(SRN NEWS)- ( ) The Trump administration is launching an investigation of the New York City Department of Education over accusations of anti-Semitism. The Department of Education says it has received reports that a group of teachers and staff organized a series of seminars focused on “Palestine, Zionism, and Resistance.” These seminars urged teachers to indoctrinate children as young as five […]
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( ) The Trump administration is launching an investigation of the New York City Department of Education over accusations of anti-Semitism. The Department of Education says it has received reports that a group of teachers and staff organized a series of seminars focused on “Palestine, Zionism, and Resistance.” These seminars urged teachers to indoctrinate children as young as five with pro-Palestinian beliefs. The Department says “No child should be taught by his or her teachers to hate their peers. Neither should Jewish children be taught that being Jewish somehow makes them inherently guilty.”
( ) The United States is prepared to provide 100 million dollars in assistance to Cuba. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio says neither the Cuban government nor its military would be allowed to manage its distribution. Instead, only faith-based groups and humanitarian organizations would be allowed to deliver the aid. Experts say the plan should work. Protestant and evangelical churches, including Baptist and Assemblies of God communities, maintain extensive networks across Cuba. Rubio says the U.S. is willing to provide assistance that will help the Cuban people, but it does not trust the Cuban government to distribute it.
( ) Religious congregations are helping refugees adjust to life in the U.S. In Durham, North Carolina, two congregations — a church and a synagogue — have stepped in to provide women from Afghanistan with a seven-week sewing circle. The Trump administration has proposed raising its refugee admissions cap from 7,500 to 17,500. The administration is also reportedly considering a plan to relocate over 1,100 Afghan allies who aided U.S. forces. Afghan women have had a more difficult time adjusting to life in the U.S. Many have little education and don’t speak English, which they are now studying so they can pass written driving tests.
( ) Ohio is the latest state to consider assisted suicide. Democrats in the legislature have introduced a bill that would allow residents to take their own life with the help of a doctor. The last time such an attempt was made in Ohio was 2018 and the measure didn’t go anywhere. Pro-life advocates and clergymen are vowing to campaign hard against the legislation, and polls indicate that at least in the early going, residents are mostly skeptical of the idea. So far 13 states and the District of Columbia have legalized assisted suicide — beginning with Oregon, which did so in 1997. The practice is widespread in Western Europe.