A New Perspective on Constantine

(Worthy News) – The United States is already not party to the International Criminal Court, but in a striking decision announced Monday by National Security Advisor John Bolton the Trump administration said it would not cooperate at all with the tribunal – and will moreover take punitive steps against it if it goes after U.S. or allied nationals.

Describing the ICC as “ineffective, unaccountable and indeed, outright dangerous,” Bolton said in a speech to the Federalist Society that the U.S. “will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court.”

He said if the court proceeds with investigations into alleged wrongdoing by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, or takes action against Israel or other U.S. allies, “we will not sit quietly.” [ Source: CNS News (Read More…) ]

The post Bolton Says International Criminal Court is 'Illegitimate' appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

(Worthy News) – The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands has urged US President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency as a typhoon struck the US Western Pacific territories overnight and caused blackouts and damaged buildings.

Typhoon Mangkhut passed through the US Pacific archipelago with speeds of over 100 mph (160 kph) and a team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was on Tuesday carrying out an initial damage assessment.

Guam is home to US air force and naval bases and an estimated 7,000 troops. A two-week exercise “Valiant Shield” involving thousands of US personnel based in the Western Pacific region had been due to start on Monday. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

The post Pacific island chain asks Trump to declare emergency as typhoon strikes appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

(Worthy News) – Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Planned Parenthood are garnering criticism for misquoting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony regarding religious groups being compelled to support coverage for abortion-inducing drugs.

Last Friday, Sen. Harris posted a short of Kavanaugh testifying at the Senate Judiciary hearing, claiming that the comments he made showed that he considered birth control to be the same as abortion.

Kavanaugh, a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, had authored a dissent against the court’s decision to reject Priests for Life’s petition for an appeal. He explained during the hearing why he supported the group Priests for Life’s argument that the HHS preventive services mandate violated their religious liberty.

“Under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the question was first was this a substantial burden on their religious exercise, and it seemed to me quite clearly it was,” said Kavanaugh. [ Source: Christian Post (Read More…) ]

The post An 'Obvious Act of Deception': Kamala Harris, Planned Parenthood Called Out for Misquoting Kavanaugh on Birth Control appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

(Worthy News) – The U.S. and Canada will resume high-level talks on Tuesday, which is earlier than expected, on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Canadian Foreign Minister and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet to try to hammer out the final complex details of a North American agreement with the aim of including all three countries in the 24-year-old deal, according to news reports.

Discussions weren’t expected to get going again until the end of the week. [ Source: The Hill (Read More…) ]

The post US, Canada will meet Tuesday, earlier than expected on NAFTA appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

(Worthy News) – Landfalling Category 4 hurricanes are rare in the mainland U.S., with just 24 such landfalls since 1851—an average of one every seven years. Category 5 landfalls are rarer still, with just three on record. All but three of these 27 landfalls by Cat 4s and Cat 5s have occurred south of South Carolina’s latitude, so Florence will be in very select company if it manages to make landfall at Category 4 strength in North or South Carolina.

If Florence hits the coast of North or South Carolina as a Category 3 or stronger hurricane, we should expect to see record storm surge heights, with a 15-20 foot surge very possible, according to two experts.

Dr. Robert Young, professor of Coastal Geology at Western Carolina University, says that “the track of Hurricane Florence, combined with its expected size and strength at landfall and the unique coastal geomorphology of the region, is likely to result in a record storm surge along portions of the warning area.” [ Source: Weather (Read More…) ]

The post Expect a Storm Surge of 15-20 Feet in a Landfalling Category 4 Storm in the Carolinas appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

(Worthy News) – A top Iranian military leader warned on Monday that Iran is plotting strikes outside of its own borders and will even go “beyond the seas” to carry out attacks on those it perceives as enemies, statements that further highlight Iran’s clandestine operations inside the United States and in Europe.

“We warn the enemies of the Islamic Revolution that if they make an aggression against the Islamic Iran, we will chase and punish them not only outside the borders but also beyond the seas,” General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader, was quoted as saying on Monday in remarks in Tehran.

The comments come just days after Iran’s Revolution Guard Corps, or IRGC, launched a missile strike in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Iran has promised further strikes in that country. [ Source: Washington Free Beacon (Read More…) ]

The post Iran Vows Strikes Outside Borders, ‘Beyond the Seas’ appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

(Worthy News) – Britain, France and the US have warned Syria it will suffer a “much stronger response” if it uses chemical weapons again.

There are fears that as Russian-backed Syria launches an offensive in Idlib, it may use chemical weapons in a bid to retake the province.

Airstrikes were launched by the US, Britain and France in April after the last chemical weapons attack which the regime denied. [ Source: Sky News (Read More…) ]

The post Syria threatened with 'stronger response' if it uses chemical weapons in Idlib appeared first on Worthy Christian News.