RELIGION HEADLINES TUE 6-3-25

( SRN NEWS )  Jews around the world complete the holiday of Shavuot (shah-voo-OHT) at sundown today (Tuesday).  In biblical times, it was an agricultural festival, when Israelites would bring harvest offerings to the temple.  Today it’s primarily commemorated as the traditional date on which God gave the 10 Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, as described in the Bible.  Jews celebrate with readings of the biblical book of Exodus, including the Commandments.  Some mark the occasion with all-night readings from the Torah and other religious texts.

(  )  Attorneys for a woman who sued Kentucky seeking to overturn its abortion ban have dropped their challenge.  The lawyers have not given a reason for seeking to drop the case. The lawsuit had been filed last year in state court in Louisville on behalf of a woman who was seven weeks pregnant at the time.  The American Civil Liberties Union, which had represented the woman, says it will not be providing additional details about the dismissal.  Kentucky bans abortions except to save the life of the mother or to prevent disabling injury.

(  )  As expected, a boy took home two gold medals in girl’s events at the California high school track and field championships over the past weekend — an event that stirred controversy and drew national attention.  The boy, A.B. Hernandez, won the high jump and the triple jump.  In an effort to paper over the transgender controversy, officials also awarded gold medals to the girls who placed second in both those events.  That decision has not satisfied many parents, who say males should not be allowed to compete against females at all.

(  )  June is Gay Pride month but festivities will be muted as a growing number of major corporations are refusing to fund such events under pressure from unhappy customers.  San Francisco Pride, which produces one of the country’s largest and most notorious Gay Pride parades, is facing a 200,000 dollar budget gap after corporate donors dropped out.  In Missouri, KC Pride lost about 200,000 — roughly half its annual budget.  President Trump has encouraged America’s business community to stop promoting the LGBT agenda — especially to kids.