lifesitenews--2020-12-11--Federal regulators and 46 states file antitrust suits to break up Facebook

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December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 48 states and territories filed lawsuits yesterday to break up Facebook , alleging years of illegal , anticompetitive practices by the social media giant .
The suits center on Facebook ’ s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp and seek to mandate approval from states and the FTC for future mergers .
Facebook ’ s conduct “ harms competition , leaves consumers with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and deprives advertisers of the benefits of competition , ” the FTC said yesterday .
Wednesday ’ s lawsuits come one year after the FTC fined Facebook a record $ 5 billion for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal that jeopardized millions of users ’ personal data .
They also follow recent antitrust action against Google by the Department of Justice and nearly a dozen states .
Facebook criticized the new legal challenges yesterday as “ revisionist history , ” noting that the FTC “ cleared these acquisitions years ago.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a smaller rival just last week , days after reports of impending antitrust cases broke .
The effort to break apart Facebook ’ s social network empire has won bipartisan praise in D.C. , with strong backing from Democrats , despite Joe Biden ’ s team ’ s close ties to Facebook and Big Tech .
Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri tweeted yesterday that the suits are “ a necessity.
” “ The @ instagram and WhatsApp mergers with @ Facebook were anti-competitive , they were meant to be anti-competitive , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
“ I am glad to see that our antitrust enforcers are finally taking the threats posed by Big Tech seriously , ” Senator Mike Lee ( R-Utah ) said .
“ At the same time , the FTC previously cleared both the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions , and I hesitate to congratulate it now for trying to clean up its own mess .
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PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020)
Right before Thanksgiving, YouTube deleted a LifeSite video of a distinguished Canadian physician protesting the "unfounded public hysteria" over COVID-19 and accused us of spreading "medical misinformation."
Our account was suspended, and we were prohibited from posting videos on our YouTube channel for one week. And, while that may not seem like a big deal, it's a huge deal for a news organization like LifeSite.
Then, earlier this week, YouTube again suspended our account – this time for two weeks – over an episode of The Bishop Strickland Show wherein Bishop Strickland said he would not take an unethical COVID-19 vaccine.
We were able to appeal the suspension, and our request was granted.
This means that in YouTube's three-strikes-and-you're-out content-policing, idea-cleansing scheme, we are back down to one strike. But, we still face the threat of losing our account permanently.
And, we're not the only ones.
In a recent turn of events, YouTube just announced that it will remove videos alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
But, what is YouTube afraid of? The truth???
Thankfully, however, there is a one, big bright spot on the horizon: 48 states filed suit against Facebook just this week.
And, although this seems like a step in the right direction, the draconian measures which YouTube just rolled out, which are already wielded by Twitter, are an assault against free speech.
So, the fight for freedom of speech against Big Tech goes on. And, we must do everything we can to protect it!
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-youtube-reverses-ban-on-lifesitenews?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-bans-lifesite-over-video-of-bp-strickland-refusing-to-take-corona-vaccine
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lifesites-channel-was-suspended-by-youtube-heres-how-you-can-still-watch-our-videos
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-starts-removing-videos-that-contain-allegations-of-mass-voter-fraud
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/12/10/facebook-sued-by-48-states-federal-trade-commission-over-allegations-of-monopolistic-practices/
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PETITION UPDATE (11/18/2020)
Everyone thought the censorship by Big Tech corporations would decrease after the 2020 election, but the truth is that censorship is being felt just as much as it was before the election.
And, given the election outcome, perhaps Big Tech censorship now is even more consequential than it was before the election!
The two biggest social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and other Big Tech companies, are still censoring and suppressing stories and posts favorable to conservatives, and especially anything that has to do with election fraud.
Here are a few recent examples:
Women for America First organized the March for Trump on November 14, which was shut down by Facebook, MailChimp and Eventbrite. Despite Big Tech’s best efforts to cancel the event, the march went on and gathered a huge crowd.
Twitter has been suppressing a large number of President Trump’s Tweets. Most of his Tweets have been flagged arbitrarily with a warning stating: “This claim about election fraud is disputed."
Please READ this recent article about Big Tech's attempt to choke information conerning the recent Million MAGA March in Washington, DC: '5 things mainstream media won’t tell you about massive DC ‘Stop the Steal’ rally'
Then, please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
PETITION UPDATE (10/15/2020)
In a remarkable development, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be issuing subpoenas to Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg for their company's suppression of two critical expose news stories about how Hunter Biden and the Biden Family allegedly profited from business deals made because of Joe Biden's position as Vice President.
Please WATCH LifeSite's exclusive video of the announcement by Senator Ted Cruz below.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lindsey Graham, the subpoenas will be issued next Tuesday, for hearings to be held on Friday of next week.
This is a MASSIVE development, and should be welcomed by those who champion freedom of speech.
Again, this is all happening because Twitter and Facebook refuse to allow their members to share stories which would be favorable to conservatives.
Here's the timeline:
Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook suppressed a NY Post story about how Hunter Biden allegedly profited from introducing a Ukrainian businessman to his then-Vice President father, Joe Biden. The story also alleges that Vice President Biden then subsequently pressured Ukrainian authorities to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the businessman's company.
And, just this morning, Twitter suppressed another expose by the NY Post alleging that the Biden Family improperly profitted from deals made with one of the largest Chinese energy companies because of Vice President Biden's position in government.
But, right after the story broke, Senator Cruz tried to share the latest story on Twitter and was blocked. Twitter says that they are blocking the stories because they claim that the information was obtained illegally. However, Twitter showed no problem allowing illegally obtained information about President Trump's tax returns to be shared.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
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'GOP senators decry Big Tech censorship of NY Post story exposing Biden corruption' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-senators-decry-big-tech-censorship-of-ny-post-story-exposing-biden-corruption
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PETITION UPDATE (9/17/2020)
Big Tech is out to kill free speech. LifeSite is out to protect it!
LifeSite has been digging deep into the many claims of liberal bias and selective censorship of pro-life, pro-family, and conservative voices on social media.
And, we are now launching our new series 'Uncensored: Big Tech vs. Free Speech', which will unpack how the actions of Big Tech censors actually affect conservative and Christian organization and individuals.
Please WATCH the first video in our series featuring Brigitte Gabriel, the Founder of ACT For America, one of the nation's premier national security grassroots organizations.
Ms. Gabriel's organization, ACT For America, has been targeted by Big Tech especially in the manipulation of search results.
Big Tech “think[s] they are God and they are exercising their godly power over everybody else,” Gabriel explained. "Because in today's world, anytime you want to find out any information about somebody, what do you do? Google. You go to the internet to find out some information about them. When you research anything about somebody, the first thing that comes up [in the search results] is the Southern Poverty Law Center’s labeling of ‘hate groups.’”
“And who are the ‘hate groups’? Family Research Council is a hate group because they are pro-family. American Family Radio is a hate group…LifeSiteNews is a hate group. My organization is a hate group because we sound the alarm about terrorism and protecting our constitutional freedom. And so they try to character assassinate you. And they control the language.”
LifeSite's research shows that Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and others have become far too dangerous for democracy.
They can and do sway elections and public opinion in whatever direction they want, primarily by manipulating search results, tracking our online behavior, and by blocking truthful content from their platforms.
Today, LifeSite is starting to fight back, with facts and with stories of conservatives and Christians who are being negatively impacted by Big Tech's liberal bias.
Please continue to follow our 'Big Tech vs. Free Speech' series which aims to launch a new video each week for the next eight weeks.
And, please sign our petition demanding that Big Tech monopolies are broken up. Thank you!
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ORIGINAL PETITION BACKGROUND TEXT:
The outrageous erasing of the White Coat Summit from the internet is only the latest in a long series of brazen acts of censorship against conservatives and all those who support legitimate free speech.
You may agree or disagree with the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine against the coronavirus, but everyone should agree on this point:
No Big Tech company should have the power to erase from the internet the medical opinions of licensed practicing doctors simply because they do not like what they have to say about the coronavirus or their experience treating it. Americans and other free peoples do not need leftist computer programmers deciding what the best course of medical treatment is for them.
Google/Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Apple and their Big Tech friends want to control what you see, what you read, what you think, and ultimately, how you vote. Not only do they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying congress and buttering up big Washington DC think tanks, but now they brazenly and directly censor any content they don't want you to see.
Big Tech, like other interest groups, aggressively lobby to help their businesses thrive, but increasingly, Big Tech is using blatant internet censorship to impose its radical world view over those they consider to be "deplorables."
This must stop, but it won't unless we demand it as forcefully as legally possible. We believe that we have reached the point were Big Tech must be broken up if legitimate free speech is going to survive and continue to thrive on the internet.
Please sign our petition to demand real consequences for Big Tech's suppression of legitimate free speech.
In 2016, emails revealed by Fox News' Tucker Carlson proved that Google tried to influence the election by affecting voter turnout. Thankfully they failed. But they didn't give up. Instead, they have been preparing and testing how to manipulate information to continue to abuse their monopolistic power.
In 2018, Google/Youtube et. al. succeeded in manipulating the Irish abortion referendum by blacklisting pro-life videos, manipulating pro-life search terms and results and intentionally withholding pro-life information. Again, this is not an opinion or a conspiracy theory, Project Veritas obtained first hand information proving the intentional censorship by Big Tech.
And the Coronavirus has just made things worse. You see, scared people are more easily manipulated into giving up their freedom of speech. Children are being kept from going to school, tens of millions of Americans are out of work, and rioting has broken out in most major American cities.
Now, more than ever, freedom of speech is necessary to secure all of our freedoms. Freedom of speech is crucial to truly exercise the freedom to vote for the person that best represents one's own views, or the freedom to decide what course of medical treatment to accept - especially the decision to control what vaccines are administered to our children.
Some experts, like Dr. Robert Epstein, a behavioral psychologist who has testified before congress against Big Tech believes that we may already be too late to control Big Tech's tyrannical control over information.
President Trump took a step in the right direction with his Executive Order calling for increased regulation of Big Tech. But much more can be done and needs to be done right now.
In an era where almost everything is polarized, there is an overwhelming support for breaking up the Big Tech monopolies. A recent Pew poll found that 75% of Americans believe that Big Tech companies have too much influence.
It is time to bring serious accountability to Big Tech for their attempts to use their monopolies to kill free speech.
It is time to break up Big Tech.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Google, Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ US doctors who promote ‘cure for COVID’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-facebook-twitter-shut-down-frontline-us-doctors-who-promote-cure-for-covid?utm_source=featured&utm_campaign=standard
Americans overwhelmingly agree Big Tech has too much power: Pew poll - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll
Leaked Google employee's email reveals effort to boost Latino vote, surprise that some voted for Trump - https://www.foxnews.com/tech/leaked-google-employees-email-reveals-effort-to-boost-latino-vote-surprise-that-some-voted-for-trump
Undercover video proves Google interfered in Irish abortion referendum - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll


