted battleground involving ideological warfare, the enforcement of immigration laws, and the preservation of American culture. The urgent message is that citizens must be informed, engaged, and united to confront these challenges head-on and safeguard the future of the nation.
The video from “And We Know Official” serves as a comprehensive look into these pressing issues, offering specific viewpoints and analyses intended to provoke thought and encourage active participation in the ongoing national discourse.
For a deeper dive into these insights and further information, watch the full video from And We Know Official.
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