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Podcast: Minnesota Attorney General Supports Indoctrination |
We discuss the results from Minnesota's primary elections, and a pro-life pharmacist from Minnesota WINS his case, the court ruling in favor of religious freedom! Our Attorney General speaks out in support of indoctrinating children with insidious gender ideology and claims banning it is “harmful.” Plus, your hosts unpack “Comprehensive Sex Education” and why MFC opposes it. All this and more on this episode of the Family Beacon! Get the facts, stand for truth! Get the podcast now: |
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Blog: Minnesota Jury Upholds Religious Freedom in Pharmacist Case |
By Luke Mueller
An Aitkin County jury ruled in favor of religious freedom last week by affirming that Christian Pharmacist, George Badeaux, did not discriminate against his customers based on sex. The jurors found that the plaintiff failed to prove that Badeaux “intentionally refused to do business with her because of her sex,” but required that the pharmacist pay his customer $25,000 in emotional damages. Even so, this decision from Atkin County is a breath of fresh air in the fight for religious freedom and affirms that the Unites States Constitutions is still recognized as the law of the land.
In 2019, after realizing that an earlier contraceptive did not work, Andrea Anderson sought a morning-after pill from Thrifty White drugstore in McGregor, Minnesota. This drug prevents a woman’s ovaries from releasing eggs and changes the lining in the uterine wall. Citing research, pharmacist George Badeaux denied Ms. Anderson the drug because it could end the life of an unborn child. “If I do anything that prevents that egg from implanting in the uterus … the new life will cease to exist,” he said.
Some believe that Mr. Badeaux’s religious convictions have no place in his work. The Minnesota-based Gender Justice advocacy group filed a lawsuit in 2019, and the case was heard three years later. This case isn’t about contraceptives – it’s about the fundamental “first freedom” to act according to the dictates of one’s conscience, guaranteed to all Americans. Our Constitution protects the rights of anyone to exercise their religious beliefs at home or in the workplace. This right, which is unknown in many other countries, does not only benefit Christians but people of every faith or none.
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Blog: Becker Schools Take Steps Against Indoctrination |
By Luke Mueller
Stacey DeCorsey, the principal at the Excelsior Elementary School in the Minnetonka Public School District recently issued a rave review of a transgender affirming children’s book called “Jack (not Jackie).” She described this insidious book written for kids as young as five as a “heartwarming picture-book” and a “phenomenal read.” Schools across the nation have been following her pattern, denying the established fact that there are two immutable sexes to pacify a radical minority. Thankfully, some schools are fighting back – inspired in part by Florida’s courageous “Parental Rights in Education” bill. In the Becker, Minnesota public school district, new rules have been proposed that seek to remove materials that indoctrinate children from the classroom.
The Becker district’s resolution promotes the idea that “classrooms must be free of any personal bias or non-school materials favoring any particular group, political ideology, favored class or promoting controversial issues.” In other words, teachers and staff will no longer be permitted to force the talking points of the progressive agenda on students. The responsibility for helping kids navigate tough issues ultimately belongs to the parents, and this resolution goes some way towards that goal. Sadly, as the school board began discussing this issue, dozens of students began protesting, which led to the vote being tabled for an unknown future date. These protests only serve to show what is really going on here – a fight over reality.
Here's the reality: In the beginning, God created the world, and humankind with it. He created humanity in two distinct sexes, male and female. A person’s sex is determined by genetics, not ideology. Reality is defined by how God has created this world, not by how some folks interpret the current social climate. |
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First Liberty: Prayer Out of Bounds? |
Via First Liberty:
This week, First Liberty filed an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on behalf of our clients, Cambridge Christian School (CCS). The case involves two private Christian schools that competed for a state championship in 2015. In a brazen attack on religious freedom, the Florida High School Athletic Association prohibited them from using the city-owned microphone to offer a prayer before kickoff.
The game took place at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium, more commonly known as the Citrus Bowl. This is the same venue where evangelist Billy Graham twice (in 1969 and 1983) preached and shared the Gospel message with thousands in attendance. In another twist of irony, two Christian schools played a championship game at this stadium in 2012 and were allowed to pray through the loudspeakers. Are you in need of confidential assistance regarding religious freedom issues? Contact True North Legal through our confidential web form. |
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