lifesitenews--2020-12-10--Senate bill targets victims of abuse, trafficking from websites like Pornhub

WASHINGTON , D.C. , December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a bill that would allow victims to sue pornographic websites making a profit from images or videos of them .
The Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act is headed by Hawley but also with bipartisan support from Republican Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democrat Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire .
In a statement posted on Hawley 's website , he said , “ Sites like Pornhub routinely escape responsibility for facilitating abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions for themselves in the process .
Meanwhile , the victims of this abuse have little recourse against these powerful companies , who thrive on spreading depraved content .
Serious criminal penalties are needed to crack down on these tech executives who think they are above the law.
” In a description of the act , the text states that it is “ to combat human trafficking and to strengthen civil remedies for survivors.
” The new act would criminalize “ the knowing distribution of visual depictions of forced or coerced sex acts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ porn ” and “ locker-room images.
” Hawley ’ s proposed legislation also looks to mandate that all pornographic websites formulate “ takedown procedures ” so that victims of “ coerced or privacy-invading videos ” can have the content removed .
Victims would also be able to “ sue websites that knowingly host depictions of forced sex acts or that distribute privacy-invading images and videos.
” The Daily Caller noted in its report that the act comes shortly after a New York Times op-ed stated that Pornhub “ monetizes child rapes , revenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showering , racist and misogynist content , and footage of women being asphyxiated in plastic bags.
” The article further pointed out that the issue is not confined to Pornhub.
“ Depictions of child abuse also appear on mainstream sites like Twitter , Reddit and Facebook .
And Google supports the business models of companies that thrive on child molestation.
” “ We shouldn ’ t have to pass a law to keep companies from profiting by sharing , without consent , intimate images .
But we do , '' Senator Hassan said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause is extraordinary , lasts a lifetime , and should be unthinkable .
This bipartisan bill helps give more power to those whose privacy and dignity have been violated by making it easier to take down images that have been non-consensually shared , and providing recourse for individuals to hold companies accountable for their wrongdoing.
” The New York Times takes on Pornhub over brutal underage rape and abuse videos Pornhub caught hosting illegal vids of 15-year-old victim of human trafficking , rape LifeSiteNews is facing increasing censorship .
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The Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act would criminalize 'the knowing distribution of visual depictions of forced or coerced sex acts.'
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a bill that would allow victims to sue pornographic websites making a profit from images or videos of them.
The Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act is headed by Hawley but also with bipartisan support from Republican Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democrat Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.
In a statement posted on Hawley's website, he said, “Sites like Pornhub routinely escape responsibility for facilitating abuse, trafficking, and exploitation, making millions for themselves in the process. Meanwhile, the victims of this abuse have little recourse against these powerful companies, who thrive on spreading depraved content. Serious criminal penalties are needed to crack down on these tech executives who think they are above the law.”
In a description of the act, the text states that it is “to combat human trafficking and to strengthen civil remedies for survivors.”
The new act would criminalize “the knowing distribution of visual depictions of forced or coerced sex acts,” as well as “revenge porn” and “locker-room images.”
Hawley’s proposed legislation also looks to mandate that all pornographic websites formulate “takedown procedures” so that victims of “coerced or privacy-invading videos” can have the content removed. Victims would also be able to “sue websites that knowingly host depictions of forced sex acts or that distribute privacy-invading images and videos.”
The Daily Caller noted in its report that the act comes shortly after a New York Times op-ed stated that Pornhub “monetizes child rapes, revenge pornography, spy cam videos of women showering, racist and misogynist content, and footage of women being asphyxiated in plastic bags.”
The article further pointed out that the issue is not confined to Pornhub.“Depictions of child abuse also appear on mainstream sites like Twitter, Reddit and Facebook. And Google supports the business models of companies that thrive on child molestation.”
.@Mastercard has just informed me that they are terminating the use of their cards on Pornhub — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 10, 2020
— Article continues below Petition — Stand with Texas in Supreme Court voter fraud challenge Show Petition Text 1464 have signed the petition. Let's get to 2500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (12/12/2020) - In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear the case filed by the state of Texas. PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020) - 6 states have formally joined Texas in its Supreme Court suit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—four battleground states who ran illegal and unconstitutional elections. Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Utah have formally joined Texas and agree that the defendant states exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to justify unlawfully enacting last-minute changes and ignoring both federal and state election laws, thus skewing the results of the 2020 General Election. While Missouri and 16 other states filed an amicus brief with the Court supporting Texas, 20 other states plus the District of Columbia signed an amicus brief supporting the 4 defendant states. Please SIGN this petition and STAND with Texas, as the state seeks justice in the 2020 general election for all citizens of the United States. '6 states formally join Texas in lawsuit defending the security of the 2020 election' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/6-states-formally-join-texas-in-lawsuit-defending-the-security-of-the-2020-election ____________________________________________________________________ The state of Texas has filed suit against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes which those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process. Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law. Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States! Thankfully, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up to vindicate the right of all Texans - and, all Americans - to have every legal vote be counted. But, the Supreme Court has only until Thursday morning to either accept or decline hearing the case. Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, now. The main claim that Texas makes is that Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia violated the Electoral Clause of the U.S. Constitution by changing their election rules on mail-in ballots by executive or judicial action, rather than by action from the legislature. But, America is a land of laws, and most people play by the rules. Citizens also want our state executives and judiciaries to play by the rules. Bypassing state legislatures, even during a pandemic, cannot be justifiable as it goes against our system of checks and balances, and, ultimately, as it is the legislatures who have the power, vested by the people, to make determinations about state electoral regulations. Texas also alleges that the defendant-states further violated the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause by applying different election rules for different parts of their respective states, meaning that election rules were not the same for every citizen of each state. Texas approached the Supreme Court directly because in disputes between states, the Supreme Court is the court of "first impression." But, the Court only has a limited window to accept or decline hearing the case. Please SIGN and SHARE this important petition today. FOR MORE INFORMATION: '‘This is the big one’, says Trump of Texas SCOTUS election challenge' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/this-is-the-big-one-says-trump-of-texas-scotus-election-challenge 'Texas asks Supreme Court to toss 4 states’ election results over illegal mail ballots' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/texas-asks-supreme-court-to-toss-4-states-election-results-over-illegal-mail-ballots Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
“We shouldn’t have to pass a law to keep companies from profiting by sharing, without consent, intimate images. But we do,” Senator Hassan said. “The harm that these companies cause is extraordinary, lasts a lifetime, and should be unthinkable. This bipartisan bill helps give more power to those whose privacy and dignity have been violated by making it easier to take down images that have been non-consensually shared, and providing recourse for individuals to hold companies accountable for their wrongdoing.”
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--Were cell lines derived from an aborted baby used in Trump’s COVID-19 treatment?

