Sweet Cakes by Melissa Case Update

State of Oregon unrepentantly attempted to penalize bakers $135,000 for refusing to send a message that conflicts with their religious convictions.

The government should never compel Americans to speak a message that conflicts with their deepest convictions. But that’s exactly what the State of Oregon did to Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the “Sweet Cakes by Melissa” bakery. Because of their Christian convictions, the Kleins declined to design and create a custom cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding. As a result, the State of Oregon punished them with a $135,000 penalty and a gag order. In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Oregon court’s ruling against the Kleins, and return the case once again to the state.

“It’s a win when the Supreme Court vacates a bad lower court decision like it did for Aaron and Melissa today, but the case is not over,” said Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel to First Liberty.  “The Kleins have been fighting for the First Amendment for over a decade and we will stand with them no matter how long it takes to get the victory they deserve.”

Source: Sweet Cakes by Melissa Case – Cases – First Liberty

I have been following this case for a long time. In 2013 two lesbians, Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer, singled out Sweet Cakes by Melissa because of their Christian faith and attempted to force the Kleins to create a same-sex wedding cake. They then used the full force of the corrupt Oregon government in an attempt destroy the business when Kleins refused. In following decade the Kleins have been in and out of court, their lives completely disrupted with massive legal bills and fines, victims of activists within and without state government. The Supreme Court still has only handed them a temporary reprieve, not a solid win, so they remain at the mercy of the Oregon government which far more corrupt today then it was a decade ago.

The Bowman-Cryers did not come out of this free and easy. They foolishly failed to foresee the target they would put on their back by getting caught up in their LGBTQ+ activism. They already had acceptance, marriage, and a child together. That was not enough. They wanted… something more. They wanted to attack innocent people. Unfortunately for them, their actions did not occur in a vacuum. There were repercussions. While they caused the Kleins incredible legal and financial problems, they also caused an incredible groundswell of moral support for the Kleins within the community and around the nation. The Kleins are good people. The Bowman-Cryers proved they were not cut from the same cloth.

The Bowman-Cryers gave themselves the exact opposite of what they dished to the Kleins. While they were convenient tools for anti-Christian Oregon politicians like Brad Avakian and Ellen Rosenblum, the lesbians soon found out the State of Oregon was not there for moral support, and did not particularly care what happened to them. They got used and tossed aside.

While “the law” was on their side, much of the community was not. The Bowman-Cryers needlessly started a fight, not only with the Kleins, but with every American who values freedom of religion. While the vast majority of us remained civil, not wanting to threaten or harm the Bowman-Cryers, a lot of hate and cruelty has been directed their way on top of legitimate public criticism. Not because they are a married same-sex couple with a daughter, no, they put themselves in their position because they refused to live and let live. They demanded respect without giving respect. They wanted to compel others to violate their deeply held faith and it backfired. They made themselves into social pariahs.

My guess is, if these two women could go back in time, they would simply go to any one of the hundreds of secular bakeries in the Portland Metro area and leave the Kleins alone. If they had asked for my advice back in the day, I would have told them not to pick fights unless you can accept the consequences of losing, and no matter the outcome for the Kleins, the Bowman-Cryers lost. There is a time to keep your mouth shut and stop being so disagreeable.

BREAKING: Pro-life rescuers immediately incarcerated following jury’s guilty verdict in DC FACE Act trial – LifeSite

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — A jury on Tuesday found five pro-life activists guilty of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and conspiracy against rights. They were immediately incarcerated following the verdict and could face more than a decade in prison for their efforts to prevent women from killing their preborn babies.

In a statement to LifeSiteNews at the courthouse on Tuesday, defendant William Goodman urged his supporters “to forgive the jury, the judge, and all those who witnessed against us, and to pray that they would see how God loves the gift of every human life.”

Source: BREAKING: Pro-life rescuers immediately incarcerated following jury’s guilty verdict in DC FACE Act trial – LifeSite

It is a punishment without a crime. This is what our government has devolved into. This is political persecution of Christians because they believe unborn children are just as human as the judge and jury who sent the Christians to prison. Our Department of Justice is selectively persecuting their political enemies. Donald Trump. Christians. Anyone who threatens to shine light on their moral and political corruption. And they are no longer hiding it. Our system of justice actively shields the Bidens and the Clintons and their web of associates, and sends Christians to prison for counseling a woman to not kill her own child. This is evil, not justice.

