The Rundown: Win or Lose Yesterday, God Still Reigns
Good afternoon, and welcome to this edition of The Rundown. This biweekly email serves as the most important political and cultural news for Christians in Ohio. Don't forget to forward this newsletter to those who would be interested—and thanks for reading The Rundown!
Win or Lose Yesterday, God Still Reigns
12:04 pm, November 9, 2022 screenshot of Fox News 2022's "Ohio Election Results." (https://www.foxnews.com/elections/2022/midterm-results/state/ohio)
Whats Happening
Making waves: Like most elections, there were mixed results after yesterday's Midterms and several key races still too close to call. Politico has a great visual breakdown of the results coming in, what races remain to be called, and what are current projections of the final breakdown.
Seeing red: Ohio continues to be a red state after last night's election, with Republicans elected to all statewide executive offices and all three Ohio Supreme Court seats. Republican majorities were also maintained in the Ohio House and Senate. Additionally, both statewide ballot measures passed with an overwhelming majority.
You matter: Though the 2022 Midterms might be over, it will be a couple of weeks before results are official as ballots are certified. If you voted, thank you! If not, consider the latest report from the Public Interest Legal Foundation which has a running tally of 516 tied elections and 131 close results across the U.S. Another 141 races ending in ties or 1-vote differences in Ohio from 2012 to 2017 are still under review by PILF to distinguish ties from close results. Last year, 17 Ohio municipal/local race ties were broken by lotteries. Looking ahead to the Spring Primary, your one vote could change the election outcome.
Time for a fact check: While many public health institutions claim that puberty blocking drugs are a means to temporarily “pause” puberty for children who are questioning their gender—with the ability to stop the treatment and resume natural pubertal development—new and updated studies show otherwise. A study out of a gender clinic in the Netherlands revealed that a whopping 98% of minors who took puberty blocking drugs continued with additional gender-transitioning treatments into adulthood.
Playing favorites: A recent 60 Minutes interview with Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, revealed social media companies promote division to drive engagement for their advertisers regardless of the potential negative outcomes for the population—except in the case of the Chinese social media app TikTok. China has created a "spinach" version for their children, and an "opium" version for everyone else.
In the eye of the beholder: Citing the choice of Broadway's "Hamilton" producers to cast black actors in the majority of the roles, a federal court ruled that the Miss United States of America beauty pageant can, in fact, reject contestants who do not meet their standards of ideal womanhood, including being a biological woman. The case was filed by transgender activist Anita Green, a biological male, who claimed that the pageant's policy of only allowing "natural born" women to compete was discriminatory.
Hot Take
Darrel Rowland is a member of the news team at ABC6 and FOX28, and a former journalist for The Columbus Dispatch.
Listen Up
The Narrative podcast is all about confronting false narratives and exposing the truth, and there’s nobody who sheds light on truth like U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan. We were so excited for him to join CCV President Aaron Baer and Policy Director David Mahan on last week's episode of The Narrative where he shared his perspective on fighting for truth, the election, and living courageously.
Don’t Miss
It's a wrap on our 2022 events, but keep an eye out for the 2023 dates for the next Prayer at the Statehouse, our Spring Celebration Galas, Virtue Series, and more!
Time is running out to get your Script-Life t-shirt commemorating Ohio's first annual March for Life. All donations go toward CCV's mission of seeking the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel. Click here to get yours today!
CCV staff wearing their "Script Life" t-shirts at the Ohio March for Life on October 5, 2022.
Prayer
Scripture calls us to pray for those in authority and to have confidence that God hears our prayers. Join the CCV team this week in praying for:
State Senator Cecil Thomas, State Senator Sandy O'Brien, State Senator Steve Wilson, and State Senator Kenny Yuko.
All of our newly-elected or re-elected Ohio officials. We will pray for them by name beginning with the new General Assembly in early January.
Unity and peace in our state and nation.
That’s all we have for this week. Be sure to keep an eye out for our next edition, and don't forget to share CCV's Rundown with others.