This is an updated , more detailed version of an article that was originally published on October 8 and later removed .
December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Following President Donald Trump ’ s recovery from his bout with COVID-19 , debate emerged over what role cell lines derived from an aborted baby may have played in his treatment .
The focus of attention was the HEK293 cell line , which is derived from kidney tissue taken from an aborted baby in the Netherlands in the 1970s , and whether it was utilized in the treatments that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an example of the rapid medical progress that has been made in a relatively short period of time , such as his being treated with a new “ antibody cocktail ” developed by the company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals .
HEK293T ( a slightly modified version of the HEK293 cell line ) was used in testing the antibodies used by Regeneron , but it is not in the product itself , as is the case with some medical products which use such cell lines .
The antibodies themselves are developed in CHO cells from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports that Regeneron tests its antibodies using the HEK293T cell line .
A detailed , technical explanation of the development of Regeneron ’ s antibody cocktail has been published at the Science journal .
HEK293 and its variants are used in the development of a large number of medical products and the MIT Technology Review suggests that it “ would have taken an expert ” to know that the cell line was being used in any way by Regeneron .
Remdesivir , an antiviral drug which Trump also received , was likewise tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the story broke in October a number of news sources , most notably The New York Times , conflated Trump ’ s use of the drugs with decisions by his administration to remove funding from some projects using human fetal tissue ( HFT ) from aborted babies and the institution of policies which have had the effect of making it more difficult for projects which use HFT from aborted babies to receive federal funding .
However , federal funding applications for projects using already established human fetal cell lines , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new policy on HFT funding brought in by the Trump administration .
In fact , the policy specifically excluded such cell lines from its definition of research involving HFT , along with embryonic stem cells or embryonic cell lines .
Controversy broke out in 2018 when a U.S. Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ) notice surfaced detailing a contract to the fetal tissue procurement firm Advanced Bioscience Resources , Inc. ( ABR ) to acquire “ Tissue for Humanized Mice.
” Specifically , the experiments entailed implanting human thymus and liver tissue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a mouse , to give it a more human-like immune system for the purpose of testing drugs .
Dozens of pro-life leaders and congressmen successfully pressured the FDA and HHS to terminate the contract , but concerns remained over nearly $ 100 million in tax dollars that continued to pay for other research using tissue and organs from aborted babies .
In response , the Trump administration pledged to review the relevant funding and organizing via listening sessions with scientists , ethicists , and pro-life groups on the research .
Meanwhile some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have claimed that the Trump administration ’ s policy of restricting funding for projects involving HFT has hampered the development of treatments for COVID-19 .
In August this year the National Institutes of Health ’ s ( NIH ’ s ) Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board released an update on its work reviewing applications to fund research using tissue and organs from aborted babies , revealing that it had recommended against giving taxpayer dollars to 13 of 14 proposals .
But also earlier this year the NIH approved 70 new embryonic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eligible for federally funded research .
The new cell lines come from human embryos created and destroyed in a laboratory .
As part of “ Operation Warp Speed ” the Trump Administration has also invested billions of dollars into a number of COVID-19 vaccines which use cell lines from aborted babies in their development .
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page .
View it here .

