| | What if Roe is overturned? 4 key takeaways | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Friday, May 6, and today's headlines include an analysis on the legal status of abortion at the state level should Roe v. Wade be overturned, Oregon's plans to place menstrual products in boys' school bathrooms, and an interview with actor Chad Michael Murray. | | With the U.S. Supreme Court potentially poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, there are many questions surrounding the implications for state laws. Here are four key takeaways about the legal status of abortion at the state level if Roe is overturned, including details on 21 states that would ban or further restrict abortion and 17 states where it would remain legal. Continue reading. | | P.S. Did you hear? We’ve launched The Christian Post Daily, a podcast featuring the day’s top headlines. Listen now on Apple, Google, Spotify, Edifi, or wherever you stream your favorite podcasts. Don’t forget to subscribe so that you never miss an update. Stay in the know with In Case You Missed It, a Friday-only newsletter that features a roundup of the top stories of the week. Subscribe here. |
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| Tampons head to boys' bathrooms in Oregon for 'menstrual dignity' | | Schools in Oregon will place menstrual products in all student restrooms, including the boys’ bathroom, reportedly to affirm the right to "menstrual dignity" for their "transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and two spirit students." The Oregon Department of Education released a "Menstrual Dignity for Students Toolkit" in March, instructing schools to place women’s hygiene products in the boys’ and girls’ restrooms by the end of the 2023 school year. All education providers must also provide instructions on how to use the products in a way that is "medically-accurate" and affirms students’ gender identities. The toolkit also advises using "gender-affirming language" when discussing menstruation by using terms such as "menstruating students" instead of "girls." During puberty education, staff should say "someone with a uterus and ovaries may begin to menstruate" instead of "girls may begin to menstruate." Continue reading. |
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| America’s transdemic | | William Wolfe writes about the transgender craze he argues is gripping the nation, saying the "deadly contagion ... is spreading like gangrene, infecting the minds and poisoning the hearts of our nation’s children." Asserting this "transdemic" is the most serious health crisis facing Americans today, Wolfe shares concerning statistics on the growth of clinics prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children and calls out the continued push by the LGBT rights agenda to remake not just our "laws, schools, and society" but also our children. Continue reading. | | How Christians should respond to Dobbs | | In this editorial, Josiah Reedy shares the ways people should react if the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization sticks, resulting in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Beyond acknowledging the nearly 64 million abortions that have occurred since Roe was decided, Christians "should be clear-eyed about the future of abortion" in a culture defined by hookups and anti-Biblical sexual messaging, Reedy asserts. Moreover, Reedy notes that Christians should demonstrate compassion by building a Christ-like community around mothers and children, supporting mothers with financial assistance and resources and adopting and raising children. "Christians should be so enthusiastically, overwhelmingly kind toward expecting mothers that even the most ardent feminist begins to question whether motherhood is really the severe burden that they thought it was," he says. Continue reading. |
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| Americans can't find the right spouse — and birth rates are dropping | | A YouGov survey by the Institute for Family Studies and Wheatley Institution has revealed that the top reason people cite for not having the number of children they desire is, "I am still looking for the right spouse/partner." This presents significant concerns for birth rates, the IFS' Wendy Wang explains in a research brief. "When fewer women are married, fewer babies are born. In fact, about half of the decline in fertility since 2008 can be attributed to changes in marital composition, according to an analysis by Lyman Stone," Wang notes. She suggests that government assistance that incentivizes having more children could help the declining fertility rates, though some researchers have argued that such "pronatalist policies" may lead to short-term increases in birth rates but "are unlikely to lead to sustained higher birth rates" for the long-term. Continue reading. | | Also of Interest... | | To buy a house or find a spouse, most Americans say young adults have it harder than parents: studyMore young adult Americans living sexless lives, especially the religiously devout: studyInternet now most popular place to meet a spouse, but divorce is high: study | | Study: Evangelicals favor secular charities | | More than half of Evangelical Christians in the U.S. prefer to support secular charities rather than faith-based ministries or other organizations, per a new report from Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research. While 84% of the more than 1,000 Evangelical Protestant respondents said they would rather support Christian organizations than non-Christian ones, only 46% of Evangelical donors named a faith-based organization as their favorite to support, while 54% instead listed a secular organization. "Evangelicals can and should be concerned about things such as adult literacy, homelessness or pollution," Infinity Concepts founder Mark Dreistadt said. "But it is noteworthy that so many are making secular organizations their very top priority, especially when there are solid Christian organizations doing work similar to some of these secular favorites." Continue reading. |
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| Chad Michael Murray talks rejecting roles due to faith | Actor Chad Michael Murray, who is known for his roles on hit shows such as "Gilmore Girls" and "One Tree Hill," doesn't mince words when it comes to explaining how he chooses—or rejects—roles. During a recent interview with Fox News, the actor said he's turned down roles that he didn't feel comfortable taking on due to his faith in Christ. "I stick to the things I believe in. Let's just say a piece of material were to come across my desk, which has happened plenty of times over the last 22 years, that I don't necessarily feel is what I believe or what I'm selling, then that's not for me." The actor went on to say, "I get up every day and I put that spiritual armor on, read the Bible and do some devotionals and then get ready to go to work." Murray, who is set to star alongside Bruce Willis in the upcoming "Fortress: Sniper's Eye," also explained he and wife Sarah Roemer "have a very traditional life," noting, "We keep the pack together." Continue reading.Also of Interest ...DeVon Franklin on not becoming a 'statistic' despite childhood tragedyNew series from Tyra Banks features teen drag performers | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again on Monday! -- CP Editors |
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