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Fortis News with Jimmy Hicks
Fortis News delivers daily updates on the most relevant headlines from a biblical perspective. Tune in for a thoughtful approach to current events, designed to keep you both informed and spiritually grounded.
Episodes
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM SWEDISH GANG RECRUITMENT TO REAL ESTATE LICENSES
• German courts convicted a counter-jihad activist of "incitement to hatred" after surviving an Islamist knife attack • Swedish law preventing prosecution of…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksVACCINE SCHEDULES AND GUN CONFISCATION
• Oregon mandates insurance coverage for gender surgeries, including for minors, based on WPATH guidelines, while not requiring coverage for detransition…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksCHRISTIAN CLUBS RETURN AS DEI STATEMENTS FALL
• University of Michigan has eliminated DEI statements from faculty hiring processes, citing the need to remove barriers to diversity of thought • Britain's…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksPRAYER APPS & PRONOUN TRAINING
• Fashion Awards named Alex Consani as Model of the Year, a transgender model who began transitioning around age twelve • Southwest Airlines eliminated DEI…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM MATTEL’S MISHAP TO META’S MAKEOVER
• ASU Professor Crystal Jackson argues against anti-trafficking laws, claiming they're discriminatory and suggesting legalization of sex work. • Mattel faces…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFORCED PRIDE CELEBRATIONS AND CANCELLED CHRISTMAS
• Rumble and Babylon Bee are challenging California's new laws requiring platforms to police deepfakes and election content, with ADF's Phil Sechler calling it…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksTENNESSEE’S GENDER BATTLE MEETS FLORIDA’S POPULATION BOOM
-The Sun Belt states, particularly Florida and Texas, are experiencing significant population growth, while California lost 75,000 residents. -A renewed push…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFortis News 11-29-24
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Fortis News 11-28-24
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Fortis News with Jimmy HicksMARKETING MISSTEPS AND MORAL STANDS
• Denver Mayor Mike Johnston threatened to block federal immigration agents, comparing his planned resistance to Tiananmen Square, prompting Senator Rand Paul…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM CONGRESS TO CLASSROOMS
• Senator Mike Rounds introduced legislation to abolish the Department of Education, proposing to distribute its functions to other agencies • FEMA supervisor…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksBIOLOGY BILLS AND DEI BATTLES
• Senator Roger Marshall is introducing the "Defining Male and Female Act" to legally define biological sex, drawing from his experience as a physician who…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksBIRTH RATES PLUMMET WHILE ACTIVISM SOARS
• California voters rejected an $18 minimum wage increase, with about 240,000 votes difference • The Potential Energy Coalition launched a 'Talk Like a Human'…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM CHICK-FIL-A CONTROVERSY TO PURPLE DINOSAUR PANIC
• Colorado ordered to pay $1.5 million to graphic designer Lorie Smith following Supreme Court victory over religious freedom case, ending a saga that included…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHOMELESS RIGHTS VS. BATHROOM FIGHTS
• Democratic lawmakers proposing bill to establish homelessness as a protected class, preventing cities from restricting public camping • Poll shows 75% of…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksBIBLE READERS NEVER FEEL LONELY & AUTO STORES CLOSING
• California showed significant political shift with Trump gaining 40% of votes and Proposition 36 passing with 70% support, reversing soft-on-crime policies •…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHOLLYWOOD BACKTRACKING & CRY ROOMS
• The Trump administration plans to dismantle approximately 500 DEI-related actions implemented across federal agencies during the Biden administration • State…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHOLLYWOOD EXODUS MEETS MSNBC’S COLLAPSE
• California, Colorado, and Hawaii voted to remove traditional marriage definitions from constitutions • Russia passed law banning child adoption by countries…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM AIRLINE CRASHES TO WORD POLICING
• Spirit Airlines stock has plummeted over 90% this year, preparing for bankruptcy and planning to furlough over 300 pilots in January • Microsoft Word's…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHONG KONG’S BIRTH CRISIS AND DUBLIN’S FAITH MARCH
• Hong Kong attempts to address low birth rates by placing baby pictures in government offices, assuming workers have simply forgotten about babies. • Fulani…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksJD VANCE VS. EUROPE, CHRISTIANS VS. PERSECUTION
• Vice President-elect JD Vance suggests Europeans reconsider NATO funding after threats against Elon Musk’s free speech. • A mother’s video shows her…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksMANUFACTURING MOVES & MEDIA MELTDOWNS
• FEMA Scandal: Whistleblowers revealed an official ordered workers to skip homes with Trump signs during Florida disaster relief; supervisor was terminated •…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksIS IDENTITY POLITICS FINALLY OVER?