When the story broke in October a number of news sources conflated Trump’s use of the drugs with decisions by his administration to remove funding from some projects using human fetal tissue.
This is an updated, more detailed version of an article that was originally published on October 8 and later removed.
December 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Following President Donald Trump’s recovery from his bout with COVID-19, debate emerged over what role cell lines derived from an aborted baby may have played in his treatment.
The focus of attention was the HEK293 cell line, which is derived from kidney tissue taken from an aborted baby in the Netherlands in the 1970s, and whether it was utilized in the treatments that Trump received.
The president touted his experience as an example of the rapid medical progress that has been made in a relatively short period of time, such as his being treated with a new “antibody cocktail” developed by the company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
HEK293T (a slightly modified version of the HEK293 cell line) was used in testing the antibodies used by Regeneron, but it is not in the product itself, as is the case with some medical products which use such cell lines.
The antibodies themselves are developed in CHO cells from hamster ovaries. But MIT Technology Review reports that Regeneron tests its antibodies using the HEK293T cell line. A detailed, technical explanation of the development of Regeneron’s antibody cocktail has been published at the Science journal.
HEK293 and its variants are used in the development of a large number of medical products and the MIT Technology Review suggests that it “would have taken an expert” to know that the cell line was being used in any way by Regeneron.
Remdesivir, an antiviral drug which Trump also received, was likewise tested using the HEK293T cell line.
But when the story broke in October a number of news sources, most notably The New York Times, conflated Trump’s use of the drugs with decisions by his administration to remove funding from some projects using human fetal tissue (HFT) from aborted babies and the institution of policies which have had the effect of making it more difficult for projects which use HFT from aborted babies to receive federal funding.
However, federal funding applications for projects using already established human fetal cell lines, such as HEK293, were not impacted by the new policy on HFT funding brought in by the Trump administration. In fact, the policy specifically excluded such cell lines from its definition of research involving HFT, along with embryonic stem cells or embryonic cell lines.
Controversy broke out in 2018 when a U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) notice surfaced detailing a contract to the fetal tissue procurement firm Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc. (ABR) to acquire “Tissue for Humanized Mice.” Specifically, the experiments entailed implanting human thymus and liver tissue and stem cells from a human liver into a mouse, to give it a more human-like immune system for the purpose of testing drugs.
Dozens of pro-life leaders and congressmen successfully pressured the FDA and HHS to terminate the contract, but concerns remained over nearly $100 million in tax dollars that continued to pay for other research using tissue and organs from aborted babies.
In response, the Trump administration pledged to review the relevant funding and organizing via listening sessions with scientists, ethicists, and pro-life groups on the research.
Meanwhile some scientists and sections of the mainstream media have claimed that the Trump administration’s policy of restricting funding for projects involving HFT has hampered the development of treatments for COVID-19.
In August this year the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board released an update on its work reviewing applications to fund research using tissue and organs from aborted babies, revealing that it had recommended against giving taxpayer dollars to 13 of 14 proposals.
But also earlier this year the NIH approved 70 new embryonic stem cell lines for use in projects eligible for federally funded research. The new cell lines come from human embryos created and destroyed in a laboratory.
As part of “Operation Warp Speed” the Trump Administration has also invested billions of dollars into a number of COVID-19 vaccines which use cell lines from aborted babies in their development.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--Michigan Democrat urges ‘soldiers’ to punish Trump supporters, ‘make them pay’

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December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A Michigan Democrat is under fire for a video message urging “ soldiers ” among her supporters to make supporters of President Donald Trump “ pay ” in unspecified ways for racist and threatening messages she claims to have received from anonymous detractors .
Bridge Michigan reported that State Rep. Cynthia Johnson of Detroit claims she received various hateful messages and death threats in response to her criticism of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Mayor Rudy Giulianii contesting alleged fraud and illegality in the presidential election , which she called a “ clown show.
” Over the weekend , she posted some examples online , including a clip of a voicemail in which a woman calls her a racial epithet and says she should be “ swinging from a f***ing rope.
” In a Facebook response video , Johnson called on her supporters to fight back against a vaguely-defined enemy – first in a nonviolent way , but then her remarks took a darker turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ You don ’ t have to yell .
You don ’ t have to curse anybody out .
You don ’ t have to call people names .
Hit their asses in the pocketbook.
” “ So this is just a warning to you Trumpers : be careful , ” she continued .
“ Walk lightly .
We ain ’ t playing with you .
Enough of the shenanigans .
Enough is enough .
And for those of you who are soldiers , you know how to do it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Make them pay.
” Following outrage over her comments , leaders of the Republican-controlled Michigan House announced they were punishing Johnson by stripping her of her committee assignments and “ looking into further disciplinary action as the proper authorities conduct their own investigations.
” “ Threats to either Democrats or Republicans are unacceptable and un-American , ” said current House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his incoming successor Jason Wentworth in a joint statement .
“ They ’ re even more unbecoming of an elected official.
” Johnson later claimed she simply meant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against racism , soldiers against misogyny , ( and ) soldiers against domestic violence and domestic terrorism ” to get active .
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel ( who recently used her office to threaten disseminators of a leaked video raising concerns about Detroit poll worker training ) claims to have “ received more than 80 phone calls ” on Wednesday alone regarding threats against Johnson , though her statement does not shed light on the number or credibility of the threats themselves .
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In response to the state representative's comments, the Michigan House stripped her of her committee assignments and planned further disciplinary action.
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December 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A Michigan Democrat is under fire for a video message urging “soldiers” among her supporters to make supporters of President Donald Trump “pay” in unspecified ways for racist and threatening messages she claims to have received from anonymous detractors.
Bridge Michigan reported that State Rep. Cynthia Johnson of Detroit claims she received various hateful messages and death threats in response to her criticism of the Trump campaign lawsuits spearheaded by former New York Mayor Rudy Giulianii contesting alleged fraud and illegality in the presidential election, which she called a “clown show.”
Over the weekend, she posted some examples online, including a clip of a voicemail in which a woman calls her a racial epithet and says she should be “swinging from a f***ing rope.”
In a Facebook response video, Johnson called on her supporters to fight back against a vaguely-defined enemy – first in a nonviolent way, but then her remarks took a darker turn.
“Be smart,” she said. “You don’t have to yell. You don’t have to curse anybody out. You don’t have to call people names. Hit their asses in the pocketbook.”
“So this is just a warning to you Trumpers: be careful,” she continued. “Walk lightly. We ain’t playing with you. Enough of the shenanigans. Enough is enough. And for those of you who are soldiers, you know how to do it. Do it right. Be in order. Make them pay.”
Following outrage over her comments, leaders of the Republican-controlled Michigan House announced they were punishing Johnson by stripping her of her committee assignments and “looking into further disciplinary action as the proper authorities conduct their own investigations.”
“Threats to either Democrats or Republicans are unacceptable and un-American,” said current House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his incoming successor Jason Wentworth in a joint statement. “They’re even more unbecoming of an elected official.”
Johnson later claimed she simply meant for “soldiers of Christ, soldiers against racism, soldiers against misogyny, (and) soldiers against domestic violence and domestic terrorism” to get active.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (who recently used her office to threaten disseminators of a leaked video raising concerns about Detroit poll worker training) claims to have “received more than 80 phone calls” on Wednesday alone regarding threats against Johnson, though her statement does not shed light on the number or credibility of the threats themselves.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--It’s not just Eric Swalwell. Many American politicians are owned by China

