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This week's top stories from The Family Beacon: 
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* Proposed Rule Would Protect Vulnerable Women

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* Pro-Life Leaders Urge FDA to Ban Abortion Pill

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Supreme Court Allows Nevada to Favor Casinos Over Churches

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In a surprise decision last Friday night, the Supreme Court denied a
Nevada church's petition to block enforcement of Governor Steve
Sisolak's restrictions limiting religious gatherings to 50
people, regardless of the size of the building. Under Governor
Sisolak's orders, casinos, restaurants, and movie theaters are
allowed to open at 50% capacity, rather than being limited to a strict
number limit the way that churches are. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme
Court allowed Nevada to continue to discriminate against churches by
holding them to stricter limits than secular gatherings, thus
communicating that to both Nevada and the majority on the Supreme
Court, entertainment is more essential than the free exercise of
religion.

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In response to the Court's refusal to block enforcement of
Governor Sisolak's orders, Alliance Defending Freedom Senior
Counsel David Cortman said,

The First Amendment requires the government to treat religious
organizations, at a minimum, the same as comparable secular
organizations. When the government treats churches worse than casinos,
gyms, and indoor amusement parks in its COVID-19 response, it clearly
violates the Constitution. As Justice Alito noted, 'The
Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion. It says nothing
about the freedom to play craps or blackjack, to feed tokens into a
slot machine, or to engage in any other game of chance.'

Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley had requested to be allowed to hold
services for 90 people, which would have been roughly 50% their
fire-code capacity. By denying their petition, the court favored
gambling-an activity that is not protected by the
Constitution-over the First Amendment right to free exercise of
religion. In his dissent, Justice Kavanaugh pointed out that, while
Nevada has a compelling interest in combating the spread of COVID-19
in order to protect the health of its citizens, "it does not
have a persuasive public health reason for treating churches
differently from restaurants, bars, casinos, and gyms." States
are navigating the challenges of reopening amid a pandemic, but that
does not mean that they get to attack religious freedom by holding
churches to a different standard than everyone else. If casinos are
allowed to open at 50% capacity, churches should also be allowed to do
so. As Justice Gorsuch put it, "there is no world in which the
Constitution permits Nevada to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary
Chapel."
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Proposed Rule Would Protect Vulnerable Women

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced a
proposed rule that would protect the safety and privacy of women in
homeless shelters. Under the Obama administration, a rule was put in
place that would require shelters to accommodate people on the basis
of their gender identity, rather than their biological sex. The
current proposal rolls back that requirement and allows shelters to
make admittance decisions on the basis of biological sex. Single-sex
shelters offer women who have been abused, trafficked, or raped a safe
place to stay, and this proposed rule would allow them to continue to
care for the safety and well-being of women. HUD Secretary Ben Carson
also pointed out that the rule change allows religious shelters to
operate in accordance with their beliefs.

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In 2018, an Anchorage, Alaska women's shelter was taken to court
for choosing not to admit a man who identified as a woman. Saying that
shelters must allow biological males to share intimate spaces with
vulnerable women prevents shelters from carrying out their purpose of
offering a safe place to women. Writing at The Daily Citizen, Jeff
Johnston notes,

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Of course, not all transgender-identified individuals threaten women.
But activist groups like the ACLU and NCTE refuse to acknowledge that
women have been harmed in sex-segregated facilities - by men who
claim to be women. Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal aid group,
compiled a list of 79 such incidents between 2006 and 2017.

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 Early voting for August 11 Primary Elections is now open!

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Primary elections are on August 11, and early voting has now started!
You can see who is running in your area by clicking HERE
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, and you can get information on absentee primary voting by clicking
HERE.
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Annual Dinner Tickets are Selling Fast: Reserve yours today!

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We're so excited for Get in the Game: Fighting for Life and
Dignity! on September 17th with pro-life superstar Abby Johnson!
We're working to ensure that our event is safe for all our guests to
attend, so that means fewer tickets than usual, and 50% of them are
already sold! 

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So register today for an unforgettable night of fun,
inspiration, and fellowship! Discounted tickets available for young
people and pastors!

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 Educating and Equipping Parents on the Transgender Trend

 Get Your Copy of the Minnesota Parent Resource Guide! 
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The Parent Resource Guide sheds light on the consequences
transgender ideas have on kids' lives, while equipping parents to play
a positive role in creating a truly welcoming school community. 

 

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Responding to the transgender trend with truth and compassion starts
with the Parent Resource Guide. Get your copy HERE today and
invite a friend to do the same! 
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Click to order your copy today:

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 Support MFC When You Shop Online - now on mobile!

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Did you know that when you shop with Amazon Smile, Amazon
makes a donation to Minnesota Family Institute at no cost to you?

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This is one of the easiest ways to support our mission of advancing
life, family, and religious freedom in Minnesota! Now available
in Amazon's mobile app!

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