Disney removed a character’s transgender-themed storyline from an upcoming animated series out of deference to parents who prefer to address such a subject within the family. The character’s voice actor, who self-identifies as transgender, expressed being “disheartened” by Disney’s decision — although some see the decision as marking a welcome cultural shift and a change in corporate conduct.
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Nearly 900 members associated with the Roman Catholic Church’s ministries faced extortion or threats between 2018 to 2024, reads the report released this week by the Catholic Multimedia Centre (CCM) and shared by the United Kingdom-based watchdog Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Meanwhile, 26 religious buildings were attacked during that time.
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. At issue is a 2018 order by pro-life South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster directing the state’s Department of Health and Human Services to stop abortion facilities from receiving taxpayer funds from the state’s Medicaid program.
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Pornhub will no longer expose Florida residents to their obscene and degrading content in protest of a state law ensuring children aren’t accessing its website.
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Mercator recently ran a piece, “101 Books Millennials Must Read Before They Die”. No chance of that happening according to a new report from the UK’s National Literacy Trust showing that, of 76,000 British schoolchildren surveyed, only a third said they enjoyed reading for pleasure, the lowest figure since such polls began in 2005.
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