(SRN NEWS) A new AP-NORC poll finds that most adults agree with President Trump that whether a person is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth. About half of Americans approve of how Mr. Trump has handled transgender issues, according to the survey. The poll also finds nuance in answers. Most […]
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(SRN NEWS) A new AP-NORC poll finds that most adults agree with President Trump that whether a person is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth. About half of Americans approve of how Mr. Trump has handled transgender issues, according to the survey. The poll also finds nuance in answers. Most oppose using federal insurance programs to pay for sex-change operations on children, but more support allowing transgender military service members than oppose it. Democrats especially are divided in their views on transgender-related policies.
( ) The Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into a Muslim-centered planned community around one of the state’s largest mosques near Dallas. Texas Senator John Cornyn requested the federal probe of the community last month, citing concerns it could discriminate against Christian and Jewish Texans. A lawyer for the project has said the developers are being bullied because they are Muslim. The community has not yet been built. A federal probe would further escalate pressure on the proposed EPIC City, which is already facing mounting criticism and multiple investigations.
( ) A clinic in Colorado that for more than 50 years performed late term abortions quietly closed last month. This leaves the U.S. with just a handful of clinics offering abortions right up to the moment of birth. Pro-life advocates are cheering this latest closure, calling it an important step forward in protecting mothers and unborn children. Operators of the clinic say financial issues forced it to shut down. Fewer women are seeking late term abortions and the clinic was charging 10,000 dollars or more for each procedure. Such abortions are generally not covered by health insurance.
( ) The new pope, Leo the 14th, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under his supervision. Now some advocates for victims say there needs to be an accounting of how Leo — the name taken by Cardinal Robert Prevost upon his election — handled such cases when he held positions of church authority in Chicago and Peru. And they hope that as pope, he will crack down on other bishops who they say are mishandling similar cases.