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This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, January 19th, 2024. Samaritan Ministries January 2024 Tired of someone else telling you where to go when you have a medical need? Are you ready to take control of your health care? Then it’s time to take a look at Samaritan Ministries. It’s Biblical, affordable health care sharing, with no restrictive networks. Here’s how it works. When a medical need arises, you choose the health care provider that’s right for you and have a say in the treatment you receive. Send your medical bills to Samaritan Ministries, and they’ll notify fellow members to pray for you and send money directly to you to help you pay those bills. Join 80,000 Christian households across the nation who have already taken control of their health care. Go to samaritan ministries dot org slash cross politic. https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/01/18/gop-led-house-approves-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-without-border-spending-deals/ GOP-Led House Approves Bill to Avoid Shutdown Without Border, Spending Deals The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Thursday afternoon to extend government funding into early March and avoid a temporary partial government shutdown, sending the continuing resolution to President Biden to sign into law. The measure, which passed by a vote of 314 to 108, angered conservative Republicans who opposed any continuing resolution to fund the government without concessions by the Democrats on border security and spending. The House Freedom Caucus made an eleventh-hour plea to House Speaker Mike Johnson to permit an amendment to the House’s border security package, which Johnson rejected. Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good slammed his fellow Republicans who supported the continuing resolution ahead of the vote. “The more things change, the more things stay the same,” he said in a floor speech. “We’re not even willing to risk a temporary pause in the 15 percent of the non-essential part of the government in order to force change in Washington,” he said. “No, we’re going to continue the status quo.” Good’s statements echoed an official position on the measure released by the Freedom Caucus hours before the vote. “Americans did not give Republicans a majority in the House to continue Nancy Pelosi’s inflationary spending and Joe Biden’s failed policies,” the group wrote in a statement. “This is not what we promised the American people.” The vote is also likely to be unpopular with the Republican base, which consistently ranks immigration as one of the top issues facing the country. Over 80 percent of Republican voters agree with President Donald Trump that the ongoing border crisis is “poisoning the blood” of America. https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/17/blue-state-officials-pay-thousands-barring-church-preschool-lunch-program-beliefs-gender/ Blue State Officials Agree To Pay Thousands After Barring Church From Preschool Lunch Program For Beliefs On Gender California state officials agreed to settle with the Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center Tuesday for nearly $200,000 after trying to exclude the church from the state’s preschool lunch program. The church and the center, alongside Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), filed a lawsuit in June last year alleging that officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Social Services barred them from participating in the “Child and Adult Food Care Program” because of their religious beliefs on gender and sex. ADF and state officials filed a settlement agreement this week requiring the defendants to pay $30,000 for meals paid out of pocket in the absence of state funding and $160,000 for attorney’s fees. “In the name of combatting discrimination, government officials excluded the church and preschool from serving the El Cajon community based solely on their religious beliefs and exercise,” Jeremiah Galus, senior counsel for ADF, said in a press release. “While it shouldn’t have taken a lawsuit to resolve this, at least now Church of Compassion can continue its vital outreach to needy children and families.” The center had been a part of the USDA’s program for nearly two decades when the department changed its rules in 2021 requiring all participants to commit to not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. In May 2023, the department also required state directors of USDA’s food and nutrition service programs to prohibit “discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.” Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center failed to meet these new requirements for the 2022-2023 school year because of their beliefs on “human sexuality” and their refusal to “use any child or employee’s ‘preferred’ pronouns that do not correspond to biological sex,” according to the lawsuit. ADF argued that the department and state officials were deliberately discriminating against the church and the learning center because of its faith in violation of the First Amendment. “The government can’t withhold food from families in need simply because their children attend a Christian preschool. The Constitution protects the right of Church of Compassion and its preschool to operate according to the dictates of their faith,” Galus said in the press release. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/17/lgbt-activist-arrested-child-predator-sting-n2633750 Director of LGBTQ+ Organization That Helps Minors Arrested in Child Sex Sting The executive director of the pro-LGBTQ+ organization Rainbow Research Center was apprehended on suspicion of attempting to engage in sexual activities with a minor, according to The Modesto Bee. Reportedly, a total of 17 men were arrested on suspicion of eliciting sex with a minor after an undercover sting conducted by the Turlock Police Department in California. Gerard Slayton, 42, was one of them (via the Bee): Slayton recently was appointed executive director of the Rainbow Center, a local nonprofit organization that provides resources to LGBTQ+ members of all ages. It particularly offers resources related to mental and physical health. In a statement shared on Facebook, the Rainbow Resource Center said that Slayton’s actions occurred “outside working hours and off-premises.” “Mr. Slayton’s actions do not represent our organization’s values or mission. In accordance with our unwavering commitment to upholding the highest standards of conduct and integrity, we are addressing the issue within the Rainbow Resource Center,” the statement read. “We are dedicated to rebuilding any trust that may have been affected by the situation. As an organization that is at the forefront of advocacy and support for the LGBTQ+ community, our actions must reflect our dedication to these principles,” it continued. https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/17/beijing-china-wuhan-covid-19-100-percent-death-mice-study-full-paper/ Mutant COVID-19 Strain With 100% Kill Rate Developed In China A pre-peer-reviewed study published in early January described how mice were exposed to a human-based “lethal infection” of COVID-19 with a 100% mortality rate. The Beijing-based research paper was submitted to the scientific preprint site BioRXiv and published prior to peer review, but the data held within the pages is significant. Two SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronaviruses (GD/2019, GX/2017) were identified prior to the major COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019 