A teacher at an elementary school in Windsor, Ont., allegedly told her Muslim students she was “disgusted” with their absence on Pride Day and that it was “an incredible show of hatred.” “I do not want to be part of this school. I am so disgusted with what happened,” she was heard saying on a…
Woke Sports? Consider the Big Leagues’ Longstanding Great Awakening
Commentary When the University of Oklahoma softball team showed up for the College World Series last week, reporters expected to hear pride and camaraderie from a squad on the way to winning its third consecutive national championship. But several star Sooners players startled the press and went viral online by declaring that their joy in Christianity trumped their…
Silent Majority Pushes Back
Commentary Understanding who your customers are is smart business. Many Starbucks outlets are toning down Pride Month celebrations, according to several reports, though the coffee chain’s top executives deny it’s official policy. Pixar’s film “Elemental,” which features Disney’s first nonbinary character, flopped over the weekend. Moviegoers “iced” it, says the Hollywood Reporter, producing the lowest…
Has Pride Month Jumped the Shark?
Commentary Pride Month, formerly known as June, began this year with the usual glut of rainbow flags, parades, school assemblies, and government and corporate cheerleading of LGBTQ identities in America’s blue cities and states. But then, as the days passed, something happened. As June has rolled on, it’s increasingly looking as though Pride celebrations aren’t…
Saskatchewan Teaching Assistant Fired for Online Post About Walkout Over Pride Month in Schools
An educational assistant in Saskatchewan has been fired for posting an article to a private Facebook group about parents keeping their kids home on June 1 in protest against Pride Month in schools. Leah Maier worked with Kindergarten to Grade 5 students at P.J. Gillen School, an elementary school in Esterhazy, for five years prior…
LGBTQ+ Schoolbooks for Kindergarten, Elementary Students at Center of Parents’ Lawsuit
“Pride Puppy!” is one of the more than 20 books with an LGBTQ+ theme that the largest school district in Maryland approved, in the fall of 2021, for instruction of students in kindergarten through fourth grade. The 32-page illustrated storybook–which the publisher lists as appropriate for 3- to 5-year-olds, and grades preschool through kindergarten, tells…
LGBT Schoolbooks for Kindergarten, Elementary Students at Center of Parents’ Lawsuit
“Pride Puppy!” is one of the more than 20 books with an LGBT theme that the largest school district in Maryland approved, in the fall of 2021, for instruction of students in kindergarten through fourth grade. The 32-page illustrated storybook–which the publisher lists as appropriate for 3- to 5-year-olds, and grades preschool through kindergarten, tells…
IN-DEPTH: Veterans’ Outrage Grows as LBGT Observances Crowd Out Military Holidays
Backlash is growing over what many see as national LGBT observances upstaging honoring America’s veterans. While Pride Month has long followed Memorial Day, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Victor Marx told The Epoch Times that this year was different, with a huge movement led by the government to swap out American flags for LGBT flags at…
The End of Creativity: Wokeness Is Ruining Art
Has modern art lost its power when artists are compelled to cater to political standards for the sake of inclusion? Creativity and imagination are the catalysts of an artist’s work, making art highly individual and subjective. The interpretation of art is subjective as well. However, art in 2023 is becoming constricted by woke inclusion standards….
Target Facing Major Pushback Over Transgender Controversy as Stock Price Drops
Target is facing stock losses after a massive pushback over transgender merchandise in its stores. Shareholders were hit with lowered projections, according to a report from Bank of America’s Global Research division on June 14, as Target faces the worse downgrade in three years. Many customers have been boycotting Target over its pro-LGBT stance since May, ahead of…
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