Proposed Legislation Would Discipline Teachers Who Ban Nativity Scenes in Schools

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Italian lawmakers are introducing legislation which would discipline teachers who ban Christian Nativity scenes from classrooms in the name of cultural sensitivity.

The bill was introduced by senators from the Brothers of Italy party, of which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is a member. The lawmakers said that it was necessary to preserve Italy’s cultural roots and to protect Christians from being discriminated against.

“For some years there have been embarrassing and unacceptable decisions by some schools to ban nativity scenes, or to turn Christmas into an improbable winter festival to avoid giving offence to practitioners of other religions,” said Senator Lavinia Mennuni, who introduced the legislation.

Mennuni added that she didn’t want recognition of the Nativity to just become part of a generic holiday celebration, but to allow its celebration to remain distinct.

“Allowing the transformation of sacred Christian festivities into another anonymous type of celebration would constitute discrimination against the students and their respective families practicing the majority religion,” she said. (Read more from “Proposed Legislation Would Discipline Teachers Who Ban Nativity Scenes in Schools” HERE)

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First Satanic Temple Kids Club Comes to Elementary School

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The Satanic Temple plans to launch its first after-school program in Tennessee at an elementary school just outside of Memphis come January, a development that sparked widespread controversy within the community.

Chimneyrock Elementary School in Cordova, part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS), will play host to the After School Satan Club. The Satanic Temple announced the club on Tuesday. The organization claimed that it offers a “non-theistic religion” with Satan present as a metaphorical literary figure, and that its after-school clubs don’t attempt to convert children to any religious ideology.

“The Satanic Temple supports children to think for themselves,” read a flyer. “All After School Satan Clubs are based on activities centered around the Seven Fundamental Tenets and emphasize a scientific, rationalist, non-superstitious worldview.”

MSCS issued a statement on Tuesday defending the club’s access to the campus as a First Amendment right and deserving equal treatment granted to the Good News Club, a Christian organization, further noting that the IRS recognizes the Satanic Temple as a public nonprofit charity. MSCS directed community members to read about the Satanic Temple in The Washington Post and LA Times.

“[W]e cannot approve or deny a request based solely on the organization’s viewpoints or beliefs,” said MSCS.

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Government Report Reveals Nearly $2 Billion in Federal Funding for Pro-Abortion Groups

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A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sheds light on the substantial federal funding received by pro-abortion groups over a three-year period, totaling nearly $2 billion from 2019 to 2021. Planned Parenthood, a major recipient, received a staggering $1.78 billion during this period, despite executing 1.11 million abortions.

The revelations come amid growing public opposition to federal funding for abortion, with a January 2023 Marist poll indicating that three out of five Americans oppose using tax dollars to fund women’s abortions. Despite the Hyde Amendment’s restrictions on federal funds for most abortions, organizations like Planned Parenthood can still receive earmarked funds for other purposes.

In addition to the significant funding directed to Planned Parenthood, the report reveals allocations to other organizations, including $2.03 million to the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and $1.35 million to MSI Reproductive Choices. The report also notes $107.74 million going to four unnamed domestic regional organizations providing sexual and reproductive health-related services.

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Judge Lets 8 Men Who Gang-Raped Girl Walk Free

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A German court delivered its verdict Tuesday concerning those responsible for the barbaric September 2020 gang-rape of a 15-year-old German girl in the northern city of Hamburg.

Of the eleven men initially charged in relation to the gang-rape of the minor — only four of whom were technically German — two were acquitted. Nine were found guilty. Eight got probation, not exceeding two years. Only one is headed to prison.

There has been significant backlash following the release of eight convicted rapists, prompting officials to condemn critiques of the judgment, particularly those of an “anti-migrant” nature.

Spiegel reported that the victim attended a party on the festival lawn in Hamburg’s over 350-acre city park on Sept. 19, 2020. Four of the men dragged the girl, then intoxicated, into a bush and raped her. One of the rapists added insult to grievous injury and stole her phone and wallet. . .

