lifesitenews--2020-07-08--Bishop suspends Indiana priest for criticizing Black Lives Matter

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CARMEL , Indiana , July 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Catholic priest Father Theodore Rothrock of the Diocese of Lafayette , Indiana , has been suspended as parish priest of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel , Indiana , following his condemnation of the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements .
Despite the priest admitting that some of his phrasing was stated “ rather poorly , ” and “ it was not my intention to offend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words have caused any hurt to anyone , ” Bishop Timothy L. Doherty removed Rothrock from his parish and told the faithful , “ if anyone asks you , you can tell them that this bishop says that Black lives matter.
” Rothrock had asked in his parish bulletin on June 28 , “ Who are the real racists and the purveyors of hate ?
” “ You shall know them by their works , ” he proceeded .
“ The only lives that matter are their own and the only power they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wolves in wolves clothing , masked thieves and bandits , seeking only to devour the life of the poor and profit from the fear of others .
They are maggots and parasites at best , feeding off the isolation of addiction and broken families , and offering to replace any current frustration and anxiety with more misery and greater resentment.
” The priest emphasized that the message of peace is at the heart of the gospel “ we carry in common with the Orthodox Churches and other Christians.
” He encouraged Catholics to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the world to oppose this malevolent force.
” He said , “ Black Lives Matter , Antifa , and the other nefarious acolytes of their persuasion are not the friends or allies we have been led to believe .
They are serpents in the garden , seeking only to uproot and replant a new species of human made in the likeness of men and not in the image of God.
” “ Their poison is more toxic than any pandemic we have endured , ” he added .
“ The father of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our streets , we have invited him into our home .
Now he is prowling like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour .
Resist him , strong in your faith.
” Rothrock referred to abolitionist Frederick Douglass and leader of the civil rights movement Martin Luther King , Jr. , asking if they would have engaged in what rioters are currently doing across the United States .
“ What would the great visionary leaders of the past be contributing to the discussion at this point in time ?
” he asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ sic ] and the Reverend King , both men of deep faith , be throwing bombs or even marching in the streets ?
Would they be pleased with the murder rates in our cities or the destruction of our families by the welfare system ?
Would they see a value in the obliteration of our history to re-write a future without the experience and struggles of the past ?
Would we tear down their monuments ?
” The suspended priest made a distinction between the statement that black lives matter , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such .
While Catholics know that black people are human beings made in the image and likeness of God , with equal dignity to people of any other race , the Black Lives Matter movement has adopted positions incompatible with Catholic teaching .
The movement , according to its website , endorses homosexuality and gender ideology .
“ We foster a queer‐affirming network .
When we gather , we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking , or rather , the belief that all in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or they disclose otherwise ) .
” Additionally , Black Lives Matter wants to abolish the traditional family .
“ We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘ villages ’ that collectively care for one another , especially our children , to the degree that mothers , parents , and children are comfortable.
” Bishop Doherty immediately reacted to Fr .
Rothrock ’ s message in the bulletin .
“ I neither approved nor previewed that article , ” the prelate insisted , before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a clarification about his intended message.
” At the same time , the bishop said he had not known Rothrock “ to depart from Church teaching in matters of doctrine and social justice.
” In response , the priest said , “ It was not my intention to offend anyone and I am sorry that my words have caused any hurt to anyone.
” He added that all people are welcome in God ’ s kingdom .
The church must condemn bigotry , which is “ a part of the fabric of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully aware that there are those who would distort the Gospel for their own misguided purposes , ” Rothrock continued .
“ People are afraid , as I pointed out , rather poorly I would admit , that there are those who feed on that fear to promote more fear and division.
” In spite of his apology , on July 1 , he was officially “ suspended from public ministry according to Canon 1333 ” of the Church ’ s canon law .
According to the diocese ’ s statement , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affected communities .
The suspension offers the Bishop an opportunity for pastoral discernment for the good of the diocese and for the good of Father Rothrock.
” While pointing out that several options “ for his public continuation in priestly ministry are being considered , [ … ] he will no longer be assigned as Pastor of Our Lady of Mt .
Carmel as his next appointment.
” The Diocese of Lafayette declined to comment on why Rothrock was suspended even after issuing an apology .
On Sunday , Doherty told the parish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parish “ has a wonderful history , and Father Ted Rothrock has been very much a part of this.
” Without explicitly referring to the suspended priest , the bishop said that “ defining others is perilous.
” He then pointed out that there are dozens of groups that use the motto Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) .
“ One of them , The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation , clearly says things that I oppose , ” Doherty emphasized .
“ Second , it is only one organization among many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is a mistake to say that that foundation is the headquarters of what is a very diverse movement.
” “ I am here today also so we remember who I am , the bishop over this parish community , ” he continued .
“ As every priest learns at seminary , and as we hear in the words for the Ordination of Priests , the priest , the pastor , is an extension of the bishop ’ s ministry .
A priest ’ s capacity to celebrate Mass and Sacraments is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mission to govern , teach and sanctify .
Each Mass reminds us of this connection when the bishop is prayed for by name.
” He asked , “ Could we imagine that Fr Rothrock ’ s bulletin article of June 28 , much less his choice of wording , is an extension of , and expression of a Catholic bishop ’ s apostolic role in the Church ?
” Answering his own question , the bishop said , “ Some people chose to think so .
But we know it is not , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Father Ted , he knows it too .
The serious consequences of that article are still playing out among us , and in the wider community .
I chose the suspension provided for in church law.
” The bishop asked for continued prayers , for both Fr .
Rothrock and his former parish , before concluding his remarks by saying , “ And if anyone asks you , you can tell them that this bishop says that Black lives matter.
” Fr .
Rothrock ’ s former parish did not return a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radio host Glenn Beck defended Rothrock .
“ He is not lying , ” Beck said .
“ He is telling the truth .
This man is a Dietrich Bonhoeffer .
This man is somebody who is willing to go to the gallows to speak the truth .
And shame on every Catholic that doesn ’ t recognize this.
” “ If you don ’ t believe his words , read Black Lives Matter , their own website , ” he added .
“ You can not stand with these people.
” Patrick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Live and now host of The Patrick Coffin Show , commented , “ I ’ m a little confused here .
Our Lord Jesus Christ laid into his enemies to their face when the time and the place called for it .
Brood of vipers , blind guides , fools , dogs , pigs.
” “ If your name ’ s Fr .
James Martin , you can frolic anywhere you like on behalf of any and all things lavender , ” Coffin pointed out , talking about the pro-homosexual Jesuit priest .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent anti-Christian mobs , you ’ re gone.
” “ God help our good priests and ballsy laymen who have had enough , frankly , of weak leaders in the Church , willing to remove its own statues and punish its own prophets , ” he concluded .
Just a few weeks ago , Catholic priest Father Daniel Patrick Moloney was forced to leave his position as chaplain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) after sending an email to campus Catholics questioning whether the death of George Floyd was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wake of George Floyd ’ s death , most people in the country have framed this as an act of racism .
I don ’ t think we know that .
Many people have claimed that racism is a major problem in police forces .
I don ’ t think we know that , ” wrote Fr .
Moloney , according to a report by The Boston Globe .
In the same June 7 email , Fr .
Moloney also questioned Floyd ’ s character , saying that while of course Floyd shouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police officer , “ he had not lived a virtuous life .
”

'Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and the other nefarious acolytes of their persuasion are not the friends or allies we have been led to believe,' the priest had written. 'They are serpents in the garden, seeking only to uproot and replant a new species of human made in the likeness of men and not in the image of God.'
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CARMEL, Indiana, July 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Catholic priest Father Theodore Rothrock of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana, has been suspended as parish priest of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel, Indiana, following his condemnation of the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements.
Despite the priest admitting that some of his phrasing was stated “rather poorly,” and “it was not my intention to offend anyone and I am sorry that my words have caused any hurt to anyone,” Bishop Timothy L. Doherty removed Rothrock from his parish and told the faithful, “if anyone asks you, you can tell them that this bishop says that Black lives matter.”
Rothrock had asked in his parish bulletin on June 28, “Who are the real racists and the purveyors of hate?”
“You shall know them by their works,” he proceeded. “The only lives that matter are their own and the only power they seek is their own. They are wolves in wolves clothing, masked thieves and bandits, seeking only to devour the life of the poor and profit from the fear of others. They are maggots and parasites at best, feeding off the isolation of addiction and broken families, and offering to replace any current frustration and anxiety with more misery and greater resentment.”
The priest emphasized that the message of peace is at the heart of the gospel “we carry in common with the Orthodox Churches and other Christians.” He encouraged Catholics to stand “in solidarity with our brethren across the world to oppose this malevolent force.”
He said, “Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and the other nefarious acolytes of their persuasion are not the friends or allies we have been led to believe. They are serpents in the garden, seeking only to uproot and replant a new species of human made in the likeness of men and not in the image of God.”
“Their poison is more toxic than any pandemic we have endured,” he added. “The father of lies has not just been seen in our streets, we have invited him into our home. Now he is prowling like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, strong in your faith.”
Rothrock referred to abolitionist Frederick Douglass and leader of the civil rights movement Martin Luther King, Jr., asking if they would have engaged in what rioters are currently doing across the United States.
“What would the great visionary leaders of the past be contributing to the discussion at this point in time?” he asked. “Would men like Fredrick Douglas [sic] and the Reverend King, both men of deep faith, be throwing bombs or even marching in the streets? Would they be pleased with the murder rates in our cities or the destruction of our families by the welfare system? Would they see a value in the obliteration of our history to re-write a future without the experience and struggles of the past? Would we tear down their monuments?”
The suspended priest made a distinction between the statement that black lives matter, and the Black Lives Matter movement, as such.
While Catholics know that black people are human beings made in the image and likeness of God, with equal dignity to people of any other race, the Black Lives Matter movement has adopted positions incompatible with Catholic teaching.
The movement, according to its website, endorses homosexuality and gender ideology. “We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise).”
Additionally, Black Lives Matter wants to abolish the traditional family. “We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘villages’ that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.”
Bishop Doherty immediately reacted to Fr. Rothrock’s message in the bulletin. “I neither approved nor previewed that article,” the prelate insisted, before publicly asking his priest “to issue a clarification about his intended message.”
At the same time, the bishop said he had not known Rothrock “to depart from Church teaching in matters of doctrine and social justice.”
In response, the priest said, “It was not my intention to offend anyone and I am sorry that my words have caused any hurt to anyone.”
He added that all people are welcome in God’s kingdom. The church must condemn bigotry, which is “a part of the fabric of our society.”
“We must also be fully aware that there are those who would distort the Gospel for their own misguided purposes,” Rothrock continued. “People are afraid, as I pointed out, rather poorly I would admit, that there are those who feed on that fear to promote more fear and division.”
In spite of his apology, on July 1, he was officially “suspended from public ministry according to Canon 1333” of the Church’s canon law. According to the diocese’s statement, “The Bishop expresses pastoral concern for the affected communities. The suspension offers the Bishop an opportunity for pastoral discernment for the good of the diocese and for the good of Father Rothrock.”
While pointing out that several options “for his public continuation in priestly ministry are being considered, […] he will no longer be assigned as Pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel as his next appointment.”
The Diocese of Lafayette declined to comment on why Rothrock was suspended even after issuing an apology.
On Sunday, Doherty told the parish community of St. Elizabeth Seton that the parish “has a wonderful history, and Father Ted Rothrock has been very much a part of this.”
Without explicitly referring to the suspended priest, the bishop said that “defining others is perilous.” He then pointed out that there are dozens of groups that use the motto Black Lives Matter (BLM). “One of them, The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, clearly says things that I oppose,” Doherty emphasized. “Second, it is only one organization among many dozens using the phrase BLM, and it is a mistake to say that that foundation is the headquarters of what is a very diverse movement.”
“I am here today also so we remember who I am, the bishop over this parish community,” he continued. “As every priest learns at seminary, and as we hear in the words for the Ordination of Priests, the priest, the pastor, is an extension of the bishop’s ministry. A priest’s capacity to celebrate Mass and Sacraments is an expression of the bishop’s own mission to govern, teach and sanctify. Each Mass reminds us of this connection when the bishop is prayed for by name.”
He asked, “Could we imagine that Fr Rothrock’s bulletin article of June 28, much less his choice of wording, is an extension of, and expression of a Catholic bishop’s apostolic role in the Church?”
Answering his own question, the bishop said, “Some people chose to think so. But we know it is not, and in my conversation here on Wednesday with Father Ted, he knows it too. The serious consequences of that article are still playing out among us, and in the wider community. I chose the suspension provided for in church law.”
The bishop asked for continued prayers, for both Fr. Rothrock and his former parish, before concluding his remarks by saying, “And if anyone asks you, you can tell them that this bishop says that Black lives matter.”
Fr. Rothrock’s former parish did not return a request for additional comment.
Popular talk radio host Glenn Beck defended Rothrock. “He is not lying,” Beck said. “He is telling the truth. This man is a Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This man is somebody who is willing to go to the gallows to speak the truth. And shame on every Catholic that doesn’t recognize this.”
“If you don’t believe his words, read Black Lives Matter, their own website,” he added. “You cannot stand with these people.”
Patrick Coffin, former host of Catholic Answers Live and now host of The Patrick Coffin Show, commented, “I’m a little confused here. Our Lord Jesus Christ laid into his enemies to their face when the time and the place called for it. Brood of vipers, blind guides, fools, dogs, pigs.”
“If your name’s Fr. James Martin, you can frolic anywhere you like on behalf of any and all things lavender,” Coffin pointed out, talking about the pro-homosexual Jesuit priest. “But if you speak up against violent anti-Christian mobs, you’re gone.”
“God help our good priests and ballsy laymen who have had enough, frankly, of weak leaders in the Church, willing to remove its own statues and punish its own prophets,” he concluded.
Just a few weeks ago, Catholic priest Father Daniel Patrick Moloney was forced to leave his position as chaplain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) after sending an email to campus Catholics questioning whether the death of George Floyd was the result of racism.
“In the wake of George Floyd’s death, most people in the country have framed this as an act of racism. I don’t think we know that. Many people have claimed that racism is a major problem in police forces. I don’t think we know that,” wrote Fr. Moloney, according to a report by The Boston Globe.
In the same June 7 email, Fr. Moloney also questioned Floyd’s character, saying that while of course Floyd shouldn’t have been killed by the police officer, “he had not lived a virtuous life.”
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lifesitenews--2020-07-09--Irish children’s minister supports making it easier for minors to ‘change gender’

DUBLIN , Ireland , July 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The Irish minister for children , disability , equality , and integration has said he supports proposals to make it easier for children in Ireland under the age of 16 to “ change their gender , ” after the government confirmed that it will introduce such laws for 16- and 17-year-olds .
The Irish government , which is currently a coalition between Fianna Fáil , Fine Gael , and the Green Party , released its Programme for Government last month , which pledged to “ [ r ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 and 17 years to have two specialist reports before they can apply for legal gender recognition.
” The Programme for Government document , entitled “ Our Shared Future , ” also promises to “ deliver a framework for the development of National Gender Clinics and Multidisciplinary Teams for children and adults ” and to “ examine arrangements for children under 16.
” Roderic O ’ Gorman , the new minister for children , disability , equality , and integration , said earlier this week that experts had proposed making it easier for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Right now , if they want to initiate a gender change , they have to get kind of high-level medical consultants to actually sign off on that .
Whereas the recommendation is to make that easier to allow a GP basically to sign off to say yes , ” O ’ Gorman said .
“ In an area like this , you should be led by expert advice , ” he added .
Irish journalist John McGuirk has pointed out that the so-called “ expert advice ” which O ’ Gorman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group made up of a number of trans activists .
“ There was one Doctor on the review group — and she is a doctor of law , not a doctor of medicine .
The review group did contain , however , four representatives from NGOs that advocate for trans rights , ” McGuirk writes .
“ How can this be said to be ‘ expert advice ’ ?
It is only expert if one is seeking experts in trans rights activism , and not expertise in children ’ s medicine or psychology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review panel did not contain one single psychologist , one single gender specialist , or one single GP .
There ’ s a lone nurse on it , but with respect to nurses , they ’ re not qualified in gender issues in children.
” O ’ Gorman has been the focus of scrutiny on social media in the past week after a picture of him emerged at a 2018 Dublin “ Pride ” parade with prominent U.K. LGBT activist Peter Tatchell .
A number of journalists and social media users wanted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicly that he condemns pedophila in light of Tatchell ’ s 1997 letter to The Guardian in which he said “ not all sex involving children is unwanted , abusive and harmful.
” Earlier this week , O ’ Gorman said the 2018 Dublin “ Pride ” parade was “ the first and only time ” he has met Tatchell .
“ I had no idea about the letter .
Had I read it straight before the march I probably would have re-considered [ taking a photo with him ] .
I absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those points , ” he said in a statement on Monday .
O ’ Gorman also published a statement on Twitter saying accusations against him are “ rooted in homophobia.
” A petition calling for O ’ Gorman to be removed from his position as children ’ s minister has been signed by more than 4,000 people .
The petition cites a 2017 tweet of O ’ Gorman ’ s that the petitioners say is of “ great concern.
” In the tweet , O ’ Gorman shares an image of a map @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2011 .
O ’ Gorman posted the words “ “ Mmmmm .
Map porn , ” along with the image .
A number of Twitter users highlighted that the word “ MAP ” is an acronym for “ Minor Attracted Person.
” O ’ Gorman has also responded to accusations that he supports Satanism after a Twitter user posted a screenshot of him retweeting a photo of an Irish actor who had recreated a Goya painting entitled “ Saturn Devouring His Son.
” “ It ’ s a painting of a famous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put together Halloween costume .
But now it ’ s being cited as an example that I support Satanism .
It ’ s gone to the ridiculous , ” O ’ Gorman said .