December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Last night I went on Laura Ingraham ’ s show to talk about the Chinese spy who helped her lover get elected to Congress .
It ’ s a spy story right out of the pages of Red Sparrow , the novel , later made into a movie , about Soviet-era sexpionage .
The operative in question went by the name of Fang Fang which — fittingly , given her occupation — translates into “ Fragrant ” Fang .
Axios reported that Fragrant was sent by the Chinese Ministry of State Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cozy up to Democrat politicians in Northern California .
One of her most important “ conquests ” was then-Dublin City Council member Eric Swalwell .
She promoted his political career , bundling cash for him during his successful 2012 campaign for Congress .
She remained in close contact with Congressman Swalwell even after he became a member of the highly sensitive House intelligence Committee in January 2015 .
As tempting as it is to focus on the story of how “ Fragrant ” Fang got her hooks into Eric Swalwell , the big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of “ honey pots ” — women who were sent into the enemy camp to seduce and compromise its leaders — has a long history in China and is still in use today .
“ Fragrant ” Fang is only the latest in a long line of attractive young women who have been sent to America to compromise American politicians , gather intelligence , and influence policy .
John Ratcliffe , the director of national intelligence , warned in a December 3rd op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that Beijing was attempting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highlighted how Chinese spies pose a much bigger threat to the U.S. than any other country not only because of the sheer scale of the effort that the Chinese Communist Party is making , but also because of its scope .
Chinese spies , using sex , drugs , and money as bait , not only carry out military and commercial espionage , they also compromise U.S. lawmakers for the purpose of reshaping U.S. foreign policy to favor Beijing .
He expanded on his concerns in an interview with Catherine Herridge this past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blackmail , bribery , and covert influence to target members of Congress .
The goal is to make sure that “ only laws that are favorable to China are passed.
” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed another aspect of Chinese spying in the U.S. on Wednesday , warning that China was aggressively attempting to influence state and local governments in various ways , including by offering all-expense-paid trips to China and seemingly innocuous sister-city agreements .
The scale of China ’ s influence operations inside the U.S. dwarfs anything that the Russians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever attempted .
There are literally thousands of U.S. officials at various levels of government — federal , state , and local — who have been approached by Chinese intelligence operatives and offered inducements of various kinds to become a “ friend of China.
” The PRC carefully tracks their response .
For example , here are lists of “ friendly ” and “ tough ” governors that were published in a report by the Chinese-run “ D.C .
Think ” group in 2019 .
There are 17 “ friendlies ” listed versus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gives you some idea of just how successful Beijing has been in winning friends and influencing people .
Given the way the CCP operates , these efforts always involve something of value changing hands .
Occasionally , in an unguarded moment , a Chinese official will be open about just how much leverage they have been able to acquire throughout successive presidential administrations .
For example , Di Dongsheng , a professor and associate dean of the School of International Studies at Renmin University in Beijing , recently suggested in a Nov. 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top of America 's core inner circle of power and influence , ” and that “ China had influenced American policies for decades through a covert network of ‘ old friends ’ who had penetrated the highest levels of the U.S. government and financial institutions before the Trump administration.
” He went on to say that the Chinese Communist Party had helped Hunter Biden obtain Chinese business deals .
I listened to Prof. Di ’ s lecture in Chinese .
He was bragging about China ’ s ability to corrupt and control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families — and the audience was laughing uproariously as he did so .
They were greatly amused at how the Chinese Communist Party had so cleverly outsmarted the naïve and stupid Americans .
Di ended his talk on China ’ s influence operations in the U.S. by saying that he could not provide further details about the work of Chinese agents without compromising their identities .
But he did admit that President Trump ’ s trade war with China had upset decades of close ties between Washington and Beijing that the CCP ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If it were not for Trump , he suggested , China would still be having its way using their “ old friends ” at the highest levels in Washington .
The best evidence that Professor Di ’ s revealing speech was accurate came when it was quickly scrubbed from the Internet after it began to be circulated on these shores .
Chinese agents spend years , even decades , cultivating relationships that may one day pay off in terms of policy decisions down the road .
And they do not hesitate to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from cash bribes and sweetheart deals to family members , to drugs and sex , as in the case of Hunter Biden .
Most , but by no means all , of those who have been compromised in this way have D ’ s by their names .
One final comment on Eric Swalwell : For three-plus years Swalwell used his stature as a member of the House Intelligence Committee to give credence to his claims that President Trump was colluding with Russia .
He would go before the TV cameras and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President .
He relentlessly promoted the fabricated Steele Dossier , with its phony stories of dalliances with Russian prostitutes , and intimated that Trump was being blackmailed .
Now it turns out that Swalwell himself was in bed with a Chinese spy , who was using him to gain information for China .
Nancy Pelosi , who has known for the past five years that Eric Swalwell was a security risk , should immediately remove him from the House Intelligence Committee .
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy , who followed me on Laura @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kicking Swalwell off the Intelligence Committee doesn ’ t go far enough .
McCarthy suggested that he should be forced to resign from Congress as well .

