Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 4.14.21
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Ron DeSantisâ COVID-19 response may be getting dragged through the mud by national media, but a new survey shows Florida voters are fans.
Polling firm Cygnal surveyed 800 likely general election voters in Florida and found 60% believe DeSantis has done a good job navigating the state through the pandemic. That beats the 58% approval earned by the Joe Biden administration and the 49% approval for
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Ron DeSantis gets high marks for his COVID-19 response strategy.
Floridians arenât just fans of DeSantisâ plans; theyâre fans of the man himself, handing him a plus-17 job approval rating halfway through his first term. The media, which has taken to thrashing DeSantis a few times in recent weeks, earned a minus-14 approval rating from the same set of voters.
Vibrant pastor resigns amid harassment allegations Vibrant Church lead pastor Jason Delgado, shown in this photo from the church’s Facebook page, has resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Vibrant Church lead pastor Jason Delgado has resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment.
In Delgado’s letter, he acknowledges his “inappropriate behavior” and said he reached his decision to step down after eight weeks of professional counseling.
“Through this process, I have concluded that the best decision for me and my family is to resign as Lead Pastor of Vibrant Church,” Delgado’s letter reads. “Please understand, this is my decision. I wholeheartedly believe that what is best for us is for me to step away from ministry for now and focus on myself, my marriage, and my family. I sincerely apologize for inappropriate behavior that violated the pastoral trust you have given me. I am deeply sorry for any pain, hurt, or disappointment that I have caused you, and
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Former church members and employees of Vibrant Church in Columbus say church officials turned a blind eye to sexual harassment by lead pastor Jason Delgado, prompting one of the employees to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
“The big concern here is not just that this is alleged to be done by one person, but the fact that it was reported to the entity,” said Corky Smith, the former employee’s attorney.
Vibrant minister accused of sexual harassment Former employees claim Jason Delgado propositioned them for sex; attorney says there are others Vibrant Church lead pastor Jason Delgado is shown in this photo from the church’s Facebook page. Delgado is accused by multiple ex-church employees of sexual harassment. Vibrant Church Facebook Page
She used to be a “five, five and five girl” five minutes each of prayer, worship and reading her Bible every morning.
Now she says she can’t look at her Bible without crying.
“If I start to pray, which I haven’t lately, I start having an anxiety attack,” she said.