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December 20, 2024
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| Sam's Club Removes Abortion Pill from Online Pharmacy |
| by Dan Hart |
| Just days after grocery giant Kroger told The Washington Stand that the abortion drug mifepristone was listed on their Health Savings Club pharmacy website due to an "error" and removed the listing, wholesale giant Sam's Club has likewise stated that it too erroneously listed the abortion pill on its pharmacy website due to an error committed by a "third-party vendor." |
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| New Top Oversight Dem Vows 'Trench Warfare' against Trump Administration |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| As House lawmakers choose new leaders for the next Congress, one newly promoted Democrat immediately declared war upon the Trump administration's agenda. On Tuesday, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) won election as the new Ranking Member - the highest position for the minority party - of the powerful House Oversight Committee. In announcing his new role, Connolly promised "trench warfare" against "the Republican playbook," the Trump administration, and efforts to pare back Democrats' excessive spending. |
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| Biden Ramps Up Search for DEI Hires ahead of Trump Administration |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Within 10 days of President-elect Donald Trump's landslide victory, 33 DEI-related jobs were posted by the federal government. Now, with barely a month until Trump takes office, The Daily Wire reported that the feds are "currently in the process of hiring as many as 1,200 employees to work on ... [DEI] - employees who would be embedded into the permanent federal workforce headed into the Trump administration." |
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| What Does the Future Hold for Christians in Syria? |
| by Lela Gilbert and Charmaine Hedding |
| Christians in Syria are navigating a perilous landscape, with their cultural and religious heritage hanging in the balance. The removal of Assad's regime - brutal as it was - opens an ominous new chapter for Syria, along with other risks for Israel and beyond. |
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| Outstanding - Ep. 160: The Call to Wonder: Seeking God in Beauty and Mystery with Rod Dreher |
| Podcast with Joseph Backholm and Rod Dreher |
| In an age of reason and rationality are we blinded from seeing the mystical? Rod Dreher author of Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age joins Joseph Backholm for a conversation about how awe and wonder caused him to search for God. He shares personal experiences of mystical encounters, cautions against the occult, and calls on the church to address spiritual warfare and God's presence. Dreher emphasizes wisdom over emotion, advocating for a grounded faith where spiritual experiences point back to God, not away from him. |
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| SCOTUS to Consider Whether States Can Defund Planned Parenthood |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The U.S. Supreme Court is slated to determine whether or not states can refuse to fund Planned Parenthood. On Wednesday, the court released a miscellaneous order accepting a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. The court will be asked to determine whether "the Medicaid Act's any-qualified provider provision unambiguously confers a private right upon a Medicaid beneficiary to choose a specific provider." |
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| Idaho Board of Education Bans DEI Initiatives at Public Universities |
| by Victoria Marshall |
| The Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at all public universities. According to the resolution, Idaho institutions "shall establish and maintain equality of opportunity for all students regardless of personal identity characteristics," and "ensure that no central offices, policies, procedures, or initiatives are dedicated to DEI ideology." |
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| Age Verification Law Prompts PornHub to Flee Florida |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| A major pornography website is shutting down in a state that recently passed an age verification law, prompting accusations that the porn giant is knowingly targeting children. |
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| Trans-Identifying Male Felon Complains Transfer to Men's Prison Is Cruel |
| by Victoria Marshall |
| A transgender-identifying male serving a life sentence in Washington is complaining that his transfer to a men's prison is cruel and unusual punishment. |
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