'Right now,' Roderic O'Gorman complained, 'if they want to initiate a gender change, they have to get kind of high-level medical consultants.'
DUBLIN, Ireland, July 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The Irish minister for children, disability, equality, and integration has said he supports proposals to make it easier for children in Ireland under the age of 16 to “change their gender,” after the government confirmed that it will introduce such laws for 16- and 17-year-olds.
The Irish government, which is currently a coalition between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party, released its Programme for Government last month, which pledged to “[r]emove the need for a person aged 16 and 17 years to have two specialist reports before they can apply for legal gender recognition.”
The Programme for Government document, entitled “Our Shared Future,” also promises to “deliver a framework for the development of National Gender Clinics and Multidisciplinary Teams for children and adults” and to “examine arrangements for children under 16.”
Roderic O’Gorman, the new minister for children, disability, equality, and integration, said earlier this week that experts had proposed making it easier for children under 16 to “change gender.”
“Right now, if they want to initiate a gender change, they have to get kind of high-level medical consultants to actually sign off on that. Whereas the recommendation is to make that easier to allow a GP basically to sign off to say yes,” O’Gorman said.
“In an area like this, you should be led by expert advice,” he added.
Irish journalist John McGuirk has pointed out that the so-called “expert advice” which O’Gorman referred to actually came from a review group made up of a number of trans activists.
“There was one Doctor on the review group — and she is a doctor of law, not a doctor of medicine. The review group did contain, however, four representatives from NGOs that advocate for trans rights,” McGuirk writes.
“How can this be said to be ‘expert advice’? It is only expert if one is seeking experts in trans rights activism, and not expertise in children’s medicine or psychology,” he continues.
“This review panel did not contain one single psychologist, one single gender specialist, or one single GP. There’s a lone nurse on it, but with respect to nurses, they’re not qualified in gender issues in children.”
O’Gorman has been the focus of scrutiny on social media in the past week after a picture of him emerged at a 2018 Dublin “Pride” parade with prominent U.K. LGBT activist Peter Tatchell.
A number of journalists and social media users wanted the new children’s minister to state publicly that he condemns pedophila in light of Tatchell’s 1997 letter to The Guardian in which he said “not all sex involving children is unwanted, abusive and harmful.”
Earlier this week, O’Gorman said the 2018 Dublin “Pride” parade was “the first and only time” he has met Tatchell.
“I had no idea about the letter. Had I read it straight before the march I probably would have re-considered [taking a photo with him]. I absolutely don’t share his views on those points,” he said in a statement on Monday.
O’Gorman also published a statement on Twitter saying accusations against him are “rooted in homophobia.”
A small group of people with a very clear agenda have been making allegations about me on social media over the last few days. I’m taking this opportunity to set the record straight. pic.twitter.com/AKKLkauYvg — Roderic O’Gorman TD (@rodericogorman) July 6, 2020
A petition calling for O’Gorman to be removed from his position as children’s minister has been signed by more than 4,000 people.
The petition cites a 2017 tweet of O’Gorman’s that the petitioners say is of “great concern.” In the tweet, O’Gorman shares an image of a map of Ireland with colours displaying commuter trends in 2011. O’Gorman posted the words ““Mmmmm. Map porn,” along with the image. A number of Twitter users highlighted that the word “MAP” is an acronym for “Minor Attracted Person.”
O’Gorman has also responded to accusations that he supports Satanism after investigative journalist Gemma O’Doherty posted a screenshot of him retweeting a photo of an Irish actor who had recreated a Goya painting entitled “Saturn Devouring His Son.”
“It’s a painting of a famous Greek legend and I like a well put together Halloween costume. But now it’s being cited as an example that I support Satanism. It’s gone to the ridiculous,” O’Gorman said.
Social media users have also expressed concern about a 2016 tweet by O’Gorman where he appears to make a joke about masturbation.
“Err check your tone. Don't you know I wank highly in Wome?!” he wrote.
@Kony_2016_ @angpolitical @SamuelJPElliott @anbealach @AndrewSB49 Err check your tone. Don't you know I wank highly in Wome?! — Roderic O’Gorman TD (@rodericogorman) April 18, 2016
“Time for Rodney to go! Minister for Children?” one Twitter user wrote in response in the past week.
July 9. 2020 update: This article was updated with additional information about O’Gorman’s social media history.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-10--Female UK politician receives death threat against relative after voting pro-life

EAST KILBRIDE , Scotland ( LifeSiteNews ) ― British pro-lifers are asking the pro-life community worldwide to show support to a courageous M.P .
who has yet again suffered online abuse for voting on behalf of the unborn .
“ [ We are ] standing in solidarity with Scottish MP Dr. Lisa Cameron , who received a death threat after voting in accordance with her deeply held pro-life beliefs , ” the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children ( SPUC ) announced today .
Its Glasgow-based director of communications , Michael Robinson , added , “ SPUC is asking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free speech and freedom of conscience , to stand in solidarity with Dr. Cameron by adding their names to the online thank you message.
” On July 6 , SPUC presented the heroic M.P .
with a bouquet of white flowers on behalf of its membership and supporters .
The white flowers were an allusion to the nonviolent German anti-Nazi group called “ The White Rose.
” On June 24 , Scottish M.P .
Dr. Lisa Cameron was one of 47 M.P.s who voted against a bill that sought to prevent pro-life witnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside abortion businesses in England and Wales .
A few days later , Cameron was sent a message via Facebook calling her “ ya fat slag ” and threatening to kill an elderly member of her family .
The incident reminded Robinson of the assassination of the late Jo Cox .
Cox was the M.P .
for West Yorkshire ’ s Batley and Spen constituency when she was murdered by a man who objected to her support for Britain ’ s continued membership in the European Union .
“ It is tragic to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we commemorate the anniversary of Jo Cox MP ’ s dreadful murder , another politician of principle is threatened with violence , ” Robinson told LifeSiteNews .
“ Pro-abortion ideology is rooted in violence , ” he continued .
“ It is therefore not surprising when pro-abortion activists embody this aggression and violence in their actions.
” Cameron , who is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland , was subject to an avalanche of online abuse when , on July 9 , 2019 , she voted against an attempt in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s pro-life abortion law .
Cameron told the Scottish Catholic Observer that she began to receive “ traumatic ” and “ horrific ” abuse soon after the vote and that the nastiness intensified when she explained her reasons ― which included the two miscarriages she had suffered ― on Facebook .
“ As soon as I put the post up I was deluged by hateful responses , ” she told the Catholic newspaper .
“ People were really abusing me and my decision , saying that I endorse rape of women , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aborted foetuses and telling me I should be aborted myself.
” Even members and officers of Cameron ’ s own Scots Nationalist Party chastised her for her vote , and she was told that it might be “ now incompatible to hold pro-life views and be a SNP MP.
” As Cameron reported not receiving support and reassurance from her party leadership on this matter , the head of the Catholic Scottish Bishops ’ Conference , Bishop Hugh Gilbert , OSB , wrote on the M.P.
’ s behalf to party leader Nicola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke out on the Protestant M.P.
’ s behalf .
To express your own support to Dr. Lisa Cameron , please click here .

