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December 10, 2024
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| Johnson Wows with Anti-Woke Wins in NDAA Compromise |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| At 1,813 pages, the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) isn't exactly light reading, but the fact that Congress has a bipartisan bill at all is as close as it gets to a Christmas miracle. While the proposal's been on the front-burner of most leaders' priorities, no one was quite sure if the two sides would be able to hammer out a deal before the holidays. In the end, they not only managed to agree on the text, but conservatives won a string of victories in the process. |
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| 'One Bad Apple for Another': Islamist Rebels Topple Syrian Dictatorship |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Islamist rebels backed by Turkey abruptly toppled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, ending a 50-year family dynasty in a little over a week. After a decade-long civil war, a coalition of jihadist groups captured Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo, last weekend before advancing rapidly south with swelling ranks. To everyone's surprise, the rebels arrived in Damascus on Saturday, hours after Assad secretly fled the country. |
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| PERKINS: The Guide to the Puzzle of Life |
| by Tony Perkins |
| Interestingly, recent news suggests more young people are beginning to look for the right puzzle box top, that is, they're buying a Bible. According to Circana BookScan, Bible sales are up 22% this year. Now, this is happening even as church attendance declines. And according to Pew Research, more Americans are identifying as having no religious affiliation. So what's behind the renewed interest in Scripture? |
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| Outstanding - Ep. 157: Syria - Escalating Conflict in the Middle East |
| Podcast with Joseph Backholm and Luke Moon |
| On December 8th, the current government in Syria was overthrown by rebel forces sending the region into chaos and conflict. What caused this uprising and who are the players? Is this a good thing? Host Joseph Backholm is joined by the executive director of the Philos Project, Luke Moon, to unpack the escalating conflict in Syria. |
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| Gov't Access to Americans' Private Financial Data Is 'Widespread and Virtually Unchecked': House Report |
| by Dan Hart |
| A new House report has revealed that the Biden administration is illegally manipulating federal laws to access the financial records of Americans without proper search warrants. The report details how methods used in investigating January 6 protestors and Trump supporters are now being employed far beyond their original purpose to surveil the private data of U.S. citizens. |
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| U.S., Israel Respond Proactively to Syrian Regime Change |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| As Islamist rebels barreled toward Damascus, prompting longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee the country, President-elect Donald Trump offered the following advice: "This is not our fight. Do not get involved!" U.S. forces did not intervene in the brief conflict, but neither they nor their Israeli counterparts were idle. |
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| The U.K.'s Pro-Suicide Bill Is 'Yet Another Example of the Post-Christian Era,' Experts Say |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| The day after Thanksgiving, Britain took one step deeper into what some have called the "industry of death." While that title is usually associated with the abortion industry, in this case, it refers to assisted suicide. On November 29, British lawmakers advanced a bill by a 330 to 275 vote in the House of Commons meant to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales. This is the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers in the U.K. have voted on this matter. |
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| GOP Senator Introduces 'STOP Act' to Outlaw Gender Procedures on Minors |
| by Jon Brown |
| Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) recently introduced a bill in Congress that would outlaw trans procedures for minors and punish the doctors who perform them with civil penalties of up to $100,000. The Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act or "STOP Act," which Marshall introduced last Wednesday, will prohibit sex-change procedures from being performed on minors and authorize the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who "knowingly perform, attempt to perform, conspire to perform, or provide a referral for any gender transition procedure on a minor," according to the text of the proposed legislation. |
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