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Last week, the state’s Attorney-General, John Quigley, announced broad support for 163 recommendations to improve the state’s anti-discrimination laws following a Law Reform Commission of WA review of the Equal Opportunity Act. One of the key reforms is an “inherent requirement test” that will force religious schools to prove religious belief or activity is an essential requirement of the job. Australian Association of Christian Schools executive officer Vanessa Cheng said that change would make it difficult for religious schools to employ staff and preference families in enrolment who shared the beliefs of the school. “Parents who choose to enrol their...

A 10-year-old transgender girl from Chicago will already be a runway veteran when she takes to the catwalk next month at New York Fashion Week — with plans to walk in Paris next year. Noella McMaher, whose parents both identify as transgender and who has an infant sibling referred to as a “theybie,” made her debut at NYFW in February as one of several trans and non-binary models walking for the Trans Clothing Company. She was the youngest person to ever take part in the event. Noella has a lively presence on social media and what seems to be a...

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (CNS) — Police are investigating vandalism at a western Massachusetts pregnancy center that provides women facing a crisis pregnancy with free diapers, wipes, baby clothes, strollers and car seats. Police said vandals early Aug. 18 spray-painted “Jane’s Revenge” on benches located outside of Bethlehem House in Easthampton, near Springfield, along with the message, “If abortion isn’t safe, neither are you.”Jane’s Revenge is a an organization that supports keeping abortion legal. It has claimed responsibility for similar actions at churches and pro-life pregnancy centers across the country since May, when a draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court decision...

If the ''Get Trump Squad'' wants to see former President Donald Trump indicted, it ''darn well better meet the Nixon standard,'' retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Tuesday. When ''Rob Schmitt Tonight'' host Rob Schmitt asked Dershowitz why the public hasn't heard anything of substance over the last two weeks since the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, Dershowitz declared that the ''Get Trump Squad'' will do anything to do so, without any regard for the Constitution. He added, however, that any potential indictment must meet the ''Nixon standard,'' referring to former President Richard Nixon, who resigned...

One in six American households is struggling to pay their power bills. High energy prices and persisting inflation are eating away at incomes. A total of 19.9% of all U.S. households reported that they kept their home at a temperature tha One in six American households is struggling to pay their power bills. High energy prices and persisting inflation are eating away at incomes. A total of 19.9% of all U.S. households reported that they kept their home at a temperature that felt unsafe for at least one month in the last year. ...

Local young Catholic says a reverent liturgy and better faith formation could helpThe new bishop of the Diocese of Columbus wants to see more priests come out of the 60,000 student Ohio State University – so he has sent in a new chaplain to boost vocations. Bishop Earl Fernandes is just a few months into his new role, but he wants to fix a problem the diocese has – it did not ordain any new priests this year. He appointed Adam Streitenberger, a diocesan priest, to oversee the St. Thomas More Newman Center at OSU with an explicit goal to...

“As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters” (Proverbs 25:13).

Large-scale international military expo, Army-2022, is presently under way in the military park and conference complex West of Moscow. Wide selection of new and improved weaponry and related paraphernalia, in many cases unique, designed and manufactured in Russia and elsewhere, is presented here to the specialists and general public. The Russian Orthodox Church has unveiled here new models of mobile field churches based on all-terrain military vehicles. According to the head of the Russian Armed Forces Department for Cooperation with Religious Associations, "Taking into account the existing demand among servicemen for worship and religious services, design specs for the engineering...

When reporters asked whether his plan to cancel student loan debt is unfair to those who have already paid off or chose not to take out loans, President Biden on Wednesday parried with a hit at tax cuts on the rich. “Is it fair to people who, in fact, do not own multibillion-dollar businesses, if they see one of these guys getting all the tax cuts? Is that fair? What do you think?” Biden told reporters after his remarks introducing the plan.

