A Surprising Generational Rift in the Christian Reformed Church

Nov 15, 2024 | ,

At a recent denominational meeting, the issue before delegates from affiliated churches across North America was same-sex marriage. The debate had been long in coming, partly prompted by two LGBTQ+ affirming churches in the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), a Protestant denomination, ordaining women in same-sex marriages to the office of deacon. On the table was a motion that would make official and binding the position that sexual activity is rightly reserved for marriage between one man and one woman.

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Kids Doll Promoting Movie Inadvertently Directs Buyers To Porn Site

Nov 15, 2024 | , ,

Multinational toy company Mattel has issued an apology after it was discovered that the packaging for its “Wicked” themed toys directed customers to an explicit pornography site.

The doll collection, including fashion dolls, singing figurines, and deluxe collectible models, was pulled from the shelves at Target as of Monday and is in the process of being removed from other major retailers, such as Walmart, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Best Buy, DSW, and Amazon, per The Hollywood Reporter.

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The Disparate Effects of Household Instability on Children’s Education

Nov 15, 2024 | ,

In contrast to evidence that family instability and parental divorce have sizable negative effects on white children’s education, the effects on black children’s education have been shown to be small or even absent. But are black children’s educational careers uniformly immune to family instability? Kristin Perkins’ work published earlier this year shows differences among black children, which means the disparate effects are not just black and white.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hospitals Harming Children Targeted In New Campaign To Stop Child Gender Transitions

Nov 15, 2024 |

Four hospitals that promote irreversible transgender procedures for children will be the target of an ad campaign launching this week, The Daily Wire has learned.
The American Parents Coalition will launch a six-figure campaign Tuesday targeting Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Children’s Minnesota, Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The numbers used in the campaign are from the Stop The Harm Database, which identifies the number of child sex change patients, surgeries, prescriptions, and financial stakes of the extremely controversial gender intervention procedures.

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Boston Children’s slashed doctors’ time to assess kids before referring them for trans procedures

Nov 15, 2024 |

A former “gender care specialist” at Boston Children’s Hospital testified that her ex-employer slashed the time allotted for psychologists to assess minors exhibiting confusion about their sex before referring them for irreversible medicalized gender procedures.

Dr. Amy Tishelman, 68, a clinical and research psychologist, started working for Boston Children’s gender clinic in 2013 before her termination in 2021. Tishelman was also selected by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health as the international lead to develop the “Child” chapter for its Standards of Care version 8.

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