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A prominent businessman approached the pastor to discuss his brother’s funeral. The deceased was widely known in the community as a scoundrel. The man told the pastor, “I’ll give you $500 if you’ll call my brother a ‘saint’ in your funeral sermon.” The pastor thought long and hard. On the day of the funeral he stood to say, “John was a bad man, a bully and a thief, but compared to his brother, he was a saint!” Delivering funeral orations is among the most demanding pastoral tasks. I’ve condu...
July 3, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald J. Trump's (R) spending priorities into law largely along party lines. The bill extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts while adding additional tax relief. It also funds heightened border security efforts. It does include some cuts. While Elon Musk and some fiscal conservatives argued that the bill does not make nearly enough cuts in the size of the federal government, Democrats denounced the bill for the cut...
July 8, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today celebrated Senate passage of Lulu's Law, her bipartisan legislation named in honor of 16-year-old Lulu Gribbin, that would direct the Federal Communication Commission to issue an order providing that shark attacks are events for which wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) may be transmitted. "Just over a year since Lulu survived a nearly fatal shark attack, I couldn't be more honored to see the Senate unanimously pass this l...
July 10, 2025 - WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that taxpayer-funded program benefits intended for the American people are not be available for persons who are illegally in this country. HHS has formally rescinded a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), issued during the Presidency of William J. Clinton (D), which extended certain federal public benefits to illegal...
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Advocates for Sustained Scientific Research to Treat Type 1 Diabetes July 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing titled: "A Future Without Type 1 Diabetes: Accelerating Breakthroughs and Creating Hope." Witnesses included youth delegates and Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Senator Britt began by speaking directly to...
July 11, 2025 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) joined 150 House Democrats in a letter demanding that the Trump Administration release almost $7 billion it has withheld from school systems across the country – with $89.9 million of that money withheld designated for Alabama schools. The letter was addressed to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. Sewell and the other Members wrote: "On June 30, 2025, just one day b...
July 10, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – U.S. Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett spoke with the Alabama Gazette about his campaign. Larriet is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate. The last Democrat who ran for Senate, Rev. Will Boyd got just 30.9% of the vote when he ran against political newcomer Katie Boyd Britt. The Alabama Gazette asked: Given the poor performance of Democrats in the last two Senate races in Alabama how will this campaign be different? "I am a different kind of can...
July 12, 2025 – The Alabama Cannabis Coalition announced that it has endorsed businessman Dan McWhorter in the HD12 special election. Marijuana has become a major election issue in Alabama after the State Legislature passed controversial legislation to tax and regulate psychoactive cannabinoids derived from hemp. "The Alabama Cannabis Coalition is endorsing candidate Dan McWhorter for Alabama House District 12," Cannabis Coalition Founder Marty Schelper said in a press release. "Mr. McWhorter i...
July 14, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL03) released a statement praising President Donald J. Trump's (R) announcement that additional U.S. weapons will be sent to Ukraine, with funding provided by NATO allies: "Today's decision to send additional weapons to Ukraine, financed by our NATO allies, is a major turning point," said Rep. Rogers. "It puts real pressure on Putin to come to the table and demonstrates the strength of the NATO a...
June 21,2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL03), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Dale Strong (R-AL05) represented the Alabama delegation at the 55th edition of the Paris Air Show. "Alabama stands as the world's arsenal and a global leader in aviation, aerospace, and defense innovation," said Senator Britt. "The 2025 Paris Air Show showcased Alabama's exceptional leadership, reaffirming our state's v...
June 17, 2025 – Senator Katie Boyd Britt (R-Alabama) warned that the nation of Iran with nuclear weapons would pose a threat to global security. "Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world, and its possession of nuclear weapons would pose an existential threat to the U.S. and world," Sen. Britt said on her X social media account. Britt shared comments from Auburn Men's Basketball Head Coach Bruce Pearl praising Britt for her stand against antisemitism. https:...
June 14, 2025 - Two Democratic State Legislators were shot in their separate homes. State Representative Melissa Hortman has died along with her husband, Mark. Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz (D), confirmed Rep. Hortman's death at a press conference on Saturday. Governor Walz said that the slayings "appears to be a politically motivated assassination". State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both also shot multiple times. Walz said that they 0are out of surgery. Walz was "cautiously...
May 27, 2025 – AUBURN, AL – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) announced to a room full of friends and supporters that he is running for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Alabama. "I will be the future governor of the State of Alabama," said Sen. Tuberville. Tuberville made the announcement, surrounded by supporters, many of them wearing COACH hats, at Byron's Barbecue in Auburn. "I started my Senate run seven years ago in this same building," said Tuberville. "My wife, Suz...
