Brandon Showalter and Jeff Myers

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  Jan 18, 2020

  Church leaders divided on Brexit bell ringing to celebrate leaving EU

  Brexit supporters' desire to have church bells ring in celebration of the United Kingdom formally leaving the European Union is not proving to be a unifying topic among church leaders.

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  Jan 18, 2020

  South Dakota introduces bill banning puberty blockers, trans surgeries on kids

  South Dakota's state legislature is considering a bill that would bar doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and performing transgender surgeries on minors. 

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  Jan 18, 2020

  Robert P. George urges AG Barr to take action against porn industry

  The man who is known by some as the most influential conservative Christian thinker, is calling upon Attorney General Bill Barr to address the pornography epidemic.

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  Jan 18, 2020

  Pushing doctor assisted suicide to increase organ transplants is wrong, doctor says

  A Canadian newspaper recently touted that one of the benefits of physician-assisted suicide is the increasing number of organs that are made available for people who need a transplant to survive.

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  Jan 17, 2020

  Facebook says 'denying existence' of trans identities on platform is 'hate speech'

  In a move that mirrors Twitter's recent update to its user rules forbidding "misgendering" on the platform, Facebook has updated its terms of service to say that "denying existence" of self-determined gender identities will be considered "hate speech."

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  Jan 16, 2020

  Religious publication celebrates history of DIY abortions

  A progressive secular Jewish magazine is instructing its readers how to perform do-it-yourself abortions at home.

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  Jan 14, 2020

  Illinois revamping system to let birth mother identify as father on child's birth certificate

  As part of an ongoing push to legally recognize transgender identities, Illinois is changing its policies to allow women who identify as trans to be listed as the father on their children's birth certificates.

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  Jan 12, 2020

  Hillsong raises over $1 million for Australian bushfires relief efforts

  Known most for their popular worship songs, Hillsong Church, which has planted churches across the globe, is spearheading a relief effort for the bushfires that have besieged the nation and has now raised over $1 million.

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  Jan 11, 2020

  Clergy, feminists blast New York’s commercial surrogacy bill as 'dangerous,' ‘gravely immoral’

  Following an unsuccessful attempt to legalize commercial surrogacy last year, New York has reintroduced legislation that would permit the practice in the state, a move drawing criticism from religious leaders and others.

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  Jan 11, 2020

  Most millennials, Gen Z don’t view marriage, family formation as life goals: study

  New research from Barna reveals that younger generations of around the world are more interested in the pursuit of professional success than they are focused on family formation and building a home.