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September 11, 2023
Western society is without a doubt experiencing a monumental identity crisis.
At the center of the problem, Nick Vujicic recently explained to CBN’s Faithwire, is a lack of understanding of God and how He made human beings, male and female, in His likeness.
“When you actually understand the image of God … if we can come back to that simple truth and the root is you were made in the image of God and God made male and female,” he said. “If you’ve got a penis, you’re a male period.”
“We’ve got to understand how God has made us who we are,” Vujicic continued. “He loves us; He’s got a plan for us. Let’s get back to the basis of such.”
Vujicic was referring to biblical passages like Genesis 1:27, which reads, “So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them” (NLT).
The Christian author’s comments come as many on the left continue to push for the embrace of transgender-related treatments, specifically on minors.
Last October, Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary of President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services, described “gender-affirming care” for minors as “safe [and] medically necessary.”
“Accredited medical professional groups agree that gender-affirming care is medically necessary, safe, and effective for trans and non-binary youth,” Levine wrote on X.
Accredited medical professional groups agree that gender-affirming care is medically necessary, safe, and effective for trans and non-binary youth. States should translate this knowledge into more compassionate policies that protect rather than undermine youth mental health. https://t.co/FCgy88o47x— ADM Rachel Levine (@HHS_ASH) October 12, 2022
Levine further claimed there “is no argument among medical professionals” about the safety of transgender treatments such as irreversible, body-altering surgeries and hormone therapies for children.
More recently, in March, Levine said transgender procedures for minors has the “highest support” from the Biden administration and claimed society writ large will soon embrace such treatments for kids.
Secular society is pushing ahead full-steam on this issue. As CBN News reported, chest surgeries that is, procedures females who identify as males undergo to remove their breasts increased nearly 390% from 2016 to 2019.
Some studies, however, have shown the exact opposite of Levine’s claims: they have found transgender procedures are, in fact, quite harmful. One analysis from the University of Hamburg Medical Center, for example, found “transgender and gender diverse people who have undergone gender reassignment surgery feel lonelier.”
Vujicic argued Christians need to be bolder in standing up for biblical truth on sexual matters.
“That’s exactly what we’re dealing with here in Gen Z: ‘I’m gonna feel good today, depending on what you think of me and, if you don’t like me, that’s cool. I’ve got some friends that like me the way I am. They love me,’” he said. “They love you? If they really loved you, and LGBT [lifestyles are] a sin, they would lovingly tell you that … you cannot be comfortable in that sin. You must walk away from sin.”
You can watch our full conversation with Vujicic in the video above.
Oasis have reunited on stage for the first time in almost 16 years – with brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher sharing a high five and the briefest of hugs as they closed a performance that for fans was more than worth the wait.
After the split in 2009, for many years Noel said he would never go back – and for a long time, as the brothers exchanged insults through separate interviews (and on social media, for Liam), it seemed pretty unlikely to ever happen.
But now, here they are. As they walked out on stage at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, all eyes were on the Gallaghers for a sense of their relationship – dare we say it, friendship? – now after all these years.
There was no reference to their fall-out or making up, but the gestures were there – lifting hands together as they walked out for the first time.
Image: The headline “OASIS REUNITED” was shown on stage at the gig. Pic: PA
Image: Fans at the Oasis gig. Pic: PA
Headlines and tweets of speculation and then confirmation of the reunion filled the screens as the show started. “This is happening,” said one, repeatedly.
In the end, it was all about the music.
Liam has received criticism in the past for his voice not being what it once was during his solo or Beady Eye performances, but back on stage with his brother tonight he delivered exactly what fans would have hoped for – a raw, steely-eyed performance, snarling vocals, and the swagger that makes him arguably the greatest frontman of his day.
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This was Oasis sounding almost as good as they ever have.
Image: Fans sang along and held up their phones to film as Oasis performed. Pic: PA
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Oasis: ‘It’s good to be back’
They opened with Hello, because of course, “it’s good to be back”. And then Acquiesce, and those lyrics: “Because we need each other/ We believe in one another.”
The song is said to be about friendship in the wider sense, rather than their brotherly bond and sibling rivalry, but you can’t help but feel like it means something here.
Over two hours, they played favourite after favourite – including Morning Glory, Some Might Say, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Supersonic and Roll With It.
Image: Liam Gallagher as Oasis takes to the stage in Cardiff. Pic: PA
In the mid-section, Liam takes his break for Noel to sing Talk Tonight, Half The World Away and Little By Little; the tempo slows but there is by no means a lull, with the fans singing all his words back to him.
Liam returns for hits including Stand By Me, Slide Away, Whatever and Live Forever, before sending the crowd wild (or even wilder) with Rock And Roll Star.
Image: Noel Gallagher performing on stage. Pic: PA
Image: An Oasis fan is pointing at the stage during the gig. Pic: PA
When the reunion announcement was made last summer, it quickly became overshadowed by the controversy of dynamic pricing causing prices to rocket. As he has done on X before, Liam addressed the issue on stage with a joke.
“Was it worth the £4,000 you paid for the ticket?” he shouted at one point. “Yeah,” the crowd shouts back; seemingly all is forgiven.
After Rock And Roll Star, the dream that very quickly became a reality for this band, Noel introduced the rest of the group, calling Bonehead a “legend”.
Image: Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs of Oasis. Pic: PA
Image: Liam Gallagher carried a tambourine in his mouth during the concert. Pic: PA
Then he acknowledges all their young fans, some who maybe weren’t even born when they split. “This one is for all the people in their 20s who’ve never seen us before, who’ve kept this shit going,” he says before the encore starts with The Masterplan.
Noel follows with Don’t Look Back In Anger, and the screens fill with Manchester bees in reference to the arena bombing and how the song became the sound of hope and defiance for the city afterwards.
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‘I’d have paid £10,000 to see them’
Image: Two fans sat on their friends’ shoulders as Oasis performed. Pic: PA
During Wonderwall, there’s a nice touch as Liam sings to the crowd: “There are many things I would like to say to you, but I don’t speak Welsh.”
It is at the end of Champagne Supernova, which closes the set, that it happens; Noel puts down his guitar, and they come together for a high-five and a back-slap, a blink-and-you’d miss it hug.
“Right then, beautiful people, this is it,” Liam had told the crowd as he introduced the song just a few minutes earlier. “Nice one for putting up with us over the years.”
From the roar of the audience, it’s safe to say most people here would agree it’s been worth it.
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13 people have been killed in the US state of Texas after heavy rain caused flash flooding, according to local media reports.
Officials have also said more than 20 are missing from a girls’ camp in Texas.
As much as 10 inches (25 centimetres) of heavy rain fell in just a few hours overnight in central Kerr County, causing flash flooding of the Guadalupe River.
Judge Rob Kelly, the chief elected official in the county, confirmed fatalities from the flooding and dozens of water rescues so far.
A flood watch issued on Thursday afternoon estimated isolated amounts up to seven inches (17 centimetres) of rising water.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.