This is not the first time Dr. Lisa Cameron has been abused for standing on principle in the pro-life realm.
EAST KILBRIDE, Scotland (LifeSiteNews) ― British pro-lifers are asking the pro-life community worldwide to show support to a courageous M.P. who has yet again suffered online abuse for voting on behalf of the unborn.
“[We are] standing in solidarity with Scottish MP Dr. Lisa Cameron, who received a death threat after voting in accordance with her deeply held pro-life beliefs,” the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) announced today.
Its Glasgow-based director of communications, Michael Robinson, added, “SPUC is asking all those who acknowledge the importance of free speech and freedom of conscience, to stand in solidarity with Dr. Cameron by adding their names to the online thank you message.”
On July 6, SPUC presented the heroic M.P. with a bouquet of white flowers on behalf of its membership and supporters. The white flowers were an allusion to the nonviolent German anti-Nazi group called “The White Rose.”
On June 24, Scottish M.P. Dr. Lisa Cameron was one of 47 M.P.s who voted against a bill that sought to prevent pro-life witnesses from offering last-minute help to pregnant women outside abortion businesses in England and Wales. A few days later, Cameron was sent a message via Facebook calling her “ya fat slag” and threatening to kill an elderly member of her family.
Cameron notified the police.
The incident reminded Robinson of the assassination of the late Jo Cox. Cox was the M.P. for West Yorkshire’s Batley and Spen constituency when she was murdered by a man who objected to her support for Britain’s continued membership in the European Union.
“It is tragic to think that in the same month as we commemorate the anniversary of Jo Cox MP’s dreadful murder, another politician of principle is threatened with violence,” Robinson told LifeSiteNews.
“Pro-abortion ideology is rooted in violence,” he continued. “It is therefore not surprising when pro-abortion activists embody this aggression and violence in their actions.”
Cameron, who is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, was subject to an avalanche of online abuse when, on July 9, 2019, she voted against an attempt in the Westminster Parliament to water down Northern Ireland’s pro-life abortion law.
Cameron told the Scottish Catholic Observer that she began to receive “traumatic” and “horrific” abuse soon after the vote and that the nastiness intensified when she explained her reasons ― which included the two miscarriages she had suffered ― on Facebook.
“As soon as I put the post up I was deluged by hateful responses,” she told the Catholic newspaper.
“People were really abusing me and my decision, saying that I endorse rape of women, sending me pictures of rape scenes and aborted foetuses and telling me I should be aborted myself.”
Even members and officers of Cameron’s own Scots Nationalist Party chastised her for her vote, and she was told that it might be “now incompatible to hold pro-life views and be a SNP MP.”
As Cameron reported not receiving support and reassurance from her party leadership on this matter, the head of the Catholic Scottish Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Hugh Gilbert, OSB, wrote on the M.P.’s behalf to party leader Nicola Sturgeon. Catholic bishop John Keenan also spoke out on the Protestant M.P.’s behalf.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-10--Canadian broadcaster CBC walks back pro-transgender show attacking JK Rowling

ONTARIO , July 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The state-funded Canadian broadcaster CBC has admitted that a recent episode of its Kids News show that promoted transgenderism and attacked Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for saying biological sex is “ real ” did not meet its “ standards.
” The CBC ’ s admittance of its journalistic shortcomings came after Toronto-based lawyer Kaveh Shahrooz complained to the CBC ombudsman about a June 12 CBC “ Kids News Recap ” segment hosted by Myah Elliott .
The segment saw Elliott and her co-hosts go after Rowling for saying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for refusing to “ bow down ” to “ new trans activism.
” True North News first reported that Shahrooz was upset that the “ Recap ” segment was not balanced in its take on Rowling ’ s comments .
“ Recap ” co-host Sean Tran said , “ It ’ s 2020 .
Releasing these kinds of statements online is not a good look , and hasn ’ t she been accused of transphobic stuff in the past ?
” Shahrooz said the June 12 show “ did not live up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unfair in going after Rowling for dissenting from LGBT orthodoxy on transgenderism .
“ 1/ Rowling ’ s view , whatever its merits , is held by the vast , vast majority of Canadians .
Yet in a news segment for kids , @ CBCKids & @ CBCKidsNews , it 's not even presented for consideration .
All kids are told is that ‘ it 's a bad look ’ and that Rowling ‘ should read the room ’ , ” wrote Shahrooz on June 16 .
“ Do journalistic standards not apply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBCOmbud ?
I love the CBC dearly and want to defend it against politicians pushing to defund it .
But it ’ s hard to do when it makes cultural propaganda aimed at children , ” wrote Shahrooz .
Yesterday , Shahrooz took to Twitter to say he received a response from a senior producer regarding his complaint .
The tweet included an image to the reply .
“ In the end , this segment did not achieve the balance we intended , and did not live up to the standards to which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” says a message from Lisa Fender , a CBC Kids senior producer .
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Shahrooz then said he was “ grateful ” to the CBC for “ taking the issue seriously.
” “ I think that ’ s a good resolution .
I ’ m grateful to @ CBCKidsNews for taking the issue seriously .
However , as I noted in my response to Ms. Fender , this issue only has one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBC , ” tweeted Shahrooz .
The True North News report says that yesterday , the CBC confirmed to the reporter that the June 12 “ Recap ” show “ did not achieve the balance of perspectives we aspire to.
” True North also reported that Shahrooz was clear in his complaint not to “ defend nor attack Rowling ’ s views , ” and that he simply wanted fair balance .
“ My sole concern is with the lack of balance in this coverage of this issue on a program aimed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most likely to take the pronouncements heard on television at face value , ” said Shahrooz , as reported by True North .
Rowling caused a media stir in June after she published a lengthy essay that defended a series of June 6 social media messages where she spoke out on the issue of “ transgenderism , ” saying , “ If sex isn ’ t real , there ’ s no same-sex attraction.
” In her essay , Rowling spoke about why she opposes the transgender agenda , saying she refuses to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive public pressure to capitulate .
Rowling ’ s social media comments and her essay were both met with attacks by LGBT activists , including the LGBT activist organization GLAAD .
True North reported that Fender did say the network took steps to “ correct ” the lack of balance and pointed to a follow-up episode of “ Recap ” “ which provides perspectives missing in the June 12th segment.
” The June 19 “ Recap ” follow-up sees host Elliott respond with a message regarding the Rowling episode , saying , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confusing ... and they deserve time.
” “ There are so many points of view when it comes to ... well , anything , and we should have done a better job of finding balance and giving a voice and other perspectives , ” said Elliott .
“ We understand there are a lot of people that stand with J.K. Rowling and her views on being female.
” Elliott then went on to talk about Rowling and her June essay .
Despite the negativity from the LGBT community , many have defended Rowling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In late June , horror novelist Stephen King retweeted a Rowling tweet that was part of a long thread where she defended her views on biological sex being real .
Rowling offered praise to the novelist for his retweet .
However , King later rebuked her online by saying “ trans women are women , ” which prompted Rowing to delete her acclaim for King .
King ’ s backlash against Rowling is just one of many recent attacks against the author for questioning LGBT orthodoxy on transgenderism , which has come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stars of the movie adaptations of her Harry Potter novels .
Rowling was part of a group of leading authors along with academics who recently signed an open letter titled “ Letter on Justice and Open Debate.
” The letter protests the rise in “ cancel culture ” suppression .
While the letter called for fair “ open debate , ” it also went after the “ radical right , ” saying people attributed to that group are “ constricting ” the “ free exchange of information and ideas ” while addressing left-wing @ @