After the initial series of attacks, the victim reportedly began stumbling away, right into the arms of yet another rapist from the pack. The rapist who intercepted her near the festival meadow was then joined by three additional rapists, who are suspected to have all similarly sexually assaulted the victim. Owing to the uncertainty about whether the final three all raped the victim, one rapist was acquitted. (Read more from “Judge Lets 8 Men Who Gang-Raped Girl Walk Free” HERE)

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Family Grieving After Brothers, Ages 12 and 25, Killed the Same Way, Exactly 3 Months Apart: ‘God Will See Us Through’

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A Florida family is grieving after tragedy has struck not once, but twice in exactly three months.

Dalton Penkacik was walking to his job at an Amazon delivery center in Jacksonville around 1:15 a.m. on Dec. 1 when he was struck by a vehicle.

An officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was reportedly responding to a separate call and noticed Penkacik’s body on the inside southbound lane of the 4500 block of Blanding Boulevard, according to authorities. . .

Exactly three months before Penkacik’s untimely death, the 25-year-old’s younger brother was also killed in a car crash.

On Sept. 1, 12-year-old Brighton Penkacik was on his way to school. The young boy was walking to a school bus stop when a dog reportedly started chasing him. Brighton allegedly ran into the road to escape the attacking dog and was hit by a Chevrolet Cruz. The driver allegedly remained at the scene and cooperated with law enforcement in their investigation. (Read more from “Family Grieving After Brothers, Ages 12 and 25, Killed the Same Way, Exactly 3 Months Apart: ‘God Will See Us Through” HERE)

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Here Are Jennifer Newsom’s Disgusting Comments About the Employee Gavin Had an Affair With While SF Mayor

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Back when California Governor Gavin Newsom was facing recall in 2021, actress Rose McGowan presented some pretty damning information about Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, acting as a silencer for Harvey Weinstein. Specifically, in 2017 McGowan recorded an interview with Ronan Farrow for NBC News in which she told the story of being raped by Weinstein. NBC News sat on the tape for five months, during which time Weinstein’s attorneys (one of whom is Newsom’s brother-in-law) tried to get McGowan to recant. When their efforts were rebuffed, Siebel Newsom met with McGowan under the guise of friendship then tried to strong-arm her into keeping quiet. When that didn’t work, and the interview aired, Siebel Newsom then came out with her own weepy tale of being raped by Weinstein. . .

As I was looking into exactly what was said and done around the time in 2007 when Gavin Newsom admitted to having an affair with his appointments secretary, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, who was also his then-best friend’s wife, and allegedly admitted to having an alcohol problem and going to rehab I stumbled upon what Siebel Newsom had to say about the affair and the woman involved – and it’s is not pretty. Her words are gaslighting, manipulation, and victim-blaming on a grand scale, possibly even eclipsing the gaslighting her husband has attempted on the people of California for the last six years.

Siebel Newsom had a movie coming out around the time news of Gavin’s affair broke, so a reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle asked her about the affair while interviewing her about her new movie (an interview that no doubt would not have occurred if she was not the Mayor’s girlfriend). Siebel Newsom had some pointed comments:

“I shouldn’t say this, but there are two sides to every story,” she said in an exhausted tone. “If people did research into the scandal … the woman is the culprit. Alex Tourk is a nice man and it saddens me that his wife did that to him.

“This ‘scandal’ is selling papers — sensationalized tabloid papers,” she added. “Gavin’s a wonderful human being, and I wouldn’t be here (continuing the relationship) if he wasn’t.

“All of this stuff that happened and came out was in a darker period of Gavin’s life: going through a divorce, losing his mother, being under all the pressure he is under. The supervisors and The Chronicle have not made things any easier. It’s amazing that he’s as sane and healthy and down-to-earth as he is.”

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Elderly Man Reverses Parkinson’s, Medical Community Ignores Him

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An Arizona man who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease has figured out how to halt and reverse the symptoms, but discovered that no one seems to care. Hans Bogensberger, an 82-year-old retired nuclear physicist from Sun City, believes the principles of quantum physics explain what happened and would like to share how he did it with others suffering from the disease.

He didn’t just stop the disease from progressing, but he reversed the symptoms. The hair on the top of his head has started growing back. He now competes in fencing and is the fencing champion for his age group in Arizona. . .

Two or three years ago, entering his 80s and feeling miserable with all of the symptoms, Bogensberger felt like returning to the sport of saber fencing, which he played when he was 13 to 14 years old. It was one of a few simple things his brain could easily remember. He could barely stand up to do it.

