Tag: Social Issues

Florida College Students Walk Out To Protest Against DeSantis’s Ideological Crackdown

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—College students left their classes on Feb. 23 to oppose Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s actions against left-wing ideological education. DeSantis promised to remove all funding from school programs that teach Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The governor added he wanted to remove ideological loyalty oaths as hiring qualifications and…


Republicans Want States To Have Ability to Opt Out of Medicaid Funding of Abortions

Republicans have revived a bill first introduced years ago that would allow states to exclude abortion providers from the government-run Medicaid Program. The bill is entitled the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act and is aimed at ending the millions of dollars Planned Parenthood receives in Medicaid reimbursements. According to a recent report from the…


Pro-Lifers Indicted for 2020 Blocking of Doors at Michigan Abortion Facility

The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week is reaching back three years to charge eight pro-life activists who, through sitting and praying, blocked the door of the Northland Family Planning abortion facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan. They face up to 11 years in federal prison. Many have already been charged for similar incidents. According to…


Biden Issues Executive Order Promoting Equity Using ‘Woke AI’

President Joe Biden has approved an executive order that directs federal agencies to use artificial intelligence to achieve “equity” objectives—a move observers are warning is equivalent to integrating a “woke AI” into the government. “When designing, developing, acquiring, and using artificial intelligence and automated systems in the Federal Government, agencies shall do so, consistent with…


Defense Attorney Says Arizona Man Charged With Killing Illegal Alien a Target of ‘Politicized’ Prosecution

NOGALES, Ariz.—The public defender representing an elderly Arizona man accused of shooting and killing an illegal alien trespassing on his borderland property in January said the case has become “highly politicized” in the weeks following his arrest. “This essentially lit a match over an incredibly intense political power keg and, predictably, there was an explosion,”…


Florida Joins Growing Lists of States Moving to Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips

As the number of fentanyl-related deaths continues to rise, Florida joins the growing list of states moving to decriminalize the use of fentanyl test strips in an effort to save lives. A recent report by the CDC showed that overdose deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl were up 15 percent nationally. Data released by Coordinated Opioid…


Major Association of US Doctors Makes Official Statement on Transgender Procedures for Minors

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) on Feb. 20 made an official statement outlining its stance on “gender-affirming care” for minor children. In its statement, the non-profit association warned of “unknown and unknowable long-term risks” it says are inherent to “gender-affirming care” in minors, adding that the consequences of gender transition surgery are irreversible. “Gender…


‘Yes’ Campaign for Changing Australia’s Constitution Officially Launched

The official “Yes” campaign has been launched to support changing Australia’s Constitution to include an “advisory body” for Indigenous peoples. The campaign was launched at the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute in Adelaide on Feb. 23 by the From the Heart organisation. Semara Jose, a member of the campaign, said the launch would send a…


Florida Mayor Vows to ‘Push Back’ Against DeSantis’s Stop WOKE Act

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Fort Lauderdale elected officials have vowed to “push back” against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s stand against “woke” ideology in public institutions, schools, and businesses throughout the state. One of their first steps: revealing a massive “Progress Pride” flag painted in the middle of a road near Fort Lauderdale Beach. “The city debuted our new…


Saddleback Church Ousted From Southern Baptist Convention Over Woman Pastor

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has ousted Saddleback Church, its second-largest congregation, for having a woman pastor. The SBC Executive Committee on Tuesday voted to remove the Lake Forest, California megachurch after deeming it to be “not in friendly cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention,” Baptist Press reported. The meeting was held in Nashville, Tennessee….