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“Significant Win” for Christian Filmmakers
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For Carl and Angel Larsen, storytelling is a part of who they are. But more importantly, they seek to live their life according to their faith in Jesus Christ. Together, Carl and Angel combine those two foundational aspects of themselves to tell stories as Telescope Media Group—seeking to magnify God as a telescope magnifies a star.
The Larsens work will work with anyone; they just don’t make films promoting all messages. Instead, the Larsens want to use their God-given talents and the storytelling power of film to promote their religious beliefs about marriage. But according to Minnesota officials, the state’s Human Rights Act mandates that if the Larsens create films celebrating marriage between one man and one woman, they must also create films promoting views about marriage that violate their beliefs, including films promoting same-sex marriages.
That’s what makes last week’s victory at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit so important. But it’s not just the Larsens who won; it’s every American.
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The Star Tribune: Ruling in filmmaking/marriage case is a win for free speech
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Image source: SHARI L. GROSS/The Star Tribune
Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled in favor of Carl and Angel Larsen, saying the state of Minnesota is wrong to threaten them with fines and even jail time unless they create messages that violate their religious beliefs. At The Star Tribune, Carl details how he and Angel use their business, Telescope Media Group, to glorify God through story-telling. When they learned that a Minnesota law would force them to violate their belief that marriage is between one man and one woman, they decided to challenge the law in court to protect not just their own freedom, but for the freedom of all Americans.
-The Editors
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Religious Freedom
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The Federalist: HHS Blasts Vermont Hospital For Allegedly Forcing Nurse To Perform Elective Abortion
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Image source: Kimberly Gaither, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs via The Federalist
A hospital that forced a nurse to participate in an abortion against her Catholic faith is getting major pushback from the Department of Health and Human Services. Earlier this week, HHS issued a warning to the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC). Although the nurse had let the hospital know about her conscientious objection to abortion, the hospital allegedly tricked her into participating in a procedure. According to the HHS investigation, the hospital lured the nurse into the operating room under the pretense that she would be attending to a woman experiencing a miscarriage, when in fact the patient was having an elective abortion.
-The Editors
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The Federalist
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Marriage and Family
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The Wall Street Journal: Americans Have Shifted Dramatically on What Values Matter Most
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Image source: WARREN DILLAWAY/THE STAR-BEACON/ASSOCIATED PRESS via The Wall Street Journal
While Americans still value hard work, attitudes toward other values have shifted dramatically, according to a poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News. A 1998 survey found that Americans valued patriotism, commitment to religion, and the goal of having children as top priorities. Now, younger generations have different attitudes—especially in the areas of religion and having children. Only 50% of respondents said religion was important to them, down 12 points from the original poll. Also, just 43% said that having children was important, down a shocking 16 points from 1998. Those drops are especially alarming in light of a comment from one pollster, who said, "[I]n America, it’s the emerging generation that calls the shots about where the country is headed."
-The Editors
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The Wall Street Journal
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Sanctity of Life
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National Review: O’Rourke Is Wrong on Maternal Mortality and Abortion Restrictions
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Image source: Brian Snyder/Reuters via National Review
During a town hall session at College of Charleston, presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke voiced his support for abortion up until birth, citing outdated and inaccurate data to back his false claim that Texas abortion regulations increased maternal mortality. As Michael J. New points out at National Review, the data O’Rourke cites about infant mortality rates in Texas was inaccurate when it first came out and has since been corrected. Nevertheless, O'Rourke stands with Democrats like those in New York and Virginia who support abortion up to birth. While O’Rourke is entitled to his own opinion, New quips, he is not entitled to his own facts.
-The Editors
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