through early 2020, according to the study’s authors. The researchers then isolated “mutant” strains, which were cultured in labs between 2017 and 2020. When the infectivity and pathogenicity of the isolates were tested, it was found to easily infect golden hamsters and mice. The first isolate pCoV-GD01 had a higher homology than COVID-19, whereas GX_P2V didn’t seem to cause any disease in the animals despite infection. But an early passaged GX_P2V isolate, named GX_P2v(short_3UTR) not only infected mice with extremely high viral loads into their lung and brain tissue, but eventually killed 100% of the mice within the study. Even those mice who were given an inoculation (i.e., vaccinated) succumbed to the disease. Autopsy of the mice showed viral RNA in the brain, lung, turbinate, eye and trachea, killing all of the mice within eight days of infection. All of the mice’s eyes also went white the day before they died. The authors argued this is the first report that COVID-19-related pangolin coronavirus can cause 100% mortality rates in mice, suggesting a significant risk of the disease spilling over into humans. But since the study is not peer-reviewed, there are huge questions about the efficacy of the results. “I had a look at the preprint. It’s a terrible study, scientifically totally pointless. I can see nothing of vague interest that could be learned from force-infecting a weird breed of humanised mice with a random virus. Conversely, I could see how such stuff might go wrong …” University College London genetics director Francois Balloux wrote on Twitter. “The preprint does not specify the biosafety level and biosafety precautions used for the research.” Balloux’s statements were reiterated by Rutgers University chemistry professor Richard H. Ebright, who wrote “concur” under the comment. It appears the biggest concern is related to why scientists feel the need to develop these horrific diseases. “The absence of this information raises the concerning possibility that part or all of this research, like the research in Wuhan in 2016-2019 that likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic, recklessly was performed without the minimal biosafety containment and practices essential for research with potential pandemic pathogens,” Balloux concluded. And it’s pretty hard to argue with his stance. China is already inching back toward lockdowns as mysterious viruses spread throughout the country. Most of these illnesses are being blamed on influenza strains and other respiratory diseases, but no single culprit has been identified to date.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, January 19th, 2024. Samaritan Ministries January 2024 Tired of someone else telling you where to go when you have a medical need? Are you ready to take control of your health care? Then it’s time to take a look at Samaritan Ministries. It’s Biblical, affordable health care sharing, with no restrictive networks. Here’s how it works. When a medical need arises, you choose the health care provider that’s right for you and have a say in the treatment you receive. Send your medical bills to Samaritan Ministries, and they’ll notify fellow members to pray for you and send money directly to you to help you pay those bills. Join 80,000 Christian households across the nation who have already taken control of their health care. Go to samaritan ministries dot org slash cross politic. https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/01/18/gop-led-house-approves-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-without-border-spending-deals/ GOP-Led House Approves Bill to Avoid Shutdown Without Border, Spending Deals The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Thursday afternoon to extend government funding into early March and avoid a temporary partial government shutdown, sending the continuing resolution to President Biden to sign into law. The measure, which passed by a vote of 314 to 108, angered conservative Republicans who opposed any continuing resolution to fund the government without concessions by the Democrats on border security and spending. The House Freedom Caucus made an eleventh-hour plea to House Speaker Mike Johnson to permit an amendment to the House’s border security package, which Johnson rejected. Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good slammed his fellow Republicans who supported the continuing resolution ahead of the vote. “The more things change, the more things stay the same,” he said in a floor speech. “We’re not even willing to risk a temporary pause in the 15 percent of the non-essential part of the government in order to force change in Washington,” he said. “No, we’re going to continue the status quo.” Good’s statements echoed an official position on the measure released by the Freedom Caucus hours before the vote. “Americans did not give Republicans a majority in the House to continue Nancy Pelosi’s inflationary spending and Joe Biden’s failed policies,” the group wrote in a statement. “This is not what we promised the American people.” The vote is also likely to be unpopular with the Republican base, which consistently ranks immigration as one of the top issues facing the country. Over 80 percent of Republican voters agree with President Donald Trump that the ongoing border crisis is “poisoning the blood” of America. https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/17/blue-state-officials-pay-thousands-barring-church-preschool-lunch-program-beliefs-gender/ Blue State Officials Agree To Pay Thousands After Barring Church From Preschool Lunch Program For Beliefs On Gender California state officials agreed to settle with the Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center Tuesday for nearly $200,000 after trying to exclude the church from the state’s preschool lunch program. The church and the center, alongside Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), filed a lawsuit in June last year alleging that officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Social Services barred them from participating in the “Child and Adult Food Care Program” because of their religious beliefs on gender and sex. ADF and state officials filed a settlement agreement this week requiring the defendants to pay $30,000 for meals paid out of pocket in the absence of state funding and $160,000 for attorney’s fees. “In the name of combatting discrimination, government officials excluded the church and preschool from serving the El Cajon community based solely on their religious beliefs and exercise,” Jeremiah Galus, senior counsel for ADF, said in a press release. “While it shouldn’t have taken a lawsuit to resolve this, at least now Church of Compassion can continue its vital outreach to needy children and families.” The center had been a part of the USDA’s program for nearly two decades when the department changed its rules in 2021 requiring all participants to commit to not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. In May 2023, the department also required state directors of USDA’s food and nutrition service programs to prohibit “discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.” Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center failed to meet these new requirements for the 2022-2023 school year because of their beliefs on “human sexuality” and their refusal to “use any child or employee’s ‘preferred’ pronouns that do not correspond to biological sex,” according to the lawsuit. ADF argued that the department and state officials were deliberately discriminating against the church and the learning center because of its faith in violation of the First Amendment. “The government can’t withhold food from families in need simply because their children attend a Christian preschool. The Constitution protects the right of Church of Compassion and its preschool to operate according to the dictates of their faith,” Galus said in the press release. