| Politics | | Emails reveal White House, school board collaboration on 'domestic terrorism' letter | | Newly publicized emails reveal that the National School Boards Association consulted with the Biden administration when crafting a letter that critics believe likened activism of concerned parents to “domestic terrorism.” The letter comes in the wake of a heated confrontation a father had with an LGBT activist at a school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted by a transgender student in a high school bathroom. |
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| World | | 17 Coptic Christians go missing in Libya, sparking terrorism fears | | At least 17 Egyptian Coptic Christians have gone missing in Libya, and it's feared an armed group might have abducted them in the north African country where 21 Coptic Christians were beheaded by ISIS in 2015. The Sunday Times quoted a Coptic Christian as previously saying: “We know it is more likely we will die than live in Libya but we don't have a choice. … More and more people are going to Libya because of the economic crisis here." |
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| U.S. | | Father gets 11 years for drowning daughter in church baptismal pool | | A judge in northern California has sentenced a man to 11 years in prison for drowning his 4-year-old daughter in the baptismal pool of a Catholic church while high on methamphetamine. Gerardo Mendoza Ordaz agreed to plead no contest to voluntary manslaughter and child abuse charges in lieu of a murder charge, which could have led to a 25 years-to-life sentence. |
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| Entertainment | | ‘Tomlin United Tour’ removes VIP option following backlash | | Hillsong United and Chris Tomlin eliminated the "VIP" ticket option from their upcoming United States concert tour following scrutiny from online critics who accused the musicians of engaging in "celebrity-style commercialized worship." While musicians have pointed to tour costs as making such VIP experiences necessary, Modern Hymnal's Tom Read insists "justifying it just contributes to the problem." |
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| World | | Archbishop, former PM Brown warn against legalizing assisted suicide | | The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the U.K.’s former Prime Minister Gordon Brown have warned that a proposed law to allow assisted suicide would “undermine the sanctity of life” and could pressure the frail and vulnerable to end their lives. In an op-ed for the The Times, Gordon cautioned that enacting such a law would change "the way we think about mortality." |
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| Voice | | Op-ed: Vaccine mandates and heavy-handed bullying | | Line of Fire host and author Dr. Michael Brown criticizes government bullying tactics to force COVID-19 vaccine compliance. Pointing to Chicago police officers, who could face repercussions such as losing retirement benefits if they choose not to vaccinate, Brown states, "I am not an anti-vaxxer. ... But the vindictive and punitive measures are outrageous and completely unjustifiable." |
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