BBC Criticized Over Transgender Program Aimed at Six to Twelve-Year-Olds

BBC Criticized Over Transgender Program Aimed at Six to Twelve-Year-Olds

(The Christian Institute) — Parents and MPs have fiercely criticized a CBBC program about a boy living as a girl, calling it “completely inappropriate.” “Just A Girl” features “Amy”—played by an actress—who is starting out at secondary school, and does not want anyone to find out he was “born in the wrong body.” It is […]

Hillsong United Band Leader Calls Jen Hatmaker’s Remarks on Homosexuality ‘Refreshing’

Hillsong United Band Leader Calls Jen Hatmaker’s Remarks on Homosexuality ‘Refreshing’

Joel Houston, the leader of the popular worship ban Hillsong United, is raising concern after he recently remarked that he found an interview with HGTV celebrity and author Jen Hatmaker—who revealed that she believes homosexuals should be supported in and by the church—to be “refreshing.” Hatmaker had been interviewed by Jonathan Merritt of Religion News […]

Alberta Teachers’ Assoc. Guide Suggests Teaching Children ‘Why Homophobia Leads Us to Sin’

Alberta Teachers’ Assoc. Guide Suggests Teaching Children ‘Why Homophobia Leads Us to Sin’

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Alberta Teachers’ Association recently released a guide for teachers to instruct students about “sexual and gender minorities,” including suggestions that children try out drag for a day to “explore perceptions of gender” and be taught “why homophobia leads us to sin.” The manual, created with partial funding from the government of Alberta, is […]

Two Men Who Identify as Women Become First ‘Transgender’ Nominees for U.S. Congress

Two Men Who Identify as Women Become First ‘Transgender’ Nominees for U.S. Congress

Two men who identify as women have become the first “transgendered” individuals in the nation to be nominated for U.S. Congress. Misty Snow, 30, is running as a Democrat against Utah’s current sitting senator, Mike Lee. Born in 1985, Snow says he has always identified as a female, but didn’t seek hormonal treatments until two […]

U.S. Evangelicals Change Their Mind: Personal Ethics of Politicians Not Important Anymore

U.S. Evangelicals Change Their Mind: Personal Ethics of Politicians Not Important Anymore

(Evangelical Focus) — In 2011, only 30% of white evangelical Protestants in the USA would support a politician who commits immoral acts in their personal life. Five years later, the statistic has changed drastically. A new survey published by New York Magazine shows that 72% of white evangelical Protestants in the USA “now believe elected […]

Hindus to Push for ‘Monkey King’ Statue if Oklahoma Votes to Allow Ten Commandments Monument

Hindus to Push for ‘Monkey King’ Statue if Oklahoma Votes to Allow Ten Commandments Monument

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — An American Hindu organization says that it will renew its pursuit to erect a statue of the Hindu god Hanuman at the Oklahoma State Capitol if residents vote next week to allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed. “Hindu statesman Rajan Zed … said that if and when [the] Oklahoma State […]

Islamic State Kills Hundreds, Seeks Child Recruits Around Mosul

Islamic State Kills Hundreds, Seeks Child Recruits Around Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) — Islamic State militants have killed hundreds of people, including 50 deserters and 180 former Iraqi government employees, around their stronghold of Mosul, U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said on Friday. The 50 were executed for desertion on Monday at the Ghazlani military base in Mosul, and the 180 died on […]