(SRN NEWS) – Hungary’s ruling coalition has submitted a bill to parliament that would ban gay pride parades. The legislation would make it an offense to hold or attend any events that violate Hungary’s child protection statutes, which prohibit the depiction or promotion of homosexuality to children. The new bill is almost certain to pass, as the ruling coalition […]
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(SRN NEWS) – Hungary’s ruling coalition has submitted a bill to parliament that would ban gay pride parades. The legislation would make it an offense to hold or attend any events that violate Hungary’s child protection statutes, which prohibit the depiction or promotion of homosexuality to children. The new bill is almost certain to pass, as the ruling coalition has a two-thirds majority in parliament. Hungary’s government has vowed to oppose the LGBT agenda wherever it concerns kids, despite opposition from the European Union and well-funded gay pressure groups.
A three-judge panel of the 10 District Court of Appeals has ruled that Ohio’s ban on sex-change operations for children is unconstitutional. The state vows to appeal. The law bans counseling, surgery and hormone therapy to help anyone under the age of 18 live as the opposite sex. The appeals panel ruled that the ban is unlawful because it targets only patients seeking sex-change operations and exceeds the state’s power to override the wishes of parents. Governor Mike DeWine tried unsuccessfully to veto the law in 2023.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering a lawsuit pitting a suburban Ohio school district’s policy on transgender pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates. The suit was brought by Parents Defending Education, a national Christian organization, against the Olentangy (oh-len-TAN-jee) Local School District. A lower court rejected the group’s arguments that the policies violate the First Amendment free speech rights of students who believe there are only two genders. Similar court battles are breaking out across the nation.
Officials with the United Methodist Church report that giving to denomination-wide ministries fell by about 13 percent last year to 91 million dollars. The UMC is coming out of a years-long schism over its embrace of homosexuality that saw a quarter of its U.S. churches quit the denomination. Many joined a more conservative organization before the General Conference in 2024 removed its longstanding bans on gay marriage and ordination. United Methodist agencies currently have 503 full-time employees, down 36 percent since 2016.