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/17/lgbt-activist-arrested-child-predator-sting-n2633750 Director of LGBTQ+ Organization That Helps Minors Arrested in Child Sex Sting The executive director of the pro-LGBTQ+ organization Rainbow Research Center was apprehended on suspicion of attempting to engage in sexual activities with a minor, according to The Modesto Bee. Reportedly, a total of 17 men were arrested on suspicion of eliciting sex with a minor after an undercover sting conducted by the Turlock Police Department in California. Gerard Slayton, 42, was one of them (via the Bee): Slayton recently was appointed executive director of the Rainbow Center, a local nonprofit organization that provides resources to LGBTQ+ members of all ages. It particularly offers resources related to mental and physical health. In a statement shared on Facebook, the Rainbow Resource Center said that Slayton’s actions occurred “outside working hours and off-premises.” “Mr. Slayton’s actions do not represent our organization’s values or mission. In accordance with our unwavering commitment to upholding the highest standards of conduct and integrity, we are addressing the issue within the Rainbow Resource Center,” the statement read. “We are dedicated to rebuilding any trust that may have been affected by the situation. As an organization that is at the forefront of advocacy and support for the LGBTQ+ community, our actions must reflect our dedication to these principles,” it continued. https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/17/beijing-china-wuhan-covid-19-100-percent-death-mice-study-full-paper/ Mutant COVID-19 Strain With 100% Kill Rate Developed In China A pre-peer-reviewed study published in early January described how mice were exposed to a human-based “lethal infection” of COVID-19 with a 100% mortality rate. The Beijing-based research paper was submitted to the scientific preprint site BioRXiv and published prior to peer review, but the data held within the pages is significant. Two SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronaviruses (GD/2019, GX/2017) were identified prior to the major COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019 through early 2020, according to the study’s authors. The researchers then isolated “mutant” strains, which were cultured in labs between 2017 and 2020. When the infectivity and pathogenicity of the isolates were tested, it was found to easily infect golden hamsters and mice. The first isolate pCoV-GD01 had a higher homology than COVID-19, whereas GX_P2V didn’t seem to cause any disease in the animals despite infection. But an early passaged GX_P2V isolate, named GX_P2v(short_3UTR) not only infected mice with extremely high viral loads into their lung and brain tissue, but eventually killed 100% of the mice within the study. Even those mice who were given an inoculation (i.e., vaccinated) succumbed to the disease. Autopsy of the mice showed viral RNA in the brain, lung, turbinate, eye and trachea, killing all of the mice within eight days of infection. All of the mice’s eyes also went white the day before they died. The authors argued this is the first report that COVID-19-related pangolin coronavirus can cause 100% mortality rates in mice, suggesting a significant risk of the disease spilling over into humans. But since the study is not peer-reviewed, there are huge questions about the efficacy of the results. “I had a look at the preprint. It’s a terrible study, scientifically totally pointless. I can see nothing of vague interest that could be learned from force-infecting a weird breed of humanised mice with a random virus. Conversely, I could see how such stuff might go wrong …” University College London genetics director Francois Balloux wrote on Twitter. “The preprint does not specify the biosafety level and biosafety precautions used for the research.” Balloux’s statements were reiterated by Rutgers University chemistry professor Richard H. Ebright, who wrote “concur” under the comment. It appears the biggest concern is related to why scientists feel the need to develop these horrific diseases. “The absence of this information raises the concerning possibility that part or all of this research, like the research in Wuhan in 2016-2019 that likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic, recklessly was performed without the minimal biosafety containment and practices essential for research with potential pandemic pathogens,” Balloux concluded. And it’s pretty hard to argue with his stance. China is already inching back toward lockdowns as mysterious viruses spread throughout the country. Most of these illnesses are being blamed on influenza strains and other respiratory diseases, but no single culprit has been identified to date.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, January 19th, 2024. Samaritan Ministries January 2024 Tired of someone else telling you where to go when you have a medical need? Are you ready to take control of your health care? Then it’s time to take a look at Samaritan Ministries. It’s Biblical, affordable health care sharing, with no restrictive networks. Here’s how it works. When a medical need arises, you choose the health care provider that’s right for you and have a say in the treatment you receive. Send your medical bills to Samaritan Ministries, and they’ll notify fellow members to pray for you and send money directly to you to help you pay those bills. Join 80,000 Christian households across the nation who have already taken control of their health care. Go to samaritan ministries dot org slash cross politic. https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/01/18/gop-led-house-approves-bill-to-avoid-shutdown-without-border-spending-deals/ GOP-Led House Approves Bill to Avoid Shutdown Without Border, Spending Deals The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Thursday afternoon to extend government funding into early March and avoid a temporary partial government shutdown, sending the continuing resolution to President Biden to sign into law. The measure, which passed by a vote of 314 to 108, angered conservative Republicans who opposed any continuing resolution to fund the government without concessions by the Democrats on border security and spending. The House Freedom Caucus made an eleventh-hour plea to House Speaker Mike Johnson to permit an amendment to the House’s border security package, which Johnson rejected. Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good slammed his fellow Republicans who supported the continuing resolution ahead of the vote. “The more things change, the more things stay the same,” he said in a floor speech. “We’re not even willing to risk a temporary pause in the 15 percent of the non-essential part of the government in order to force change in Washington,” he said. “No, we’re going to continue the status quo.” Good’s statements echoed an official position on the measure released by the Freedom Caucus hours before the vote. “Americans did not give Republicans a majority in the House to continue Nancy Pelosi’s inflationary spending and Joe Biden’s failed policies,” the group wrote in a statement. “This is not what we promised the American people.” The vote is also likely to be unpopular with the Republican base, which consistently ranks immigration as one of the top issues facing the country. Over 80 percent of Republican voters agree with President Donald Trump that the ongoing border crisis is “poisoning the blood” of America. https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/17/blue-state-officials-pay-thousands-barring-church-preschool-lunch-program-beliefs-gender/ Blue State Officials Agree To Pay Thousands After Barring Church From Preschool Lunch Program For Beliefs On Gender California state officials agreed to settle with the Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center Tuesday for nearly $200,000 after trying to exclude the church from the state’s preschool lunch program. The church and the center, alongside Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), filed a lawsuit in June last year alleging that officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Social Services barred them from participating in the “Child and Adult Food Care Program” because of their religious beliefs on gender and sex. ADF and state officials filed a settlement agreement this week requiring the defendants to pay $30,000 for meals paid out of pocket in the absence of state funding and $160,000 for attorney’s fees. “In the name of combatting discrimination, government officials excluded the church and preschool from serving the El Cajon community based solely on their religious beliefs and exercise,” Jeremiah Galus, senior counsel for ADF, said in a press release. “While it shouldn’t have taken a lawsuit to resolve this, at least now Church of Compassion can continue its vital outreach to needy children and families.” The center had been a part of the USDA’s program for nearly two decades when the department changed its rules in 2021 requiring all participants to commit to not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. In May 2023, the department also required state directors of USDA’s food and nutrition service programs to prohibit “discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.” Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center failed to meet these new requirements for the 2022-2023 school year because of their beliefs on “human sexuality” and their refusal to “use any child or employee’s ‘preferred’ pronouns that do not correspond to biological sex,” according to the lawsuit. ADF argued that the department and state officials were deliberately discriminating against the church and the learning center because of its faith in violation of the First Amendment. “The government can’t withhold food from families in need simply because their children attend a Christian preschool. The Constitution protects the right of Church of Compassion and its preschool to operate according to the dictates of their faith,” Galus said in the press release. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/17/lgbt-activist-arrested-child-predator-sting-n2633750 Director of LGBTQ+ Organization That Helps Minors Arrested in Child Sex Sting The executive director of the pro-LGBTQ+ organization Rainbow Research Center was apprehended on suspicion of attempting to engage in sexual activities with a minor, according to The Modesto Bee. Reportedly, a total of 17 men were arrested on suspicion of eliciting sex with a minor after an undercover sting conducted by the Turlock Police Department in California. Gerard Slayton, 42, was one of them (via the Bee): Slayton recently was appointed executive director of the Rainbow Center, a local nonprofit organization that provides resources to LGBTQ+ members of all ages. It particularly offers resources related to mental and physical health. In a statement shared on Facebook, the Rainbow Resource Center said that Slayton’s actions occurred “outside working hours and off-premises.” “Mr. Slayton’s actions do not represent our organization’s values or mission. In accordance with our unwavering commitment to upholding the highest standards of conduct and integrity, we are addressing the issue within the Rainbow Resource Center,” the statement read. “We are dedicated to rebuilding any trust that may have been affected by the situation. As an organization that is at the forefront of advocacy and support for the LGBTQ+ community, our actions must reflect our dedication to these principles,” it continued. https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/17/beijing-china-wuhan-covid-19-100-percent-death-mice-study-full-paper/ Mutant COVID-19 Strain With 100% Kill Rate Developed In China A pre-peer-reviewed study published in early January described how mice were exposed to a human-based “lethal infection” of COVID-19 with a 100% mortality rate. The Beijing-based research paper was submitted to the scientific preprint site BioRXiv and published prior to peer review, but the data held within the pages is significant. Two SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronaviruses (GD/2019, GX/2017) were identified prior to the major COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019 through early 2020, according to the study’s authors. The researchers then isolated “mutant” strains, which were cultured in labs between 2017 and 2020. When the infectivity and pathogenicity of the isolates were tested, it was found to easily infect golden hamsters and mice. The first isolate pCoV-GD01 had a higher homology than COVID-19, whereas GX_P2V didn’t seem to cause any disease in the animals despite infection. But an early passaged GX_P2V isolate, named GX_P2v(short_3UTR) not only infected mice with extremely high viral loads into their lung and brain tissue, but eventually killed 100% of the mice within the study. Even those mice who were given an inoculation (i.e., vaccinated) succumbed to the disease. Autopsy of the mice showed viral RNA in the brain, lung, turbinate, eye and trachea, killing all of the mice within eight days of infection. All of the mice’s eyes also went white the day before they died. The authors argued this is the first report that COVID-19-related pangolin coronavirus can cause 100% mortality rates in mice, suggesting a significant risk of the disease spilling over into humans. But since the study is not peer-reviewed, there are huge questions about the efficacy of the results. “I had a look at the preprint. It’s a terrible study, scientifically totally pointless. I can see nothing of vague interest that could be learned from force-infecting a weird breed of humanised mice with a random virus. Conversely, I could see how such stuff might go wrong …” University College London genetics director Francois Balloux wrote on Twitter. “The preprint does not specify the biosafety level and biosafety precautions used for the research.” Balloux’s statements were reiterated by Rutgers University chemistry professor Richard H. Ebright, who wrote “concur” under the comment. It appears the biggest concern is related to why scientists feel the need to develop these horrific diseases. “The absence of this information raises the concerning possibility that part or all of this research, like the research in Wuhan in 2016-2019 that likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic, recklessly was performed without the minimal biosafety containment and practices essential for research with potential pandemic pathogens,” Balloux concluded. And it’s pretty hard to argue with his stance. China is already inching back toward lockdowns as mysterious viruses spread throughout the country. Most of these illnesses are being blamed on influenza strains and other respiratory diseases, but no single culprit has been identified to date.

