Emily Hawley

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  Apr 23, 2021

  North Dakota gov. vetoes ban on biological male transgender athletes in girls’ sports

  North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum followed South Dakota Gov. Krist Noem’s lead by vetoing a bill on Wednesday that would have banned biologically male transgender athletes from playing in women and girls’ sports.

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  Apr 22, 2021

  Christian university faculty issues vote of no confidence after board upholds biblical hiring policy

  Faculty at a private Christian university in Washington cast a vote of “no confidence” after its board of trustees announced it would continue a hiring policy that prohibits hiring full-time faculty members who are gay. 

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  Apr 22, 2021

  COVID-19 restrictions 'harmed' religious minorities, violated freedom to practice faith: USCIRF report

  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom warned Wednesday that some countries have used COVID-19 restrictions to discriminate against religious minorities or blame them for the spread of the virus.

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  Apr 21, 2021

  George W. Bush warns Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal plan empowers Taliban, endangers girls

  Former President George W. Bush warns of harmful implications that could result from President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and sparked the U.S. war on terror. 

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  Apr 20, 2021

  House rejects resolution to censure Maxine Waters for controversial comments on Derek Chauvin trial

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats came to the defense of Rep. Maxine Waters, rejecting an attempt by Republicans to censure the California Democrat for telling activists to get “more confrontational” had ex-police officer Derek Chauvin been acquitted in the George Floyd murder trial. 

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  Apr 20, 2021

  Biden admin. has de-prioritized religious liberty, ‘disowned that work': Mike Pompeo

  Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed disappointment at the Biden administration’s failure to emphasize religious freedom and what he described as disowning the "glorious work" of the Commission on Unalienable Rights established under former President Donald Trump.

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  Apr 20, 2021

  ISIS executes Coptic businessman in Egypt, sends message to 'all crusaders in the world'

  Islamic State-linked terrorists killed a Coptic Christian man kidnapped in November and two others in Egypt, as Christians and those who support the Egyptian army continue to face terror in the Sinai region.

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  Apr 19, 2021

  Biden calls border a 'crisis' after state officials raise concerns over national security, trafficking

  President Joe Biden has for the first time described the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border as a "crisis," days after nearly 300 sheriffs in 39 states sent him a letter urging him to change his policies due to a rise in sex trafficking and concerns about national security threats.

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  Apr 19, 2021

  Baylor basketball coach credits 'Christ-centered program' after winning 1st championship (interview)

  Fostering a Christ-first, others-second team model, the Baylor University Bears won their first NCAA men’s basketball national title earlier this month, completing a championship turnaround over 17 years after scandal and murder rocked the program.

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  Apr 18, 2021

  How Georgia's controversial new voting law compares with other states

  Georgia’s controversial “Election Integrity Act of 2021” codified new voting laws for the contested state in the 2020 election. While critics have argued that it will curtail ballot access for many urban and suburban communities, many of Georgia’s new election rules are on par with voting laws in other states.