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  Nov 22, 2020

  States may be violating federal law by funding sex textlines for kids, family groups warn

  State health departments are potentially in violation of federal law with the promotion of anonymous sex-text hotlines, family advocacy groups across several states say.

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  Nov 21, 2020

  Pro-life groups sue DC over arrests outside Planned Parenthood, usurping free speech

  Two pro-life groups have filed a lawsuit against Washington, D.C., over the arrest of two pro-life advocates for writing “Black Preborn Lives Matter” with a piece of chalk outside a Planned Parenthood abortion facility.

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  Nov 20, 2020

  Chris Tomlin partners with Sackcloth & Ashes to benefit children nationwide this Christmas

  To help children in need this holiday season, worship artist Chris Tomlin is partnering with a company that's donating blankets to children at homeless shelters nationwide. 

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  Nov 20, 2020

  Bethlehem 'has been devastated' by COVID-19 policies, charity says

  A major ecumenical charity is warning about the harmful impact COVID-19 policies are having on tourism to the birthplace of Jesus.

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  Nov 18, 2020

  Over 170 arrested in 'unprecedented' child sex trafficking investigation

  Over 170 people have been charged in recent months as part of a two-year investigation uncovering a sex trafficking network in Florida that has led to an “unprecedented” number of arrests. 

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  Nov 18, 2020

  California legislators advocate civil disobedience following new state COVID-19 restrictions

  Republican lawmakers in the California state legislature are advocating for people to engage in civil disobedience and are pushing back against new COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

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  Nov 16, 2020

  Target removes book critical of gender-transitioning girls, relents following pushback

  Retailer Target pulled a book critical of the medicalized gender-transitioning of teenaged girls from its shelves only to add it back following customer complaints.

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  Nov 16, 2020

  Over 88K sex abuse claims filed against Boy Scouts of America

  Sex abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America have now surpassed 88,000, according to lawyers who represent victims who’ve filed claims against the organization. 

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  Nov 14, 2020

  Declining birth rates linked to secularization, growing hostility toward religion

  The dropoff in fertility rates is significantly correlated with increasing secularization, scholar Philip Jenkins says.

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  Nov 13, 2020

  Canada court fight continues to bar doctor from performing mastectomy on 17-y-o suffering gender dysphoria

  The case of a British Columbia trans-identifying teenage girl who wanted her breasts removed against the objections of her mother is back in court today after a judge prohibited a doctor from performing the surgery. That surgeon and another doctor, who prescribed the girl high dose testosterone, are now attempting to anonymize their names.