Brazilian mom fined for homeschooling her son and instilling Christian values | Catholic News Agency

By Abel Camasca

A Brazilian mother has been fined and threatened with losing custody of her son for educating him at home and instilling Christian values. The legal advocacy organization ADF International has taken up her cause and filed a legal appeal to defend the mother’s rights.

According to an Aug. 16 ADF news brief, the incident occurred in Santa Catarina state in Brazil, located south of São Paulo. Regiane Cichelero decided to educate her 12-year-old son at home due to the coronavirus pandemic and the closure of the public school in 2020.

Source: Brazilian mom fined for homeschooling her son and instilling Christian values | Catholic News Agency

Georgia teacher fired for reading book about ‘gender fluid’ characters to 5th graders – LifeSite

(LifeSiteNews) — A teacher in Georgia has lost her job after reading a book on gender ideology to her 5th grade class, violating a state law prohibiting the use of educational materials to promote controversial viewpoints.

Last week, the Cobb County school board voted to fire Katie Rinderle, a teacher of ten years, for violating district policies by reading a book laced with suggestive ideas that boys and girls can become the opposite sex or be a combination of the two or neither.

Source: Georgia teacher fired for reading book about ‘gender fluid’ characters to 5th graders – LifeSite

It is about time these predators started getting called out for their bad behavior. Horrifically, in New York, courtesy of Attorney General Leticia James, a teacher could be fired for refusing to read the same book.

New York orders schools to keep explicit LGBT content in classrooms, let boys into girls’ bathrooms – LifeSite

NEW YORK (LifeSiteNews) — New York public schools must “place DEI at the center of their work,” and ensure gender-confused males can enter any women’s space they want, no questions asked, according to the state’s attorney general.

This support for “diversity, equity and inclusion,” according to Attorney General Letitia James, includes not just common sense practices like ensuring students of all races are treated fairly, but also requires schools to keep pornographic LGBT-focused books available for students.

The August 9 guidance letter from James and Education Commissioner Betty Rosa explains to public schools how they must comply with discrimination law. It gives specific examples of what schools can and cannot do, according to the interpretation of different laws.

Source: New York orders schools to keep explicit LGBT content in classrooms, let boys into girls’ bathrooms – LifeSite

I scanned the guidance letter. It is bad. It offers no protections based on age, meaning schools are prohibited from protecting young children from hypersexual ideologies and “using the pretext of inappropriateness or lewdness to systemically remove diverse perspectives from the classroom.” A teacher or school cannot prohibit or portray in a negative light any sort of sexual topic whatsoever. Promiscuity, group sex, pedophilia, pornography, erotic asphyxiation, cross-sex hormones, biological boys kicking the crap out of biological girls in girls sports, rushing to gender transition to treat mental health problems… you name it, it cannot be prohibited at any age. Corrupt New York Attorney General Leticia James and Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa just took away all sexual safeguards in New York schools. They have turned New York’s primary education system into a child sex grooming factory. They opened Pandora’s box and released every demon, leaving only innocence trapped inside.

There is no surge in Covid cases.

Here is the current chart for daily cases. As you can see, we haven’t had a real surge for a year and last winter’s rise in cases was so nominal that it was not considered newsworthy. All the blather in government and the fake news media is just fear mongering to distract you from the corruption in the Biden administration. Fauci’s simply not an honest man.

North Carolina overrides veto in order to ban trans athletes from competing in women’s sports, putting law into effect | Fox News

The North Carolina General Assembly completed an override to Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which bans transgender girls and women in middle school, high school and college from joining women’s sports.HB 574, which is the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, was among multiple overrides the House and the Senate made on Wednesday night. It was passed by the House by a vote of 74-45, while the Senate voted to override Cooper’s decision later Wednesday night. HB 808, which does not allow medical professionals to provide hormone therapy, puberty-blocking drugs or gender-transition procedures to anyone under 18, was also overridden.

Finally, the House and the Senate decided to override [the veto of] SB 49, also known as the “Parents Bill of Rights,” which requires teachers to inform parents when students question their gender or chooses to use a different pronoun in class.

These bills were passed into law and will take effect immediately.

Source: North Carolina overrides veto to ban trans athletes from competing in women’s sports, putting law into effect | Fox News

Good for North Carolina! The neoliberal leftists are relentless. We need to be relentless, too. The democrat politicians who supported the governor’s veto should be ashamed of themselves. Now the citizens need to vote them out of office.