Most of them — but by no means all — have D’s after their names.
December 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Last night I went on Laura Ingraham’s show to talk about the Chinese spy who helped her lover get elected to Congress. It’s a spy story right out of the pages of Red Sparrow, the novel, later made into a movie, about Soviet-era sexpionage.
The operative in question went by the name of Fang Fang which — fittingly, given her occupation — translates into “Fragrant” Fang. Axios reported that Fragrant was sent by the Chinese Ministry of State Security to America in 2011 in order to cozy up to Democrat politicians in Northern California.
One of her most important “conquests” was then-Dublin City Council member Eric Swalwell. She promoted his political career, bundling cash for him during his successful 2012 campaign for Congress. She remained in close contact with Congressman Swalwell even after he became a member of the highly sensitive House intelligence Committee in January 2015.
As tempting as it is to focus on the story of how “Fragrant” Fang got her hooks into Eric Swalwell, the big picture is far more important. The use of “honey pots” — women who were sent into the enemy camp to seduce and compromise its leaders — has a long history in China and is still in use today. “Fragrant” Fang is only the latest in a long line of attractive young women who have been sent to America to compromise American politicians, gather intelligence, and influence policy.
John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, warned in a December 3rd op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that Beijing was attempting to “dominate the world.” He highlighted how Chinese spies pose a much bigger threat to the U.S. than any other country not only because of the sheer scale of the effort that the Chinese Communist Party is making, but also because of its scope. Chinese spies, using sex, drugs, and money as bait, not only carry out military and commercial espionage, they also compromise U.S. lawmakers for the purpose of reshaping U.S. foreign policy to favor Beijing.
He expanded on his concerns in an interview with Catherine Herridge this past Sunday, stating that China was using blackmail, bribery, and covert influence to target members of Congress. The goal is to make sure that “only laws that are favorable to China are passed.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed another aspect of Chinese spying in the U.S. on Wednesday, warning that China was aggressively attempting to influence state and local governments in various ways, including by offering all-expense-paid trips to China and seemingly innocuous sister-city agreements.
The scale of China’s influence operations inside the U.S. dwarfs anything that the Russians, or any foreign power, has ever attempted. There are literally thousands of U.S. officials at various levels of government — federal, state, and local — who have been approached by Chinese intelligence operatives and offered inducements of various kinds to become a “friend of China.” The PRC carefully tracks their response.
For example, here are lists of “friendly” and “tough” governors that were published in a report by the Chinese-run “D.C. Think” group in 2019. There are 17 “friendlies” listed versus only 6 “toughs,” which gives you some idea of just how successful Beijing has been in winning friends and influencing people. Given the way the CCP operates, these efforts always involve something of value changing hands.
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Occasionally, in an unguarded moment, a Chinese official will be open about just how much leverage they have been able to acquire throughout successive presidential administrations.
For example, Di Dongsheng, a professor and associate dean of the School of International Studies at Renmin University in Beijing, recently suggested in a Nov. 28 speech that China “has people at the top of America's core inner circle of power and influence,” and that “China had influenced American policies for decades through a covert network of ‘old friends’ who had penetrated the highest levels of the U.S. government and financial institutions before the Trump administration.” He went on to say that the Chinese Communist Party had helped Hunter Biden obtain Chinese business deals.
I listened to Prof. Di’s lecture in Chinese. He was bragging about China’s ability to corrupt and control American politicians like Joe Biden and their families — and the audience was laughing uproariously as he did so. They were greatly amused at how the Chinese Communist Party had so cleverly outsmarted the naïve and stupid Americans.
Di ended his talk on China’s influence operations in the U.S. by saying that he could not provide further details about the work of Chinese agents without compromising their identities. But he did admit that President Trump’s trade war with China had upset decades of close ties between Washington and Beijing that the CCP’s network of agents had facilitated. If it were not for Trump, he suggested, China would still be having its way using their “old friends” at the highest levels in Washington.
The best evidence that Professor Di’s revealing speech was accurate came when it was quickly scrubbed from the Internet after it began to be circulated on these shores.
Chinese agents spend years, even decades, cultivating relationships that may one day pay off in terms of policy decisions down the road. And they do not hesitate to use any and all means at their disposal, from cash bribes and sweetheart deals to family members, to drugs and sex, as in the case of Hunter Biden. Most, but by no means all, of those who have been compromised in this way have D’s by their names.
One final comment on Eric Swalwell: For three-plus years Swalwell used his stature as a member of the House Intelligence Committee to give credence to his claims that President Trump was colluding with Russia. He would go before the TV cameras and say the most outrageous things about the President. He relentlessly promoted the fabricated Steele Dossier, with its phony stories of dalliances with Russian prostitutes, and intimated that Trump was being blackmailed.
Now it turns out that Swalwell himself was in bed with a Chinese spy, who was using him to gain information for China.
(When asked whether he had a sexual relationship with “Fragrant” Fang, he refused to comment on the grounds that — the information “might be classified.”)
Nancy Pelosi, who has known for the past five years that Eric Swalwell was a security risk, should immediately remove him from the House Intelligence Committee.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, who followed me on Laura’s show, suggested that simply kicking Swalwell off the Intelligence Committee doesn’t go far enough. McCarthy suggested that he should be forced to resign from Congress as well.
I have to agree.
Follow Steven Steven Mosher is an internationally recognised authority on China and population issues as well as an acclaimed author and speaker and founder and head of the Population Research Institute. He was the first American social scientist to visit mainland China in 1979 where he witnessed women being forced to have abortion under the new “one-child-policy” which he then exposed to the world. Mr. Mosher was a pro-choice atheist at the time, but witnessing these traumatic abortions led him to reconsider his convictions and to eventually become a practicing, pro-life Roman Catholic. Mosher has appeared numerous times before the US Congress as an expert in world population, China and human Rights abuses. He has also made TV appearances on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, The Today Show, 20/20, FOX and CNN news, as well as being a regular guest on talk radio shows across the nation. He is the author of the best-selling A Mother’s Ordeal: One woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child-Policy. His latest book is Bully of Asia, exposing the threat of China to the entire world at this time. Articles by Steve have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, The New Republic, The Washington Post, National Review, Reason, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Freedom Review, Linacre Quarterly, Catholic World Report, Human Life Review, First Things, and numerous other publications. Steven Mosher lives in Virginia with his wife, Vera, and their nine children.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Müller says ‘politicians don’t have the right to forbid the holy Mass’

December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In an interview with LifeSiteNews to be aired Friday , Cardinal Gerhard Mueller , the former head of the Vatican ’ s powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , said “ politicians do n't have the right to forbid the Holy Mass and celebration of the sacraments.
” While the cardinal did say that the Church willingly accepts some security measures to guard against the coronavirus , he noted that some governments and politicians are taking this as an “ opportunity to suppress the Catholic Church.
” The cardinal criticized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incoherent ” since while allowing mass gatherings and tightly-packed public transit , they are forbidding Masses in large churches .
“ We must fight for our basic rights , the rights of freedom of religion in order to practice our religion , ” he said .
“ We must be very firm to give priority to the worship to God and to come together as the members of the body of Jesus Christ which is the Church.
” And in response to politicians who would counsel Catholics to just “ pray at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith said that Christ Himself called on the Church to come together in memory of Him .
“ We are not a spiritualistic religion , ” he said .
“ The Word became Flesh , and we are beings of flesh and blood and soul .
We are living in the reality of the material world – also created by God – and therefore we need this corporal visible mediation by the sacraments within the community of the believers.
” The full interview with Cardinal Mueller , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCarrick , Pope Francis ’ s controversial phone call to Joe Biden , Communion for Joe Biden , and the Pope ’ s comments on homosexual civil unions , will premiere tomorrow on LifeSiteNews .
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December 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In an interview with LifeSiteNews to be aired Friday, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former head of the Vatican’s powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said “politicians don't have the right to forbid the Holy Mass and celebration of the sacraments.”
While the cardinal did say that the Church willingly accepts some security measures to guard against the coronavirus, he noted that some governments and politicians are taking this as an “opportunity to suppress the Catholic Church.”
The cardinal criticized the approach of various governments as “incoherent” since while allowing mass gatherings and tightly-packed public transit, they are forbidding Masses in large churches.
“We must fight for our basic rights, the rights of freedom of religion in order to practice our religion,” he said. “We must be very firm to give priority to the worship to God and to come together as the members of the body of Jesus Christ which is the Church.”
And in response to politicians who would counsel Catholics to just “pray at home,” the former Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith said that Christ Himself called on the Church to come together in memory of Him.
“We are not a spiritualistic religion,” he said. “The Word became Flesh, and we are beings of flesh and blood and soul. We are living in the reality of the material world – also created by God – and therefore we need this corporal visible mediation by the sacraments within the community of the believers.”
The full interview with Cardinal Müller, which addressed the scandal of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Pope Francis’s controversial phone call to Joe Biden, Communion for Joe Biden, and the Pope’s comments on homosexual civil unions, can be watched below.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--Canada’s LGBT agenda is ‘harmful’ to same-sex attracted persons: Christian activist

