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America's abortion industry almost always describes itself as a health service, or health care, and claims abortions are a "medical procedure."
It's actually a billion dollar industry, and that now has been confirmed, according to a report from LifeNews, in a lawsuit by an abortion business that sued a pregnancy help center, which is located next door, essentially for stealing customers.
The report, originally from Operation Rescue, said the lawsuit is from Four Women, a Massachusetts abortion supplier against Abundant Hope Pregnancy Center, also known as Attleboro Women's Health Center.
"The abortion business is accusing Abundant Hope of unlawful practices aimed at interfering with women seeking abortions," according to the report.
The lawsuit by FW claims the "center engages in deceptive advertising and uses technologically advanced methods to reach abortion-vulnerable women, preventing moms from obtaining abortions."
The report explains the abortion business is complaining that the pregnancy center promotes "appointments in connection with abortion care," but actually, "It only takes a few seconds of perusing the pregnancy resource center's professional website to see offerings of material resources and emotional and spiritual support."
Specifically, "there are offerings for counseling and Bible-based abortion recovery as well as free pregnancy testing and ultrasound imaging."
The report confirmed, "No indication is given on the website that a woman can schedule an abortion."
The legal filing alleges that the pregnancy center intercepted communications between women and the abortion business and then called them.
However, the action notes that the abortion business turned in no complaints to police.
"There is no way to know whether these alleged electronic communications with patients are true and accurate," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, "or whether patients simply got confused about the contacts they had made as they searched online. Of course, those are not the only two possibilities."
Newman noted, "This legal action is proof that women are changing their minds when receiving hopeful, truthful alternatives. This is an attempt to interfere with the work of Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center as it offers life-giving help to abortion vulnerable women and to women traumatized from past abortions."
Abortion for all, of course, has been one of two key agenda points for the Biden-Harris administration, and Kamala Harris has promised that it will become even more important if she is elected, as she wants to destroy the Senate filibuster process in order to impose her abortion regime on the entire nation.
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A leftist school district, in the news in years past for contracting with a company that allowed students to access pornography through its web portals, now is facing a charge it violated the constitutional speech rights of a worker.
American First Legal announced it is suing the Cherry Creek School District in federal court in Colorado for "retaliating against an employee" after he stated he "identifies as an American who believes the U.S. is the greatest country in the world."
The comment came during one of those notorious "diversity training" schemes often used by schools to promote leftist ideologies, like the now-popular "diversity, equity and inclusion" campaigns that use race as the sole reason for making decisions.
AFL explained the case was prompted by the termination of Patrick Hogarty, formerly the dean of students at Campus Middle School in the Cherry Creek District. Defendants are the district and its officials.
They are accused of trying to force him to "embrace race-based ideologies" during a mandatory "training."
"During the January 18, 2024 training, Hogarty reportedly responded to a question about his experience being a white U.S. citizen by saying he 'identifies as an American who believes the U.S. is the greatest country in the world,'" the lawsuit said.
So the school's "equity" chief claimed, in a complaint to the principal, that the comment included "racist undertones."
In short order, the school eliminated Hogarty's position and then put him on administration leave for "unprofessional conduct" when he protested, then fired him.
"Cherry Creek School District blatantly violated the First Amendment rights of our client when they terminated him because his pride in the United States of America did not align with the district's political ideology that America is a systematically racist nation. Like other school districts across the country, Cherry Creek has replaced the Bill of Rights with the 'DEI Manifesto,' and teachers, students, and parents are being silenced for standing up for the values that make America great," explained Ian Prior, AFL senior adviser.
AFL pointed out that the "training" scheme was from Pacific Educational Group, and the legal team previously revealed that organization's "Courageous Conversations" plan was "trying to implement critical race theory" to change school leadership and force white staff members to recognize their "whiteness" as a problem.
CRT is an extremist ideology that teaches everything about America is racist.
AFL reported, "At the beginning of the 'Courageous Conversations' training that AFL's client attended this year, program facilitators assured participants that all comments would remain confidential and would not impact employment status. During a training breakout session, participants were asked to discuss questions such as 'What does it mean to be white?' and 'How do you identify?' AFL's client responded by stating he identifies as an American and believes the United States is the greatest country in the world."
"Immediately following the training, the district's Equity Director reported AFL's client's comments to the school's principal as having 'racist undertones.'" the legal team said.
The report also noted the school's claim the position was eliminated for "budgetary reasons" was contradicted by its own records.
