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Mexican Senate Votes To Criminalize Ex-Gay Torture

Bloomberg News reports: Mexico’s Senate voted to prohibit and criminally punish so-called conversion therapy, which is used to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The legislative reforms ban any therapy or treatment used to “impede, restrict, diminish, annul or suppress a person’s sexual orientation, identity or gender expression,” the Citizens Movement political party said in a …

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Arkansas School District Approves Anti-Trans Policies After Man Says LGBTQs Are “Worthy Of Death” [VIDEO]

Little Rock’s CBS affiliate reports: The Conway School Board voted on Tuesday to issue new regulations on bathroom use and overnight hotel stays, based on a student’s sex assigned at birth. Hundreds expressed their opinion leading up to the vote, which resulted in a mixed, but strong reaction among residents. Some members of the LGBTQ+ community in the audience also …

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Supreme Court Rejects “Fetal Personhood” Appeal

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to decide whether fetuses are entitled to constitutional rights in light of its June ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized abortion nationwide, steering clear for now of another front in America’s culture wars. The justices turned away an appeal by a Catholic group and two women …

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Southern Baptist President: Christian Nationalists Will “Wind Up Persecuting Christians Of Different Flavors”

The Christian Post reports: Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber has condemned the idea that the church should be running government and warned advocates of Christian nationalism that pursuing such an agenda will result in the persecution of Christians. “It stands contrary to 400 years of Baptist history and everything I believe about religious liberty. I’m opposed to the idea …

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Pastor: If God Tells You To Kill Someone, Do It [VIDEO]

“Well, I’m going to say something controversial that will absolutely delight atheists, ’cause they like to take – not all atheists, some internet atheists – like to take things out of context and use it to make me look bad. “I don’t care  You’ve already hated me anyways. It’s not like anything changed. If anything, I’m just glad people, like, …

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Pastor Takes Authority Over Midterms In Jesus’ Name

“Let’s pray in the holy spirit right now! Over these cities! Hollda mashanda legeesy maronda! Areeah mashonday laveeya mashaka khan! Heena mokorea deylageesha gay! Allah basharaka taykey alashonda! “Thank you, Jesus! Thank you, Jesus! Say father, we take our authority! Over this election! Jesus is lord! “Over the midterm elections! In Jesus name!” – Pastor George Pearson, at the end …

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Church Of England Sorry About 383 New Abuse Cases

The BBC reports: The Church of England has found hundreds of new cases involving allegations of abuse of vulnerable adults and children by clergy, Church officers and volunteers. The reviewers found 383 cases relating to abuse, that the Church says require further attention. The Church says this is its most extensive review of past abuse cases. The archbishops of Canterbury …

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Youth Pastor Sentenced To 4 To 17 Years For Child Rape

Penn Live reports: A Lititz man who has worked as a youth pastor will spend at least four and a half years but up to 17 years in state prison, a Lancaster County judge ruled Monday. 55-year-old Shane E. Richardson was convicted of aggravated indecent assault of a person younger than 16, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor …

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Family Research Council: The Left Isn’t Really Afraid Of Christian Nationalism, They’re Just Afraid Of Christians

Via email from the Family Research Council: Those claiming to be concerned about the threat of Christian nationalism are not concerned that you may be falling into idolatry, they’re concerned for their political power. They take the time to misrepresent you and make you look bad because they are afraid of what you are capable of. You will hear a …

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Evangelical Leaders Rally Around Herschel Walker

Politico reports: Since revelations surfaced that the former football star and self-described “pro-life” Republican had allegedly paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion in 2009, evangelical Christian leaders in Georgia have banded together to support Walker, as has the Republican Party in general. Walker has staked out a hard-line, “no exceptions” position on abortion. So far, Christian evangelical leaders have not flagged …

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DOJ Charges 11 With Blockading TN Abortion Clinic

From the Justice Department: A federal indictment unsealed today charges 11 individuals with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Chester Gallagher, Heather Idoni, Calvin Zastrow, Coleman Boyd, Caroline Davis, Paul Vaughn, Dennis Green, Eva Edl, Eva Zastrow, James Zastrow and Paul Place were indicted for federal offenses in connection with an alleged reproductive health care …

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VIRAL VIDEO: Christian Texas Woman Warns “Hocus Pocus 2” Will Cast Spells On Children Through The TV

Waco’s CBS affiliate reports: A Central Texas mother is warning parents about “Hocus Pocus 2,” the sequel to the cult Disney favorite released this past week on the company’s new Disney+ streaming service. “A worst case scenario is: you unleash hell on your kids and in your home,” said Jamie Gooch, “The whole movie is based on witches harvesting children …

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Ali Alexander Calls For “Violent Christian Crusade”

Kyle Mantyla has the transcript at Right Wing Watch: I refuse to walk into a future where it is commonplace to have sexual perversion in public. It’s just not going to be the norm, not where we’re going. OK? You can call that whatever the hell you want. You can call that Americana, you can call that America First, you …

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Pastor Arrested For Felony Assault On Capitol Police

From the Justice Department: An Ohio man was arrested today on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. William Dunfee, 57, …

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Prominent Pastor: “Circumcise The Hearts” Of Atheists

The Christian Post reports: John Piper recently offered advice on how a Christian wife can pray for her nonbelieving husband, which included asking God to “circumcise his heart.” In the latest episode of the “Ask Pastor John” podcast posted on the Desiring God website, Piper answered a question submitted by a woman named “Rose” who asked the prominent theologian and …

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Ohio Republican: God Kills Those Who Oppose Me

“You know, I had another officeholder, he came to me, said ‘I’m gonna take you out.’ And I said, ‘You can hate me all you want, but you hate the work of God and I’m not responsible for what happens to you.’ “And you know what, it wasn’t a month later that that man was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Advanced! …

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Josh Duggar Files New Appeal Blaming Coworker

The New York Post reports: Josh Duggar is blaming his former co-worker for his crimes in a new appeal filed in his child pornography case. The disgraced “19 Kids and Counting” star filed the appeal in an Arkansas court Monday, claiming that government agents failed to interview or investigate Caleb Williams, who “regularly used the only [computer] that had child …

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Hate Group To Seek Rehearing After Kim Davis Loss

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel will request a rehearing en banc from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of former Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis, regarding her qualified immunity defense under the First Amendment and religious freedom rights in the cases of Ermold v. Davis and Yates v. Davis. The Sixth Circuit …

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GOP Senators Assail DOJ Over Anti-Abortion Activist

The Christian Post reports: Twelve Republican senators, most of whom are on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, led by ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray asking them to justify the show of force that accompanied the arrest of Mark Houck. Houck is the president of The …

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Georgia Teacher: I Taught A Student About The Power Of Jesus By Praying Over The School Vending Machine

The Freedom From Religion Foundation reports: Jenny Savoy, a reading enrichment teacher at Richards Middle School in Gwinnett County, Ga., has been openly bragging on Facebook about using her position to convert students to Christianity. She runs a religious club at her middle school and regularly preaches to students. Disturbingly, Savoy described in detail in a Facebook post on Sept. …

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