• Electoral Impact: Oberlin College professor canceled class, claiming inability to teach following election results • Identity Politics: Vice President…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksMONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING THE ELECTION
• The View hosts Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg made controversial claims about the election, with Hostin blaming "uneducated white voters" and Whoopi…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM FRENCH CLASS TO FLORIDA POLLS
• Florida voters rejected Amendment 4, which would have established unlimited abortion rights in the state constitution • Georgetown University is offering…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksELECTION INTEGRITY & MANDATORY CLIMATE COURSES
• Alberta facing controversy over parental consent requirements - needed for dental work but not for abortions • Premier Danielle Smith introducing legislation…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHURRICANE RECOVERY VS IMMIGRATION SPENDING
• Hurricane Helene caused $53 billion in damage in North Carolina alone, with 96 deaths and 126,000 damaged homes • New York schools are offering "mental…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM TALIBAN EDICTS TO TAYLOR SWIFT SCRIPTURE
• NYC legalizes jaywalking despite 200 pedestrian deaths in five years, citing racial concerns • Taliban issues new restriction banning women from hearing…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM MISSOURI’S ‘SUPER-RIGHTS’ TO HARRIS’S SILENCE
• Thomas More Society releases "decoder" document warning Missouri's Amendment 3 could override parental rights and expand beyond abortion • VP Kamala Harris…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHEARTBEAT LAWS AND UK’S BIRTH CRISIS
• The View's Whoopi Goldberg claimed Trump would break up interracial marriages to deport non-white spouses if reelected • University of Nevada Reno women's…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHIDDEN DATA AND LOST MEDALS
• 50 Liberal MPs have signed a petition calling for Justin Trudeau's resignation following byelection losses and controversial Foreign Interference Inquiry…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM MATH CRISIS TO GENDER POLITICS
• A Berklee College student canceled his presentation about avoiding gender transition after receiving threats and hostile comments • Chicago Public Schools…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM CROSS NECKLACES TO CANCER RISKS
• British veteran fined approximately $12,000 for silent prayer near abortion clinic, spending just three minutes in reflection • Dutch court allows vaccine…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM PRIDE FLAGS TO TENNIS COURTS
• Colorado Governor signs law prohibiting healthcare workers from offering abortion pill reversal treatment, despite claiming to want abortion "minimized" •…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM SOCCER FIELDS TO SUPREME COURT
• Christian convert Mohammad Abdul faced third attack this year for hosting prayer meetings. • 60 congressmen pushing pro-life legislation, including mandatory…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksLIBRARY BOOKS & WILDERNESS CAMPS
• Colorado baker Jack Phillips wins dismissal of latest case after 12-year legal battle over conscience rights • Growing wave of detransitioner lawsuits…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksDOCTORS PUSH DEATH, UNIVERSITIES PUSH POLITICS
• Harvard faces $151 million reduction in endowment due to donor response to anti-Semitism handling • British veteran Adam Smith-Connor fined $12,000 for…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksNON-BINARY HEROES AND SUICIDE PROGRAMS
• A UK court rules calling a man "bald" is now considered sexual harassment. • Canada’s assisted suicide program has led to 45,000 deaths since 2016. •…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksUNIVERSITY BETRAYAL & POLISH PORN BILL
• Harris-Walz campaign uses Doug Emhoff to promote 'new masculinity' and abortion rights to male voters • Victoria, Australia proposes strict hate speech laws…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksSATANIC TEMPLES AND RAINBOW FLAGS
• 24% of Evangelicals who believe skipping church is sinful rarely attend church themselves. • The Satanic Temple opened a second telehealth abortion facility…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM MEDICAL BOARD TO MARTYR
