Politics & Government
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2,293 Female Athletes Have Lost First-Place Medals To Biological Males
New research has revealed the stunning extent to which transgender-identifying males have taken over women’s sporting events, finding that almost 2,300 first-place medals have been taken by males. Women’s sports advocates say that federal legislation must be passed to once again restore a fair playing…
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Two Visions For The World Collided At The UN – And Israel Is At The Center
For several days, world leaders have walked to the same podium in New York and spoken about war, security, artificial intelligence, climate, international law and the future. But listen carefully and something much bigger emerges. They are describing two very different visions of how the…
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When Every Desire Becomes An Identity – And Every Identity Demands Protection
Another boundary in America’s sexual revolution quietly moved this week. Seattle’s City Council unanimously passed legislation expanding the city’s civil-rights protections to encompass additional sexual orientations, gender identities and people involved in consensual relationships with multiple partners. The legislation explicitly adds pansexuality and asexuality to…
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Israel Forgot God. Then Came The Yom Kippur War And October 7
For Israelis, October 7, 2023 has changed the way we remember October 6, 1973. The two dates are separated by exactly fifty years, but they are joined by more than coincidence. Both were Jewish holidays. Both began with a devastating surprise attack by genocidal enemies.…
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When Churches Become Mosques: The Changing Face Of An American City
Drive through parts of Warren, Michigan, and you can see America’s religious transformation written into the buildings themselves. A Lutheran church that stood for more than 80 years is now the Al Ihsaan Islamic Center. The cross that once topped its steeple is gone. A…
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The Inclusive Bible: When ‘Son Of God’ Becomes Too Offensive For Church
The Inclusive Bible: When ‘Son Of God’ Becomes Too Offensive For Church A new member walks to the front of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church near Austin, Texas. Waiting for him is a gift from the congregation: a Bible. But not just any Bible.
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When The Patient Cannot Say Yes: The Next Frontier Of Euthanasia
For years, euthanasia and assisted suicide have been defended around one overriding principle: choice. A competent adult suffering from an incurable condition should be permitted, advocates argued, to decide when his or her suffering has become unbearable. Whether one agreed with that argument or not,…
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The Winter Fuel Crisis Is Building – And America Won’t Be Immune
Winter hasn’t arrived yet, but the warning signs are already flashing. Diesel has climbed above $6 a gallon in the United States. Heating-oil customers are being warned to prepare for dramatically higher bills. Fuel shortages and rationing are appearing overseas. Factories are being disrupted. Transportation…
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A Different Gospel Requires Different Saints
Harvey Milk and Matthew Shepard are two of the most recognizable names in modern LGBT history. Milk was a gay-rights activist and San Francisco politician whose 1978 assassination turned him into an enduring hero of the LGBT movement. Shepard was a 21-year-old gay man whose…
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Majority Of Israelis Fear October 7-Style Attack From Judea And Samaria
Seventy-seven percent of Israelis, including 86% of Jewish Israelis, believe a large-scale terrorist attack modeled on the October 7 Hamas massacre could originate from Judea and Samaria, according to new polling data released by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA). The number…