One month after the opening of the Rainbow centre, we went to check out what has happened so far and what is planned in the near future. Sandra Laborier, director of the Rainbow Center, is our guest on today's Local Matters.

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The options confronting parents of special needs children after they complete formal schooling in Singapore can be dismal - leading some to stay home and the burden on caregivers to increase. What are the gaps in the system and what more needs to be done? Steven Chia sits down with Bernard Chew, St Andrew's Autism Centre CEO, Clement Phua Neo, father of a 47-year-old son with an intellectual disability and Jean Loo, Deputy Director, Advocacy and Community Engagement, Rainbow Center.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Colleen and Robyn sit down with Walter Lübeck. Through his varied training, research and development, and past life recollections, his work has a unique spiritual depth and practical effectiveness. Most of the content of his teachings is based on memories of past life experiences as a spiritual teacher and healer. In various research projects he worked with internationally active scientists on the scientific documentation of the effects of the methods he developed and was thus able to impressively confirm the energetic effects of applications from the fields of “Rainbow Reiki” & “Three Ray Meditation” & “Medicine Buddha Practice.”  Walter is also an avid musician he has released several music productions, teaches shamanic drumming (Magic Power Drums) and singing. Among other things, he plays various drums, drum synthesizers, hand pans, tongue drums, didgeridoo and synthesizers, and Native American flute. He performs regularly in concerts and has recorded several music albums. For many decades he has clothed his mystical experiences in poems and songs, often of a mantra character, which are frequently passed on to his students in his seminars. Contributions by Walter Lübeck have appeared in over 20 journals over the years. Among others in: Connection, Reiki Magazine (German), Reiki Magazine (USA), Spirit-Online, Angel Magazine, Grenzenlos, Tantra Magazine, Vigeno, Spirit & Healing, LebensArt. Since the year 2000 had developed a range of radionics products, spiritual technology, under the name of “Goddess Radionics” which help humans, animals, and plants to better cope with the multiple stresses of the environment, make vibrational essences of all kinds themselves, and create personal power places. This gift was given to him on a trip to Rishikesh (India) by the Goddess of the river Ganges. Goddess Radionics brings various healing structures of Divine Light into the material world through unique sacred graphics. In recent years, Walter Lübeck has expanded Goddess Radionics into the realm of video art. Thus, he artistically depicts a rich variety of healing spiritual processes on various topics of daily life and soul development, most of which are available free of charge on his YouTube channel in several languages for spiritually interested people, Walter Lübeck lives in the north of Germany in the midst of a beautiful landscape, which is crisscrossed with ancient places of power and mystical sites, which he likes to visit. He teaches at his Rainbow Center in Hameln as well as at various spiritual centers in Germany when he is not working internationally. Many of his courses are also held as multimedia webinars. He teaches in German and English. Walter Lübeck accompanies his students to enlightenment and spiritual realization and supports them in difficult stages of the path, such as the integration of mystical experiences, the rising of the Kundalini or enlightenment experiences. If needed, he gives spiritual names, personal mantras and Shaktipad, the touch of the Great Goddess. Connect with Walter:  Website:  https://walterluebeck.com/en/ Email: info@rainbowreiki.net Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/walter.lubeck Twitter:  https://twitter.com/walterluebeck YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WalterLuebeck *DISCLAIMER* This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual. Colleen and Robyn can be reached at: ReikiLifestyle.com Contact Colleen: colleen@reikilifestyle.com Facebook: @reikilifestyle Instagram: @colleenbenelli Contact Robyn: robyn@reikilifestyle.com Facebook/Instagram: @robynbenellireiki

