Plus: Texas City May Bar Christians From Sponsoring Christmas Parades, Conservative Group Warns
December 9 2022
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats celebrate the defection of Republican lawmakers to help pass a same-sex marriage measure, despite its threat to religious freedom. We have related reports from Samantha Aschieris and Gillian Richards. On the podcast, Virginia Allen explores why doctors are suing the government over approval of an abortion drug. Plus: Tyler O’Neil on a Biden administration official’s transgender advocacy; Lela Gilbert on the president’s deaf ear for Nigerian Christians; and Simon Hankinson on a lame amnesty proposal. Thirty years ago today, the “amicable” separation of Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana after 11 years of marriage is announced by Prime Minister John Major.
"The growing opposition to this legislation further underscores the difference that conservative groups and grassroots activists can make in Washington," says Jessica Anderson of Heritage Action.
Levine made his remarks in a video message to doctors at the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Pediatrics, urging them to become "ambassadors" for what he described as "gender-affirming care."
Until Democratic politicians credibly commit to measures that will work, Republicans should steer clear of any deal where Democrats get the gold mine and they again get the shaft.
The delisting of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern amounts to an outrageous betrayal of an already brutalized Christian community. And it forebodes multiplied death squads and torched villages.
"The so-called Respect for Marriage Act will result in predatory, activist lawsuits against good people of faith for simply living out their lives in line with their beliefs," says the Texas congressman.
“We believe that women should be empowered with accurate information, and what we’ve seen in this chemical abortion push is deception from square one,” says Dr. Donna Harrison, a board-certified OB-GYN.