• The Atlantic published an article fact-checking Democrat claims about third-trimester abortions, revealing 137 late-term abortions occurred in Colorado in…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksPIZZA WAIVERS AND “PRIDE” EVENTS
• A church safety-team member in Texas was arrested for fabricating a story about 'jihadist' shooters. • The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee's…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM SUPPRESSING ABORTIONS TO SUPPRESSING SPEECH
• The Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration's attempt to force Texas doctors to perform "emergency" abortions, leaving in place a lower court ruling…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHAMAS, HEARTBEATS, AND HYPOCRISY
• A family group plans to protest an all-ages 'witch pride' event at a store run by a self-described 'blood-oathed Priestess' of witchcraft in Fort Worth…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksHOME DEPOT’S LGBTQ BREAKUP & PRONOUN PANIC AT FEMA
• Home Depot ended partnership with LGBTQ organization Human Rights Campaign, which taught gender theory to young children. • CatholicVote launched ad campaign…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksBLM MANSIONS TO TOYOTA’S STEM SHIFT
• Toyota narrows focus of diversity initiatives to STEM education and workforce readiness, moving away from broader DEI efforts. • Black Lives Matter fund…
Fortis News with Jimmy Hicks95% THC AND 35% EVANGELICAL READINESS
• Several states are voting on marijuana legalization, with THC levels now reaching up to 95% in some products. • A lead psychologist at Tavistock hospital…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksDOCKWORKERS’ DEAL AND DEEPFAKE DILEMMA
• Dockworkers suspended their strike until January after reaching a tentative agreement on wage increases. • A study found transgender and gender-fluid…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksCORRUPTION ABROAD, CENSORSHIP AT HOME
• A federal judge ruled that the University of Maryland must allow a pro-Palestinian group to hold a rally on the anniversary of Hamas' terrorist attack on…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksDRAG QUEENS AND DETRANSITIONERS
• A Georgia judge struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, calling it "arbitrary" and allowing abortions up to about 22 weeks of pregnancy. • A group of…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksKAMALA’S WHITE DUDES AND CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST FLIGHT FIASCO: IS THIS 2024?
• The Biden administration launched a "White Dudes for Harris" campaign, attempting to appeal to white men by addressing racial stereotypes in a clumsy manner…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksVOLLEYBALL FORFEIT MEETS GRANDMA’S JAIL TIME: THE PRICE OF STANDING UP?
• John Kerry suggested at a World Economic Forum event that winning more votes could allow Democrats to implement changes to address "disinformation,"…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksGEN Z’S SOCIAL MEDIA REGRET & LEAKED EXAMS
• Nearly half of Gen Z respondents wish social media platforms had never been invented, despite heavy usage. • A poll shows that only 14% of Americans view…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksSUICIDE PODS AND SILENCED MAIL CARRIERS
• A federal judge ordered Indiana to provide transgender surgery to an inmate convicted of killing an infant. • Washington state now requires physicians to…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksFROM GENDER QUEER TO COMBAT READY
• A Durham Public School librarian wore "Gender Queer" earrings and promoted banned books during "Banned Books Week," sparking controversy over age-appropriate…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksREWRITING JESUS AND REDEFINING WOMEN
• Trafalgar Square in London unveiled a new sculpture inspired by Aztec skull racks, replacing tributes to Christian missionaries. • Delaware Governor John…
Fortis News with Jimmy HicksSOAP, CANDLES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
• Hillary Clinton suggested potential civil or criminal charges for Americans spreading "Russian propaganda" online, raising First Amendment concerns. • Bath &…