‘Gender-Neutral’ Preschools Teach Boys to Wear Dresses

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By Life Site News. Many government-funded Swedish preschools are “gender-neutral” and teach youngsters to reject their natural inclinations toward masculine or feminine activities, instead requiring them to do activities usually associated with the opposite sex.

“A preschool’s approach to gender has now become a common question before enrollment,” the New York Times reported in a profile of these schools. Swedish teachers “are doing what they can to deconstruct” gender.

Since 1998, state curriculum has required teachers to “counteract traditional gender roles and gender patterns.”

Schools go about this in different ways, largely based on their leadership. Many Swedish children begin going to these programs when they are just one year old.

At the dawn of this massive social experiment, “Boys and girls at the preschools were separated for part of the day and coached in traits associated with the other gender. Boys massaged each other’s feet. Girls were led in barefoot walks in the snow, and told to throw open the window and scream.” (Read more from “‘Gender-Neutral’ Preschools Teach Boys to Wear Dresses” HERE)

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In Sweden’s Preschools, Boys Learn to Dance and Girls Learn to Yell

By The New York Times. Something was wrong with the Penguins, the incoming class of toddlers at the Seafarer’s Preschool, in a wooded suburb south of Stockholm.

The boys were clamorous and physical. They shouted and hit. The girls held up their arms and whimpered to be picked up. The group of 1- and 2-year-olds had, in other words, split along traditional gender lines. And at this school, that is not O.K.

Their teachers cleared the room of cars and dolls. They put the boys in charge of the play kitchen. They made the girls practice shouting “No!” Then they decided to open a proper investigation, erecting video cameras in the classroom. (Read more from “In Sweden’s Preschools, Boys Learn to Dance and Girls Learn to Yell” HERE)

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SUV Crashes Through a Cell Store, but the Owner Isn’t Upset – the Reason Why Is Crazy

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. . .The dramatic surveillance video shows the SUV crashing into the Dallas store and unfortunately ramming into the owner and knocking her into a wall.

CBSDFW-TV reported that there were three employees, but it was the owner who was struck and lifted in the air. Amazingly, she wasn’t hurt at all . . .

Friends of the owner said that she was not upset over the damage – the store was scheduled to undergo a corporate-mandated makeover, and now the insurance would be paying for it instead of the owner. (Read more from “SUV Crashes Through a Cell Store, but the Owner Isn’t Upset – the Reason Why Is Crazy” HERE)

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Christian Couple Fined for Refusing Gay Marriage on Their Farm Comes up With Perfect Solution

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In 2012, Cynthia and Robert Gifford, a Christian couple who owned a farm in upstate New York where marriage receptions were often held, politely refused to hold a gay marriage on the premises when a lesbian couple targeted their farm as their venue of choice . . .

But now, the Giffords have created the perfect response to the whole unfair situation: they inform anyone who wants to hold a wedding on their property that they will donate a percentage of their profits to organizations that champion traditional marriage in America.

As Faithwire reports: “Displayed at the bottom of each page in the ‘Weddings’ section of its website is a clearly marked disclaimer that reads”:

At Liberty Ridge Farm, our deeply held religious belief is that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, and the Farm is operated with the purpose of strengthening and promoting marriage. In furtherance of this purpose and to honor and promote our moral and religious beliefs, we donate a portion of our business proceeds to organizations that promote strong marriages such as the Family Research Council. The patronage of all potential clients for all services offered is welcome regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability or marital status. All couples legally permitted to marry in the state of New York are welcome to hold their wedding at Liberty Ridge Farm. We serve everyone equally.

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Muslim Parents Arrested for Nearly Killing Daughter for Refusing Forced Marriage. Can You Guess What Country This Happened In?

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By The Daily Wire. The parents of a 16-year-old Iraqi girl, Maarib Al Hishmawi, were arrested Friday for allegedly beating, choking, and burning their daughter after she refused to agree to a forced marriage.

