A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.
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A report from the New York Times on some of the ableist practices still common around the Western world: “Despite Bans, Disabled Women Are Still Being Sterilized in Europe.”
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From the Western Standard: “Regina Public Library changes Drag Queen Story Hour to include all Pride categories.” Parents, be careful when you take your kids to the public library. So many parents have told me that if they don’t check the books that their kids grab off the shelves carefully, they end up taking LGBT propaganda home by accident. It’s a shame that we have to be so cautious in areas once designated for children, but here we are.
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Here is a perfect example—a book on transgenderism, for children: “The Gender Book by Cassandra Corrigan.”
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Here’s more profound stupidity from the Trudeau government, which appears determined to root out Canada’s Christian heritage at every turn: “Human rights commission claims Christmas is intolerant, discriminatory.”
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Just as China frantically attempts to boost the birthrate after decades of violent, forced abortions and sterilizations, the Koreans are also grappling with the demographic crisis that has swept the globe. From Reuters: “South Korean city turns to matchmaking to boost low birth rates.” Nations without children have no future. Many are discovering that fact too late, and are now reduced to begging couples to have kids. They were warned, but many listened instead to the false prophets declaring the doom of “overpopulation.”
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At The European Conservative, Rod Dreher has a good analysis of the shock victory of Dutch politician Geert Wilders and his PVV (Freedom) Party. Wilders is an anti-immigration social liberal, and his victory is an indication of just how deeply discontent the Dutch electorate is with the ruling establishment.
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The steady de-Christianization of Canada continues as young people abandon religion. From Broadview: “Why over a third of Canadians now claim to have no religion.”
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It is difficult to exaggerate the ways in which the birth control pill has fundamentally transformed our civilization. Mary Harrington has a fascinating analysis over at her Substack: “The Contraceptive Tetrad.” She is not, I would note, a Christian—simply a keen observer of our social decline.
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More soon.