"As alleged in the complaint, Cherry Creek School District blatantly violated the First Amendment rights of our client when they terminated him because his pride in the United States of America did not align with the district's political ideology that America is a systemically racist nation," Prior explained.
The parties named in this lawsuit are the Cherry Creek School District, the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education, board president Angela Garland, Supt. Christopher Smith, Angie Zehner, Courtney Smith, Lissa Staal, and the "equity" executive, Ronald Garcia y Ortiz.
The district previously was in the news when it used a company to provide database resources to students, and that company was sued for including pornography embedded in computer files.
The outside company was sued for violating Colorado's Deceptive Trade Practices Act for boasting its products are age-appropriate.
The district ultimately dropped its contract with that company after an uprising by parents.
A report from the nonprofit organization MassResistance said children attending middle schools in the district had been provided "access to extremely graphic sexual and homosexual pornography, material encouraging them to become sexually and homosexually active, descriptions of 'sex toys,' and much more."
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A statement from Israel Defense Forces states that Hassan Nasrallah, the chieftain of the Hezbollah terrorists based in Lebanon, is dead after a precision strike by Israeli forces.
Sources reported that, actually, "dozens" of Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated in the strike on Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut. And statements weren't in agreement, as Hezbollah officials claimed Nasrallah remained uninjured
Reports said it is a "turning point for the Middle East" that will open the door "to peace and normalization."
A report from NBC said Israel confirmed it struck Hezbollah's headquarters in southern Beirut, after there were sightings of the smoke from a huge bomb blast in that area.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had just defended his country's actions in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in an address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah operatives are continuing to fire missiles into Israel, triggering sirens in the northern city of Haifa.
The report confirmed Israeli fighter jets have struck at targets deep in Lebanon, including locations from which missiles are launched at Israel.
Also, Israeli locations were on elevated alert should there be a response from the terrorists.
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A new warning has been delivered to Americans by Bob Marshall, who served 26 years in the Virginia House of Delegations, in a Washington Stand article that points out Kamala Harris, during the race riots in Minneapolis in 2020, told her followers to send donations to pay for bail for rioters and arsonists who were arrested then.
But, Marshall warns, it was Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who went way over the edge, not only failing to respond and allowing the violence to develop, but then blaming others.
He cited the evidence, from a Minnesota state Senate Joint Committee, that criticized Walz for mishandling the riots.
"For example, while the Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced that 604 people had been arrested from May 25 to June 2, the Joint Committee found that: 'Governor Walz and his administration also chose to only arrest and prosecute 2% of those caught rioting. Many other rioters were never caught due to the inadequate amount of law enforcement present throughout the destruction.'"
And, the report said, the state commissioner of public safety delivered orders to release rioters rather than arrest them.
The report's conclusions are damaging for Walz, stating, "After George Floyd's death, Minnesota experienced an unprecedented series of riots (primarily in the Twin Cities area) that included arson, vandalism, looting, homicides, and assaults … Lives were lost, over 1,500 businesses and buildings were burned, approximately $500 million in property damage occurred, and community morale was deeply affected. … If Governor Walz had acted in a decisive manner by activating the Minnesota National Guard when requested, the riots would have been brought under control much faster."
But someone else, the commentary explains was Walz's excuse.
The report, in fact, found, "Governor Walz … attempted to deflect blame … he made statements that were later directly contradicted by police officer testimony. …"
The details include that Walz "placed blame" on mayors, even though one mayor's request for help "was ignored for over 18 hours."
A report confirmed a local reporter revealed, "The blame game has begun in earnest. Walz is … pointing the finger at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Saint Paul Mayor … Melvin Carter."
The Minnesota Joint Committee Report also noted, "Governor Walz commented that state assets should have been sent in sooner. The reason he did not send them in was because he thought the cities, not the state, needed to keep the peace," and "A reporter asked Governor Walz why he waited until 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 to make any decisions and come up with any solutions instead of doing something in the afternoon when the uncontrollable looting started? Governor Walz's response was it is the mayors and local police forces who were the leaders of the communities, not he."
In fact, that committee report confirmed Walz's failure to act in an appropriate time frame "cost Minnesotans their lives, communities, and livelihoods.
The commentary noted, "At the Democratic National Convention, Walz said that 'Leaders do the work.'" But the committee report noted, "Our highly trained Minnesota National Guard and local police officers understood how to protect Minnesota from riots, but Governor Walz and Mayor Frey got in their way."
The report pointed out Walz's failure: "Executive leadership at the state and local level failed to distinguish between demonstrators and rioters … leaders failed to provide the guidance Minnesotans expect from their offices."