This happened not in Baghdad or Mosul or Basra, but in San Antonio, Texas.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office reported that Abdulah Fahmi Kala Al Hishmawi, 34, and Hamdiyah Sabah Al Hishmawai, 33, beat their daughter with broomsticks, threw hot oil on her, and choked her “almost to the point of unconsciousness” when she resisted the marriage, which apparently would have paid the parents $20,000.

Sheriff Javier Salazar said that, beginning in 2017, Maarib’s parents were engaged in marriage talks with an adult man from another city.

The beatings continued for as long as Maarib refused her parents’ demand. In order to stop the violence, she reportedly told her parents she would marry the man. (Read more from “Muslim Parents Arrested for Nearly Killing Daughter for Refusing Forced Marriage. Can You Guess What Country This Happened In?” HERE)

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Runaway Local Teen Was Abused With Hot Oil, Broomsticks for Refusing Arranged Marriage

By My San Antonio. A 16-year-old Iraqi girl who went missing in January has been found, but her parents are now facing child abuse charges.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Maarib Alhishmawi, who was found in mid-March, told Child Protective Services of abuse at the hands of her parents. She told authorities that her parents poured hot cooking oil on her and hit her with broomsticks when she objected to an arranged marriage . . .

The sheriff said Maarib had been safely in the care of another organization while she was missing. He did not name the group.

Maarib and her five siblings, who are between 5 and 15 years old, are now in CPS care, Salazar said. He said it is unknown at the moment if the other siblings have also been abused.

Officials said the family had been in the United States for two years on visas. The type of visas not immediately known. (Read more from “Runaway Local Teen Was Abused With Hot Oil, Broomsticks for Refusing Arranged Marriage” HERE)

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‘Landmark’ Pro-Life Bill Signed by Governor, Strips Planned Parenthood of Power

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Idaho will now require that the facts regarding health complications caused by abortions be shared with the public.

On Thursday, Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter signed into law state House Bill 638, which creates a new reporting system.

As of July 1, abortion providers must report a woman’s age, race, how many children she has, if any of those children have died and how many abortions she has had previously, according to Fox News.

“We believe this is landmark legislation because, in coming years, we will be able to learn how abortion affects women and girls in both the short-term and long-term,” pro-life group Idaho Chooses Life said in statement.

“For the first time we will not be dependent upon Planned Parenthood or the FDA to tell us what they want us to hear.”

“It is rather shocking to realize that, some 45 years into the Roe v. Wade era – virtually everything we think we know about abortion and its impact on women comes from the abortion industry. Not exactly an unbiased source,” the group said after the bill was passed by the state senate.

The state would publish the data annually, but withhold identifying information, The Associated Press reported.

In addition mandating that direct medical complications be reported to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — including infection, blood clots and hemorrhaging — the state also requires providers to report whether women suffer from depression, anxiety and sleeping disorders.

State Rep. Greg Chaney, a Republican, said the bill was necessary because Idaho had no legislation requiring providers to share this information with the public.

“Idaho currently has no enforceable requirement that complications be reported, and the scant reporting that does occur is from abortion providers only; this is a challenge since many complications are treated by emergency room doctors or primary care doctors–and not the abortion providers,” read a statement on his website.

The bill’s text notes that, “Surgical abortion is an invasive procedure that can cause severe physical and psychological complications for women, both short-term and long-term.”

The legislation said that its purpose was “to promote the health and safety of women by adding to the sum of medical and public health knowledge through the compilation of relevant data on all abortions performed in the state, as well as on all medical complications and maternal deaths resulting from these abortions.”

The impact of the new law, and Otter’s efforts, were summarized by Idaho Chooses Life on its blog.

“It takes a lot of folks to make a victory like this possible. And it takes the Lord’s kindness and blessing, without whom we could do nothing,” the group said.

“There are many reasons to be joyful in thanksgiving over this victory. But here is an important one: The Governor has completed his time in office with a perfect pro-Life record. He has finished the race and will leave behind him a tremendous pro-Life legacy,” the group added.