According to recent polling, an estimated 10 percent of the U.S. population will soon identify as LGBTQ+ or something other than heterosexual, roughly double from just a decade ago. In the first of two episodes geared toward the LGBTQ+ community, Troy Christensen of Tacoma's Rainbow Center discusses the significance and challenges associated with ensuring equitable access to health care for all in a changing society. https://rainbowcntr.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elevate-health/message

Dr. Fanaroff is a Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine in Cleveland. He is a neonatologist as well as Director of the Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Dr. Fanaroff earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and his medical degree from the CWRU School of Medicine, where he was elected to the AOA Medical Honor Society. During his second year of neonatology training at Rainbow, he commuted to Chicago and completed an ethics fellowship at the University of Chicago. Dr. Fanaroff's research interests center on ethical and legal issues in neonatology and pediatrics.  He is the immediate past Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management. He lives in Cleveland with his wife Kristy, a neonatal nurse practitioner, and children Mason, Cole, and Brooke.Find out more about Jonathan Fanaroff and this episode at: www.the-incubator.org/065-dr-jonathan-fanaroff-md-jd______________________________________________________________________________________As always, feel free to send us questions, comments or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through instagram or twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. enjoy!This podcast is proudly sponsored by Chiesi.

Philip is a Clinician at the Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County.He is also a proud biracial gay man who grew up in Contra Costa and attended the Rainbow Community Center's youth group as a teenager. He attended UC Santa Cruz for his undergraduate degree before getting his master's degree in counseling at John F. Kennedy University. Philip loves the chance to support the mental health of LGBTQ+ teens, adults, and families in area, especially around working through trauma that many in the community experience. When he's not working, you can find him singing, cooking, dancing, or spending time with his dog, Iris.Visit the Rainbow Center at: https://www.rainbowcc.org/Support the show (https://www.salsersmith.com/shop)

Salim Abdul Ghani leans on the wall of the residential building in the Akyol neighborhood in Gaziantep, Turkey, which used to be the center of his world.“For three years, we stayed in that building,” he said, with a look of sadness on his face.The building houses the Rainbow Center, which he and a group of volunteers started seven years ago in response to the large number of Syrian children they saw working on the streets of Gaziantep, a city close to the border with Syria. Salim Abdul Ghani helped found the Rainbow Center in Gaziantep, Turkey, to help Syrian youth stay off the streets.  Credit: Shirin Jaafari/The World  Related: Afghans who fled to Turkey are worried — and hopeful — about the prospect of peace at homeMore than 100 children, ages 7-10, frequented the center six days a week. They came to learn, make art, play and receive mental health support. The Rainbow Center gave the kids and their families a lifeline, said Ghani, who fled war-torn Aleppo some years ago.But today, the community center’s door is locked — nobody is around and the only sound comes from the hum of generators at a nearby hospital. It was forced to close over a year ago, along with schools and businesses, when the pandemic hit Turkey.It’s unclear when the center might be able to reopen. The government just announced another three weeks of lockdown to curb the coronavirus in the country, which has the fourth-highest number of infections in the world.“This is a crisis that affected our center. ... The pandemic is a global problem. But for us, it’s even harder because we were not equipped to deal with it.”Salim Abdul Ghani, Raimbow Center​“This is a crisis that affected our center,” Ghani explained. “The pandemic is a global problem. But for us, it’s even harder because we were not equipped to deal with it.”Now, Ghani worries about how the children are faring. Some of the children have lost one or both parents, and all of them, displaced by the war in Syria, are traumatized, he said. Many have been forced to work, and most have also lost years of education.Related: Syrian children in Lebanon are ‘being robbed of their futures’Family incomes have fallen or vanished completely during the pandemic, and schools are closed. And all of that puts more pressure on children to earn money.According to the International Labor Organization, the coronavirus pandemic has put millions of children at risk of being forced into work. “Protect Children from Child Labour, now more than ever!” the ILO declared last summer.A safe spaceFor Ghani, identifying children in the area who needed support wasn’t hard. All he had to do was walk around the main streets and intersections — he spotted children picking through trash or selling merchandise like gum.Related: This photographer tells the story of Syria’s war through the eyes of childrenHe would approach them and ask if they had guardians and if so, could he meet them. Then, he would try to convince the guardians to send their children to the center.“We couldn’t cover the money the children were making on the street, and the families couldn’t go without that income. So, we would ask the parents if the kids could come to the center at least a few hours a week.”Salim Abdul Ghani, Raimbow Center​“We couldn’t cover the money the children were making on the street,” Ghani said, “and the families couldn’t go without that income. So, we would ask the parents if the kids could come to the center at least a few hours a week.”All of the kids were traumatized, Ghani said. They would flinch at the sudden sound of a door closing or a tap on the shoulder. That’s why he arranged for the children to undergo a psychological evaluation when they first arrived at the center. If the children needed support, the center provided it through a partnership with another nongovernmental organization.Then, the children would get lessons in Arabic and Turkish and took part in various workshops in subjects such as theater, music or drawing — all run by volunteers. Over the years, Ghani said, the Rainbow Center became a sanctuary, a safe space for Syrian children traumatized by war and displacement.Related: He survived torture in a Syrian prison. Now, he’s set to study in the US.Roughly 4 million Syrians have fled to Turkey since the start of the war in 2011. More than half of them are children, according to UNICEF. Some have lost one or both parents to the war.In Gaziantep, every third inhabitant is from Syria, according to information from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung nonprofit foundation, which has an office in Turkey and has featured the center’s work.At the Rainbow Center, they could play, draw, sing. Be themselves. Even if for a brief moment. But the pandemic robbed them of that escape.‘They loved the center’ One family that Ghani has been checking in with regularly since the start of the pandemic is Sharifa Riza and her four young sons. They live in an abandoned house tucked away at the end of a narrow alleyway. Riza’s sons went to the Rainbow Center. Now, they’re at home full-time. Salim Abdul Ghani has been checking in with Sharifa Riza and her four young sons since the start of the pandemic. They live in an abandoned house tucked away at the end of a narrow alleyway. Riza’s sons went to the Rainbow Center. Now, they’re at home full-time. Credit: Shirin Jaafari/The World  Riza told the story of how she was forced out of Syria. Her husband was a baker and one night, when he was asleep at the shop, a fire broke out and took his life. Then, came the war — fighter jets dropped bombs near the family’s home.Riza and her sons fled to Turkey nine years ago. The first few months in this country were tough, she said. They had no financial support and didn’t speak Turkish. So, three of the boys had to work. One worked at a toy store, another sold women’s accessories, Riza explained.“I was so happy when they started going to the center. They were learning Arabic.”Sharifa Riza, mother of four sons who used to go to the Rainbow Center“I was so happy when they started going to the center,” she said. “They were learning Arabic.”That's important to her because none of her sons, who are between the ages of 11 and 14, can read or write in Arabic. They never went to school in Syria.She said her children are hard workers and want to learn and go to school. “They loved the center,” she said. “I didn't force them to go but they were so motivated to go themselves.” Salim Abdul Ghani has been checking in with Sharifa Riza and her four young sons since the start of the pandemic. They live in an abandoned house tucked away at the end of a narrow alleyway. Riza’s sons went to the Rainbow Center. Now, they’re at home full-time. Credit: Shirin Jaafari/The World  Riza’s sons continue to work odd jobs. The family gets a monthly stipend from the Turkish government but their situation in Turkey remains precarious.Ghani said he sees a lot of potential in Riza’s children. He has helped get two of them enrolled in Turkish schools. Bilal, who is 11, is at the top of his class now, Ghani explained, looking on proudly as the children played in the yard.What pains Ghani today is that he was just starting to see the fruit of his labor. He said he saw the changes the program brought to Syrian youth.“They played, sang, made friends. A new world opened to them,” he said, his eyes welling up with tears.He hopes the pandemic will be over soon — and that once again, he can hear the sound of children at the Rainbow Center.