The state-sponsored national broadcaster lamented a lack of 'balance,' following up with an episode conceding that there are 'so many points of view' when it comes to 'anything.'
ONTARIO, July 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The state-funded Canadian broadcaster CBC has admitted that a recent episode of its Kids News show that promoted transgenderism and attacked Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for saying biological sex is “real” did not meet its “standards.”
The CBC’s admittance of its journalistic shortcomings came after Toronto-based lawyer Kaveh Shahrooz complained to the CBC ombudsman about a June 12 CBC “Kids News Recap” segment hosted by Myah Elliott.
The segment saw Elliott and her co-hosts go after Rowling for saying that one’s biological sex matters and for refusing to“bow down” to “new trans activism.”
True North News first reported that Shahrooz was upset that the “Recap” segment was not balanced in its take on Rowling’s comments.
“Recap” co-host Sean Tran said, “It’s 2020. Releasing these kinds of statements online is not a good look, and hasn’t she been accused of transphobic stuff in the past?”
Shahrooz said the June 12 show “did not live up to the standards” of journalism and was unfair in going after Rowling for dissenting from LGBT orthodoxy on transgenderism.
“1/ Rowling’s view, whatever its merits, is held by the vast, vast majority of Canadians. Yet in a news segment for kids, @CBCKids& @CBCKidsNews, it's not even presented for consideration. All kids are told is that ‘it's a bad look’ and that Rowling ‘should read the room’,” wrote Shahrooz on June 16.
“Do journalistic standards not apply to children’s news, @CBCOmbud? I love the CBC dearly and want to defend it against politicians pushing to defund it. But it’s hard to do when it makes cultural propaganda aimed at children,” wrote Shahrooz.
Yesterday, Shahrooz took to Twitter to say he received a response from a senior producer regarding his complaint. The tweet included an image to the reply.
“In the end, this segment did not achieve the balance we intended, and did not live up to the standards to which we as a public broadcaster hold ourselves,” says a message from Lisa Fender, a CBC Kids senior producer.
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Shahrooz then said he was “grateful” to the CBC for “taking the issue seriously.”
“I think that’s a good resolution. I’m grateful to @CBCKidsNews for taking the issue seriously. However, as I noted in my response to Ms. Fender, this issue only has one long-term solution: viewpoint diversity at the CBC,” tweeted Shahrooz.
The True North News report says that yesterday, the CBC confirmed to the reporter that the June 12 “Recap” show “did not achieve the balance of perspectives we aspire to.”
True North also reported that Shahrooz was clear in his complaint not to “defend nor attack Rowling’s views,” and that he simply wanted fair balance.
“My sole concern is with the lack of balance in this coverage of this issue on a program aimed at children, a segment of the population most likely to take the pronouncements heard on television at face value,” said Shahrooz, as reported by True North.
Rowling caused a media stir in June after she published a lengthy essay that defended a series of June 6 social media messages where she spoke out on the issue of “transgenderism,” saying, “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.”
In her essay, Rowling spoke about why she opposes the transgender agenda, saying she refuses to “bow down” to it despite massive public pressure to capitulate.
Rowling’s social media comments and her essay were both met with attacks by LGBT activists, including the LGBT activist organization GLAAD.
True North reported that Fender did say the network took steps to “correct” the lack of balance and pointed to a follow-up episode of “Recap” “which provides perspectives missing in the June 12th segment.”
The June 19 “Recap” follow-up sees host Elliott respond with a message regarding the Rowling episode, saying, “Conversations about gender can be layered and confusing…and they deserve time.”
“There are so many points of view when it comes to…well, anything, and we should have done a better job of finding balance and giving a voice and other perspectives,” said Elliott.
“We understand there are a lot of people that stand with J.K. Rowling and her views on being female.”
Elliott then went on to talk about Rowling and her June essay.
Despite the negativity from the LGBT community, many have defended Rowling online with the Twitter hashtag #IStandWithJKRowling.
In late June, horror novelist Stephen King retweeted a Rowling tweet that was part of a long thread where she defended her views on biological sex being real.
Rowling offered praise to the novelist for his retweet. However, King later rebuked her online by saying “trans women are women,” which prompted Rowing to delete her acclaim for King.
King’s backlash against Rowling is just one of many recent attacks against the author for questioning LGBT orthodoxy on transgenderism, which has come from trans activists as well as the stars of the movie adaptations of her Harry Potter novels.
Rowling was part of a group of leading authors along with academics who recently signed an open letter titled “Letter on Justice and Open Debate.” The letter protests the rise in “cancel culture” suppression.
While the letter called for fair “open debate,” it also went after the “radical right,” saying people attributed to that group are “constricting” the “free exchange of information and ideas” while addressing left-wing censorship.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-09--Transgenderism is having ‘corrosive impact’ on society: UK think tank

LONDON , England , July 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Transgender ideology is a recent invention that is having a “ corrosive impact ” on society , a British think tank has affirmed .
Civitas , the Institute for the Study of Civil Society , published in June a monograph by researcher Joanna Williams , its director of freedom , democracy , and victimhood , titled “ The Corrosive Impact of Transgender Ideology.
” “ This report explores the social impact of changed understandings of gender and , in particular , the emergence of the idea of transgender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new orthodoxy that gender identity is brain-based and innate , something we need to discover for ourselves and then reveal to a readily accepting world , has rapidly gained ground , ” she continued .
“ This seemingly benign view has consequences for how we socialise children and organise society .
It calls into question sex-protected rights and freedom of association .
The existence of female-only prisons and refuges or girls ’ schools , clubs and sports is thrown into doubt .
Yet far from engaging in a free and open discussion , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The consequences of this and the impact it has on the lives of women and children are detailed here.
” The short book neatly encapsulates the recent shift in thinking on sex and gender , the impact this shift is having on women and children , particularly girls , and the reasons why transgenderism , once limited to a few middle-aged men and niche academics , now dominates civil discourse and marches , Marxist-like , through the institutions .
Williams ’ report includes a series of recommendations : a moratorium on reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sex-based protections as set out in the Equalities Act 2010 ; the prohibition of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to anyone under 18 ; the prohibition of “ transitioning ” at school without parental permission ; and a separation of lessons on “ LGB ” from lessons on “ T ” in the sex education curriculum .
The recommendations also stipulate that lessons on transgenderism must not contradict what pupils are taught in their biology and other science classes .
Drawing primarily on the British experience of transgenderism , Williams ’ monograph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempts by Britons to protect freedom of speech from transgenderist censorship .
Harry Miller ’ s push against transgender policing by actual police , Posie Parker ’ s ad campaign defending the traditional definition of woman as an “ Adult Human Female , ” Kate Scottow ’ s arrest for anti-trans tweets , and Maya Forstater ’ s sacking for her belief that “ men can not change into women.
” Also mentioned here is the rapid spike in the numbers of British girls hoping to escape their female identities .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the number of girls being referred for treatment , ” Williams reported .
“ Three-quarters of all children seeking help to change their gender are now girls.
” Williams also discussed the danger men who insist that they are women can pose to women ’ s physical safety .
Another named individual familiar to readers following the transgenderist advance through the British institutions is David Thompson : The report also dispels a few myths being built up by eager transsexualists around their chosen philosophy .
Williams explained , for example , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The transsexuals of yesteryear did not deny the reality of having been born male or female even as they sought to change sex , neither did cross-dressers who experimented and played with sexual conventions and stereotypes , ” Williams wrote .
“ In contrast , transgender people today are the creation of gender theory from within the academy merging with developments in surgery and psychiatry.
” The concept of transgender children , the researcher asserted , has existed for only 30 years .
However , it is very important to transgender theorist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child appears to give weight to their idea that adults who believe they are transgender were “ born that way.
” Another myth is that there are large numbers of transgender individuals who have undergone medical intervention .
According to Fair Play for Women , an advocacy group for female athletes , “ as of June 2018 , only 4,910 Gender Recognition Certificates had been granted , ” Williams wrote .
“ Three quarters of these were to male-born transgender people who were mostly above the age of 50 , ” she added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transgender , only a tiny proportion ( estimated to be 0.01 percent ) undertakes medical interventions such as surgery or hormone therapy .
This means that the vast majority of transgender people are simply self-identified and retain a male or female body according to their sex.
” Williams addressed the implications of men demanding to be legally recognized as women .
The researcher also revealed a crucial reason why transgender people seem to be everywhere and always a subject of conversation : their disproportionate presence in certain professions and workplaces , notably the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Williams , an internal survey conducted by the BBC suggested that 400 transgender people work for the organization .
“ In other words , transgender people are four times more likely to be employed at the BBC than found within the general population , ” she wrote .
Williams ’ report is scholarly yet fully accessible and written with a calm and thoughtful tone .
The seriousness of the material and input from people earnestly fighting for freedom of speech and for sex-based protections for women add intensity and passion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Williams of Fair Play For Women , who summed up what transgender ideology ultimately means for the female half of the woman race : LifeSiteNews has attempted to reach out to Joanna Williams and to Civitas but has not yet received a response .
One unfortunate absence from Williams ’ report is the constant harassment of British Catholic apologist Caroline Farrow by Stephanie Hayden , Dr. Adrian Harrop , and their supporters .
As an early and well-known critic of the Mermaids charity ’ s efforts to facilitate “ sex-change ” for children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overview of British resistance to the transgender ideology However , given its thorough exploration of the topic and its deft destruction of transgender myths , “ The Corrosive Impact of Transgender Ideology ” will be welcomed by many parents on both sides of the Atlantic .

