What You Should Know About ISIS and the Orlando Terrorist
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“In a 911 call during the attack Mateen pledged his allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS. Although the group also claimed responsibility for the attack, U.S. officials said they haven’t seen a direct link between the gunman and the terrorist group.”
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A Response to the Orlando Shooting
Imagine if your area were being terrorized by a burglary ring. Imagine that the burglars were actually bragging about what they were doing and were not hiding their identities. Further imagine that burglary was no longer illegal in your state. These burglars were know to hang out at a local bar. Then imagine that you turn on the news to find out that another local trouble maker had walked into the bar and shot these burglars. What would your thoughts be?
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Oregon court recognizes 'non-binary' as legal gender
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“A judge from Multnomah County Circuit Court in Oregon ruled on Friday that an individual’s gender could be legally changed from from female to non-binary. This ruling legally recognizing a third gender option is the first of its kind in the United States.”
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Lawmakers to HHS: investigate StemExpress, Planned Parenthood
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“The Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to investigate StemExpress and Planned Parenthood affiliates for potentially illegal activity that generated profit from selling baby body parts.”
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Do you think the transgender locker room/bathroom trend will be reversed?
As the consequences of people declaring themselves the opposite gender and using this to gain entry to showers, locker rooms, bathrooms, and athletic teams — become obvious, will the trend to allow this continue or be modified? Will local, state, and federal governments begin to show concern for protecting the rights of the mainstream people who will feel violated?
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Do you think the transgender locker room/bathroom trend will be reversed?
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David French won’t run for president
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“Conservative columnist David French announced Sunday he decided not to run for president as an independent candidate.”
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ACLU state director resigns over biology-based gender beliefs
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“In announcing her resignation, Maya Dillard Smith called for civil discourse on the issue of competing civil liberties. A frightening encounter she and two of her daughters had in a women’s restroom with three persons ‘who were obviously men’ forced her to study more deeply the intersection of civil rights and public safety.” World
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School sends sheriff to order child to stop sharing Bible verses
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“A public school in California ordered a 7-year-old boy to stop handing out Bible verses during lunch – and they dispatched a deputy sheriff to the child’s home to enforce the directive.” Fox
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