This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on December 4, 2020. For the news, we covered which analytics that professors can see through virtual learning, the PeopleSoft Admin update, the Rainbow Center’s virtual ceremony for Transgender Day of Rememberance […]

JC is incredibly excited to be working at the Rainbow Center as an Advocate. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, they became very involved in issues regarding immigration rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and the need to de stigmatize conversations surrounding the intersections of immigration, as well as economic and environmental issues in communities of color.

Invitado Especial: J. Manny Santiago (él/ella) J. Manny Santiago fue nombrado por el Gobernador Jay Inslee como el primer Director Ejecutivo de la recientemente creada Comisión de Asuntos LGBTQ del Estado de Washington en agosto de 2019. En su función, Manny sirve como parte del Gabinete del Gobernador. Nacido y criado en una granja cafetalera en Puerto Rico, Manny ha estado envuelto en trabajo de justicia social desde pequeño. Antes de ser nombrado a la Comisión, Manny fue el Director Ejecutivo de “Rainbow Center”, el centro comunitario para la comunidad LGBTQ de la ciudad de Tacoma y el Condado de Pierce en Washington. Él recibió su grado de Bachillerato (Licenciatura) en Sociología de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez, estudió Administración Pública en la Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico y posee una Maestría en Divinidad (Teología) de la Escuela de Teología de Andover Newton en Massachusetts. En 2007, Manny se convirtió en la primera persona latina abiertamente gay en ser ordenado como ministro en las Iglesias Bautistas Americanas, USA. Desde entonces, él ha servido congregaciones y ministerios de teología progresista en Boston, MA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA y Madison, WI. En Washington, Manny estuvo involucrado en la lucha por legalizar el matrimonio igualitario y la campaña para prohibir la práctica de terapias de conversión y frecuentemente testificaba en la Asamblea Legislativa del estado. En 2011, el periódico virtual Huffington Post nombró a Manny como de los “Líderes Religiosos LGBTQ más Inspiradores en los EEUU”. Él también ha dictado cursos de religión, ética, teología, historia de la iglesia y teología queer en diferentes instituciones de educación superior en varios lugares de EEUU y Latinoamérica. Manny es frecuentemente invitado como conferencista en temas sobre activismo social, teología progresista, derechos LGBTQ, Latinidad e identidad de género y otros temas interseccionales. Él sirve en al Consejo Asesor para Asuntos Religiosos del Human Rights Campaign, ha estado involucrado en el movimiento de ciudades santuario en los Estados Unidos, sirve en el Comité Asesor en Asuntos Multiculturales del Tacoma Community College, sirve como mentor para el programa de liderazgo de la Fundación de la Familia Russell, en la Red de Solidaridad con Inmigrantes de Washington y en la Junta de Directores de Tacoma Community House. A nivel internacional, Manny ha sido invitado a dirigir talleres y conferencias sobre temas LGBTQ y religiosos por organizaciones y gobiernos en Cuba, Honduras, Panamá, México, El Salvador y Canadá. Sus escritos han sido publicados en el Huffington Post, el Washington Post y diferentes revistas profesionales, periódicos y libros. En este momento Manny reside en Tacoma, WA con su esposo Ferneli Hernández, quien es parte de la comunidad Maya Yucatec del sur de México y su gatita Susa. En su tiempo libre, Manny disfruta de viajar, cocinar comidas tradicionales de Latinoamérica, el montañismo y la lectura de obras de mujeres escritoras latinoamericanas. Questions made during the interview: 1. Tell us about the history of the Commission, how it was established? |Háblanos sobre la historia de la Comisión y cómo fue establecida. 2. What does it mean for you as a Latino gay man to be serving in this role? | ¿Qué significa para ti como hombre gay Latino el server en este rol? 3. What does the Commission do? | ¿Qué hace la Comisión? 4. Who are the Commissioners and who do they represent? | ¿Quienes son los Comisionados y las Comisionadas y a quiénes representan? 5. What are the priorities of the Commission right now? | ¿Cuáles son las prioridades de la Comisión en este momento? 6.How can the community be involved in the work of the Commission? | ¿Cómo se puede involucrar la comunidad con el trabajo de la Comisión? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/entre-hermanos/support