The report highlights the rapid spike in the number of girls hoping to escape their female identities through hormones and surgery.
LONDON, England, July 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Transgender ideology is a recent invention that is having a “corrosive impact” on society, a British think tank has affirmed.
Civitas, the Institute for the Study of Civil Society, published in June a monograph by researcher Joanna Williams, its director of freedom, democracy, and victimhood, titled “The Corrosive Impact of Transgender Ideology.”
“This report explores the social impact of changed understandings of gender and, in particular, the emergence of the idea of transgender,” Williams wrote.
“A new orthodoxy that gender identity is brain-based and innate, something we need to discover for ourselves and then reveal to a readily accepting world, has rapidly gained ground,” she continued.
“This seemingly benign view has consequences for how we socialise children and organise society. It calls into question sex-protected rights and freedom of association. The existence of female-only prisons and refuges or girls’ schools, clubs and sports is thrown into doubt. Yet far from engaging in a free and open discussion, transgender activists have moved to curtail debate. The consequences of this and the impact it has on the lives of women and children are detailed here.”
The short book neatly encapsulates the recent shift in thinking on sex and gender, the impact this shift is having on women and children, particularly girls, and the reasons why transgenderism, once limited to a few middle-aged men and niche academics, now dominates civil discourse and marches, Marxist-like, through the institutions.
Williams’ report includes a series of recommendations: a moratorium on reform of the Gender Recognition Act; clarification of sex-based protections as set out in the Equalities Act 2010; the prohibition of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to anyone under 18; the prohibition of “transitioning” at school without parental permission; and a separation of lessons on “LGB” from lessons on “T” in the sex education curriculum.
The recommendations also stipulate that lessons on transgenderism must not contradict what pupils are taught in their biology and other science classes.
Drawing primarily on the British experience of transgenderism, Williams’ monograph also provides a good review of recent attempts by Britons to protect freedom of speech from transgenderist censorship. Harry Miller’s push against transgender policing by actual police, Posie Parker’s ad campaign defending the traditional definition of woman as an “Adult Human Female,” Kate Scottow’s arrest for anti-trans tweets, and Maya Forstater’s sacking for her belief that “men cannot change into women.”
Also mentioned here is the rapid spike in the numbers of British girls hoping to escape their female identities.
“The decade 2008-2018 saw a 4,400 percent increase in the number of girls being referred for treatment,” Williams reported.
“Three-quarters of all children seeking help to change their gender are now girls.”
Williams also discussed the danger men who insist that they are women can pose to women’s physical safety. Another named individual familiar to readers following the transgenderist advance through the British institutions is David Thompson:
… a convicted pedophile and rapist, who was jailed for life in the early 2000s. He was also on remand for grievous bodily harm, burglary, multiple rapes and other sexual offenses against women. In September 2017, Thompson, now identifying as a woman called Karen White, was moved into a women’s prison. Once there he sexually assaulted a number of female inmates.
Transgenderism is a recent invention
The report also dispels a few myths being built up by eager transsexualists around their chosen philosophy. Williams explained, for example, that transgenderism is “a recent invention.”
“The transsexuals of yesteryear did not deny the reality of having been born male or female even as they sought to change sex, neither did cross-dressers who experimented and played with sexual conventions and stereotypes,” Williams wrote.
“In contrast, transgender people today are the creation of gender theory from within the academy merging with developments in surgery and psychiatry.”
The concept of transgender children, the researcher asserted, has existed for only 30 years. However, it is very important to transgender theorist, for the concept of the trangender child appears to give weight to their idea that adults who believe they are transgender were “born that way.”
Another myth is that there are large numbers of transgender individuals who have undergone medical intervention. According to Fair Play for Women, an advocacy group for female athletes, “as of June 2018, only 4,910 Gender Recognition Certificates had been granted,” Williams wrote.
“Three quarters of these were to male-born transgender people who were mostly above the age of 50,” she added.
“Among people who identify as transgender, only a tiny proportion (estimated to be 0.01 percent) undertakes medical interventions such as surgery or hormone therapy. This means that the vast majority of transgender people are simply self-identified and retain a male or female body according to their sex.”
400 transgender people work for the BBC
Williams addressed the implications of men demanding to be legally recognized as women. The researcher also revealed a crucial reason why transgender people seem to be everywhere and always a subject of conversation: their disproportionate presence in certain professions and workplaces, notably the British national broadcaster, the BBC. According to Williams, an internal survey conducted by the BBC suggested that 400 transgender people work for the organization.
“In other words, transgender people are four times more likely to be employed at the BBC than found within the general population,” she wrote.
Williams’ report is scholarly yet fully accessible and written with a calm and thoughtful tone. The seriousness of the material and input from people earnestly fighting for freedom of speech and for sex-based protections for women add intensity and passion.
One example is the cri-de-coeur Dr. Nicola Williams of Fair Play For Women, who summed up what transgender ideology ultimately means for the female half of the woman race:
Over the years that have gone by, trans ideology has changed, stripping away the need for surgery, stripping away even the need for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. We are now being faced with the prospect of opening up the entire sex category to any male who says he’s female. If any man can be a woman, the word woman becomes meaningless and so do women’s rights. This is now a crisis situation that women can’t ignore or be expected to simply tolerate.
LifeSiteNews has attempted to reach out to Joanna Williams and to Civitas but has not yet received a response.
One unfortunate absence from Williams’ report is the constant harassment of British Catholic apologist Caroline Farrow by Stephanie Hayden, Dr. Adrian Harrop, and their supporters. As an early and well-known critic of the Mermaids charity’s efforts to facilitate “sex-change” for children, Farrow was excluded from a general overview of British resistance to the transgender ideology
However, given its thorough exploration of the topic and its deft destruction of transgender myths, “The Corrosive Impact of Transgender Ideology” will be welcomed by many parents on both sides of the Atlantic.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-09--Dem rep Ilhan Omar calls for ‘dismantling’ American economic ‘system of oppression’

July 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is courting controversy again , stating at an event earlier this week that America must move far beyond simply addressing “ racism in policing.
” It is time , Omar asserted , to begin “ dismantling ” the American economy itself .
“ As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting , who is being shut out , we will perpetuate this inequality , ” Omar stated .
“ We can not stop at the criminal justice system .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whole system of oppression wherever we find it.
” Predictably , conservatives have been condemning Omar ’ s calls to “ dismantle ” the economy , and Omar has responded by claiming that her comments have been taken out of context .
She retweeted one comment stating , “ Many conservatives allege Ilhan Omar called for ‘ dismantling ’ the U.S. economy & political system .
But she didn ’ t actually say that .
They rearranged her words .
And she explicitly cited dismantling ‘ systems of oppression ’ **within** gov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some debate as to what Omar meant by “ dismantling.
” But there are good reasons why conservatives are instinctively suspicious of Omar , as her record of radical progressivism is well known and longstanding .
Omar is a paradoxical politician .
She identifies as Muslim but also as an “ intersectional feminist , ” a supporter of the entire LGBT agenda , and an advocate for legal abortion .
The tenets of her alleged religious faith do not seem to be as important to her as the intersectional credibility it lends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a member of what is colloquially known as “ the Squad , ” a group of hyper-progressive young politicians ( the most famous being Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez ) seeking to pull the Democratic Party sharply to the left .
Earlier this week , to cite just one example , she condemned the Supreme Court ’ s decision to allow an order of nuns , the Little Sisters of the Poor , to opt out of providing birth control and abortifacient drugs .
Noting Planned Parenthood ’ s endorsement of her , she tweeted : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision means that your employer or university can deny you birth control based on religious or moral objections .
Grateful to have @ PPact ’ s support as we fight back for reproductive justice .
We will not relent.
” The feminist sisterhood , it seems , is a very exclusive club .
Interestingly , there has been an internecine debate within conservative ranks on economic policy since the election of Donald Trump , as well as on the left .
The National Conservative movement , launched by the Edmund Burke Society , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coalition driven by social conservative values and more liberal economic ideas might be forged .
FOX News host Tucker Carlson has been highlighting the fact that the policies of unfettered free-market economics have left many Americans behind and that it may be time to consider economic policies focused on strengthening the family .
Despite an increasing willingness by some conservatives to critically examine the shortcomings of free-market capitalism ( many of them inspired by the family policies of leaders such as Hungary ’ s Viktor Orbán ) , Omar ’ s progressive socialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system are something quite different .
For conservatives seeking to curb capitalism ’ s excesses and assist those left behind — the “ two cheers for capitalism ” crowd — the American Revolution is fundamental .
In the wake of the recent race riots and statue-smashing , many suspect that Omar and her fellow Squad members prefer the French Revolution .
It is ironic that both progressives and social conservatives are now often united in the belief that the American experiment is on the brink of collapse .
For progressives like Omar , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of racial hatred , homophobia , and injustice that must be razed and rebuilt .
For social conservatives , it is the fact that the American Revolution has been poisoned by the Sexual Revolution , with 65 million abortions and counting ; religious liberty under fire ; and a pornified , sexually dysfunctional culture .
Omar and her ilk believe that more of all that will make America a better place .
Social conservatives believe that without a course correction , America will die .
In some ways , both progressives and social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to be dismantled .
But for progressives , it is any trace of the American Founding .
For social conservatives , it is the industries killing America ’ s future : Planned Parenthood , PornHub , and progressive academia , to name a few .
Only one side can win — winner take all .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , Abigail Shrier , the author of Irreversible Damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , join Jonathon to discuss the explosion of teenage girls identifying as transgender .
They also discuss how the trans movement is destroying an entire generation of girls and how this sinister ideology has spread so quickly .
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below :

