Tag: Social Issues

Texas AG Sues Biden Admin Over ‘Radical Woke’ Rule Affecting Religious Adoption, Foster Care Services

December 14, 2022
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the Biden administration on Dec. 12 to ensure the state can continue working with faith-based organizations to provide adoption and foster care services. Primarily, the lawsuit seeks an end to an Obama-era Health and Human Services Department (HHS) rule, known as the SOGI (Sexual Orientation…

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Texas Sues to Overturn Adoption Rule That It Says Discriminates Against Religious Groups

December 14, 2022
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the Biden administration on Dec. 12 to ensure the state can continue working with faith-based organizations to provide adoption and foster care services. Primarily, the lawsuit seeks an end to an Obama-era Health and Human Services Department (HHS) rule, known as the SOGI (Sexual Orientation…

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Texas Sues to Overturn Adoption Rule It Says Discriminates Against Religious Groups

December 14, 2022
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the Biden administration on Dec. 12 to ensure the state can continue working with faith-based organizations to provide adoption and foster care services. Primarily, the lawsuit seeks an end to an Obama-era Health and Human Services Department (HHS) rule, known as the SOGI (Sexual Orientation…

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Oregon Governor Commutes 17 ‘Dysfunctional and Immoral’ Death Sentences to Life in Prison

December 14, 2022
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Oregon Gov.Kate Brown announced on Dec. 13 that 17 inmates awaiting execution will instead have their death sentences changed to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people—even if a terrible…

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Texas Wins Legal Victory Against Biden Administration’s Push to Legalize Gender Transitioning for Kids

December 14, 2022
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Texas will not have to legalize sex-change procedures for children to receive federal funds nor adopt gender identity policies for the workplace. In a statement released Tuesday, Attorney General Ken Paxton declared victory in a lawsuit to stop “woke” federal agency mandates concerning sexual orientation and gender after the Biden administration declined to appeal a…

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Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act Into Law

December 13, 2022
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President Joe Biden on Dec. 13 signed a bill declaring marriage can be between people of the same sex. “Today is a good day. Today America takes a final step toward equality, toward liberty and justice—not just for some, but for everyone,” Biden said outside the White House in Washington before signing the bill. “Toward…

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Parish Sues to Protect Religious Liberty and to Preempt Penalties for Its Gender Identity Policies

December 13, 2022
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A clash of rights has provoked St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of St. Johns, Michigan, to pick a legal fight with the state. In a complaint filed with the United States District Court of Western Michigan on Dec. 5, the parish asserts that in light of the redefining of the phrase “biological sex” in the state’s…

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House Considering Removal of Gendered Pronouns From US Code in the National Archives

December 13, 2022
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Thousands of illegal immigrants are heading across the U.S. border with Mexico every day and night, the federal government is $31 trillion in debt, China is challenging American leadership around the globe, and crime is spiraling out of control in the nation’s big cities. But on Nov. 13 in the nation’s Capitol, the U.S. House…

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Supreme Court Refuses to Block California Law Banning Flavored Tobacco

December 12, 2022
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The Supreme Court refused an emergency application in a Dec. 12 ruling to block California’s enforcement of a voter-approved ban on flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, that takes effect next week. Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. had asked the high court for an emergency injunction preventing enforcement of California Senate Bill 793 while it…

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Judge Approves Lawsuit Against Soccer Coach Accused of Benching Player Who Refused to Kneel

December 12, 2022
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A federal judge has ruled that a former women’s soccer player from Virginia Tech can continue her lawsuit against her ex-coach for allegedly benching her after she refused to kneel during a public statement from a social justice organization. The lawsuit was filed by Kiersten Hening against her former coach Charles Adair. According to Hening,…

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