Unusual Stories     

Honor Killing - A Houston jury convicted a Jordanian immigrant in an honor killing of his daughter's husband and another man. His daughter, age 24 in 2012, fled her father's radical Islamic demands and married a Christian. Her mother and son also were charged, although the mother testified against her husband, who had also threatened to kill his daughter. Is that clear? 

Sinking Shares - Facebook lost $119 billion in value after its second-quarter report. Mark Zuckerberg's own shares dropped $16 billion, but Facebook is still valued at $511 billion, more than some nations. Twitter shares dropped 17 percent, due to fewer users.

Don't Tell the Kids - More parents are refusing to tell their children what gender they are, expecting them to decide for themselves when they reach age 3 or 4. They use plural pronouns instead of normal gender words. One man says, "Parenting is a social experiment," and acknowledges that his twins might remain gender nonconforming when they get older. At three months, kids can differentiate between male and female faces. 

Pediatricians and other medical professionals foresee developmental problems, as parents "sabotage psychological development." They say, when the kids reach the outside world, they may face bullying or exclusion. One professional says, "If they can't trust physical reality, what can they trust?" 

WORLD magazine online points to Genesis 3, where the deceived human agrees to "be like God." 

Tale of Two White Houses - We can't verify the following, which came via an email that is circulating. Total annual White House salaries under the Trump Administration are about $35.8 million. By comparison, the Obama Administration spent $60.9 per year. 

There are reportedly 140 fewer employees in the Trump White House. Five staffers are dedicated to First Lady Melania, while Mrs. Obama may have had 44. 

The president forwards his entire salary to the Department of the Interior for the maintenance of military cemeteries. Again, we can't vouch for these numbers. 

       Jimmy