'We cannot stop at the criminal justice system. We must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it.'
July 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is courting controversy again, stating at an event earlier this week that America must move far beyond simply addressing “racism in policing.” It is time, Omar asserted, to begin “dismantling” the American economy itself.
“As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting, who is being shut out, we will perpetuate this inequality,” Omar stated. “We cannot stop at the criminal justice system. We must begin the work of dismantling the whole system of oppression wherever we find it.”
Predictably, conservatives have been condemning Omar’s calls to “dismantle” the economy, and Omar has responded by claiming that her comments have been taken out of context. She retweeted one comment stating, “Many conservatives allege Ilhan Omar called for ‘dismantling’ the U.S. economy & political system. But she didn’t actually say that. They rearranged her words. And she explicitly cited dismantling ‘systems of oppression’ **within** gov’t systems.”
So there is some debate as to what Omar meant by “dismantling.” But there are good reasons why conservatives are instinctively suspicious of Omar, as her record of radical progressivism is well known and longstanding.
Omar is a paradoxical politician. She identifies as Muslim but also as an “intersectional feminist,” a supporter of the entire LGBT agenda, and an advocate for legal abortion. The tenets of her alleged religious faith do not seem to be as important to her as the intersectional credibility it lends to her public persona. She is also a member of what is colloquially known as “the Squad,” a group of hyper-progressive young politicians (the most famous being Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez) seeking to pull the Democratic Party sharply to the left.
Earlier this week, to cite just one example, she condemned the Supreme Court’s decision to allow an order of nuns, the Little Sisters of the Poor, to opt out of providing birth control and abortifacient drugs. Noting Planned Parenthood’s endorsement of her, she tweeted: “Today’s disastrous #SCOTUS decision means that your employer or university can deny you birth control based on religious or moral objections. Grateful to have @PPact’s support as we fight back for reproductive justice. We will not relent.” The feminist sisterhood, it seems, is a very exclusive club.
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Interestingly, there has been an internecine debate within conservative ranks on economic policy since the election of Donald Trump, as well as on the left. The National Conservative movement, launched by the Edmund Burke Society, has been suggesting that a new political coalition driven by social conservative values and more liberal economic ideas might be forged. FOX News host Tucker Carlson has been highlighting the fact that the policies of unfettered free-market economics have left many Americans behind and that it may be time to consider economic policies focused on strengthening the family.
Despite an increasing willingness by some conservatives to critically examine the shortcomings of free-market capitalism (many of them inspired by the family policies of leaders such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán), Omar’s progressive socialism and proposed “dismantling” of the system are something quite different. For conservatives seeking to curb capitalism’s excesses and assist those left behind — the “two cheers for capitalism” crowd — the American Revolution is fundamental. In the wake of the recent race riots and statue-smashing, many suspect that Omar and her fellow Squad members prefer the French Revolution.
It is ironic that both progressives and social conservatives are now often united in the belief that the American experiment is on the brink of collapse. For progressives like Omar, this is because America is a hotbed of racial hatred, homophobia, and injustice that must be razed and rebuilt. For social conservatives, it is the fact that the American Revolution has been poisoned by the Sexual Revolution, with 65 million abortions and counting; religious liberty under fire; and a pornified, sexually dysfunctional culture. Omar and her ilk believe that more of all that will make America a better place. Social conservatives believe that without a course correction, America will die.
In some ways, both progressives and social conservatives believe that there is much that needs to be dismantled. But for progressives, it is any trace of the American Founding. For social conservatives, it is the industries killing America’s future: Planned Parenthood, PornHub, and progressive academia, to name a few. Only one side can win — winner take all.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, Abigail Shrier, the author of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, join Jonathon to discuss the explosion of teenage girls identifying as transgender. They also discuss how the trans movement is destroying an entire generation of girls and how this sinister ideology has spread so quickly.
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lifesitenews--2020-07-09--Convicted terrorist linked to Black Lives Matter group

PETITION : Support priest who was suspended for calling out the Black Lives Matter organization !
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July 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A convicted terrorist is on the board of the umbrella group that provides tax-exempt financial status to the Black Lives Matter organization , one of the group ’ s “ projects.
” Susan Rosenberg had spent 16 years in prison for terrorizing the United States during the presidency of Ronald Reagan .
According to an investigative report by the Capital Research Center , the Black Lives Matter organization , officially known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” is a fiscally-sponsored project of left-wing organization Thousand Currents .
Fiscal sponsorship simply means that a non-profit organization , in this case Thousand Currents , offers its legal and tax-exempt status to one of its “ projects , ” in this case Black Lives Matter , which engages in activities related to the non-profit organization ’ s mission .
In other words , thanks to the fiscal sponsorship arrangement between Thousand Currents and Black Lives Matter , donations to the latter group are also tax-exempt .
Rosenberg is one of seven members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Currents .
While the website listing those board members was removed by the organization shortly after the Capital Research Center ’ s article was published , an archived version is still available online .
Rosenberg openly admitted in her short biography that she had spent “ 16 years in federal prison , ” and was released “ in 2001 through executive clemency by then-President Bill Clinton.
” Scott Walter of the Capital Research Center filled in the gaps .
“ Rosenberg , who started out as a member of the 1960s revolutionary group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent , and arguably successful , forms of terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s — including bombings at an FBI field office in Staten Island , the Navy Yard Officers ’ Club in Washington , D.C. , and even the U.S. Capitol building , where she damaged a representation of the greatest of the Democrat defenders of slavery , John C. Calhoun , ” he wrote .
“ In fact , Rosenberg was a member of the May 19th Communist Organization ( M19 ) , ” he continued .
“ It was , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 2020 , ‘ the nation ’ s only woman-run terror group , ’ as recounted by William Rosenau in his book Tonight We Bombed the U.S. Capitol.
” Among other incidents , M19 was responsible for “ bombings in New York and Washington , D.C. , that were meant ‘ to cast a cloud over what President Ronald Reagan ’ s re-election campaign was promising : a sunny , prosperous ‘ Morning in America.
’ Reagan ’ s election in 1980 told the remnants of America ’ s radical left that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ” In November 1984 , Rosenberg and another M19 member were arrested outside a storage unit in New Jersey that contained “ 740 pounds of unstable dynamite stolen from a Texas construction firm four years earlier.
” In her memoirs , Rosenberg explained why she did not consider herself to be a terrorist .
She said she “ pursued a path that seemed to me a logical step beyond legal protest : the use of political violence .
Did that make me a terrorist ?
In my mind , then and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say this because no act in which I was involved ever had violence against persons as its object or consequence.
” After her release from prison , Rosenberg first worked for the American Jewish World Service and then “ as a strategic consultant in organizational development with a focus on human rights , international development and criminal justice reform.
” On Thousand Currents ’ board of directors , she is the vice-chair .
Regarding its relationship to the Black Lives Matter movement , Thousand Currents states on its website that it was approached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sponsorship agreement .
Thousand Currents , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) tax-exempt nonprofit organization , provides the legal and administrative framework to enable BLM to fulfill its mission.
” “ Oftentimes , nonprofit initiatives seek fiscal sponsorship to be able to have the fiscal sponsor handle administrative operations while the organization focuses on its programs and builds up its own organizational infrastructure , ” the group explained .
“ In this capacity , we provide administrative and back office support , including finance , accounting , grants management , insurance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Patrisse Khan-Cullors , one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter movement , publicly admitted that she and fellow founder Alicia Garza , an open homosexual , “ are trained organizers .
We are trained Marxists .
We are super versed on , sort of , ideological theories .
And I think that what we really try to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many , many black folk.
” Scott Walter commented in his article , “ The long and the short of Rosenberg ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous Black Lives Matter organizers have ties to extremist movements of the past and are not some brand new movement simply fighting for marginalized people today.
” Black Lives Matter ’ s fundraising machine also has an interesting link to supporters of the Democratic Party .
When visitors to the official website of the Black Lives Matter movement click on the donate button , they are redirected to a subdomain of ActBlue .
ActBlue , in turn , describes itself as “ a powerful online fundraising platform for Democratic candidates up and down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonprofits.
” Thus , ActBlue “ is available to Democratic candidates and committees , progressive organizations , and nonprofits that share our values for no cost besides a 3.95 percent processing fee on donations.
” Black Lives Matter has made it clear that , as an organization , it exists to overthrow the existing order within the United States , stating on its website about its plan to “ disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement ” and to “ foster a queer‐affirming network .
”

