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Court victory for Christian mom banned from adopting foster children over religious beliefs on LGBTQ agenda

A Christian mother will be able to begin the adoption process and continue her lawsuit against the state of Oregon after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in her favor on Thursday. Jessica Bates said that she was inspired to become a foster mother to two children after her husband died in a car crash in 2017. She is a single mom to five biological children.

UK to begin enforcing online age verification for porn July 25

Starting July 25, websites hosting pornography in the UK will be required to verify that users are at least 18 years old, as new age regulations take effect. The rules, which will be regulated by Ofcom, will block minors from accessing adult content by requiring strict age verification methods. Adults may be asked to scan their faces or upload a photo ID to confirm their age, depending on the site, according to Daily Mail.

The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows

The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per woman. But it has been sliding in America for close to two decades as more women are waiting longer to have children or never taking that step at all. The new statistic is on par with fertility rates in western European countries, according to World Bank data.

The true cost of today’s ‘free’ public education

The true cost of today’s ‘free’ public education

My children go to Christian school. I love the middle school, but sometimes I’m afraid my girls miss out at the high school. The high school doesn’t have the sports programs that the local public school has. There are no Friday night lights at the Christian high school in western Michigan. The kids don’t have a fancy homecoming dance in the fall, and the offering of advanced placement classes is limited.

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Putting Family First in Technology: An Interview with Michael Toscano

Putting Family First in Technology: An Interview with Michael Toscano

At IFS, we are looking ahead to the federal level, where we want to see an age verification law passed that…ratchets up the enforcement mechanisms. IFS has been blessed to do some amazing things, but the biggest challenges are ahead. We are going to need our friends now more than ever. We are a small part of a mass movement that includes parents, religious leaders, state lawmakers, attorneys general, lawmakers, and leaders in Washington, D.C., who believe it is our duty to make technology good for families.

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Exclusive: Trump Admin to Cut Off Federal Funding to Hospitals That Provide Gender-Transition Services to Minors

Exclusive: Trump Admin to Cut Off Federal Funding to Hospitals That Provide Gender-Transition Services to Minors

The White House is in “the final stage of review for a new rule that would make it a condition of hospitals participating in Medicare or Medicaid that they not provide sex trait modifications to minors,” according to an administration official. The prohibition will apply to hospitals that provide puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-transition surgeries to minors.

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Here’s the Abortion Industry’s Dangerous Backup Plan if Abortion Pills are Banned

Here’s the Abortion Industry’s Dangerous Backup Plan if Abortion Pills are Banned

If the chemical abortion drug mifepristone becomes restricted under the Trump administration, pro-abortion clinicians are ready to carry out misoprostol-only abortions, according to a July 7 article in Ms. Magazine. Although the single-drug abortion regimen is touted about as “safe and effective” as the two-drug regimen, evidence indicates misoprostol-only abortions have higher risk of medical complications for women, the Charlotte Lozier Institute reports.

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