He found that the more he played, the better he got until he said he’d gained “absolute control over my brain and the balance of my body when I am fighting.” Several of his Parkinson’s symptoms mostly disappeared while he was fighting as well. He got so good he started beating his coach, who is 72.

In June 2023, Bogensberger participated in an open-age fighting competition where he qualified to compete in the 80-year-plus division of the National U.S. Fencing Championship. He fought against others who had been fighting, unlike him, for up to 60 years and who had been the U.S. champion many times before. He came in fifth place. This made him the reigning champion of Arizona for 2023 in that age group. “Do you know another Parkinson’s patient in the world who can do that?” he asks. (Read more from “Elderly Man Reverses Parkinson’s, Medical Community Ignores Him” HERE)

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Nicolas Cage Reveals Why He’s Stepping Back From Hollywood

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Famous actor Nicolas Cage revealed the reason he is taking a break from Hollywood during a recent interview, according to Yahoo Entertainment.

The legendary actor admitted he will not be continuing his usual movie-making pace due to a shift in personal perspective. Cage explained that he is evaluating his priorities differently as his 60th birthday draws near.

“So 60 is coming up. I’d like to read a book a week,” he said, according to Yahoo Entertainment. “I want to spend more time with my daughter.”

The “National Treasure” actor welcomed baby girl August Francesca Coppola Cage in Sept. 2022 with wife Riko Shibata. He and Shibata have been married since 2021, according to Yahoo Entertainment. . .

“I’m taking stock of what’s really important. Maybe not make quite as many movies,” he said, according to Yahoo Entertainment. (Read more from “Nicolas Cage Reveals Why He’s Stepping Back From Hollywood” HERE)

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Pfizer Failed To Disclose Risks Of Preterm Birth And Neonatal Death To Pregnant Women In RSV Vaccine Trial

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Pfizer failed to inform pregnant women participating in its clinical trial for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine that the clinical trial of a similar vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was halted after a safety signal revealed a potential risk of preterm births leading to neonatal deaths.

Even though Pfizer knew about the potential safety signal and was studying preterm births as an “adverse event of special interest,” it continued to enroll women in its clinical trial and did not fully inform participants of the risks the vaccine may pose to their babies—and in some cases, provided misleading and contradictory statements, according to an investigation by The BMJ.

“The BMJ article demonstrates Pfizer’s continued disregard for the law and patient choice,” attorney Thomas Renz told The Epoch Times in an email. “The entire point of informed consent is to ensure a patient can make a decision based on all available information. Rather than embracing the Nuremberg Code and American laws and regulations, Pfizer seems to view informed consent as a barrier to sales—something that causes vaccine hesitancy or drug hesitancy.”

“There should have never been a clinical trial in pregnant women studying any injections aimed at RSV in pregnant women,” Sasha Latypova told The Epoch Times in an email. “Pregnancy and potential to become pregnant is historically the most protected class of human subjects from clinical research because the risks and potential to cause inadvertent harm are too devastating to justify scientific interest in made-up subjects like RSV.” (Read more from “Pfizer Failed To Disclose Risks Of Preterm Birth And Neonatal Death To Pregnant Women In RSV Vaccine Trial” HERE)

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Pope Francis Dines With Transgender Women for Vatican Luncheon

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Pope Francis hosted a group of transgender “women” — many of whom are sex workers or migrants from Latin America — to a Vatican luncheon for the Catholic Church’s “World Day of the Poor” last week.

The pontiff and the transgender “women” have formed a close relationship since the pope came to their aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they were unable to work. Now, they meet monthly for VIP visits with the pope and receive medicine, money and shampoo any day, according to The Associated Press.

“Before, the church was closed to us. They didn’t see us as normal people, they saw us as the devil,” one member of the transgender group, Andrea Paola Torres Lopez, told the AP.

Some 1,200 people who are impoverished or homeless also attended the luncheon inside the papal audience hall for a full meal and dessert.

The invitation to the transgender “women” comes as the Vatican released a controversial document earlier this month affirming that individuals suffering from gender-identity disorders are allowed to be baptized or be named as godparents under specific circumstances. (Read more from “Pope Francis Dines With Transgender Women for Vatican Luncheon” HERE)

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