| | UMC regional body in Pa. denounces biological males competing in female sports | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Wednesday, June 22, and today's headlines include a Pennsylvania-based regional body of The United Methodist Church approving a resolution denouncing biological males participating in female-only sports, a judge's ruling prohibiting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from intervening in a lawsuit against a hospital over gender transition services, and The Christian Post's updated list of churches and pro-life organizations that have been vandalized by pro-abortion activists due to the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. | The United Methodist Church Western Pennsylvania Conference voted to adopt a resolution titled "End Degrading Behavior Against Female Athletes" (P14) at their annual conference, which was held earlier this month. Conference spokesperson Jackie Campbell provided The Christian Post with a copy of P14, which states that "members of one sex are left more vulnerable in relationships than members of another with regards to biological men participating in female sports." It noted that biological men who participate in women's sports "are eliminating opportunities for women to enjoy the benefits of fair competition, and diminish and demean their hard-earned athletic accomplishments." The resolution, which was adopted on June 4, cited the specific example of the University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, noting Thomas "as a biological man holds an unfair advantage over competition in a women’s category, as evidenced by Thomas’ rankings that have bounced from No. 462 as a male to No. 1 as a female." The resolution further called on "the Pennsylvania General Assembly to immediately enact legislation that would bar biological males from competing in female exclusive sports competitions and participating as members of female exclusive teams." Read more.Also of Interest ...Church grieves after former treasurer gets probation for stealing $400KU.K. art teacher banned over photoshoot involving topless teens | | P.S. Volume 2 of CP Magazine is here! If you'd like to help support Christian journalism, this digital-only offering runs just $19.99 annually—or get your free copy when you sign-up for a free Christian Post account. Sign-up to download your flipbook or PDF copy today. |
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| Democrats push Google to limit, label search results for pro-life centers | | A group of Democratic U.S. senators is urging Google CEO Sundar Pichai to take action after a report from a left-wing activist group found Google may be directing users who search for abortion services toward pro-life pregnancy centers. The letter, which was led by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., cited research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which it described as "a U.S.-based nonprofit that fights online hate and misinformation." The report found that 37% of Google Maps results and 11% of Google search results for "abortion clinic near me" and "abortion pill" were for "anti-abortion" clinics in "trigger law" states, where laws would effectively ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned. It also found about 28% of Google ads displayed at the top of search results were for pro-life, "anti-abortion" clinics. The lawmakers called on Google to suppress pregnancy centers in the search results, asserting, "Google should not be displaying anti-abortion fake clinics or crisis pregnancy centers in search results for users that are searching for an ‘abortion clinic’ or ‘abortion pill.’" It further stated that if the company "must continue showing these misleading results in search results and Google Maps, the results should, at the very least, be appropriately labeled." Read more. | | UPDATED: Churches, pro-life offices torched, vandalized by abortion activists since SCOTUS leak | | The Christian Post continues to update its list of churches and pro-life offices and organizations that have been torched and vandalized by pro-abortion activists since Politico's leak of a draft opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization indicating that a majority of justices seem inclined to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. From Washington State to Michigan, pro-abortion activist group Jane's Revenge continues to take credit for multiple acts of vandalism and destruction. Read the updated list here. | | Texas AG can't intervene in puberty blockers, trans hormones lawsuit | | Dallas County Judge Melissa Bellan has ruled that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has no authority to intervene in a lawsuit involving a Dallas hospital’s ability to provide gender transition services for trans-identified youth. The ruling comes just four days after the state of Texas filed a petition to intervene in the case, where Dr. Ximena Lopez is suing the hospital for preventing her from offering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors. While attorney Charla Aldous asserts Paxton "has no business being in the case," the state of Texas disagrees, insisting that "intervention is essential in this case because the State has well-recognized sovereign interests in the uniform application of its laws and the welfare of children in this State." Read more. |
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| Queer nation is no nation at all | | Professor and historian Carl R. Trueman writes about the concept of inclusion and how the LGBT movement's push for so-called inclusion "actually means exclusion and the delegitimizing of any person or group that dissents from what the movement’s movers and shakers deem to be acceptable opinion." Noting that the American Embassy to the Vatican's decision to fly the rainbow flag for what activists refer to as "pride month" is an offense to the Catholic Church, Trueman writes that the movement's flag variations reveal its lack of unity "when the cameras were not rolling." Read more. | | The Clintons predict the end of democracy in America if Republicans win | | In separate interviews, former President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton each used fear to predict the end of democracy should Republicans continue to be elected into office. Michael Brown points out how the Clintons have used such fearmongering tactics since former President Clinton's run for the presidency in the 1990s and notes that creating fear of "the other side" among Americans creates a circular pattern of fear, irrationality, and extremism. To combat this, Brown asserts people must refuse to engage in these irrational fearmongering tactics, focus on rationality, and seek to interact with those of like mind on "the other side" to ensure the nation's survival. Read more. |
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| Dates named successor to Meeks' Salem Baptist Church of Chicago | | Rev. James Meeks of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago has named Pastor Charlie Dates of Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago as his successor. Meeks, who founded the now-10,000-member church with his wife in 1985, also served three terms as a state senator. In making the announcement, the pastor said it is time for the church to have younger leadership and bring in new young people and families. Read more. | | Texas fire leaves only a wooden cross standing | | A fire that broke out Friday burned down Balsora Baptist Church in Texas and consumed nearly everything but a wooden cross. In an interview with The Christian Post, Pastor Sonny Smith explained, "I told our church congregation I feel like that was a sign from the Lord telling us that, you know, you're going through fire, you're going through changes, but I'm going to be with you all the way." The pastor says that has held true, as multiple area churches have offered to help in the wake of the fire, including those from different denominations. "It's been quite a thing to behold what God is doing," Smith said. Read more. |
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