Mother claims she lost her job, was called ‘anti-trans’ after opposing sexual ideology in schools | Fox News

A mother in Benicia, California, started a website and is defending her reputation after she was accused of racism and transphobia by community members for speaking out against sexual ideology in the classroom.StudentsFirstCA co-founder Jonathan Zachreson shared the mother’s story on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday.

“This well-mannered mom spoke at the [Benicia Unified School District] board meeting, expressing concern the new sex-ed curriculum was teaching 10 year-olds they could choose their own gender,” Zachreson wrote Tuesday. “Within days, a group formally affiliated with [The Democrats] contacted her work, demanded and successfully got her fired.”

Source: Mother claims she lost her job, was called ‘anti-trans’ after opposing sexual ideology in schools | Fox News

You are talking about people who will do anything to promote their evil ideologies. When a person turns from God, loses their conscience, and no longer acknowledges even natural law, they regress into mere animals. And who is the creepy guy wearing the surgical mask in the photo?

Powerlifter reacts to biological male taking women’s national record: ‘Completely unfair’ | Fox News

A competitive female powerlifter responded to a record-breaking win from a transgender athelete who lifted 200 kilograms more than the second place winner, calling it “completely unfair.” April Hutchinson discussed Anne Andres, a 40-year-old transwoman setting all-time records at the Canadian Powerlifting Union’s 2023 Western Canadian Championship Sunday. Hutchinson has been a powerlifter with the Canadian Powerlifting Union for about four years. She said on Talk TV that has been fighting her federation to ban trans women in powerlifting, stating that many other female lifters do not agree with it and have been complaining.”My boyfriend could basically walk in tomorrow, identify as a female, compete, and then the next day, go back to being a man again. No proof, no ID required, just basically going on how you feel that day or whatever gender you want to it,” she said.

Source: Powerlifter reacts to biological male taking women’s national record: ‘Completely unfair’ | Fox News

Target’s Pride merchandise leads to sales slump | Fox Business

Target experienced a sales downturn in the second quarter amid ongoing consumer backlash from the retailer’s Pride and transgender merchandise. Comparable sales slipped 5.4% while the $24.8 billion in total revenue was 4.9% lower than last year. Negative reaction to Target’s Pride collection had a material impact on sales, Target CEO Brian Cornell said on a call with reporters. “As we navigate an ever-changing operating and social environment, we are applying what we learned” he added.

Source: Target’s Pride merchandise leads to sales slump | Fox Business

A 4.9% drop in revenue is not nearly enough. Americans need to get that number above 15%. I can’t help. I started boycotting Target Christmas of 2004 when the company banned the Salvation Army bell ringers. We need to convert the hearts and minds of their current customer base.

Catholic orchard owner speaks out after court win over liberal city that barred him from farmer’s market | Fox News

A federal district court ruled Monday in favor of a Michigan fruit farmer who was ousted from a local farmer’s market after he said he wouldn’t host same-sex weddings at his farm. The decision may signal the end of what has been a six-year legal battle.

Steve Tennes, owner of Country Mill Farms, sued East Lansing in 2017 after officials chose to exclude him from the city’s farmers market. Tennes, a devout Catholic, apparently was targeted by city officials after saying on Facebook that he follows the Catholic Church’s teachings about marriage, including when he participates in weddings at his family’s farm.

On Monday, a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Michigan ruled that Tennes and his family were improperly “forced to choose between following their religious beliefs and a government benefit for which they were otherwise qualified.” The court said the city of East Lansing violated the Tennes’ free exercise rights protected in the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

“The reason is simple: denying a person an equal share of the rights, benefits, and privileges enjoyed by other citizens because of her faith discourages religious activity,” the ruling states.

Source: Catholic orchard owner speaks out after court win over liberal city that barred him from farmer’s market | Fox News

It took six years, but they won. Christ is under attack in America, but we are winning in (a sometimes reluctant) court because our Constitution was written by men who believed in the rule of law and freedom of religion.

Numerous ineligible victims were among the thousands of patients Quebec has euthanized: Oversight body – TheBlaze

The commission that monitors the practice of state-administered euthanasia in Quebec sent out a memo earlier this month reminding doctors that they are only to help exterminate human beings who satisfy the Canadian province’s criteria for so-called “medical assistance in dying.”

This reminder was apparently necessary because some doctors have reportedly flouted the rules, euthanizing individuals who couldn’t consent along with patients who were ineligible for various other reasons.

