Khamenei Down & Ohio Courts Dump Fetal Dignity

0:00And it's now time for your Daily Fortes News break a production of Fortes Institute. Well, we start with the biggest story in everybody's newsfeed, and that is that Iranian state media confirmed on March 1st that Supreme Leader Ayotola Ali Hamadi is indeed dead after a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on February 28. Iran did hit back with waves of missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. military bases across the region. President Donald Trump said hundreds of targets were struck, including revolutionary guard sites, air defenses, and nine ships in naval buildings. And he says operations will continue at full force until objectives are achieved. U.S. Central Command reported at least three U.S. service members were killed and five seriously wounded with Reuters cited sources saying the deaths were on a base in Kuwait. To Ohio now where the Ohio right to life is saying the first district court of appeals struck down a 2020 law signed by the governor that required abortion facilities to cremate or bury fetal remains.

1:00The group says Ohio's 2023 abortion amendment is now being used to wipe out basic standards that the law didn't even stop. To Texas now where a federal appeals court has reaffirmed Texas can indeed enforce a 2023 law Senate bill 12, which bans sexually oriented performances in the presence of minors with fines up to $10,000 per violation. A pre-judge panel on the fifth circuit reversed U.S. District Judge David Hittner and the court rejected a bid for a new hearing clearing the law to take effect in March. Attorney General Ken Paxton says he'll continue to defend it, of course, while the ACLU calls it vague, but the point is pretty plain to anyone with a little bit of common sense. Adults can do adult things, and kids do not need to be in the audience. New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani is director of tenant protection, CEO Weaver, catching some heat for past posts, saying home ownership is a weapon of white supremacy. Yeah, so much he that the Department of Justice's civil rights division is, quote, on high alert about Mamdani's agenda.

2:03Barna and Glow have surveyed over 1,500 U.S. adults, and they found, get this, 30% of them say that AI spiritual advice is as trustworthy as a pastor, including 34% of practicing Christians. Among Gen Z and Millennials, that number jumps to 39 and 40%. And Barna says 4 in 10 Christians have used AI for prayer or Bible study. Meanwhile, the December survey of 442 Protestant pastors found more than 41% use AI for prep, but only 12% filled comfortable teaching about it. Which is exactly how you end up being discipled by a chatbot instead of a shepherd. And that wraps up today's Fortis News break.