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Chad Scharf, former vice president for software engineering at Bitwarden, is now suing the company.(LifeSiteNews) – A Catholic software engineer was fired by his former employer for putting “Assigned by God” as his “preferred pronouns,” an act which was precedented by pressure from the company to display “gender identity” in the name of “inclusion.” Chad Scharf, who used to work as the vice president for software engineering at the password management company Bitwarden, lost his job for refusing to violate his religious beliefs by endorsing gender ideology, according to a lawsuit filed at the end of May. “Ultimately, I was...

The family of a late Georgia mother believes she died of a severe allergic reaction after she stepped on a fire ant pile at her home. After her tragic death, Cathy Weed is being remembered as a mother to everyone on Mountain View High School’s baseball team, for which her 15-year-old son plays. The team’s players stood side by side with each other on the field Sunday to honor her. Weed died Saturday after relatives say she stepped on an ant pile at her Lawrenceville home. Her family says she had a severe allergy to fire ants, and they believe...

Mandatory COVID vaccination as a condition of employment has been a commonly used – though controversial – policy around the world during the pandemic.Much of the debate on vaccine mandates has rightly focused on ethical issues. For some people, considerations such as the right to refuse healthcare and objections to the use of coercion mean vaccination as a condition of employment can never be justified, irrespective of how effective the policy might be.Others argue that ethical objections need to be weighed against benefits such as potential reductions in deaths among the vulnerable. On this basis, vaccine mandates might be justified...

Clergy, lay officers struggling with the cost-of-living crisis have submitted their first demand for a pay rise since 1534The blessing of the Lord may bring spiritual wealth, but eternal riches are no consolation for Church of England priests facing an earthly cost-of-living crisis. On Monday, clergy and lay officers of the church headed by King Charles III submitted their first demand for a pay rise since the church was founded in 1534. Their union, Unite, said they want a 9.5-percent increase in the annual stipend that priests receive from next year. "Like all workers, Church of England clergy are struggling...

'Were you on the moon for 3 years?' Ya Hui Covid-positive for the 1st timeWhile Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, there are some unlucky souls who are catching the virus for the first time – one of them being Singaporean actress Ya Hui. "After running away for three years, I still can't escape..." lamented the 36-year-old actress in an Instagram post on Wednesday (June 28), showing her positive Covid-19 test result. While many celebrities such as Priscelia Chan, Dennis Chew, Christopher Lee and more took to the comments section to send Ya Hui their well wishes, others...

Pedro Gonzalez, a rising conservative influencer and politics editor of Chronicles magazine, regularly in 2019 and 2020 sent racist and antisemitic messages, Breitbart News can reveal after reviewing months’ worth of his private messages. More recently, Gonzalez has become perhaps most well-known as one of the most active and strident pro-Florida Gov. Ron Desantis influencers on Twitter. Gonzalez responded to the Breitbart News investigation after this article was published by claiming he is a target of Trump and that is why these messages became public. The DeSantis campaign–and DeSantis himself–remain silent at this moment. The pro-DeSantis Super PAC, Never Back...

Video from Fox tonight via MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/chris-christie-either-garland-or-trump-appointed-delaware-prosecutor-is-lying/vi-AA1dbM5i A little more than a minute in Christie says a (DoJ) Special Counsel will be needed.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she hopes to travel to China to reestablish contact with Beijing, acknowledging there were disagreements between the two countries, MSNBC on Wednesday (Jun 28) reported her saying during an interview. There are heightened tensions and pessimism in the US-China relationship over national security issues, including Taiwan, Russia's war in Ukraine, growing US export bans on advanced technologies and China's state-led industrial policies. "My hope in travelling to China is to reestablish contact. There are a new group of leaders, we need to get to know one another," Yellen was quoted as saying by MSNBC.

A top Russian general who reportedly had early knowledge of the Wagner Group’s march on Moscow last week has been arrested. The Moscow Times said Gen. Sergei Surovikin has not been seen in public since Saturday, the day Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary army launched a short-lived armed rebellion against Russia’s military establishment. The newspaper on Wednesday said two sources close to the defense ministry confirmed Gen. Surovikin was in custody. “He (Surovikin) chose Prigozhin’s side during the uprising, and they’ve got him by the balls,” one of the sources told the newspaper.

