01-12-2021
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The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a Georgia college student who was silenced, more than once, from sharing his Christian faith with fellow students on campus.
Chike Uzuegbunam was a junior at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) in Lawrenceville, GA, during the summer of 2016. While passing out religious material to students, he was approached by campus police who advised that he needed permission to evangelize and that it must be done in a free speech zone, Atlanta News Now reports.
Uzuegbunam complied with their orders, but was approached again by officials who told him to stop preaching on campus because someone had complained.
How the shofar emerged as a weapon of spiritual warfare for some evangelicals
Shofar blowing, as in today s Jericho March, has become commonplace in many political demonstrations far removed from any Jewish or Israel-related themes. Women blow shofars during the Jericho March on Jan. 5, 2020, in Washington. RNS photo by Jack Jenkins
January 6, 2021
(RNS) The scene around the Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 6) may look like a set piece from the “Ten Commandments” movie, as scores of Jericho March participants lift shofars to their lips.
Shofar blowing, an ancient Jewish ritual, is usually reserved for synagogue sanctuaries. On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Jews rise to hear a member of the congregation blow the ram’s horn to awaken their souls and prompt them to return to God.