Allegations Against Turning Point USA

• ⚠️ Steve Deace denounces Candace Owens' allegations against Turning Point USA (TPUSA) leadership as "satanic" and "demonic deception."
• 🎯 Blake Neff, producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, refutes Owens' claims regarding Charlie Kirk's death, financial impropriety, and internal conspiracies, calling them baseless.
• 🔍 Neff highlights that Owens' allegations have caused harassment to TPUSA staff and friends, diverting from the grieving process.
• 🗣️ TPUSA plans a livestream to address Owens' accusations comprehensively, inviting her participation.
• 📉 Deace notes that despite Owens' claims and a call to action to stop donations, only a small fraction of TPUSA's hundreds of thousands of donors have canceled.

"Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas" Special

• 🌟 A new Christmas special, "Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas," is set to air on ABC, exploring the historicity and theology of the Nativity.
• ✝️ The director, David Cunningham, shares that Kevin Costner personally connected with the story, drawing from his own childhood experiences.
• 📺 Cunningham emphasizes that the special aims to be unifying and respectful of the original text, presenting it without spin or skepticism.
• 🎤 Costner, a major Hollywood star, will explicitly state his belief in the Resurrection, a significant moment for mainstream media.
• 📖 The special delves into Jewish marriage customs and the perspective of Mary and Joseph, highlighting their faith and courage.

Theology Thursday: Marks of a True Christian

• ❤️ Paul's letter to the Romans (Chapter 12) outlines character traits for genuine Christian love, starting with abhorring evil and holding fast to good.
• 🤝 Believers are called to love one another with affection, outdo each other in honor, and be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.
• 🕊️ Key virtues include patience in tribulation, constancy in prayer, hospitality, blessing persecutors, rejoicing with those who rejoice, and weeping with those who weep.
• ⚖️ The teaching emphasizes not avenging oneself but leaving vengeance to God, feeding enemies, and overcoming evil with good.
• 💡 The importance of discerning evil and not applying Christian virtues indiscriminately is stressed, as is the need for repentance, redemption, and restoration.