PORTLAND, Ore. — A man in Oregon who identifies as a woman has sued his government employer and its insurance companies for declining to cover facial feminization surgery that would make him appear more female to strangers. The 59-year-old man, who goes by the name Christina Ketcham, says that others still refer to him as […]
(BioEdge) — In a stunning example of evading ethical controversy by exporting it, Spanish and American researchers have created monkey-human chimeras in China. The hybrid embryos will be destroyed after they develop a central nervous system and will not be brought to term. The experiment is ethically risky. What if the human stem cells develop […]
AUSTIN, Texas — In speaking with Fox & Friends on Sunday in sharing his thoughts about the El Paso Walmart shooting on Saturday, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick noted that the nation has compartmentalized God, isolating Him to the church and kicking Him out of the public square. “As long as we continue to only […]
WASHINGTON — The White House recently retweeted a post from openly homosexual Ambassador to Germany Rick Grenell, noting that the Trump administration has launched a “global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality” and inviting all nations to join the effort. “We stand in solidarity with LGBT people in countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals […]
(Heavy) — Connor Betts was named by police as the body armor-wearing, masked gunman who fatally shot at least 9 people, including his own sister, while wounding at least 27 more, in a popular bar and restaurant district in Dayton, Ohio. Betts was 24 and from Bellbrook, Ohio. Witnesses said he was wearing all black […]
(The College Fix) — David Gelernter, a famed Yale University professor, has publicly renounced his belief in Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, calling it a “beautiful idea” that has been effectively disproven. Gelernter, who is known for predicting the World Wide Web and has developed many complex computing tools over the years, is today a […]
(The Orange County Register) — Resolving litigation over alleged violation of students’ constitutional rights, the Huntington Beach City School District has agreed to revise its policies regarding dissemination of religious materials on campus. On Tuesday, July 30, the school board voted unanimously to specify religious activities in its policy section covering freedom of expression. Additionally, […]
(Newsweek) — A Republican congressman in Virginia received a no-confidence vote from a local GOP committee after he recently officiated a same-sex “wedding.” On July 14, Rep. Denver Riggleman, (R-VA) married two campaign volunteers, Alex Pisciarino and Anthony LeCounte, at King Family Vineyards, about 15 miles from Charlottesville. “I’m a Congressman. I represent everyone,” Riggleman, […]
(The Christian Institute) — A mother is suing the NHS for over £200,000 for failing to diagnose her son with Down syndrome. Edyta Mordel from Reading told the High Court she would have aborted the child if she knew he had the condition. Mordel is suing for the costs of caring for her son, […]
The Disney Channel’s final season of its popular show for tweens, “Andi Mack,” depicts two boys realizing their feelings for each other and holding hands. Cyrus Goodman, played by Joshua Rush, had announced in an episode earlier this year, “I’m gay.” In 2017, the show’s creators also depicted Cyrus as revealing to his friend Buffy, played […]