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Top UN Women’s Rights Expert Declares War on Gender Ideology

Top UN Women’s Rights Expert Declares War on Gender Ideology

Jun 30, 2025 | ,

A war of words has broken out at the UN as the top UN human rights official for women told governments to define gender based on biological sex. She also told governments to stop using gender-neutral language when referring to women. “You cannot protect what you cannot define,” said Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls. “I never imagined the day would come where the mandate would deem it necessary to prepare a report affirming that the words ‘women’ and ‘girls’ refer to distinct biological and legal categories,” said Alsalem as she presented her explosive new report at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

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Growing consensus on religious freedom benefits everyone, religious or not

Growing consensus on religious freedom benefits everyone, religious or not

Jun 30, 2025 |

In an era of heightened polarization, especially in the nation’s capital, it’s rare to find a value that unites Americans across political, generational and ideological divides. But one principle is quietly gaining ground: religious freedom, and not just among the devout. Earlier this year, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty released its annual Religious Freedom Index, which revealed that support for religious freedom in the U.S. is not only strong but growing.

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Obergefell 10 years later: The cultural impact of same-sex marriage and where it stands

Obergefell 10 years later: The cultural impact of same-sex marriage and where it stands

Jun 30, 2025 | ,

The United States Supreme Court on June 26, 2015, decided that every state is constitutionally required to perform and recognize same-sex civil marriages — a controversial ruling at the time that was followed by major shifts in cultural norms and public opinion. When the justices handed down the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in a 5-4 decision, only 16 states had already enacted laws legalizing same-sex civil marriage. The practice, however, had been ongoing in 21 additional states because lower courts had ruled against most state-level bans prior to the Supreme Court ruling.

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Families play a key role in passing on religion—especially mothers

Families play a key role in passing on religion—especially mothers

Jun 30, 2025 | ,

According to an international study by the University of Münster, the question of whether people become religious or non-religious at a time of religious decline in society depends very much on the family. “Our surveys and family interviews in Germany, Finland, Italy, Canada, and Hungary show that, in all countries, religion is passed on to the younger generation above all when the family cultivates a religious self-image, engages in joint religious practices such as prayer or singing, and when both parents belong to the same denomination—the most important role in religious socialization is played by mothers,” explain sociologists of religion Christel Gärtner, Linda Hennig, and Olaf Müller from the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics,” the Center for Religion and Modernity (CRM), and the Institute of Sociology.

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UN report calls on countries to ban ‘gender transitions’ for children

UN report calls on countries to ban ‘gender transitions’ for children

Jun 30, 2025 |

A report presented on June 25 by the United Nations’ special rapporteur on violence against women warns of emerging forms of sex-based violence, including medical procedures related to “gender transitions” in minors. “Allowing children access to such procedures not only violates their right to safety, security and freedom from violence, but also disregards their human right to the highest standards of health and goes against their best interests,” the report says.

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