Opponents of a bill that would require all foster parents in California to “affirm” the chosen gender identities of children in their care have called the proposed legislation an attack on constitutionally protected religious freedom and parental rights. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who introduced the proposed legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 407, told the…
California Bill Targets Faith-Based Foster Parents Over ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’ Opponents Say
Sentencing of US Residents’ Family Member Over Faith Reveals ‘True Nature of the CCP’: Congressman
The sentencing of a family member of two Florida residents because of his faith has revealed the “true nature” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.). “No one should be jailed for exercising their faith. This is the true nature of the CCP—and it’s why we must continue working hard…
Wife of China’s Missing Human Rights Lawyer Implores US Lawmakers for Assistance
It has been more than five years and Geng He still doesn’t know whether her husband in China is still alive. Her husband, Gao Zhisheng, a renowned human rights lawyer, went missing from his home in northern China’s Shaanxi Province in August 2017. At that time, Gao had already been subjected to torture by Chinese…
Wife of Missing Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Implores US Lawmakers for Assistance
It has been more than five years and Geng He still doesn’t know whether her husband in China is still alive. Her husband, Gao Zhisheng, a renowned human rights lawyer, went missing from his home in northern China’s Shaanxi Province in August 2017. At that time, Gao had already been subjected to torture by Chinese…
The CCP Shows Pope Francis Its True Colours
Commentary As readers of this esteemed publication would be aware, in 2018, the Vatican signed a provisional agreement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the appointment of Catholic bishops. In doing so, the Vatican recognised the Chinese “Patriotic Church,” set up and controlled by the CCP. The 1950 Guangyuan Manifesto establishing this state-run church…
The CCP Slaps Pope Francis in the Face
Commentary As readers of this esteemed publication would be aware, in 2018, the Vatican signed a provisional agreement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the appointment of Catholic bishops. In doing so, the Vatican recognised the Chinese “Patriotic Church,” set up and controlled by the CCP. The 1950 Guangyuan Manifesto establishing this state-run church…
Beijing Officials Probed Over Persecution of University Student’s Parents
Beijing officials in Australia have faced probing by the Australian government over the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Chinese human rights advocates and religious adherents, including the missing parents of university student Leah Guo following their arrest in February. Guo, who is currently studying at Griffith University on the Gold Coast, is terrified she will…
Texas Senate Unanimously Passes Measure to End Complicity in Beijing’s Forced Organ Harvesting
A bipartisan measure has unanimously passed the Texas Senate as lawmakers advance steps to prevent their state from aiding in the Chinese regime’s forced organ harvesting. Senate Bill 1040, with companion House Bill 2025, would bar health benefit plans from paying for organ transplants originating in a country “where the risk is extremely high that…
Mother of New York Dancer Sentenced to Prison in China for Her Faith
NEW YORK—For the past 15 years, a cell phone was the only thing that held together Steven Wang and his family, who are an ocean away in China. It was over a phone call that Wang found out about his father’s death in 2009—of kidney failure resulting from years of torture detained in a Chinese…
Mother of Shen Yun Dancer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in China for Her Faith
NEW YORK—For the past 15 years, a cell phone was the only thing that held together Steven Wang and his family, who are an ocean away in China. It was over a phone call that Wang found out about his father’s death in 2009—of kidney failure resulting from years of torture detained in a Chinese…
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