“I still don’t understand what’s happened; if this is real; why he’d be taken now? So healthy and happy,” Archibald shared on her verified Twitter account. “He went into cardiac arrest while we were lying in bed. I tried and tried, and the paramedic arrived within minutes, but his heart stopped and they couldn’t bring him back. Mine stopped with it. “I love him so much and need him here with me. I need him here so badly, but he’s gone. I can’t describe this pain. Thank you to those making tributes. I can’t bear to talk about him in...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is wasting no time responding to criticisms and concerns that the misnamed "Inflation Reduction Act" will provide funding to help grow and weaponize the agency. On Tuesday, The Washington Post's Jacob Bogage reported that "IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats." The focus on blaming those on the right isn't merely in the headline, but is also in Bogage's sub headline, which reads that "Republicans in Congress are repeating baseless claims long made by extremists, experts say, potentially putting federal workers in danger."

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) used a Wednesday press conference to highlight new state gun controls and emphasized that talking to a would-be gun buyer’s “neighbors online” is now part of a background check. Hochul’s comments to reporters and others gathered for the conference were wide-ranging, focusing broadly on New York’s Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.

As a California, moving out of California especially Los Angeles was not an easy decision. I grew up here, all my friends and family are here, and my whole career was here. But with high taxes, expensive cost of living, and dwindling opportunity, there’s no longer any incentive to live here. I’m in the process of moving and every time I get any kind of fear or anxiety, I consider these pros and cons about why you should leave and other people shouldn’t move here.

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Space Force Dog On The Job! Debra, 45th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, waits to jump onto a HH60G Pave Hawk on Aug. 23, 2022, Patrick Space Force Base, FL. MWDs go through exercises to maintain training and ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airmen Samuel Becker) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Army Rugby! The All Army Sports Rugby 7s Team trained at Fort Carson...

Before I get into the reason for my commentary, I want to state for the record that Len Dawson was a decent God fearing man, a good QB, and a great American. Nothing I write is meant to discredit him nor his teammates. They played as professionals in a game that was manipulated by others behind the scenes to get the result they wanted regardless of how the men who played the game did their job.Whether it be Justice, politics, or sports, it seem there are always those behind the scenes who try their best to get the result they...

The facility for Trudeau’s new climate cops includes a massive firearms storage space and interrogation rooms A Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) facility under construction in Winnipeg includes a sizable firearms storage room, as well as multiple evidence rooms and interrogation rooms, according to CounterSignal. The outlet, which claims to have received a leaked copy of the architectural plans as drawn up by a Winnipeg firm, published a snapshot showing some of the more disturbing labels on Tuesday.

Depressed and drinking to excess after the failure of his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, Rudy Giuliani secretly recovered at the Florida home of a close friend and ally – Donald Trump. “We moved into Mar-a-Lago and Donald kept our secret,” Giuliani’s third wife, Judith Giuliani, says in a new book.

[Catholic Caucus] Pope hails post-Vatican II liturgical moves, calls for ‘dialogue’ to promote lay and female ministriesPope Francis called for discussions amongst the world’s bishops to further promote the changes to the Church promoted after Vatican II. His letter was described as pushing ‘a revolutionary process.’ANALYSISVATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis has issued a message praising the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s abolition of the Catholic Church’s traditional minor orders, calling for further examination of the “richness” of this decision, and hinting at future actions that would undermine the ordained priesthood.

Hackers are breaking into unsuspecting victims’ Cash App accounts, a massively popular payment app, and stealing hundreds of dollars, according to victims Motherboard spoke to. In one person’s case, they said, Cash App has not reimbursed them for the stolen funds. Cash App is one of the most popular payment services apps, with over 50 million downloads from the Google Play Store. Cash App also gained some infamy for large scale cash giveaways on social media. The app is owned by payment services company Block, which was formerly known as Square. Jack Dorsey runs the company. Marvis Herring, another target,...

The long-running feud between former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been simmering for years, but it is starting to reach a boil.Not only have the midterm primary results been decidedly in Trump's favor vs. McConnell candidates, but now Trump wants "a new Republican leader in the Senate to be picked immediately," he wrote in a pointed Save America PAC statement posted Wednesday to Truth Social."The Democrats have Mitch McConnell and his lovely wife, Elaine 'Coco' Chao, over a barrel," the statement began. "He and she will never be prosecuted, as per the last paragraphs...