December 9 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — This week , Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Jojo Ruba , founder and executive director of Faith Beyond Belief , an organization that seeks to give Christians the tools needed to become effective apologists and ambassadors for Christ .
Ruba discusses the recent news that the Canadian government under liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to ban therapy for persons struggling with same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria .
Ruba is an especially important voice on this isue because he himself has experienced same-sex attraction .
His has also sought therapy that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own life .
Ruba explains that the broad definition used by LGBT activists for “ conversion therapy ” is prohibiting people from even praying for same-sex attracted people to escape that lifestyle .
“ One of the key points our opponents made , including Dr. Chris Wells of the Edmonton City Council , is that … in his view , practice , treatment , or service includes praying for your friends , your family members who come to you and say , I ’ m struggling with transgender feelings , I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Christians “ should be very concerned that the government is actually not just regulating sexuality , they ’ re regulating how we define Scripture !
” He further says that the legislation being considered “ specifically targets any counseling , any kind of help or support for underage kids who are 18 and under 18 ” and prevents them from getting support — “ unless it affirms a gender transition.
” The ban would also make bringing a child to the counseling session a criminal offense , with the risk of going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even for bringing your child to counseling and … even if your child wants the counseling.
” Ruba adds that proponents of the ban want to “ reeducate ... Evangelicals so they [ come to ] believe … that there ’ s nothing wrong with homosexuality or gender identity transition .
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December 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — This week, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Jojo Ruba, founder and executive director of Faith Beyond Belief, an organization that seeks to give Christians the tools needed to become effective apologists and ambassadors for Christ.
Ruba discusses the recent news that the Canadian government under liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to ban therapy for persons struggling with same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria. Ruba is an especially important voice on this isue because he himself has experienced same-sex attraction. His has also sought therapy that ultimately helped him find meaning in his own life.
Ruba explains that the broad definition used by LGBT activists for “conversion therapy” is prohibiting people from even praying for same-sex attracted people to escape that lifestyle.
“One of the key points our opponents made, including Dr. Chris Wells of the Edmonton City Council, is that … in his view, practice, treatment, or service includes praying for your friends, your family members who come to you and say, I’m struggling with transgender feelings, I’m struggling with gay feelings.”
Ruba argues that Christians “should be very concerned that the government is actually not just regulating sexuality, they’re regulating how we define Scripture!”
He further says that the legislation being considered “specifically targets any counseling, any kind of help or support for underage kids who are 18 and under 18” and prevents them from getting support — “unless it affirms a gender transition.”
The ban would also make bringing a child to the counseling session a criminal offense, with the risk of going “to jail for five years, even for bringing your child to counseling and … even if your child wants the counseling.”
Ruba adds that proponents of the ban want to “reeducate … Evangelicals so they [come to] believe … that there’s nothing wrong with homosexuality or gender identity transition.”
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--Sen. Rand Paul questions value of COVID lockdowns, mask mandates, social distancing

December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Sen. Rand Paul ( R-KY ) has challenged the common measures taken by most government to stop the spread of COVID-19 , saying he sees no real “ evidence ” the restrictions have worked or have done anything to change “ the trajectory of the disease.
” “ All these things they tell you to do , closing down the restaurants , closing down the schools , there ’ s no real evidence that they ’ re changing the trajectory of the disease .
If you look at the incidence of COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this — it ’ s going up exponentially despite all the mandates .
So , those who say there is science just aren ’ t paying attention to it , ” said Paul during a segment of Fox News ’ s “ The Story ” on Monday .
Paul is an ophthalmologist who had the coronavirus himself , but quickly recovered .
He told Martha MacCallum of Fox News that he thinks there needs to be “ logic ” about how to stop the virus and that vaccines will play a part in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus has been devastating to so many families … Kelly and I lost a good friend today , and we ’ re grieving from them , and our prayers go out to their family .
But the thing is , is we ought to at least still use logic to try to figure out how we stop this .
I think ultimately , the vaccine will be very successful , ” said Paul .
He added that he sees no evidence that “ crowd control , hand washing , ” or social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinion is not one that lacks “ compassion ” and that he “ wants people ” to get the COVID-19 vaccine .
“ I want people to get the vaccine .
I want them to be able to avoid this scourge .
But at the same time , keeping all our kids ’ home isn ’ t changing the course of this disease .
They ’ ve studied this in four different country-wide studies , ” said Paul .
“ They ’ ve studied the incidence of the disease .
They ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they ’ ve found that closing schools doesn ’ t work .
Even the socialist de Blasio is now opening schools .
So , now we have our governor in our state closing schools right about the time that everybody else is finally accepting that closing schools isn ’ t working.
” In November , Paul said he would do “ everything I can to try to prevent ” former Vice President Joe Biden from “ locking us up and locking us down and forcing us to wear masks forever.
” Paul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country ” , that “ lockdowns don ’ t work , ” and that “ all of the evidence on mandatory masks [ shows ] that they don ’ t work either.
” Biden announced yesterday that he would force Americans to wear a mask for 100 days should he assume office in January , calling it a “ patriotic act.
” “ My first 100 days is going to require — I ’ m going to ask for a masking plan — everyone , for the first 100 days of my administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden explained .
As for the COVID-19 vaccination that Paul supports , according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) , there is a multitude of possible side-effects associated with it , which include strokes , birth defects , auto-immune disease , and Kawasaki disease .
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine must be stored at an extremely low temperature of -70 degrees Celsius , and there are other concerns about its safety , especially when it comes to women and unknown effects on fertility .
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Bahrain .
It is anticipated the U.S will approve the Pfizer/BioNTech product within days .

At the same time, he is hopeful about the vaccine roll-out.
December 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has challenged the common measures taken by most government to stop the spread of COVID-19, saying he sees no real “evidence” the restrictions have worked or have done anything to change “the trajectory of the disease.”
“All these things they tell you to do, closing down the restaurants, closing down the schools, there’s no real evidence that they’re changing the trajectory of the disease. If you look at the incidence of COVID, it’s going up like this — it’s going up exponentially despite all the mandates. So, those who say there is science just aren’t paying attention to it,” said Paul during a segment of Fox News’s “The Story” on Monday.
Paul is an ophthalmologist who had the coronavirus himself, but quickly recovered. He told Martha MacCallum of Fox News that he thinks there needs to be “logic” about how to stop the virus and that vaccines will play a part in this.
“Without question, this virus has been devastating to so many families … Kelly and I lost a good friend today, and we’re grieving from them, and our prayers go out to their family. But the thing is, is we ought to at least still use logic to try to figure out how we stop this. I think ultimately, the vaccine will be very successful,” said Paul.
He added that he sees no evidence that “crowd control, hand washing,” or social distancing work. He also said that his opinion is not one that lacks “compassion” and that he “wants people” to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I want people to get the vaccine. I want them to be able to avoid this scourge. But at the same time, keeping all our kids’ home isn’t changing the course of this disease. They’ve studied this in four different country-wide studies,” said Paul.
“They’ve studied the incidence of the disease. They’ve studied the transference of the disease, and they’ve found that closing schools doesn’t work. Even the socialist de Blasio is now opening schools. So, now we have our governor in our state closing schools right about the time that everybody else is finally accepting that closing schools isn’t working.”
In November, Paul said he would do “everything I can to try to prevent” former Vice President Joe Biden from “locking us up and locking us down and forcing us to wear masks forever.”
Paul explained that Biden will “ruin the country”, that “lockdowns don’t work,” and that “all of the evidence on mandatory masks [shows] that they don’t work either.”
Biden announced yesterday that he would force Americans to wear a mask for 100 days should he assume office in January, calling it a “patriotic act.”
“My first 100 days is going to require — I’m going to ask for a masking plan — everyone, for the first 100 days of my administration, to wear a mask,” Biden explained.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to mask mandates Show Petition Text 116233 have signed the petition. Let's get to 125000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (8/27/2020) Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE this petition, which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask orders within their borders. Facebook has restored the share link for this petition, saying that the decision to block it was a 'mistake...' Please share with your Facebook friends, but we should all take heed of this warning: when an organization or individuals have to beg, plead and cajole just to express objective truths, it may be time to start looking for other social networking platforms. Facebook needs to treat its users with respect, no matter their political persuasion. Moreover, Facebook needs to treat objective reality and facts with more respect. One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop! Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. ________________________________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020) Facebook is actively censoring this petition, saying that some people find it 'abusive.' How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe. This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for. The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians. But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for. And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate. All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform. We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal. Thank you! ________________________________________________________________________________________ One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop! Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders. Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate. And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick. But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing. Here are four inconvenient facts about masks: 1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses. The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away. Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate. Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle. 2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive. 3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time. 4) And, since school is on everyone's mind... Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus. But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers." And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission. There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis. The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates. Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions? The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech. The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague. Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality. The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear 'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf 'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html **Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks. ***Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
As for the COVID-19 vaccination that Paul supports, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there is a multitude of possible side-effects associated with it, which include strokes, birth defects, auto-immune disease, and Kawasaki disease.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine must be stored at an extremely low temperature of -70 degrees Celsius, and there are other concerns about its safety, especially when it comes to women and unknown effects on fertility.
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canada, the U.K., and Bahrain. It is anticipated the U.S will approve the Pfizer/BioNTech product within days.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--Media admit Hunter Biden under investigation for tax evasion, money laundering