From laws increasing penalties against gang activity to new restrictions on gender-affirming care, there are several new laws that will go into effect on July 1. Here is a breakdown of what will change on Saturday: House Bill 147: The Safe Schools Act modernizes school safety protocols by equipping teachers with skills to protect students. It also establishes a voluntary School Safety and Anti-gang Endorsement for teachers to help them spot and prevent gang activity and recruitment in classrooms. House Bill 188: Mariam’s Law toughens requirements for sexual offenders upon their release from prison, and mandates electronic monitoring as a...

“I believe in a non-binary god, whose pronouns are plural,” Pastor Anna Helgen said. “I believe in Jesus Christ, their child, who wore a fabulous tunic and had two dads.” THE SPARKLE CREED Rev. Rachel Small Stokes I believe in the non-binary God whose pronouns are plural. I believe in Jesus Christ, their child, who wore a fabulous tunic and had two dads, and who saw everyone as a sibling child of God. I believe in the rainbow Spirit, who shatters our image of one white light and refracts it into a rainbow of gorgeous diversity. I believe in the...

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett, a third-round draft pick of the Patriots in 2011, has died in a drowning accident around Destin, Fla., the Arkansas-based website Deltaplex News reported Tuesday. He was 35. Mallett was transported from a beach to a hospital, and pronounced dead on arrival, sources told the outlet. SNIP “I am extremely saddened by Ryan’s tragic passing,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a statement released by the team “My thoughts and prayers are with his family and the many people whose lives he touched.” “Tough one to swallow,” former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman tweeted. “Thoughts are...

SEATTLE - Police say a suspected burglar attacked a homeowner with a pitchfork in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, but the man fought back with a samurai sword.Officers were called around 1:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of a burglary at a home near Beacon Ave S and 11th Ave S.Police located and detained two men on arrival—one with a sword and minor injuries, and the other with a stab wound to the torso.In Seattle Police body camera video, released though a public records request, shows video of the homeowner explaining the situation to officers. He is heard saying, "My house has...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian General Lost | Maybe in Prison. Good news and Bad news from frontlines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BoiWhCWpZw The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 28th June 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-490-summary/ *** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Ooh Rah! Looking The Part! U.S. Marine Corps recruit Angel Onofre Jr. with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion receives his weekly haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, June 27, 2023. Recruits receive haircuts weekly during their time at MCRD San Diego in order to maintain a uniform appearance and promote good hygiene throughout recruit training. Onofre is a naive of Lake County, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette) (This image was captured in color and changed to black and white.) Canteen...

People around the world are starting to flock to "grief tech" for answers, much like Saul flocked to the medium of Endor when he wanted answers from the deceased prophet Samuel. But what is grief tech, and is it abominable as the Lord finds the practice of necromancy and sorcery? Grief tech is a growing practice of AI algorithms gathering data from people, such as their voice, photos, video, text messages, emails and any other bit of information a person can input into the program, so that when they die the AI will interact with their loved ones as if...

The Quad City Times, a major newspaper in Iowa, has officially apologized to Republican primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for previously featuring him in a cartoon that depicts GOP voters as racists. How it started: Although Ramaswamy defended the newspaper’s right to print the cartoon in a tweet last week, the Republican candidate still criticized the action by calling it “shameful.” “I’ve met with grassroots conservatives across America and never *once* experienced the kind of bigotry that I regularly see from the Left,” Ramaswamy wrote.

Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), the latest entrant into the 2024 Republican presidential primary, is running an explicit attack campaign against Donald Trump, yet Trump allies and veteran Republican strategists think that will only boost the former president's chances of surviving an outside challenge from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Hurd, a former CIA clandestine officer, served in Congress from 2015 to 2021, where he was one of the few Republican critics of the former president.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is running for president, is being criticized for botching the answer to a question about Uyghurs, an ethnic group being targeted with alleged human rights abuses in China. Podcast host Hugh Hewitt asked Suarez if he'd be talking about the Uyghurs in his campaign, to which the candidate replied: "What's a Uyghur?"

Asked June 26 about allegations of secret UFO retrieval and reverse-engineering programs, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) made several stunning statements. [...] Rubio’s comments provide context for a bipartisan provision adopted unanimously by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which would immediately halt funding for any secret government or contractor efforts to retrieve and reverse-engineer craft of “non-earth” or “exotic” origin. This extraordinary language added to the Senate version of the Intelligence authorization bill mirrors and adds significant credibility to a whistleblower’s recent, stunning allegations that a clandestine, decades-long effort to recover, analyze and exploit objects of “non-human” origin...