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Gender Neutral Restroom sign with baby changing facilities

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April 27, 2023
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Is Transgenderism the First Wave of Transhumanism?

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April 27, 2023
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Transhumanism is a futuristic social movement that advocates harnessing the transformative powers of computer science, biotechnology, and medicine to create a “post-human species.” Read More ›

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April 25, 2023
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A Biden Second Term Threatens Freedom of Religion

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 25, 2023
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President Biden is running for reelection. His video announcement claims that the primary issue before the country is whether “there will be more or less freedom.” I agree with him. Only, he is the candidate of less freedom. Read More ›

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April 17, 2023
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How Assisted Suicide Advocacy Overturned Roe v. Wade

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April 17, 2023
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Reversing pro-abortion beliefs could take decades. But then, so too did the great democratic struggle to reverse the great injustice of Roe v. Wade. In bringing the country to this portentous moment, the pro-life movement has taken its place in the grand tradition of social activism that is a hallmark of the American experience. Read More ›

A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA.

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April 7, 2023
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UN-Sponsored Report Would Destroy Communities by Gutting Criminal Law

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 7, 2023
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If you like the chaos and criminality unleashed in some of our greatest cities by progressive district attorneys refusing to enforce the criminal law, you will love the “reforms” a new UN-sponsored report advocates for the entire world. Read More ›

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March 28, 2023
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Terri Schiavo Case Was a Culture-of-Death Tipping Point

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2023
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The court-ordered death of Terri Schiavo was an ominous cultural tipping point. The legal case began when Terri’s husband Michael Schiavo applied to remove the feeding tube from his profoundly cognitively disabled wife so that she would die by dehydration. When Terri’s parents Bob and Mary Schindler, joined by her siblings Bobby and Suzanne, fought the plan in court, profoundly important cultural and legal battle lines were drawn that were destined to change the country. Read More ›

Francis Collins at the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory — President Joe Biden tours the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Bethesda, Maryland. From left, Deputy Director of the NIH NIAAID Vaccine Research Center Dr. Barney Graham, Chief Medical Adviser to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and Senior Research Fellow and Coronavirus Team Lead at the NIAIC Vaccine Research Center Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 10, 2023
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Former Public Health Officials Undermine Public Trust with Conduct Unbecoming Scientists

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 10, 2023
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Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, infamously boasted, “I represent science.” Let’s hope not. His actions during the COVID emergency both corrupted science and undermined trust in our most important public health institutions. Read More ›

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February 28, 2023
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Why You Should Binge Read Dean Koontz

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February 28, 2023
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If you want a rollicking good time spiced with powerful social commentary that stands unapologetically for righteousness and human liberty, a Dean Koontz novel fills the bill. But be forewarned. Once you start reading, you won’t want to stop until the last page is turned. Read More ›

Sad young beautiful woman sitting on the window at home isolated, watching out. Coronavirus quarantine concept.

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 15, 2023
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No, ‘More Sex’ Will Not Cure Loneliness

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 15, 2023
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The New York Times often promotes socially destructive policies and reckless personal behaviors in opinion columns. The latest example sees self-identified “sex and culture” writer Magdalene J. Taylor promoting promiscuity as a socially desirable cure for loneliness that will benefit society by forging greater levels of “social solidarity.” Read More ›

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February 2, 2023
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Freedom of Religion on the Chopping Block

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 2, 2023
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A gauntlet has been thrown. Secularists are determined to impose their progressive beliefs on conservative faith communities. Those of us who believe that freedom of religion is the “first liberty” had better gird our loins. Because if the right to free exercise of religion is effectively suppressed, freedom of worship will be the next religious liberty on the chopping block. Read More ›

A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2023
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The Transgender Tide Is Turning

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2023
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The time has come for an intense but mutually respectful societal conversation that focuses not only on the causes of transgenderism and the potential benefits of transitioning such people, but also the many risks and alternatives that can care compassionately for suffering people while maintaining cultural equilibrium. Read More ›