December 10 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s son Hunter is under federal investigation for “ tax affairs ” involving his business dealings across the country , a revelation the mainstream media appear much more willing to cover now that the presidential election is over .
“ I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney 's Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel , also yesterday , that they are investigating my tax affairs , ” the younger Biden announced Wednesday , CNN reports .
“ I take this matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately , including with the benefit of professional tax advisors.
” Investigators working with federal prosecutors in Delaware , the FBI , and the IRS are reportedly looking into potential violations of tax and money laundering laws stemming from Biden ’ s business dealings in China and other countries , as well as potential counterintelligence concerns .
“ At least one of the matters investigators have examined is a 2017 gift of a 2.8-carat diamond that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company ] CEFC 's founder and former chairman Ye Jianming after a Miami business meeting , ” CNN notes .
Hunter has previously admitted “ it was n't a good idea to take it , ” and now “ investigators have been looking into whether Biden properly reported his income for tax purposes over a period of time.
” In the months before the election , the New York Post released a series of bombshell reports about a laptop belonging to Hunter that was delivered to a Delaware computer repair shop and never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scores of emails and texts detailing how the Biden family made millions of dollars by Hunter facilitating meetings between his father and business interests around the world .
This week ’ s admission that a real investigation is ongoing , and has been since as early as 2018 , contrasts sharply with mainstream and social media ’ s efforts to suppress the story before the election .
NPR infamously announced that it would not devote significant attention to the story because “ we don ’ t want to waste our time on stories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we do n't want to waste the listeners ’ and readers ’ time on stories that are just pure distractions.
” While the Biden campaign vociferously denied impropriety on the vice president ’ s part , they did not deny that the emails themselves were real , with even campaign spokeswoman Jenna Arnold admitting , “ I don ’ t think anybody ’ s saying that they are inauthentic or not .
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Investigators working with federal prosecutors in Delaware, the FBI, and the IRS are reportedly looking into potential violations of tax and money laundering laws stemming from Biden’s business dealings in China and other countries.
December 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is under federal investigation for “tax affairs” involving his business dealings across the country, a revelation the mainstream media appear much more willing to cover now that the presidential election is over.
“I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,” the younger Biden announced Wednesday, CNN reports. “I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisors.”
Investigators working with federal prosecutors in Delaware, the FBI, and the IRS are reportedly looking into potential violations of tax and money laundering laws stemming from Biden’s business dealings in China and other countries, as well as potential counterintelligence concerns.
“At least one of the matters investigators have examined is a 2017 gift of a 2.8-carat diamond that Hunter Biden received from [Chinese energy company] CEFC's founder and former chairman Ye Jianming after a Miami business meeting,” CNN notes. Hunter has previously admitted “it wasn't a good idea to take it,” and now “investigators have been looking into whether Biden properly reported his income for tax purposes over a period of time.”
In the months before the election, the New York Post released a series of bombshell reports about a laptop belonging to Hunter that was delivered to a Delaware computer repair shop and never picked up again. The laptop contained scores of emails and texts detailing how the Biden family made millions of dollars by Hunter facilitating meetings between his father and business interests around the world.
This week’s admission that a real investigation is ongoing, and has been since as early as 2018, contrasts sharply with mainstream and social media’s efforts to suppress the story before the election. NPR infamously announced that it would not devote significant attention to the story because “we don’t want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories, and we don't want to waste the listeners’ and readers’ time on stories that are just pure distractions.”
While the Biden campaign vociferously denied impropriety on the vice president’s part, they did not deny that the emails themselves were real, with even campaign spokeswoman Jenna Arnold admitting, “I don’t think anybody’s saying that they are inauthentic or not.”
— Article continues below Petition — Stand with Texas in Supreme Court voter fraud challenge Show Petition Text 1464 have signed the petition. Let's get to 2500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (12/12/2020) - In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear the case filed by the state of Texas. PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020) - 6 states have formally joined Texas in its Supreme Court suit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—four battleground states who ran illegal and unconstitutional elections. Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Utah have formally joined Texas and agree that the defendant states exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to justify unlawfully enacting last-minute changes and ignoring both federal and state election laws, thus skewing the results of the 2020 General Election. While Missouri and 16 other states filed an amicus brief with the Court supporting Texas, 20 other states plus the District of Columbia signed an amicus brief supporting the 4 defendant states. Please SIGN this petition and STAND with Texas, as the state seeks justice in the 2020 general election for all citizens of the United States. '6 states formally join Texas in lawsuit defending the security of the 2020 election' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/6-states-formally-join-texas-in-lawsuit-defending-the-security-of-the-2020-election ____________________________________________________________________ The state of Texas has filed suit against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes which those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process. Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law. Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States! Thankfully, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up to vindicate the right of all Texans - and, all Americans - to have every legal vote be counted. But, the Supreme Court has only until Thursday morning to either accept or decline hearing the case. Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, now. The main claim that Texas makes is that Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia violated the Electoral Clause of the U.S. Constitution by changing their election rules on mail-in ballots by executive or judicial action, rather than by action from the legislature. But, America is a land of laws, and most people play by the rules. Citizens also want our state executives and judiciaries to play by the rules. Bypassing state legislatures, even during a pandemic, cannot be justifiable as it goes against our system of checks and balances, and, ultimately, as it is the legislatures who have the power, vested by the people, to make determinations about state electoral regulations. Texas also alleges that the defendant-states further violated the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause by applying different election rules for different parts of their respective states, meaning that election rules were not the same for every citizen of each state. Texas approached the Supreme Court directly because in disputes between states, the Supreme Court is the court of "first impression." But, the Court only has a limited window to accept or decline hearing the case. Please SIGN and SHARE this important petition today. FOR MORE INFORMATION: '‘This is the big one’, says Trump of Texas SCOTUS election challenge' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/this-is-the-big-one-says-trump-of-texas-scotus-election-challenge 'Texas asks Supreme Court to toss 4 states’ election results over illegal mail ballots' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/texas-asks-supreme-court-to-toss-4-states-election-results-over-illegal-mail-ballots Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
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lifesitenews--2020-12-10--Bishop Strickland: McCarrick report reveals ‘web of corruption’

Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas and Terry Barber from Virgin Most Powerful Radio discuss current events , politics @ @ @ @ @ week .

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