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1. WRAL: Wake school board set to
adopt new parents' law into policy books
"The board plans to amend its parental involvement policy to
include elements of the new law. The law deals with a number of
culture-war issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation.
It requires schools to notify parents if their children ask to go by
different names or pronouns. . . . The bill also includes several more
pages of requirements that schools across North Carolina have spent
months asking attorneys and state officials for guidance on. The law
goes into effect on the first day of school in January. The Wake
school board approved some other policies to implement parts of the
law earlier this fall."
Read more: https://www.wral.com/story/wake-school-board-set-to-adopt-new-parents-law-into-policy-books/21201510/
2. SURVEY: In 2022, pregnancy
centers provided services to nearly 1 million new clients
"Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), the research arm of SBA Pro-Life
America and America’s premier scientific institute on life issues,
released the findings of a robust survey of 2,750 pregnancy centers in
the United States to calculate their extraordinary services, material
support and health care contributions to women and families across the
country since the landmark Supreme Court Dobbs decision that took down
Roe v. Wade."
"Key findings in the new report include:
- In 2022, pregnancy centers met with clients over 16 million times,
both in person and virtually, with an estimated total service value of
at least $358 million annually.
- Pregnancy centers provided services to almost 975,000 new
clients.
- Vital services provided at no cost: pregnancy tests, ultrasounds,
parenting education programs, baby diapers, wipes, formula, outfits
and more."
Read more: https://lozierinstitute.org/pregnancy-centers-provided-over-350m-of-services-goods/
3. AP DILLON: At least 64 NC
education employees arrested in 2023
Another good reason to consider homeschooling.
"As schools head towards Christmas break, there have been at least
64 arrests of education employees in North Carolina between Jan. 1 and
Dec. 17. Only 7 of those arrests were for crimes that did not have a
sexual component involving a student or minor. 15 of the 64 occurred
since the start of the 2023-24 school year which began in late
August."
Read more: https://apdillon.substack.com/p/at-least-64-nc-education-employees
4. DAILY SIGNAL: Biden Admin’s
Pronoun Police Demand Employees Deny Biology
"If your boss required you to announce publicly that 2 + 2 = 5 and
act like you sincerely believed it, would you comply or be fired?
Unfortunately, tens of thousands of federal employees are being put to
a similar test by the Biden administration. But instead of being
required to deny basic math, they’re being forced to deny basic
biology under radical 'gender identity' policies. Last March 31, on
International Transgender Day of Visibility, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management ordered federal agencies to prohibit the
intentional use of 'incorrect' pronouns in the workplace because it
could contribute to an 'unlawful hostile work environment.'”
Read more: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/17/the-pronoun-police-are-here-and-coming-for-you-next/
5. LIFE SITE NEWS: New 'Window
to the Womb' interactive app shows reality of preborn babies
development
"Pro-life organization Live Action this week announced the launch
of a stunning new web-based app called 'Window to the Womb' that
allows users to see the miraculous development of babies from the
moment of fertilization until birth." "The free, easy-to-use
application brings users into an exploratory journey of the growth and
development of a human baby inside the womb from a tiny 'zygote' to a
full-term infant at 40 weeks’ gestation."
Read more: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-window-to-the-womb-interactive-app-shows-reality-of-preborn-babies-development/
Interact with the app yourself: https://www.windowtothewomb.app
Weekly Prayer: Merry Christmas!
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
Amen
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