🌎 Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Washington 'gay conversion therapy' ban

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December 12, 2023

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IN THE NEWS

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Washington 'gay conversion therapy' ban

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by a Christian therapist against Washington state's ban on "gay conversion therapy," allowing the law to remain in effect....

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George Santos Begins Revenge Tour With Scorching Attack on Fellow Republican

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How 1 in 4 Countries Restrict Religious Conversion

To share your faith—or change it to another—first check your citizenship. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a new report on anti-conversion laws around the world....

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COMMENTARY

Why Mike Johnson’s public displays of religious piety are a real problem

Thanks for including the photo of eight members of Congress — including Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), who hadn’t yet become speaker — piously posing for a group prayer in the House Chamber....

Rick Rubin on taking communion with Johnny Cash and not rushing creativity

My mom was an artist. She welded big structures together and found beauty in barbed wire. She worked in clay. She even carved the female form out of giant pieces of styrofoam. She wasn't a big name or anything and probably only sold a couple pieces ever but that wasn't the point....

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Harsh Judgments Can Kill One’s Spirit

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Artist pays tribute to St Albans teachers in homecoming show

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