DAILY NEWSLETTER: Biden admin. declares support for trans surgeries, puberty blockers for kids, adolescents

Published: Fri, 04/01/22

3/31/22

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IN THE NEWS

Cardinal Marx calls for change in church teaching on homosexuality, admits to blessing same-sex couples

Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx has called for a change in Catholic teaching on homosexuality, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. “The catechism is not set in stone. One may also question what it says,” Cardinal Marx told the weekly magazine Stern in an interview published March 31....

Franklin Graham writes to Putin, Zelenskyy to ask for a cease-fire during Holy Week

Fresh from a two-day visit to Ukraine, the Rev. Franklin Graham said he wrote to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ask for a cease-fire in the war in observance of Holy Week in the Western and Eastern Christian churches, which together span from April 10 to April 24....

Biden admin. declares support for trans surgeries, puberty blockers for kids, adolescents

The Biden administration has declared its support for allowing children and adolescents with gender dysphoria to undergo gender reassignment surgeries or use puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones despite unknowns in long-term side effects of such actions....

Christian Condemnations of LGBT Not Hate Speech in Finland, Court Rules

Helsinki district court judges have dismissed hate speech charges against a Finnish politician who tweeted out Bible verses and the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission who published a pamphlet on gender roles....

Exposed: Disney's Woke Agenda Leaked in Videos, Producer Gleefully Boasts Company Lets Her Add 'Queerness'

In a leaked video from a recent staff meeting concerning Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' signing of the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, an executive producer at the Walt Disney Company claims the company's leadership has been welcoming to her "not-at-all-secret" gay agenda....

FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Diocese to create affordable housing, organic farm

The Episcopal Diocese of California has planned to use an empty nine-acre lot in the city of Brentwood to alleviate the local housing crisis while encouraging environmentalism. Rent has spiked across the country since COVID-19 began to ease, and more affordable housing is urgently needed for millions of Americans....

Concordia University campus in legal limbo

The University of Oregon has the hopes of purchasing Concordia University Portland campus and building a new children’s behavioral health institute there. Concordia, a Lutheran school, was forced to close its doors in 2020 due to serious financial hardships after 115 years of operation....

Christianity Today ignored sexual harassment

For over a decade, Christianity Today ignored sexual harassment reports against two top executives in its Carol Stream, Illinois office....

COMMENTARY

The Essential Bonds of Missionary Friendship

Ministry without friendship is unsustainable and undesirable. The impulse to go it alone in ministry, whether close to home or around the globe, can seem like faith-filled bravery, but it’s more likely foolhardy bravado....

Rediscovering Christian Nonconformity

Not only, but especially evangelical Christians have traditionally claimed to stand apart from pagan and/or secular cultures. We have often quoted and heard “Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.”...

TIU, Will, Jada and Chris

Last night my wife and I caught up on last week’s episode of “This Is Us.” After watching and discussing the Kate and Toby marital breakdown, we flipped over the socials....

A Constant Reminder of His Goodness

As human beings, there is a fragility that we carry within our existence that makes us forget easily. We tend to focus on what is next, and desire to move on to the next big thing. This human nature may cause us to miss important moments in our lives, when God shows Himself strong and mighty....

The Feminist-Not-Quite-Feminist

In a season where we are met with story after story uncovering the abuse of women within Christian churches and organizations, we need voices who take the flourishing of the Church and of women seriously. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957)—detective novelist, playwright, academic, and lay theologian—is just such a voice....

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