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December 18, 2023

Biological Boy Steals First-Ever Girls' Division I College Scholarship
by Suzanne Bowdey
People on the fence of one of America's burning issues - girls' sports - will have a tough time staying there after this week. For the first time in history, a biological boy didn't just steal a woman's title or spot on the team, he ripped a four-year Division I scholarship out of a deserving woman's hands, pouring gasoline on one of the few debates in this country that's uniting all parents.
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CDC: Teen Girls Say Their Faith Is the Top Reason They Haven't Had Sex
by Ben Johnson
A new report from the Biden administration has revealed that teenage girls who have not had sex tend to have two things in common: faith and family. The most common reason females in their teens say they have not had sexual relations is that premarital sex violates their "religion or morals," according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released on Thursday. Living with two biological or adoptive parents also made teenage girls 60% less likely to have sex before the age of 17, the study finds.
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Sports Leave Cities because of Crime, not Conservatism
by Joshua Arnold
Washington, D.C.'s professional basketball and hockey teams are reportedly leaving the city for nearby Virginia, according to the announcement of a tentative agreement made this week. Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears (R) suggested that rising crime in D.C. was a factor in the move.
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Court Revives Lawsuit from Christian Teacher Fired over Pronouns
by Sarah Holliday
In 2019, Peter Vlaming, a French teacher, was fired from West Point High School in Virginia because he refused to cater to a trans-identifying student's "preferred" pronouns. "I can disagree with my students without provoking my students," he said. "I'm there to teach French." But even after the teacher tried to compromise by using the student's name to avoid pronouns, the school was not satisfied. In response to being fired, Vlaming sued the school. His case was dismissed by a lower court ruling, but the Virginia Supreme Court has now reinstated it.
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Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Abortion Drug Safeguards Can Be Removed
by Dan Hart
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case challenging a series of Food and Drug Administration decisions that removed safeguards governing the use of the abortion drug. Pro-life advocates and medical experts are hopeful for a victory, which they say will help protect women from significant health risks posed by the drug.
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God Is Love: Do You Realize How Amazing That Is?
by Sarah Holliday
When we view the love of God by any secular standard or definition, we flatten it. We strip it of its magnitude, and we only do ourselves a disservice in the process. Yes, to some extent, our perspectives will always be tainted by our finite understandings, but we (particularly believers) should strive to understand Scripture as it pertains to its holy Author, not by its flawed readers.
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