The report further pointed out only Walz "had the legal authority to mobilize the Minnesota National Guard … Governor Walz chose not to fully mobilize the Minnesota National Guard while rioting overtook the state on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Governor Walz had the ability to call the Minnesota National Guard into the cities without the mayors' requests, but he decided against it."
The result was entire city blocks of cities torched, many injuries, even deaths.
Stunningly, the report noted Walz allowed his daughter access to confidential information and she broadcast to rioters that "the National Guard would not be deployed," which was followed by one police precinct headquarters being burned the ground.
Marshall then asked, "What assurance do we have that Tim Walz would act differently if he were elected vice president?"
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A far-left member of Congress is declining to endorse the far-left Democrat candidate for president, Kamala Harris.
And it's apparently over one issue: Harris has not yet endorsed the Palestinian cause in the Israel-Hamas war … enough.
It is a report from Algemeiner that documented U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and the only Palestinian-American woman in Congress, "refused to issue an explicit endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday, instead encouraging voters to throw their support behind candidates who support a ceasefire in Gaza."
That military conflict has been going on since Hamas terrorists ended a longstanding ceasefire last Oct. 7 by invading Israel and slaughtering, often in horrific fashion, some 1,200 Israelis. Israel responded with military moves aimed at eliminating that threat of terror against its citizens.
Palestinians have complained that they now want a ceasefire, a status that actually existed before the Hamas terrorists attacked.
The report noted at a speaking event in Washington, "Tlaib expressed dismay over Harris' unwillingness to adopt policies advocated by the pro-Palestinian movement. The Michigan congresswoman suggested that the Harris campaign was taking a 'risk' in angering voters by continuing to support Israel's defensive military operations against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in Gaza."
Tlaib explained she's told constituents there are others on the ballot besides Harris.
The report explained, "Earlier this year, Tlaib helped spearhead the 'Uncommitted' movement in Michigan — an initiative which encouraged voters to withhold their support for the Democratic nominee until they adopted anti-Israel policies. Tlaib argued that the initiative was necessary because Arab Americans have supposedly felt 'neglected' and 'unseen' by the federal government."
A Front Page Mag, a report said Tlaib's position was "strange."
"Because if elected, Kamala Harris will do everything the pro-Hamas people want. She'll push for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, leaving Hamas still standing, able to regroup, and to recruit new members as it brags that it withstood 'the mighty Zionist army.' She'll want to use American taxpayer dollars to 'rebuild' Gaza so that the people there can enjoy the 'independence' and 'self-determination' and 'security' that they 'so rightly deserve.' And Harris will push for that will-o'-the-wisp 'two-state solution' by pressuring Israel to agree to be squeezed back within the 1949 armistice lines …"
The report also noted, pointedly, "What Tlaib doesn't realize is that Harris has already called — six months ago, in fact — for an 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza. If she hasn't emphasized that demand just now, it's only in order not to alienate pro-Israel voters, but if she wins, she'll be calling again for an 'immediate and permanent ceasefire.' And she'll be ready to withhold both more weapons for Israel, and more vetoes at the U.N. Security Council. Whether Tlaib and other pro-Hamas voters withhold their support for Kamala Harris, Kamala Harris won't withhold her support for them."
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Federal agents have raided the New York City mansion of Mayor Eric Adams and confiscated his phone, just hours after reports surfaced that he had been named in an indictment.
The response from Adams was that the charges are "entirely false."
The Washington Examiner said reports confirmed federal officers raiding Gracie Mansion.
"They send a dozen agents to pick up a phone when we would have happily turned it in."
"Sources familiar with the matter told multiple outlets on Wednesday night that Adams was indicted following a federal corruption investigation, though the specific charges are sealed. This would make him the first mayor in the city's history to be indicted while in office," the report said.
It explained the federal investigation reportedly focused on claims that Adams schemed with the government of Turkey to push construction of a new consulate while ignoring safety concerns.
"In return, the Turkish government allegedly funneled illegal foreign funds into his campaign war chest, multiple outlets have reported," the report said.
"Now, if I am charged, many may say I should resign because I cannot manage the city while fighting the case. I can also understand everyday New Yorkers would be concerned that I cannot do my job while I face accusation. But I have been facing these lies for months since I began to speak out for all of you and their investigation started, yet the city has continued to improve. Make no mistake, you elected me to lead this city, and lead it I will."
A report by Fox News said Adams insinuated his criticism of the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous border policies made him a target for retaliation.