Last year, there were nearly 5,000 cases of doctor-assisted suicides in Quebec, which has been touted as the world’s “euthanasia capital.”

Canadian state media indicated that by year’s end, an estimated 7% of all deaths in Quebec will have been the result of doctor-assisted suicides.

That’s 4.5 times more than Switzerland, 3 times more than Belgium, and over twice the Canadian national average, according to Dr. Michel Bureau, head of Quebec’s Commission on End of Life Care, which monitors the practice in the province and reports back to the legislature.

Source: Numerous ineligible victims were among the thousands of patients Quebec has euthanized: Oversight body – TheBlaze

South Carolina Supreme Court upholds ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban: ‘Life is winning’ | Catholic News Agency

South Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a law protecting unborn babies with detectable heartbeats from abortion is constitutional and can go into effect.

The ruling ended a circuit court’s injunction that had temporarily blocked the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, which was signed by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in May. Planned Parenthood and Greenville Women’s Clinic had requested the injunction, claiming the law violates constitutional rights to privacy, equal protection, and substantive due process.

The 4-1 ruling is a victory for pro-life legislators in the state, which passed a similar law in 2021. That law was blocked more than a year later and struck down by the state Supreme Court in January of this year.

Source: South Carolina Supreme Court upholds ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban: ‘Life is winning’ | Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Cupich appears at ecumenical conference coordinated by Wiccan priestess – LifeSite

Matthew 10: 34-36

Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth: it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be those of his own household.

Left-wing Cardinal Blasé Cupich appeared at a scandalous ecumenical event, the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago two weeks ago. The conference is coordinated by Wiccan priestess Phyllis Curott and features more than 6,000 representatives of various forms of pagan and non-Catholic sects.

The event’s first meeting was held in 1893, also in Chicago. Cardinal John Gibbons of Baltimore controversially attended that gathering along with several other liberal U.S. clergy who later came to be associated with what then-Pope Leo XIII called “the heresy of Americanism.”

In 1895, two years after conservatives voiced their opposition to the meeting, Leo condemned the conference and forbade Catholics from attending future ones out of fear it would give the impression the Church viewed other religions to be true or good in themselves.

Source: Cardinal Cupich to appear at ecumenical conference coordinated by Wiccan priestess – LifeSite

I do not know what to make of this. There is a heavy Catholic presence at the conference this year. The Archdiocese of Chicago, The Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, The Catholic Near East Welfare Association, Loyola University Chicago, The Niagara Foundation, The Grail, Saint John’s Bible, The U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, and the heretical Roman Catholic Women Priests Organization, as well as occult pagan groups such as Circle Sanctuary, The Correllian Nativist Tradition, The Temple of Ara, and The Troth.

In order to spread the Truth of God, we have to interact with other systems of belief, yet there is something about the list of exhibitors and sponsors that makes me cringe. The cultish United States Raelian Movement is bizarre, as are many of the other new age spiritualism systems.

So the question is, now that we are firmly into the new Apostolic Age following the death of Christendom, can we afford not to have a presence at conferences like this? And how is the Church required to behave once there?

Certainly, if we go in agreeing that virtue and vice are equal and all faiths are valid, then we have lost our apostolic calling to bring the Truth to lost souls. It is a grave and dangerous error to hold that other religions, accepted or occult, have something to offer the one true Church established by God.

But if we go and preach the truth, like St. Paul did, there is great value in it, especially if we can teach someone who calls on occult forces that they are really engaging with the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Unfortunately, considering the internal war being fought among church leaders within and without the Vatican, I do not have faith in the latter. Loyola Chicago is Catholic in name only, Cupich is far to the left, The Niagara Foundation is too secular, and the Roman Catholic Women Priests Organization is outright heretical. I suspect true Catholicism was not represented at this conference at all. Cardinal Cupich sounded absolutely nothing like St. Paul. Or Pope Benedict. Or Pope John Paul II. He sounded like a… heretic.

Cardinal Cupich neither mentions God nor Christ in his speech. It was simply meaningless word salad. Kamala Harris would be proud, but St. Paul would have burst an artery.

CCC 2117

All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power over others – even if this were for the sake of restoring their health – are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another’s credulity.

The Church warns the faithful, but does Cardinal Cupich? The truth is Catholicism is not compatible with American and global culture because it is not a worldly faith. It is a heavenly faith. We cannot allow ourselves to be integrated into that which is against the Truth. We must be, by the very nature of our faith, counterculture in the name of Christ. Cardinal Cupich appears to prefer the cooperative company of witch, warlock, father, mother, and human brother to that of Christ. I pray that is no so.

