Good morning. During a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill about the use of chemical abortion drugs, Sen. Josh Hawley faced resistance when he asked an obstetrician, who was called by Democrats as an expert witness, if men can get pregnant. She refused to answer, saying the yes-or-no question was too politically charged.
In other news, the persecution watchdog group Open Doors US has released its annual World Watch List that ranks the top 50 countries where Christian persecution and discrimination are at a record high, affecting 388 million Christians.
On the opinion page, we look at how political division is ruining relationships in the church, and when should a pastor be restored after sexual sin? Christians have often swung between two extremes: permanent disqualification on one hand, and premature restoration on the other.
In entertainment news, Grammy Award-winning Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae was in Brooklyn this week, where he performed a live reading and discussion of topics from his book, “Set Me Free.”