“We predict his stellar pro-Life record will be his greatest, long-term contribution to the well being of Idaho and its citizens. There is no doubt that Butch Otter has helped save lives that would otherwise have been wasted through abortion – and that number will continue to increase long after he leaves office.” (For more from the author of “‘Landmark’ Pro-Life Bill Signed by Governor, Strips Planned Parenthood of Power” please click HERE)

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NFL Team Donates Plane for March for Our Lives Pro-Gun Control Rally

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. . .The owner of the New England Patriots gave his support to Saturday’s #MarchforOurLives pro-gun control rally by lending the team’s official plane to students and families in Parkland, Fla. who wanted to attend the Washington, D.C. event, the Boston Globe reports.

Stacey James, a spokesperson for the team, told the Globe that the families of some of the victims of last month’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with some students who were injured, were flown to the nation’s capital on Thursday.

James said Kraft made the decision to support the protest after being contacted by former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly . . .

“Not only did their friends and teachers get shot and killed, other friends shot and injured . . . most of them, they had bullets flying over their heads,” Kelly told the Washington Post . . .

The students and family members will be flown back at the conclusion of the rally Saturday. According to the Globe, neither Kraft, who has said he is a Trump supporter, nor any Patriots team members were on the flight. (Read more from “NFL Team Donates Plane for March for Our Lives Pro-Gun Control Rally” HERE)

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Study Reveals Ridiculous ‘Cure’ for Work-Based Stress

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By WND. . .That’s the conclusion of a new study released by Science Direct titled “Righting a wrong: Retaliation on a voodoo doll symbolizing an abusive supervisor restores justice.”

The abstract explains the premise that “when a subordinate receives abusive treatment from a supervisor, a natural response is to retaliate against the supervisor.”

It continues: “Although retaliation is dysfunctional and should be discouraged, we examine the potential functional role retaliation plays in terms of alleviating the negative consequences of abusive supervision on subordinate justice perceptions. Based on the notion that retaliation following mistreatment can restore justice for victims, we propose a model whereby retaliation following abusive supervision alleviates the negative effect of abusive supervision on subordinate justice perceptions. … We manipulated abusive supervision and subordinate symbolic retaliation – in particular, harming a voodoo doll that represents the abusive supervisor.”

The authors of the study say, “We found general support for our predictions.”

The Daily Telegraph of London reported a national assessment in the United Kingdom found “more than 12 million Britons are forced to take time off work each year because of stress and anxiety, often caused by pressure from overbearing or abusive managers.” (Read more from “Study Reveals Ridiculous ‘Cure’ for Work-Based Stress” HERE)

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Study: A Voodoo Doll of the Boss Will Make Your Employees Happier

By Chicago Tribune. Health insurance? Paid time off? Bonuses? Retirement plans? These all seem like good employee benefits that matter, don’t they? But as it turns out another very inexpensive employee benefit may matter just as much: a voodoo doll of the boss.

Some 229 employees who participated in a recent study were asked to think of a workplace interaction that involved “abuse” from a supervisor or boss. As part of the study, some were then allowed to take out their job frustrations on a makeshift voodoo doll carrying their boss’s name by sticking pins, burning it with candles and pinching it with pliers. OK . . . now I’m starting to get a little nervous.

The theory is that people (i.e. employees) who feel wronged sometimes wish they could lash out at their abuser (i.e. their boss . . . now just hold on a minute!). The study wanted to prove that giving employees the opportunity to take this anger out on an inanimate object is therapeutic for them – and potentially less painful for employers like me. (Read more from “Study: A Voodoo Doll of the Boss Will Make Your Employees Happier” HERE)

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Cecile Richards: Planned Parenthood Provides Testing ‘at Your Favorite Local Gay Bar’ – This Is Where Our Tax Money Goes?

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By CNS News. Americans can get tested by the nation’s largest abortion provider “at your favorite gay bar” – even after midnight on weekends – Planned Parenthood Pres. Cecile Richards said Friday . . .

