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Hillsong Church Faces New Allegations of Abusive Behavior
DAN ADLER
DECEMBER 23, 2020 7:15 PM
Leadership for the megachurch Hillsong was responsible for the “abuse of volunteers and real, amazing people,” according to a new New York Post report. Nicole Herman told the tabloid that in her experience founding Hillsong L.A. in 2013, she was beneath the senior pastors but “did everything.”
The claim follows a number of reports about the church that have emerged since its famous pastor Carl Lentz was fired over his well-publicized cheating scandal, including Page Six’s report on Thursday that volunteers sent a letter to church leaders in 2018 claiming that there were “verified, widely circulated stories of inappropriate sexual behavior amongst staff/interns.” (Hillsong confirmed in a statement to Vanity Fair on Friday that it “received a letter with serious allegations regarding specific members of the Hillsong NYC volunteer and staff teams.”)
According to the Post, Herman put out a call on Instagram on Saturday to hear from “a million other amazing people who left this cult,” telling the outlet that her inbox has since been flooded. Yolandi Bosch told the tabloid that she attended Hillsong College in Australia after a representative for the school convinced her to give up a career in film and move there from South Africa—and asked her to sign a non-disclosure agreement saying that she wouldn’t speak about her experiences at the college without approval.
Bosch didn’t sign the NDA. She told the Post that the church required a pastor’s permission to date and that her behavior was monitored by fellow students at the request of school administration. “It felt like a reality show—it’s really a cult,” Bosch said.
After Bosch started going to another church on Sundays, she said she was removed from Hillsong’s choir and put into a school program called “Refresh” where she was tasked with 20 consecutive hours of unpaid manual labor. She says she was also threatened with losing her visa. Before a church conference, a Hillsong doctor that Bosch was told to see when she fell ill allegedly said she was fine, while a practice separate from the church said she had kidney stones. Bosch said she was threatened with failing if she didn’t work the conference and passed out during her shift. The church reportedly told her to withdraw from school or be expelled, and Bosch withdrew.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/12/hillsong-church-new-abusive-behavior-allegations
Return on investment on loyalty to Trump 0%
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/25/opinions/trump-republicans-mcconnell-perdue-loeffler-lockhart/index.html(CNN)This holiday season, President Donald Trump has wreaked havoc on Congress, our democracy and our judicial system by pardoning political associates and convicted murderers. But Trump has saved a special kind of Grinch-like behavior for the two Republican Senate candidates in Georgia who are headed for runoff elections in January and for Senator Mitch McConnell, whose fate as majority leader depends on the GOP winning at least one of those races.
These three are only the latest to realize that the return on investment for loyalty to Donald Trump is exactly zero. McConnell, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler all stood on the Senate floor in February and acquitted Trump on charges he abused his power in office and obstructed Congress. But now that it's time for Trump to return the favor, our self-absorbed President seems to be doing everything he can to make it harder for all three -- and perhaps giving the Democrats the gift of control of the Senate as he leaves office.
Trump's political messages started hurting
Eaethquake..ine small jolt..so calif
You Just Can't Leave a 1710 Violin in Your Car
https://www.newser.com/story/300469/steal-a-tesla-get-a-bonus-1710-violin.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_topYou Just Can't Leave a 1710 Violin in Your Car
Art dealer was in the process of taking the instrument to a safer spot
By Bob Cronin, Newser Staff
Posted Dec 24, 2020 4:20 PM CST
Rowland Weinstein wanted to put his 1710 violin someplace safer. In the process of moving it, the Los Angeles Times reports, he left the rare Amati in his white Tesla for a moment while he was in his Los Angeles home. When he came outside, they were both gone. The car had been unlocked because Weinstein had dropped the key fob behind the driver's seat. Police suspect a car thief was w,orking the Los Feliz area and may not have known what he was taking. When he realizes the violin's value, he might try to pawn the Amati or sell it overseas, an FBI spokeswoman said. "So it's critical to get the information to the public so that hopefully somebody who received it, or is offered it, can identify it and return it to its rightful owner." The FBI posted its request for tips here. Weinstein has put up a $25,000 reward for information.
Weinstein, an art dealer, is well aware of the violin's value, which probably is more than $700,000. He paid more than $500,000 for it in 2013, per the Times. "I'm responsible for a piece of history, and that piece of history got away from me," he said. "It's so fragile. My biggest fear is that someone who doesn’t know what they have will put it in the wrong environment and it will get damaged or destroyed." In fact, the FBI said, per the Canyon News, it's considered a work of art. The violin was still being used; Weinstein doesn't play, but he's let others who do pick it up. The director of the auction house where Weinstein bought the violin is hopeful. Stolen pieces "go off the map for years sometimes, but then they often resurface," he said. "It's really difficult to sell an instrument like this because it’s so known and would attract so much attention wherever it popped up for sale. They don’t stay stolen long."
Rumor is that Rush Limbaugh will make final final broadcast tomorrow
Not just of the year..but forever
Edit- has made or will make to air tomorrow??? Not sure
https://twitter.com/RonGOPVet4Biden/status/1342070362146652160?s=19
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Attorney general
Tweet for Christmas Eve
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1341912383518863360?s=191 person went to work sick; ensuing outbreak killed 7 in Douglas County
1 person went to work sick; ensuing outbreak killed 7 in Douglas County
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/12/1-person-went-to-work-sick-ensuing-outbreak-killed-7-in-douglas-county.html
Earlier this month in Douglas County, one person who was sick went to work, and later tested positive for the coronavirus.
Within two weeks, that one action led to two subsequent outbreaks. The first killed at least seven people, nearly 20% of the county’s total COVID fatalities since the pandemic began. The second forced more than 300 people into quarantine.
The county would not say where the person worked, but Douglas County county officials are calling such decisions “super spreader actions,” and they’re sounding the alarm to prevent more from happening.
It’s a nuanced twist on super spreader events, where people knowingly ignore public health guidance to gather in large groups, said Bob Dannenhoffer, public health officer in the county. With super spreader actions, it can boil down to one person’s choices.
“The latest and most concerning trend is that we are seeing cases where residents are choosing to go to work and school when they are still sick,” he said in a statement. “We can’t even imagine the tremendous remorse these people are feeling right now, and we sympathize with them.”
Cancelled Rose parade will be replaced with 2 hr tv special
https://abc7.com/rose-parade-covid19-new-years-day-pasadena/7487167Video of past floats and live to tape marching.bands
Security guard bikes 3 miles uphill to return wallet. Gofundme to buy him car 23k
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/us/security-guard-biked-miles-to-return-lost-wallet-trnd/?iid=ob_mobile_article_footer_expansionOne couple in Hawaii got an unexpected delivery earlier this month after a security guard from a local grocery store turned up at their front door.
Chloe Marino said she was in a hurry at a Foodland grocery store in Kahului, Hawaii, with her 5-month-old son Cooper, when she lost her wallet.
But luckily, one of the store's security guards, Aina Townsend, spotted the wallet in a shopping cart. So after his shift ended, he pedaled on a bike 3 miles -- about an hour uphill -- to Marino's address to return the wallet.
"You know, I lost a wallet before too and it's the worst thing in the world," Townsend, 22, told CNN. "I was just doing what I felt was the right thing to do."
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