CNN lampoons itself with accidental gender satire

You can thank CNN’s Scottie Andrew for this hysterically stupid article. She should be charged and prosecuted for murdering English grammar.

“How to use neopronouns”

Here are a few relatively common neopronouns, and how to use them, from the Human Rights Campaign. Note: Some of these pronouns may be pronounced differently based on their user.

xe/xyr (commonly pronounced zee/zeer). I asked xyr to come to the movies. Xe said yes!

ze/zir or ze/hir (commonly pronounced zee/zeer or zee/heer). The teacher graded zir paper today, and ze got an A! Ze said hirself that I’m hir favorite neighbor.

fae/faer (commonly pronounced fay/fair). Fae told me that faer best friend is in town this week.

ey/em/eir (commonly pronounced aye/em/air). I’m taking em to the park today. Ey wants to bring eir camera to capture the garden for emself!

ae/aer (commonly pronounced aye/air). Ae is my best friend — most of aer’s weekday evenings are spent at my house.

Source: What are neopronouns and how do you use them? | CNN

If Voltaire or Swift had written this essay, it would be considered a brilliant piece of satire. Actually it is a brilliant piece of satire, only Scottie “Aè, mì laddie, e’ speaks fer èmself” Andrew is a real living victim of her own willful denial of reality. Neopronouns are simply random gibberish, the unintelligible vocalizations of childish idiots who maliciously refuse to use the common rules of basic grammar. It is their narcissistic desire to be center of attention and compel everyone around them to embrace their madness. It is part of a larger petty tyranny of malicious insanity, and, unfortunately we, as a society, have empowered the tyrants to destroy peoples lives. Well, I will not comply, and neither should you. The emperor has no clothes, and I will never say otherwise.

Tax-payer funded Walker Art Center in Minnesota performed a demon summoning for families

At August Free First Saturday, Brooklyn-based artist Tamar Ettun (she/they) will present Lilit the Empathic Demon. The performance is inspired by Lilit, an aerial spirit demon with origins in Sumerian, Akkadian, and Judaic mythology. Families are invited to create a vessel to trap the demon that knows them best—perhaps the “demon of overthinking”—and then participate in a playful ceremony to summon and befriend their demon. This project was organized in collaboration with Dreamsong, which will also host a conversation between the artist and writer Elisabeth Workman on August 4 at 5:30 pm.

Summonings of ‘Lilit the Empathic Demon’ were done at 11 am and 1 pm.

“After designing your trap, Lilit the Empathic Demon will come from the dark side of the moon to lead you in locating your feelings using ancient Babylonian techniques. This collective and playful demon summoning session will conclude with a somatic movement meditation, designed to help you befriend your shadows.”

Source: Free First Saturday: Plant Teachers

I remember when Hillary Clinton held seances in the White House. Occult practices are, by their very nature, evil acts.

CCC 2117

All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power over others – even if this were for the sake of restoring their health – are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another’s credulity.

The feminine winged demon, Lilit, or Lilith, is a Mesopotamian demon from the class of lilītu or night monsters. Her mythology dates back thousands of years, and her Jewish cult, a sort of Jewish witchcraft, survived into the 7th century AD. Traditionally, Lilith is most dangerous to pregnant women and children, making her particularly dangerous to families. This particular demon came back into popularity through the show, Supernatural, where the Lilith was a recurring character, and the video game, Diablo 4.

Today, occultists still invoke the name of Lilith… the death metal band Cult of Lilith, practitioners of black magic, and demon summoners such as Tamar Ettun.

Make no mistake, what they are doing is not innocent fun. Successful or not, they are attempting to harness the demonic powers of evil, and bring the Deceiver into the lives of others, no different than drag queen story hour for children at the public library, or medical school professors who teach that gender is so fluid that children can identify as mythological creatures such as Lilith.

Feminist medical school professor says trans kids identifying as ‘minotaurs’ are part of ‘gender revolution’ | Fox News

A California hospital executive and professor claimed children can identify as a mythology-inspired creature and claimed that this category of children love mermaids, according to a presentation reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Diane Ehrensaft, a self-identified “feminist” who supports a “gender revolution,” is the director of mental health and chief psychologist at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital gender development center. She is also a professor at UCSF School of Medicine. The developmental and clinical psychologist specializes in pediatric “gender-affirmative care for transgender and gender-expansive patients.” Her biography paged reflected that Ehrensaft focuses her research on how genders before puberty develop as well as the mental health effects of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, which are part of chemical sex changes, on children. Ehrensaft made what some may consider fringe claims about gender ideology, including that kids can identify as “gender hybrids” which include a mythology-inspired creature called a “gender Minotaur,” and that kids can change their genders by season and can have different identities depending on their location.

