Tag: Social Issues

Teaching Transgenderism and Gay Love to Children Through Christmas Icons

A snowman and Santa now add holiday flair to teaching children about gay love and exploring alternative gender identities. In New Jersey, parents have been complaining to school board officials about transgender policies, including a a “Gender Snowperson” lesson teaching children as young as 3rd grade that their “sex assigned at birth” may not be…


New Jersey Approves Restrictive Gun Law Using Social Media Posts For Denying Permits, NRA Files Lawsuit

Governor Phil Murphy from New Jersey signed bill A4769 into law on Thursday, tightening gun restrictions in the state and triggering a lawsuit from the National Rifle Association (NRA). Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to require New York applicants to show “proper cause” for carrying a handgun in…


Two Libraries Relent, Allow Kirk Cameron to Hold Faith-Based Story Hour Featuring His Latest Book

Of the 54 public libraries contacted with requests to allow a story hour with actor Kirk Cameron, featuring his faith-based book “As You Grow,” only two will allow him to rent space in their facilities. Even then, it was out of fear of facing “legal and financial consequences,” one library said. These same libraries are…


Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Federal Law Protecting Children From Sex Abuse

Bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening and expanding federal laws to protect children from online predators and exploitation passed the U.S. Senate on Dec. 20. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the “Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022” to the Senate this past August. The bill has received broad support and endorsement from child…


10 Chinese Medical Experts Die as Beijing Eases COVID Restrictions

Ten famous Chinese medical experts passed away soon after Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy. Most of them were members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and two were allegedly involved in the live organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience. While the Chinese media reported the deaths resulting from “illness,” they didn’t provide additional information, causing…


Federal Judge Grants Relief for Soldiers Denied Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine

A Texas federal judge has granted relief for six U.S. Army soldiers and four U.S. Military Academy West Point cadets who were denied requests for religious accommodation from receiving the mandated COVID-19 vaccine. Judge James Wesley Hendrix on Wednesday ordered the preliminary injunction that prohibits the U.S. Army from taking any disciplinary, punitive, or separation…


Beijing Human Rights Activist Immobilized by COVID-19 App

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Wang Yu, hailed by the United States as an International Woman of Courage, has already been arrested, imprisoned, and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars, and Falun Gong practitioners. This year, her movements within her home country also have been restricted…


3 Male Candidates Dropped as State Leader Intervenes to Secure Gender Parity for State Election

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has intervened to get three Liberal Party women into the state’s upper house by dropping three male MPs to guarantee equal numbers of both gender on the ticket for the state election in March 2023. After what appears like a deal brokered between party factions on Dec. 22, sitting…


Civil Rights Losing Out to New Zealand’s War on Tobacco

Commentary Occasionally, one comes across a law that creates more problems than it tries to solve. The New Zealand Parliament adopted such a law on Dec. 13, the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022. The law stipulates that a person “must not sell a smoked tobacco product to a person born…


Oregon Starts Phasing Out Gas-Power Vehicles to Meet Air-Quality Goals

Gas-powered vehicles will soon be a thing of the past in Oregon. A new rule adopted on Dec. 19 by Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission bans the sale of new gas-powered vehicles and requires all new cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in the state to be “Zero Emission Vehicles” (ZEVS) by 2035. The rule is based…