"The federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief," he said. "I put the people of New York before party and politics."
Fox reported that David Gelman, a defense attorney and legal surrogate for the Trump campaign, said, "The question is, is it politically motivated? It's possible. The DOJ has shown over the last 3.5 years that they are weaponized."
Fox noted, "Federal agents have conducted a series of raids targeting Adams' inner circle in recent weeks, including the new police commissioner, the commissioner he replaced, and other top aides in the mayor's office and from his campaign."
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China has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, only hours after U.S. President Joe Biden made his address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City this week.
The Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China announced Wednesday it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean hours after Biden had called for security in the region.
The China announcement claimed the missile was launched as part of its military training routine, contained a dummy warhead, and was not targeted at any specific nation.
During his U.N. address, Biden said the U.S. needs to uphold its principles to manage competition with China.
However, Biden was caught on hot mic during the Quad Summit, which included Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S., stating that China is "testing" the U.S. over its stance with Taiwan and its growing aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.
"We believe Xi Jinping is looking to focus on domestic economic challenges, to minimize the turbulence in China diplomatic relationships, and he's also looking to buy himself some diplomatic space, in my view, to aggressively pursue China's interest. China continues to behave aggressively, testing us all across the region. It is true in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, South China, South Asia, and the Taiwan Straits. It is true across the scope of our relationship, including on economic and technology issues," Biden said.
In a joint statement from the White House, the Quad leaders state they are reaffirming their commitment to keeping the region stable and secure.
"Each of our governments has committed to working through our respective budgetary processes to secure robust funding for Quad priorities in the Indo-Pacific region to ensure an enduring impact. We intend to work with our legislatures to deepen interparliamentary exchanges, and encourage other stakeholders to deepen engagement with Quad counterparts," the White House said.
"President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden had a successful meeting in San Francisco last November, and the two leaders talked on the phone this April. They have set the direction for a sound, stable and sustainable China-U.S. relationship. At present, there is a stabler momentum in the overall and defense relations between China and the US. The two militaries maintain high-level strategic communication, policy communication, institutionalized dialogues and exchanges in specialized fields. These engagements could help enhance mutual understanding, avoid miscalculation, and manage and control risks," Zhang said.
Zhang stated that the U.S. would have to change its perception of China, and make "efforts" to have a relationship of mutual respect.
"We require the U.S. side to recalibrate its strategic perception on China, return to a sensible and practical China policy, and respect China's major concerns. The U.S. should make concerted efforts with China in the principle of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation to stabilize and improve the mil-mil relationship through candid, effective and constructive dialogues and cooperation," Zhang said.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has determined, in previous cases, that arbitrary bans on political signs are not constitutional.
So has the Ohio Supreme Court. And the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Nevertheless, a town in Ohio adopted an ordinance that imposes severe restrictions on when such a political statement can appear, and now quickly is trying to reverse itself.
It's because of the attention it got from the American Center for Law and Justice, which was contacted by a resident of Carrollton, Ohio, and wrote to town officials.
They now have "agreed to stop enforcing this unconstitutional ordinance and to stop preventing our clients from placing political signs in their yard. This represents a triumph for this family and others affected by this unconstitutional ordinance. The town also agreed to take the ordinance to the Village Council for discussion and direction to take action, which should lead to the ordinance being removed from the books entirely," the ACLJ reported.
The legal team explained the case arose because of a "local ordinance that prohibits citizens from displaying political signs until mere weeks before an election – an egregious violation of their right to free speech."
In fact, Carrollton's rule states: "Political signs may be exhibited not more than thirty days before nor more than seven days after the date of any election."
Many problems are linked, the legal team's report said.
"One of them is that in Ohio, early voting commences on October 8, 2024, and many people plan to vote on days other than Election Day itself. This ordinance will, therefore, ban political signs until almost immediately before the election actually starts."
The clients for the ACLJ are homeowners in Carrollton and "wish to show their support for their preferred candidate for president by placing political signs in their yard. This support is not limited to simply 30 days before an election; they have a fundamental desire to express their political support throughout the year."
Their sign, supporting President Trump, went up. And a policeman knocked on their door.
"He told them that he had been directed to go door to door to families that had political signs in their yards and order them to remove the signs. This order was so egregious that our clients thought it was a joke, but the officer confirmed the order; they had to take down their sign," the report said.
But the Supreme Court has, in fact, determined that basing sign permissions on content is "presumptively unconstitutional."