Source: Feminist medical school professor says trans kids identifying as ‘minotaurs’ are part of ‘gender revolution’ | Fox News

Here we have a Michigan educated PhD in psychology who teaches children can identify as mythological chimeras like minotaurs, centaurs, satyrs, and mermaids. What’s next? Angel on top, Satan on the bottom? Zombies? Ghosts? Demons? Devils? Pagan gods? Klingons? The inmates are truly running the asylum.

ACPeds Rejects AAP’s Reaffirmation of Transgender Interventions on Minors, But Supports its Decision to Do a Review of the Latest Evidence | American College of Pediatricians

Atlanta, GA – Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced a Policy Statement reaffirming its support of transgender interventions for minors, but also acknowledged a need for new research since the initial vote of affirmation in 2018.

In response to this announcement, the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) released the following statement:

“ACPeds is disappointed that the AAP has reaffirmed its support for transgender interventions on minors. However, we are encouraged that the AAP is open to re-evaluating its position. There is lack of any significant clinical evidence and a lack of long-term positive outcomes for children treated with puberty blocking drugs, sex hormones, and transgender interventions. Additionally, it is a known fact that gender dysphoria resolves in most minors who are allowed to go through puberty. We reaffirm our position that these interventions are scientifically unproven and amount to child abuse. The AAP must take into account the mounting scientific evidence against transgender interventions on minors which has led some countries, including the U.K., Finland, and Sweden to pull back their support for such interventions.”

There is no scientifically robust evidence to support transgender interventions on minors. Existing evidence reveals harms, not benefits of such interventions. For more information please see Transgender Interventions Harm Children and The Teenage Brain: Under Construction.

Source: ACPeds Rejects AAP’s Reaffirmation of Transgender Interventions on Minors, But Supports its Decision to Do a Review of the Latest Evidence | American College of Pediatricians

Better late than never, but physicians should have stood up and condemned the lies of gender identity ideology decades ago.

Massachusetts wrongly rejected Catholic foster parent applicants, lawsuit charges | Catholic News Agency

By Kevin J Jones

Massachusetts foster care authorities wrongly denied a Catholic couple approval to become foster parents because they hold to Catholic teaching on marriage, sex, and gender, a lawsuit against state officials and the state foster system charges.

The prospective foster parents, Michael and Catherine Burke, reside in Southampton, Massachusetts. Mike is an Iraq war veteran, a small-business owner, and an organist for multiple Diocese of Springfield parishes. Catherine, who goes by “Kitty,” is a former special education caregiver, a small-business owner, and a cantor for the Diocese of Springfield.

According to the lawsuit, only one reason was given for their denial. According to Department of Children and Families (DCF) records, authorities said the Burkes “would not be affirming to a child who identified as LGBTQIA.”

Source: Massachusetts wrongly rejected Catholic foster parent applicants, lawsuit charges | Catholic News Agency

LGBTQ+ couples have a federally protected right to adopt children. Christians do not.

‘State-sanctioned kidnapping’: Conservative legal group sues Washington officials over pro-trans law – LifeSite, update on Washington State’s SB5599

(LifeSiteNews) — America First Legal announced on August 16 it is suing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to prevent “state-sanctioned kidnapping” of children under a “transgender” bill he signed into law.

“This lawsuit against Washington state officials,” it begins, “is about whether a minor child who is receiving or even just seeking so-called ‘gender-affirming’ treatment – which includes services that alter body parts, prescribe life-altering medications, and other related things – showing up at a youth shelter, homeless shelter, or a host home, provides sufficient grounds to steamroll parental constitutional rights.”

The lawsuit is intended to “block enforcement of a new ‘state-sanctioned kidnapping’ bill that allows the state to hide kids from their parents to perform ‘gender transitions’ – including disfiguring drugs and mutilating surgeries,” America First Legal explained on X (formerly Twitter).

Source: ‘State-sanctioned kidnapping’: Conservative legal group sues Washington officials over pro-trans law – LifeSite