“You can come to Planned Parenthood to get testing, treatment, and the support you need in the privacy of our health centers. Or even at your favorite local gay bar, where our staff has been known to be doing testing on Saturday night at 1 A.M.”

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Taxpayers Still Funding Planned Parenthood

By Free Beacon. American taxpayers will continue to pay Planned Parenthood hundreds of millions of dollars each year despite Republican pledges to defund the nation’s largest abortion organization, sparking criticism from pro-life activists.

Planned Parenthood receives more than $500 million each year from American taxpayers, while performing more than 300,000 abortions. Congressional Republicans pushed legislation steering that money away from the organization in order to fund local female health clinics during the Obama administration—an effort that surged in the wake of revelations about its organ harvesting operations—only to be met with opposition from the Democratic White House. Many Republicans campaigned on the issue in 2016, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan pledged to defund Planned Parenthood in January 2017, but nothing has come of those promises despite GOP control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill was seen as the prime opportunity to strike at Planned Parenthood, which received $543.7 million from taxpayers last year, about 40 percent of its $1.46 billion revenue stream. Republicans, however, did not include the defunding measure in the final bill, as negotiations over a proposed border wall and federal funding for a New York City tunnel took center stage. The negotiations over the massive spending package amounted to a failure, according to pro-life activists.

“It’s hard for the pro-life base to look at a bill like the omnibus that fully funds Planned Parenthood and is chock full of other broken promises and not come away completely disgusted with the Republican Party,” said Terry Schilling, executive director of the American Principles Project. (Read more from “Taxpayers Still Funding Planned Parenthood” HERE)

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Hillary Insider Claims She Had a ‘One-Way Open Marriage.’ and She Calls Conservatives Women Weak?

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. . .Mark Penn, a pollster and strategist for both Bill and Hillary Clinton, claimed in a new book that the former Secretary of State turned a blind eye to her husband’s infidelity, describing their relationship as a “one-way open marriage,” Fox News reports.

Penn was a top strategist for Bill Clinton and chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential bid. In his book “Microtrends Squared,” released this week, he provides insight into the former First Couple’s marriage.

After alleging the Clintons had “at least a one-way open marriage,” he added:

“Perhaps [the open marriage] was not by choice, but the stories accumulated over the years until the fact of it became apparent.” . . .

Penn’s book was released as the media has covered President Trump’s alleged affairs with numerous women, most prominently the pornographic actress Stormy Daniels, who is currently suing the president to be free from a purported non-disclosure agreement. (Read more from “Hillary Insider Claims She Had a ‘One-Way Open Marriage.’ and She Calls Conservatives Women Weak?” HERE)

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Dude Who Claimed Sex With Obama Is Livid at Media’s Obsession With Stormy Daniels

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The man, who once claimed without evidence to have had sex with former President Barack Obama, is now livid the media and public are believing adult film star Stormy Daniels’ relationship with President Donald Trump.

Larry Sinclair, a 50-something-year-old man, alleged he had sexual relations with Obama in 1999. The story included a limousine, cocaine and a host of other interesting tidbits. There are few reports of the incident because Sinclair could never provide hard evidence, and he has a very long rap sheet.

News broke in early January that Trump’s lawyer paid Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, a large sum in order to keep her affair with the president secret.

Michael Cohen, a longtime lawyer for the Trump Organization, was reportedly the architect of the $130,000 payment to Stephanie Clifford in October 2016. Clifford alleged the sexual encounter with the president occurred in July 2006, when she and the president met at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe . . .

“Stormy Daniels is being pimped and pimping the media now, and it’s lining her pockets,” Sinclair told the Washington Examiner. “I believe she had sex with him. Do I believe she’s trying to twist and add to it to benefit her interests? You’re damn right I do.” (Read more from “Dude Who Claimed Sex With Obama Is Livid at Media’s Obsession With Stormy Daniels” HERE)

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