"We sent a letter on Tuesday to Carrollton, demanding that it immediately cease from applying this unconstitutional ordinance. … A day after receiving our demand letter, the town of Carrollton responded and agreed to stop enforcing this unconstitutional ordinance and to stop preventing our clients from placing political signs in their yard," the ACLJ said.
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A famed Christian publication, Decision magazine, launched originally by Billy Graham, has delivered to voters a voting guide just as early voting starts for the 2024 presidential race.
It portrays this year's contest as a fight between "socialism" and "freedom," and it explains that the war is not just over politics this year; it's over the values on which the nation will move forward, the moral choices now being made over atrocities like transgenderism, abortion, and more.
Issues on which the Bible clearly states a position.
And the nation may, or may not, choose.
The simple advocacy by a Christian organization for Christian principles, of course, immediately drew an attack from an organization called the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
It boasted that it is asking the Internal Revenue Service to revoke the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's tax-exempt status over its "illegal campaign intervention."
It claims that CEO Franklin Graham denigrates the Democrat Party's platform.
In fact, he says, "Progressive, liberal thought and activism have so contaminated the mainstream of American life and culture that once-unthinkable abominations such as same-sex marriage, abortion on demand and transgender advocacy have become dogma in one major party's platform."
Those issues have become part of the political war being waged in America, but the fact that politicians have demanded to have their way on those points doesn't make them any less an issue of faith, on which tax-exempt organizations have a right to opine.
The FFRF claims that the publication encourages voters to choose Donald Trump, quoting Trump's statement at a Moms for Liberty event where he said, "Our enemies are waging a war on freedom and faith, on science and religion, on history and tradition, on law and democracy, on the family, on children, on America itself."
The FFRF claims the only reason to use that quote is to "encourage readers to vote for Donald Trump."
Its staff lawyer, Chris Line, claimed to the IRS the BGEA "has breached the responsibilities of its tax-exempt status by publishing an election guide that gives the clear impression that it favors one candidate over the other."
However, the publication clearly focuses on moral and faith issues, topics on which religious organizations not only are allowed, but expected, to comment.
Franklin Graham, in fact, points out, "America has drifted far from the Biblical values that once stood as our rock-solid foundation. In so many ways, we have turned our back on God, and the results have been devastating. Progressive, liberal thought and activism have so contaminated the mainstream of American life and culture that once-unthinkable abominations such as same-sex marriage, abortion on demand and transgender advocacy have become dogma in one major party's platform. Our dangerous plight reminds me of Isaiah's warning to apostate Israel, which had abandoned allegiance to Almighty God and instead adopted the godless culture of surrounding nations."
That warning, he quotes from Isaiah, was, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
He said the magazine has "carefully examined and outlined the positions of the presidential candidates and their parties on key moral issues. We also highlight the difference in the platforms of both political parties. Additionally, we examine the critical congressional and gubernatorial races, along with pivotal state contests."
He continues, "The Bible clearly teaches that governments are ordained by God to restrain evil and enable righteousness to flourish (Romans 13:3-4). That's why Christians should carefully pray and vote for candidates who best align with and stand for Biblical principles."
Sections of the publication simply recite the facts. For example, Kamala Harris has attacked the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, has lobbied to make criminal those who hold Biblical views on sexuality, wanted government to be able to order businesses to pay for abortions, and pushed federal cash to colleges "that violate the religious liberties of students."
On the other side, Donald Trump protected religious nonprofits from Barack Obama's contraceptive mandate agenda, integrated religious freedom into America's foreign diplomacy, and held a conference calling for an end to religious persecution.
On the issue of free speech, Harris demanded information from nonprofits about their donors, "which was widely seen as having a chilling effect on free speech," and criticized conservatives who objected to pornography online and in libraries for "banning books."
Trump "signed executive orders withholding federal funds from colleges that don't protect free speech on campus" and "filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop, who had declined to use his artistic talents to create a custom cake that would celebrate a same-sex wedding."
On abortion, Harris has tried to change the law to use tax dollars to pay for the wanton destruction of the unborn, tried to demand that pro-life centers promote abortion, and twice voted against protecting babies who survive abortion.
Trump defunded Planned Parenthood, appointed Supreme Court justices who overturned the faulty Roe v. Wade abortion precedent and cut U.S. funding for the United Nation's abortion agenda.
Further comparisons followed, regarding border security, education, parental rights, and more, explaining the positions Harris and Trump have adopted.
For example, Harris as a senator tried to block religious freedom for adoption providers and as California attorney general refused to defend the law when her state voted to recognized marriage as being between a man and a woman only.
