Christianists

The Texas Tribune reports:  In Katy, a growing Houston suburb, school officials recently bought $93,000 worth of new library books and promptly put them in storage so an internal committee could review them. The district then banned 14 titles (bringing its total since 2021 to 30), including popular books by Dr. Seuss and Judy Blume, as well as “No, David!” …

Politico reports: Anti-abortion groups are banking on Ohio to end the movement’s run of state-level losses and create a blueprint for battles in 2024 and beyond. In four weeks, voters in the Buckeye State will decide whether to enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution or be the first to reject an abortion-rights measure since the Supreme Court overturned Roe …

“Thousands of rockets rained on Israel from multiple directions, and Hamas gunmen invaded by land, sea and sky. They went literally home to home and door to door, looking for the young and for the elderly. “Interesting how it always comes back to Jerusalem. The Bible predicted, thousands of years ago, that the End Time events would revolve around Jerusalem. …

“In almost every case, when we hear about so-called conversion therapy, it is a case where somebody with a same-sex attraction goes to a therapist or to a counselor to help them overcome that attraction. Like, they’re looking for counseling, for therapy to help them overcome this attraction that is troubling them and that they don’t want. There is no …

Vice News reports: Tim Ballard, the founder and former head of the anti-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad whose heavily fictionalized exploits were the subject of this summer’s surprise box-office hit Sound of Freedom, has been sued in Utah’s Third District Court by five women accusing him of sexual misconduct. The suit also alleges that Ballard pressured women into going to …

“First, the Bible instructs us in Psalms 122 to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. And I certainly am praying for the people, the Israelis. I’m not praying for their enemies. I pray that God will give them victory over their enemies. “So you have a right to have a gun and protect yourself. In Israel, it’s difficult to get …

The Associated Press reports: Five women on Monday sued the founder of an anti-child-trafficking group that inspired a popular movie this year, alleging he sexually manipulated, abused and harassed them on overseas trips designed to lure and catch child sex traffickers. Tim Ballard’s life story and work with Operation Underground Railroad inspired “Sound of Freedom,” a 2023 film popular with …

The Associated Press reports: Charlie Kirk’s $4.75 million Spanish-style estate is tucked away in a gated Arizona country club that charges nearly a half-million dollars for a golf membership. It boasts a guest casita, “resort-style” pool and striking views of the Sonoran Desert. The MAGA movement has been lucrative for Kirk, the 29-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth …

The Birmingham News reports: “Read Me a Story, Stella” is a children’s picture book about a pair of siblings reading books together and building a doghouse. However, because the author’s name is Marie-Louise Gay, the book was added to a list of potentially “sexually explicit” books to be moved from the children’s section of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HCPL) …

The Arkansas Advocate reports: Roughly 4,800 students are participating in the first semester of Arkansas’ new K-12 voucher program. A bulk of those kids are attending the largest, mostly-religious private schools in the state. Of the 94 participating private schools, there are also a number focused on students with special needs. The new data was reported in the Arkansas Department …

“We pray that you will impart wisdom to our president as he goes forth to stand in our place. We ask that those who stand against him be put to silence. That those horrendous actions against him and his family be exposed and struck down. When we leave this place, give us the courage to say no to evil. Give …

“Our cities are run by politicians who rescue cats and dogs from extremely cold weather while allowing mentally deranged human beings to freeze to death on the sidewalks, all in the name of civil liberties. Crime is out of control and there is no accountability for even violent crimes. The homeless defecate in the streets, harass passersby, and demand that …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: IHG Hotels & Resorts is attempting to normalize the LGBTQ lifestyle with its liberal advertising choices. A recent IHG commercial focuses on a homosexual couple in a hotel room enjoying room service while toasting champagne in their pajamas. Blatantly throwing homosexuality in the viewer’s face, the ad includes a same-sex couple sharing …

The Christian Post reports: Hundreds of thousands of students were expected to participate in the nationwide “Bring Your Bible to School Day” yesterday, led by Focus on the Family, to get kids talking about Jesus. Last year, more than 877,000 students took part, along with over 5,000 churches and over 50,000 schools represented, according to data from Focus on the …

Truth Wins Out founder Wayne Besen reports: Critics have long deduced that Christopher Doyle is divorced from reality, but the ugly reality of his bitter divorce is what will likely cause the demise of America’s most notorious “ex-gay” conversion therapist. Doyle is a licensed therapist and the Executive Director of the Institute for Healthy Families, which is promoted as “a …

“Pope Francis, in response to the cardinals’ question about whether same-sex unions could be blessed by the church allowed that ‘pastoral prudence’ might find such blessings permissible, as long as they are distinguished from marriage. The problem with blessing homosexual unions is not only that this looks like the church is blessing a ‘same-sex marriage.’ This practice asks God to …

“So Gavin Newsom makes this decision over the weekend. The name that we all know, Laphonza Butler. Not Oprah, not Meghan Markle. I know, I know, who the heck is Laphonza Butler? “I never heard of Laphonza Butler before, so I have no idea if Laphonza Butler is a scholar, a smart person, but I’m always gonna think like, eh, …

“Every conservative state should put into code that Jesus Christ is King and dedicate their state to Him. Force RINOs to say no to Jesus and then brutalize them in elections. We need a government of Christians, not fakers. “Legal marriage has become a joke. If you can marry whoever you want, whenever, and seperate at any point without boundaries, …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by anti-abortion activists to throw out more than $2 million in damages they were ordered to pay Planned Parenthood after secretly recording video of abortion providers in a scheme to try to show the illicit sale of aborted fetal tissue for profit. The justices turned away the …

NPR reports: A listener-supported radio station in North Carolina, WCPE, is planning to withhold the broadcast of six contemporary operas this season from New York’s Metropolitan Opera, because of the station management’s objections to the operas’ content. It is a classical music controversy that echoes larger, nationwide culture war debates. WCPE’s protest comes at a time when the Metropolitan Opera …