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The Texas Tribune reports: A Republican state lawmaker has launched an investigation into Texas school districts over the type of books they have, particularly if they pertain to race or sexuality or “make students feel discomfort.” State Rep. Matt Krause, in his role as chair of the House Committee on General Investigating, notified the Texas Education Agency that he is …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: “And thou profane, wicked president of my people,” Shane Vaughn preached, speaking on behalf of God. “I got a message for the president of my people, or the resident of my people: You profane homosexual-loving, abortion-loving president, those that took the children and confused them about who they were, you profane president whose …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: What’s happening in Canada should concern freedom-loving people everywhere. It is extremely disturbing as it relates to pastors and churches being targeted. Pastor Tobias Tissen of Manitoba was arrested and jailed for two days related to a health order banning outdoor gatherings of more than 5 people. Then he had to spend an extra …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas’ transgender student athletes will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Monday. House Bill 25, authored by state Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring, will require student athletes who compete in interscholastic competition to play on sports teams that correspond …

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: The fall play at a high school in southwest Ohio was canceled suddenly, reportedly because of concerns that a character in the play was gay. Students at Hillsboro High School still were in rehearsals for “She Kills Monsters,” which was scheduled to open in less than a month at the school’s new auditorium, WCPO Channel …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Avocado Mattress should be ashamed of its commercial for attempting to normalize sin by featuring same sex couples in bed together. The newest commercial for organic mattresses not only promotes same sex relationships by including a lesbian couple and a homosexual couple who are both very much together and cuddling, but also …

Posted today to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: Do you know why they call the Democratic-run, socialist states blue? Because they choke you until you turn blue. That’s no joke. They tried to choke In-N-Out, but it didn’t work. In-N-Out Burger is one of the great hamburger chains to come out of California and they are run by a Christian. They …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: We have noted before that the COVID-19 pandemic has turned religious-right activist Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel into a hard-line anti-vaccine activist, and every development in the fight to control the spread of the virus only seems to send Staver further off the rails. On Monday, Staver appeared on “The Water Cooler,” a …

The Tennessean reports: Mike Stone, a leader of the group trying to pull the Southern Baptist Convention further to the right, has sued Russell Moore, the former president of the denomination’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, for “claims of defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and emotional distress.” The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee, follows …

The Daily Dot reports: Andrew Torba, the CEO of the far-right social media website Gab, appears to have disabled the platform’s Twitter account on Tuesday following an antisemitic tirade. In a series of tweets, Torba shared several antisemitic canards related to Judeo–Bolshevism while promoting the creation of a “parallel Christian society.” Judeo–Bolshevism is a term that was used by the …

“They’re planting – they’re putting eggs in people’s bodies. If you didn’t see yesterday’s TruNews, you need to watch it. It’s an egg that hatches into a synthetic parasite. It grows inside your body. “This is like a sci-fi nightmare. And it’s happening in front of us. This is a global coup d’état by the most evil cabal of people …

San Francisco’s CBS News affiliate reports: The In-N-Out hamburger chain is sizzling mad after the city of San Francisco shut down its indoor dining for refusing to check customers’ vaccination status, as is required by a local mandate. The company’s Fisherman’s Wharf location — its only one in San Francisco — was temporarily shut by the Department of Public Health …

Posted today to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: All 21 people—18 passengers and three crew—miraculously escaped without serious injuries after the private plane they were in crashed, rolled through a fence, and burst into flames Tuesday morning near Houston, TX. The McDonnell Douglas MD-87 jet was about to depart on the way to Boston. Ronald Walker, the Texas Emergency Management District …

“The devil have power to give breath to the clones, to the images. We’re dealing with the number of the beast and the name of the beast. I don’t think the mark is right now. “The Moderna vaccine has luciferous (?), which is the name of the beast. Everything about this vaccine has 666, which is the number of the …

Via press release published by Christian Newswire: As education throughout the United States suffers the effects of an increasing ideological and cultural divide, more parents, students and educators are calling for a simple, technological fix: cameras in the classroom. Capitol Resource Institute (CRI) and Nevada Family Alliance (NFA) are leading a nationwide campaign calling for cameras in all K-12 public …

“As far as caring for the newborn himself, most of that is going to be done by the mother. She, in most cases, will be feeding the child. The child also needs and wants his mother’s presence, his mother’s touch, her voice. “The father should be interacting with the baby also, obviously, but the infant is far more focused on …

From right wing commentator Erick Erickson: In my city, a crystal shop opened. It advertises itself as a “metaphysical/spiritual” store. You can get crystals to give you energy or calm you. You can learn to cast spells and explore astrology. You can delve into the magical arts long ago pushed aside by the Christian God. The old gods are coming …

Posted today to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: This 4-star retired Army General says that yes, our rapid pull-out of Afghanistan is a humiliation—but it’s a “civil war” at home that he’s concerned about. General Stanley McChrystal makes an important point that should be troubling to all of us. He warns that the polarization happening in American society today is a …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas’ near-total abortion ban can continue to be enforced while the law’s constitutionality is decided, a panel of federal appellate judges ordered late Thursday. The three justices of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — considered perhaps the most conservative appellate court in the nation — also agreed to hear oral arguments in the underlying …

The Tennessean reports: Ronnie Floyd, the highest-ranking official of the Southern Baptist Convention executive committee announced his resignation Thursday evening, following weeks of contentious committee meetings about a sexual abuse inquiry. “Due to my personal integrity and the leadership responsibility entrusted to me, I will not and cannot any longer fulfill the duties placed upon me as the leader of …