May 26, 2025 – CULLMAN, AL – Cullman County Deputy Patrick Bishop announced that he is running for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. Bishop is a retired Army Major and an Alabama law enforcement officer. Incumbent Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R) is term limited from seeking a third consecutive term in office. "The outgoing Lieutenant Governor has done a great job and is now leaving a vacancy in Alabama leadership which is critical to fill with a principled com...
May 17, 2025 – RAINBOW CITY, AL – The Etowah County Legislative delegation briefed the members of the Etowah Republican Breakfast on the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session that ended on Wednesday. State Representative Craig Lipscomb (R-Gadsden) said that the Legislature cut the taxes on groceries in this session. "Last year we put legislation together to get rid of the tax on groceries in a phased approach," said Lipscomb. Lipscomb explained that revenues did not grow fast enough to hit...
State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) recently joined the Brandon and Christopher Show Podcast (BCS) to discuss the 2025 Alabama regular legislative session that ended earlier this month. "It was a good session I think we did accomplish a lot," said Rep. Butler. "There was a meltdown in the Senate once again on the last day like we had previously; but we did achieve a lot. We got the back the Blue bill done." Butler said that the filibuster on the last day in the Senate killed Govern...
A pastor on a denominationally-related Facebook page took issue with ministers dressing casually in the pulpit. This is truly an unwinnable argument. Many congregations have been influenced by the contemporary church movement—though this movement from the 80s is hardly contemporary anymore. One of the precepts is that members intentionally “dress down.” A common excuse from the unchurched was they didn’t have “Sunday clothes.” Hence, the argument went, we’ll do away with both Sunday clothe...
June 2, 2025 – Jefferson County Attorney AshLeigh Dunham has announced that she is running for the Alabama Supreme Court. Dunham is running for the seat currently held by Associate Justice Greg Shaw. Shaw has served on the Court since 2009. Dunham was recently selected as a Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. She presently serves as a Jefferson County Senior Trial Referee for Juvenile Court, Bessemer Division, and practices as a Fertility Attorney at Magic City Fertility Law, which she o...
June 3, 1989 – BEIJING, CHINA - The government of China sent in troops to force pro-democracy protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation. The peaceful protestors had believed that the rapidly modernizing country was ripe for much overdue political and economic reform and were protesting in Tiananmen Square demanding elections. The extremely brutal Chinese Communist Party has never shared power and has never been shy about using deadly force against its own people. Instead...
On June 4, 1942, one of the most decisive battles of World War II was fought. One of the largest naval battles of all time saw pilots from the United States battle pilots of the Navy of the Empire of Japan. On December 7, 1941 the Japanese Navy launched a carrier-based attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor. The United States was taken completely by surprise and much of the U.S. Pacific fleet was sunk. While the U.S. battleships were destroyed, by sheer luck there were no U.S. aircraft car...
May 30, 2025 – MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Supreme Court Justice Will Sellers (R) joined the Brandon and Christopher Show (BCS) Podcast to explain how the Alabama appellate courts works and the daily duties of a justice on the Alabama Supreme Court. Among the many topics discussed were new rules regulating commercials that lawyers make promoting their law practice. The Alabama Gazette asked about what made the new rules come about. "The Bar, like other professional groups, is self-policing and mem...
(June 3, 2025) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Americans Family Association is asking U.S. Senator to vote "No" on the confirmation of Penny Schwinn as the Deputy Secretary of Education. "The 2024 presidential election delivered a powerful mandate to Washington. Despite this clear directive from the American people, D.C. insiders are pushing to install lifelong bureaucrat Penny Schwinn as the deputy secretary of education," wrote AFA President Tim Wildmon in an email to supporters. "Contact Sen...
Monday is a state holiday in Alabama as the state honors the legacy of the President of the Confederate States of America. State offices, county court houses, and most schools will be closed for the official state. Federal offices, post offices, and most banks will be open. Davis was inaugurated in Montgomery – the first capital of the Confederacy. The first White House of the Confederacy, where President Davis and his family lived is maintained across the street from the historic 1859 C...
State Representative Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville) recently joined the Heart of Dixie Podcast to discuss the 2025 Alabama Regular Legislative Session. Oliver represents House District 81 in Tallapoosa and Lee Counties. The Legislature passed the RAISE Act to provide extra funding for schools with more English language learners, special needs, poverty, and/or gifted students. They also passed the largest education budget in history at $9.9 billion and a $2.1 billion supplemental appropriation. "As a go...
May 18, 2025 – WETUMPKA, AL - The Montgomery Senators 7U Travel Ball baseball team won the championship of the Platinum Division in the 2025 King of Coach Pitch Tournament at the Wetumpka Sports Complex. The Senators are led by Coach Jason Pate. This team of up and coming seven-year-olds have been together since 2024. During which time they have grown a lot by participating in a number of tournaments throughout the River Region and beyond. They have excelled in many of the tournaments they p...