Further, regarding basic Christian beliefs, an article by Tony Perkins points out how Harris' extremism even had her fighting "to overturn abortion safety standards for women."
And he explains, "As believers, we understand that this earth is not our ultimate home. However, we must engage with the culture, including politics, while standing firm on the transcendent truth of God's Word. Paul tells the Ephesians to keep standing (6:13). Will we turn this country around? We pray so, and we'll work hard toward that end. When former president John Quincy Adams was asked a cynical question about the failure to end slavery after decades of trying, he said simply, 'Duty is ours; results are God's.' Let us do our duty!"
The guide further addresses the significance of congressional votes as well as state and local races.
The guide explains, "In Virginia, voters in 2021 elected a conservative Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, to replace a liberal Democrat. One of Youngkin's campaign slogans was 'Parents Matter,' which resonated in a state embroiled in controversy over how public schools were handling LGBTQ issues and the teaching of critical race theory. In the same election, Jason Miyares, a Republican who shares Youngkin's views on those issues, was elected attorney general. Together, Youngkin and Miyares have required school boards and educators to respect parental rights, and Youngkin rewrote state guidelines for schools navigating LGBTQ issues, especially in regard to gender questions. The guidelines now say students' participation in sex-segregated sports and the use of school locker rooms and restrooms should be based on a student's biological sex. Also, school officials must call minor students by their given names in their official records, not preferred pronouns—unless a parent approves. In California, voters have a starkly different experience. Second-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has doubled down on pushing left-wing social trends in public schools. By his side has been the state attorney general, Rob Bonta, who has sued school districts that have tried to ensure parents have the right to object to radical policies or be informed if their student wishes to identify as the opposite sex."
Even ballot issues matter, as extremists have proposed putting "gay marriage" into at least three states' constitutions. Eight states will decide whether killing the unborn will be a "right" in those same state constitutions.
One article in the guide also notes that the nation got to the point of formalizing anti-biblical concepts because the Christian church has been "ignoring the outside world."
"Evil has incrementally marched into every area of our culture – our schools, out universities, our media, our government – and we have done nothing about it," wrote Rusty Guenther.
He wrote, "I believe we've gotten here by buying into the greatest lie that was ever sold to the church: that, for the sake of peace, we shouldn't talk about politics and religion. You cannot separate politics from the Bible. The Old Testament is immersed in politics; it is about God creating a nation in the midst of lostness, with kings and kingdoms and rulers, and with prophets rebuking kings. That's politics. And Jesus Christ came to Earth in the midst of one of the most dynamic political empires the world has ever known—one that had grown corrupt and divisive. If you don't think the church used its voice to impact that culture, read the Bible. Christ's followers were put to death when they wouldn't bow to Caesar or remain silent about Jesus Christ."
Included is the perspective of the late Billy Graham:
What would happen today if the Bible were the supreme authority in the United States, and if every individual in America would accept Christ as Savior and begin to live up to the terms of the Sermon on the Mount? Jesus Christ can solve the problems that the nation faces—the race problem, the crime problem, the home problem, the international problems. He can also lift the burdens that we have as individuals; He can reach the problems down in the innermost recesses of our own souls. The things I have said here about the United States are largely true in other countries as well, so those nations also need to repent if they are to be spared the judgment of God. But many of you have frustrations and difficulties on a personal level. You have a civil war raging inside of you. I want to tell you that Jesus Christ can solve that problem and lift that heavy burden. He can bring peace to your soul. My message today to the nations of the world is this—turn to God before it is too late! And that is my message to you as an individual as well. Turn to God before it is too late.
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The Mayor Clinic has innovated some of the most helpful diagnoses and treatments in American health care.
It has built a reputation that is based on a long list of accomplishments, including treating presidents.
But for many, that's now gone, vaporized in the time it took for a posting on its blog to appear, claiming that pregnancy is "often viewed as an exclusively female phenomenon."
Twitchy monitors social media postings, and reports on them, and noted, "Woke ideology is infiltrating health care. And it's going to do untold damage to patients, including get people killed."
It continued, "The Left loves to tell the Right to 'follow the science'. Right up until the science is inconvenient for their political agenda, that is. Take the Mayo Clinic, for example. It was once one of the most highly-regarded health care providers in the U.S., if not the world. How the mighty have fallen."
It's clear that for some, trust in the clinic was gone:
And there were those who had the nerve actually to cite science:
Yet another diagnosed the clinic with a "bad case of DEI cancer."
The organization declined to respond to a WND request for comment.