Susan Rosenberg had spent 16 years in prison for terrorizing the United States during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
PETITION: Support priest who was suspended for calling out the Black Lives Matter organization! Sign the petition here.
July 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A convicted terrorist is on the board of the umbrella group that provides tax-exempt financial status to the Black Lives Matter organization, one of the group’s “projects.” Susan Rosenberg had spent 16 years in prison for terrorizing the United States during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
According to an investigative report by the Capital Research Center, the Black Lives Matter organization, officially known as “BLM Global Network Foundation,” is a fiscally-sponsored project of left-wing organization Thousand Currents. Fiscal sponsorship simply means that a non-profit organization, in this case Thousand Currents, offers its legal and tax-exempt status to one of its “projects,” in this case Black Lives Matter, which engages in activities related to the non-profit organization’s mission.
In other words, thanks to the fiscal sponsorship arrangement between Thousand Currents and Black Lives Matter, donations to the latter group are also tax-exempt.
Rosenberg is one of seven members of the board of directors of Thousand Currents. While the website listing those board members was removed by the organization shortly after the Capital Research Center’s article was published, an archived version is still available online.
Rosenberg openly admitted in her short biography that she had spent “16 years in federal prison,” and was released “in 2001 through executive clemency by then-President Bill Clinton.”
Scott Walter of the Capital Research Center filled in the gaps.
“Rosenberg, who started out as a member of the 1960s revolutionary group Weather Underground, graduated into even more violent, and arguably successful, forms of terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s — including bombings at an FBI field office in Staten Island, the Navy Yard Officers’ Club in Washington, D.C., and even the U.S. Capitol building, where she damaged a representation of the greatest of the Democrat defenders of slavery, John C. Calhoun,” he wrote.
“In fact, Rosenberg was a member of the May 19th Communist Organization (M19),” he continued. “It was, according to this NY Post article from January 2020, ‘the nation’s only woman-run terror group,’ as recounted by William Rosenau in his book Tonight We Bombed the U.S. Capitol.”
Among other incidents, M19 was responsible for “bombings in New York and Washington, D.C., that were meant ‘to cast a cloud over what President Ronald Reagan’s re-election campaign was promising: a sunny, prosperous ‘Morning in America.’ Reagan’s election in 1980 told the remnants of America’s radical left that the country had rejected their call to revolution.’”
In November 1984, Rosenberg and another M19 member were arrested outside a storage unit in New Jersey that contained “740 pounds of unstable dynamite stolen from a Texas construction firm four years earlier.”
In her memoirs, Rosenberg explained why she did not consider herself to be a terrorist. She said she “pursued a path that seemed to me a logical step beyond legal protest: the use of political violence. Did that make me a terrorist? In my mind, then and now, the answer is no. I say this because no act in which I was involved ever had violence against persons as its object or consequence.”
After her release from prison, Rosenberg first worked for the American Jewish World Service and then “as a strategic consultant in organizational development with a focus on human rights, international development and criminal justice reform.” On Thousand Currents’ board of directors, she is the vice-chair.
Regarding its relationship to the Black Lives Matter movement, Thousand Currents states on its website that it was approached in 2016 “to create a fiscal sponsorship agreement. Thousand Currents, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, provides the legal and administrative framework to enable BLM to fulfill its mission.”
“Oftentimes, nonprofit initiatives seek fiscal sponsorship to be able to have the fiscal sponsor handle administrative operations while the organization focuses on its programs and builds up its own organizational infrastructure,” the group explained. “In this capacity, we provide administrative and back office support, including finance, accounting, grants management, insurance, human resources, legal and compliance.”
Patrisse Khan-Cullors, one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, publicly admitted that she and fellow founder Alicia Garza, an open homosexual, “are trained organizers. We are trained Marxists. We are super versed on, sort of, ideological theories. And I think that what we really try to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many, many black folk.”
Scott Walter commented in his article, “The long and the short of Rosenberg’s involvement with Thousand Currents is that numerous Black Lives Matter organizers have ties to extremist movements of the past and are not some brand new movement simply fighting for marginalized people today.”
Black Lives Matter’s fundraising machine also has an interesting link to supporters of the Democratic Party. When visitors to the official website of the Black Lives Matter movement click on the donate button, they are redirected to a subdomain of ActBlue. ActBlue, in turn, describes itself as “a powerful online fundraising platform for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot, progressive organizations, and nonprofits.” Thus, ActBlue “is available to Democratic candidates and committees, progressive organizations, and nonprofits that share our values for no cost besides a 3.95 percent processing fee on donations.”
Black Lives Matter has made it clear that, as an organization, it exists to overthrow the existing order within the United States, stating on its website about its plan to “disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement” and to “foster a queer‐affirming network.”
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lifesitenews--2020-07-09--Republican congressman demands Twitter answer for censoring Trump, conservatives

WASHINGTON , D.C. , July 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio , the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee , sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday demanding that more light be shed on the social media platform ’ s latest censorship actions and the decision-making behind them in light of Twitter ’ s recent targeting of tweets by President Donald Trump .
Twitter set off a firestorm in May when it placed a “ fact-check ” on a Trump tweet pertaining to the fraud potential of mail-in voting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts , ” pertaining to the Minneapolis riots .
The company claimed the latter tweet was “ glorifying violence.
” “ Recent actions suggest that Twitter is increasingly discriminating against conservative voices on its platform , ” Jordan wrote , Breitbart reported .
While Twitter ’ s censorship of prominent conservative voices is troubling , similar treatment for less prominent individuals is more alarming .
This reality makes Twitter ’ s long-running trend of ‘ accidentally ’ censoring pro-life groups and other conservative advocates especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet false , Jordan noted that a “ bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform stated as far back as 2005 that ‘ ( a ) bsentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud ’ in American elections .
More recently , the Presidential Commission on Election Administration — convened by President Barack Obama — likewise found that ‘ when ( voter fraud ) does occur , absentee ballots are often the method of choice.
’ ” Jordan wants Dorsey to send the Judiciary Committee an “ accounting of all content moderation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year for users located within the United States ” ; “ all documents and communications referring or relating to Twitter ’ s decision ( s ) ” to “ fact-check ” Trump ’ s vote-by-mail tweet and label his tweet on the riots “ abusive ” ; and a “ briefing to the Committee on these matters as well as its recently adopted disinformation policies and tools and how Twitter makes content moderation decisions upon production of the documents and information requested above.
” Twitter has been the subject of numerous free-speech controversies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again in March when it announced it would be aggressively policing COVID-19 “ misinformation , ” including “ denial of global or local health authority recommendations ” with the “ intent to influence people into acting against recommended guidance , ” or “ call ( s ) to action such as “ coronavirus is a fraud and not real -- go out and patronize your local bar.
” Conservatives suggested some of these rules were a pretext to stifle debate about COVID-19 , and were seemingly vindicated when Twitter locked the account of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michiganders should disregard the intensely controversial lockdown imposed by Democrat Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer and return to work .
Last month , Trump signed an executive order aimed at tweaking how federal agencies interpret and enforce Section 230 .
The order essentially directs the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) to propose an administrative rule that would “ spell out what it means for the tech giants to carry out their takedown policies ‘ in good faith , ’ ” national security attorney Stewart Baker explained .

Rep. Jim Jordan requested an 'accounting of all content moderation decisions' in the past year and information on the decision to fact-check a President Trump tweet.
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday demanding that more light be shed on the social media platform’s latest censorship actions and the decision-making behind them in light of Twitter’s recent targeting of tweets by President Donald Trump.
Twitter set off a firestorm in May when it placed a “fact-check” on a Trump tweet pertaining to the fraud potential of mail-in voting, then censored another Trump tweet stating that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” pertaining to the Minneapolis riots. The company claimed the latter tweet was “glorifying violence.”
“Recent actions suggest that Twitter is increasingly discriminating against conservative voices on its platform,” Jordan wrote, Breitbart reported. While Twitter’s censorship of prominent conservative voices is troubling, similar treatment for less prominent individuals is more alarming. This reality makes Twitter’s long-running trend of ‘accidentally’ censoring pro-life groups and other conservative advocates especially worrisome.”
Despite Twitter deeming the first tweet false, Jordan noted that a “bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform stated as far back as 2005 that ‘(a)bsentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud’ in American elections. More recently, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration — convened by President Barack Obama — likewise found that ‘when (voter fraud) does occur, absentee ballots are often the method of choice.’”
Jordan wants Dorsey to send the Judiciary Committee an “accounting of all content moderation decisions made by Twitter over the past year for users located within the United States”; “all documents and communications referring or relating to Twitter’s decision(s)” to “fact-check” Trump’s vote-by-mail tweet and label his tweet on the riots “abusive”; and a “briefing to the Committee on these matters as well as its recently adopted disinformation policies and tools and how Twitter makes content moderation decisions upon production of the documents and information requested above.”
Twitter has been the subject of numerous free-speech controversies for years, and alarmed critics yet again in March when it announced it would be aggressively policing COVID-19 “misinformation,” including “denial of global or local health authority recommendations” with the “intent to influence people into acting against recommended guidance,” or “call(s) to action such as “coronavirus is a fraud and not real — go out and patronize your local bar.” Conservatives suggested some of these rules were a pretext to stifle debate about COVID-19, and were seemingly vindicated when Twitter locked the account of conservative pundit Candace Owens for tweeting that Michiganders should disregard the intensely controversial lockdown imposed by Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and return to work.
Last month, Trump signed an executive order aimed at tweaking how federal agencies interpret and enforce Section 230. The order essentially directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to propose an administrative rule that would “spell out what it means for the tech giants to carry out their takedown policies ‘in good faith,’” national security attorney Stewart Baker explained.
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