Russian social media campaigns targeted Christians.

This is Jim Denison's daily article for Tuesday, December 18th, 2018.

The Senate Intelligence Committee released two reports yesterday,

detailing the breadth of Russian social media disinformation campaigns in the U.S.

One strategy caught my eye.

The Russian-linked Internet Research Agency created a page it called Army of Jesus.

Targeting Christians, the group offered free counseling to people with sexual addiction.

The phony counseling service was apparently intended to blackmail or manipulate people who used it.

In our post-Christian world, we should expect attacks on Christians to escalate.

As I noted yesterday, standing for biblical truth in our culture requires significant courage. But there's more to the story.

Consider these stories in the news.

One, an article at the Huffington Post suggests there are two must-haves for anyone looking

to survive the holidays, coffee and booze, preferably served together in one easy-to-consume

package.

The article also offers 12 boozy coffee cocktails to help you get through the holidays.

The writer wishes for us, may your holidays be joyful, boozy, and caffeinated.

2. Meditation services in the U.S. are a $1.2 billion industry. A Wall Street Journal article

titled Inner Peace is a booming business, raises the curtain on the money in time summer spending

to seek

serenity. 3. A father took his sons to Barnes & Noble recently, where they noticed a display

called inspiring books to empower young readers. The books included three memoirs by illegal aliens.

Another book told a fictional story of a child arrested by immigration and customs enforcement

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