FECHA: Domingo 26 de enero 2020 CONDUCTOR: Joel Aguirre (La Gordis) PRODUCTOR: Lesster Munguia INVITADO(A): Ed Martin (Rainbow Center) TEMA: Servicios que ofrece Rainbow Center Ed Martin es de Puerto Rico. Desde hace 5 años reside en el Estado de Washington. Cursó su grado académico en Administración de organizaciones sin fines lucro, relaciones públicas, psicología de la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. Actualmente cursa su grado de Maestría en Administración en Berklee College of Music. Hace aproximadamente un año reside en el área de Tacoma y trabaja como defensor de equidad bajo el Programa de abogacía en Rainbow Center. Rainbow Center es el centro comunitario para la comunidad LGBTQ en Tacoma/Pierce County. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/entre-hermanos/support

Bonus episodes of Testify we call /SIDEBAR/ will feature local and national organizations that provide victim services, advocacy, community outreach & education. In this episode we speak to Dr. Brenda Risch from the Borderland Rainbow Center about her background and the work provided by the organization. Visit them on facebook or their website, www.borderlandrainbow.org to learn how you can help!  Thank you for listening!  

This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on October 19, 2018. For the news, we covered the Rainbow Center’s celebration of National Coming Out Day, the benefit of mobile fitness apps, a new Arabic and Islamic Civilizations major and Farmhouse […]

Great Rite Radio Wednesdays ~  Wedensdays 7pm Central: Please join Michael Greywolf and Dr. Susan Harper for All Acts Of Love And Pleasure, a show focusing on Pagan Sexuality. Join them live at 7pm Central or catch the archived episodes at your leisure.  7 PM Central: Dr. Susan and Michael welcome the co-corrdinators of the Pagan Spirit Gathering Rainbow Center, Jesse and Shariff. Join our conversation as we learn more about the Rainbow Center, it's history and purpose at PSG. At 8 pm Central we hope you stay tuned Petals and Potions with your hosts Maggie the Green and Jewel. Petals and Potions takes a look at the magical properties of herbs and plants that you can find around you. 8pm Central:  Maggie the Green and Jewel are taking tonight off, but will be back in a couple of weeks with a new epsiode. Humpday just got more interesting on Pagans Tonight!

Brenda Risch, Executive Director and Julian Casillas, President of the Board of Borderland Rainbow Center, discuss the importance in offering a drug and alcohol free center for youth of all gender identities to safely converse and support one another. This interview was produced in partnership with KCOSTV.

Billy and Misha return to give the guys an update on what's new in the 253 cannabis world, this time joined by another fellow Mary Mart friend, Ava D'Jor from the Gritty City Sirens. Gritty City Sirens is a local Tacoma burlesque troop that performs in the PNW area. The group celebrates different body types, ethnicities, backgrounds, talents, and strengths of their performers. It's also important to the group to give back to local non-profits in the community through proceeds and volunteering. Places they've helped out include: YWCA, Rainbow Center, Race for a Soldier, and Broadway Center. The show kicks off with discussion of Billy's gift that he brought with him for the guys. Ava then dives into what burlesque is, what it stands for, and her favorite performances. She also discusses how she started with Gritty City Sirens 7 years ago and how it has progressively changed since it began. 15:49 – Justin covers how people can find information Gritty City online. Ava talks about working with community projects and how their main focus is to be involved with the community and how they got involved with Marry Mart and the benefits of cannabis. Ava then dives into her favorite and least favorite parts of burlesque. At the halfway point, Billy tells the guys about what they have coming up, including their 4/20 sales. Conversation then turns to Ava and how she got started in burlesque and her first performance. She explains the amount of practice that happens prior to performing and how people that are interested in joining can get started. 42:45 – This episode closes out with discussion of what's coming up for the Gritty City Sirens, including their Tim Burton Halloween Ball, going on October 27th. Ava explains that this is a more integrative social event in the theme of Tim Burton movies. Billy shares his favorite Tim Burton movie and the show then dives into where each of the guests were born. They end with giving listeners information on where they can find Mary Mart and Gritty City Sirens online. Thanks Billy, Misha, and Ava for joining the guys for an intriguing conversation. We look forward to having you back on soon! Special Guests: Ava D'Jor, Billy, and Misha.

Guest: Jonathan Fanaroff, MD, JD, FCLM, FAAP Host: Maurice Pickard, MD About 500,000 births in the US every year are pre-term, making premature delivery far from uncommon. And with the increasing survival of pre-term infants, parents and caretakers are having to make more difficult decisions then ever before. How are prenatal consultations beneficial, and when is the most appropriate time for physicians to have a prenatal discussion with parents? Dr. Jonathan Fanaroff, associate medical director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and director of the Rainbow Center for Pediatric Ethics in Cleveland, Ohio, suggests strategies for approaching this type of conversation with parents, and emphasizes the role of these discussions in strengthening the relationship and trust between physicians and parents. Dr. Maurice Pickard hosts.