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December 20, 2023
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| Johnson's Daunting 2024 Task: 'We Have to Keep the Team Together' |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| If anyone's grateful for a break from Washington, it's Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). After a whirlwind two months that threw him in the deep end of political problem-solving for his fractured caucus, 2024 is shaping up to be even more challenging. Faced with some unexpected departures (Reps. George Santos and Kevin McCarthy to name two), the GOP's House majority - which was already dancing on a knife's edge - has all but vanished. "It's certainly concerning for our new leadership and them trying to get things done," Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) insisted. |
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| Pope's Document on Blessing Same-Sex Couples Will 'Cause Chaos and Hurt Souls' |
| by Ben Johnson |
| Pope Francis caused widespread controversy and confusion on Monday by appearing to allow priests to bless individuals and couples involved in unchaste same-sex marriages and unrecognized civil marriages, a decision faithful Catholics have said will "produce chaos" in people's lives "and hurt souls." |
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| 'Our Elections Are Not for Sale': Texas Lawmaker Pushes for Nationwide Election Reform |
| by Dan Hart |
| In the wake of an astonishing poll released last week revealing that roughly 20% percent of mail-in voters admitted to committing fraud in the 2020 election, deep concerns over election integrity continue to ripple across the country as the 2024 election approaches. Experts say that the passage of state legislation aimed at upholding the integrity of elections in Georgia and Texas in recent years should be replicated in other states. |
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| Red Light, Green Light: Understanding the Vatican's Statement on Same-Sex Couples and Blessings |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Monday morning was rife with headlines claiming that Pope Francis and the Vatican were greenlighting blessings for same-sex unions. For all the brouhaha raised - both by pro-LGBT leftists and undoubtedly well-intentioned conservatives - one crucial fact was largely overlooked: the Catholic Church did not approve blessings for same-sex unions. |
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| Gender Dysphoria Is About Confusion. So Is Its Latest Claim for Disability Status. |
| by Jennifer Bauwens and Walt Heyer |
| Many individuals who underwent gender-transition procedures are now warning others against using puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery. Despite these warnings and the solid empirical evidence demonstrating the harms of "gender-affirming care," there are those who insist upon mislabeling the psychological issue of gender dysphoria as a physiological disability that requires physiological intervention. One of the latest twists in this unfolding story occurred in Missouri. |
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| Some N.J. School Boards Pull Back on Trans Policies |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| For months, transgender policies have dominated school board discussions on issues like whether teachers should notify the parents of students with gender confusion. While some schools have voted to reject these policies already, some have supported trans policies in defiance of parental rights. However, as time marches on, more districts are rejecting the policies they formerly held. Most recently, two schools in New Jersey have voted to reverse themselves. |
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