Let’s Make Every Day a National Day of Prayer
In the 1950s, evangelical Christians called for a formal National Day of Prayer to be added to the American calendar. In response, Congress passed a joint resolution in 1952 to that effect, and President Truman issued a proclamation making July 4 the date for that year’s event. President Ronald Reagan’s administration later shifted the Day of Prayer to the first Thursday in May, where it stands today. On this day, many communities and people of faith gather for worship, hold vigils, or pray in solitude. Odds are, however, that if you ask your family and friends for specifics regarding the National Day of Prayer, many will give a shrug or a blank look in response.
New Paper Explores the Complex Factors Behind Declining Fertility
Declining marriage might directly cause declining fertility, or other factors dissuading modern humans from forming families might reduce both marriage and fertility.
‘A living and discreet Church’: Despite persecution, Catholic faith endures in Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy where Islam is the official and only permitted religion, religious freedom does not exist. However, according to data maintained by the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, a considerable number of Catholics live in its vast territory — which covers more than 772,200 square miles, slightly larger than Mexico.
Nearly One-Third of Pregnancies in England End in Abortion, New Report Shows
Nearly one-third of all pregnancies in England and Wales end in abortion, recently-released government figures show. Statistics on annual conceptions released by the Office for National Statistics on July 9 indicate that 29.7 percent of pregnancies were ended by an abortion in 2022, up from 26.5 percent the year prior. This is the highest proportion on record.
After UPenn, These Nine Schools Should Apologize For Trans Policies Or Lose Funding
Now that it’s too late to truly make things right, the University of Pennsylvania succumbed to pressure from the Trump Administration and agreed to apologize to female athletes who were disadvantaged when UPenn allowed male swimmer Lia Thomas, a wannabe-woman, to compete on the women’s swim team. Sadly, although UPenn has apologized for letting Thomas compete, it is too late for the woman who didn’t make the team because he took her spot. It’s also too late for the women who would have earned the medals Thomas easily won. Those opportunities are forever gone.
Report shows where abortion stands as a global ‘human rights’ priority
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process whereby individual governments at the UN give each other recommendations on how to improve their human rights records. C-Fam’s human rights database offers a window into governments’ human rights priorities on social issues, both in terms of what they say and what they do not say.
UK police identify more than 1,000 ‘grooming gang’ suspects as authorities move to prioritize investigation into child exploitation rings
Greater Manchester Police have launched investigations into more than 1,000 “grooming gang” suspects, according to a report by a police watchdog. This comes as the UK law enforcement agency moves to probe the alleged child exploitation ring following immense backlash, making it a top priority after years of turning a blind eye to the issue, resulting in a loss of “trust and confidence” with the department, the Telegraph reported. “Officers told us that, due to a cultural shift in Greater Manchester Police, investigating child sexual exploitation is now considered ‘everyone’s business,'” the report states.
Disability advocates sue Colorado over assisted suicide law, allege unequal treatment
A federal lawsuit filed this week accuses the state of Colorado of creating a two-tier system for suicide – one that offers prevention for most but a path to death for the disabled. Disability rights groups say Colorado’s assisted suicide program violates civil rights law by promoting death to ill patients where others would be given mental health assessments.
Trump admin calls for states to remove ‘political messaging’ like Pride crosswalks from roads
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has moved to have states remove distractions from roads and crosswalks, including political messaging such as rainbow crosswalks. The move comes at the end of Pride Month, when many activists paint rainbow murals on sidewalks and roads. “Roads are for safety, not political messages or artwork.”
Planned Parenthood asks 911 for ‘no sirens, no lights’ as woman bleeds uncontrollably
A Planned Parenthood staffer in Illinois called 911 after a woman hemorrhaged and asked for the ambulance to use ‘no sirens, no lights’ and to ‘pull to the furthest doors.’ The number of women injured by abortion continues to rise in radicalized Illinois, a state that no longer requires abortion facilities to be inspected or regulated. Instead, the state apathetically leaves women to enter at their own risk.
Americans are waking up to the effects of same-sex marriage
It has been 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have the legal right to marry. More Americans are waking up to the profound effects that that ruling (and LGBT activism) have had on the country. Parents are tired of LGBT messaging being pushed on their kids, being told that they should allow their child to have “gender-transition” surgeries if they are gender-confused, and that they must allow boys to be in their daughters’ locker rooms and play on their teams. In addition, people are largely rejecting Pride celebrations and corporate wokeism.