https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:jessarah/ en-us Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:50:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4328930/posts A diversity day at a secondary school in Warwickshire ended in upset and apologies after a 12-year-old girl wearing a union flag dress was prevented from delivering a speech she had written about British culture. Pupils at Bilton school in the village of Bilton, Rugby, were invited to take part in “culture day”, dedicated to “recognising and celebrating the rich cultural diversity within our school community”. Children were encouraged to wear outfits that reflected their nationality or family heritage to the event last Friday. ............................. In a post on Facebook last Friday, Field wrote: “On my way to collect my... The Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4328930/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:50:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4318438/posts A Danish man living in Mississippi for a dozen years has been imprisoned in Louisiana for more than a month after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers took him into custody because of a “paperwork miscommunication” during his effort to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, his wife says.......................... ......For years, Kasper went through the process of trying to become a U.S. citizen, and Savannah Eriksen – now homeschooling their children and pregnant with their fifth baby, due in August – said her husband’s move toward citizenship appeared to be on track. He received notice last September that his naturalization application was... Mississippi Today https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4318438/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2025 13:13:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4212324/posts ecular news outlets from NPR to the New York Times are hailing Tim Alberta’s new book, The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory, for furthering the popular thesis that evangelicals have abandoned themselves to political idolatry. By “political idolatry” they mean “political conservatism,” as neither Alberta’s book nor the many prestige outlets enthusing over it have a word of criticism for Christians who advance left-wing causes. However, a curious passage in the book suggests that those leveling this charge may be most guilty of infecting the church with partisanship. Alberta reports on The After Party, a forthcoming program led by... First Things https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4212324/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:20:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4203095/posts A lawmaker in the Turkish parliament collapsed at his podium immediately after declaring Israel would suffer “the wrath of Allah”. Hasan Bitmez had been delivering a speech in the Turkish National Assembly when the heart attack struck him down. The National Pulse https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4203095/posts#comment Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:17:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3992025/posts A Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma who attempted to fly to Afghanistan as part of a rogue rescue operation at Kabul’s international airport defended the trip Friday night, saying he would “do it again tomorrow.” However, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, admitted, “I’m not Rambo.” A Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma who attempted to fly to Afghanistan as part of a rogue rescue operation at Kabul’s international airport defended the trip Friday night, saying he would “do it again tomorrow.” However, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, admitted, “I’m not Rambo.” “I never pretended to be Rambo,” Mullin told Fox News’ “Special Report.” “Out of all the... The New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3992025/posts#comment Sun, 5 Sep 2021 02:22:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3909038/posts One of the things happening in South Dakota is an infection rate that's among the worst in the nation, at about 8,000 cases per 100,000 people. In Vermont, another small, rural state with a Republican governor, Gov. Phil Scott has embraced safety measures, and the differences are pretty stark. Like South Dakota, Vermont has fewer than 1 million residents, most of whom don't live in cities. It has about 500 cases per 100,000 people. That's the lowest rate in the nation. NPR https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3909038/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2020 02:54:37 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3874640/posts ....In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state, ruled by a dysfunctional and incompetent government largely responsible for death rates that added a tragic coda to America’s claim to supremacy in the world.... Rolling Stone https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3874640/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:49:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3854186/posts More than 5,000 scientists and two prominent scientific journals shut down operations and pledged to use the day to address racial inequalities in science. ----------------------------------------------------------- People on social media are spreading word about the strike with the hashtags #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM and #Strike4BlackLives. CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3854186/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:03:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3851729/posts George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis has revived the Obama-era narrative that law enforcement is endemically racist. On Friday, Barack Obama tweeted that for millions of black Americans, being treated differently by the criminal justice system on account of race is “tragically, painfully, maddeningly ‘normal.’ ” Wall Street Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3851729/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2020 02:40:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3833228/posts Easter looming, Kansas Republican leaders on Wednesday revoked Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s order limiting religious gatherings to 10 people as the state’s coronavirus death toll jumped 40 percent. House and Senate leaders — meeting as a body called the Legislative Coordinating Council — voted along party lines to throw out the directive. Their decision came as the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to more than 1,000 and the death count ticked up to 38. Church gatherings have produced three case clusters across the state and health officials fear Easter gatherings could further spread the deadly coronavirus.... The Wichita Eagle https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3833228/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2020 02:42:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3817557/posts Leftists Riot Against Kaitlin Bennett at Ohio University Liberty Hangout https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3817557/posts#comment Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:59:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3816185/posts A new chapter in the college political conversation on campus opened up at the beginning of this semester when a student organization called America First Students announced its conception on social media. The new organization’s constitution says: “America First Students is a student organization that believes in putting America and its people first. We stand in defense of Christian values, strong families, closed borders, the American worker, and the preservation of tradition.” Kstate Collegian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3816185/posts#comment Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:33:27 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3744409/posts Title of video is somewhat misleading, as there is much more to this video than Candace Owens'/ Ted Lieu controversy. Very good presentation by Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens as they give a talk at the British Launch of Turning Point USA . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFyv43VRO70 YouTube.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3744409/posts#comment Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:29:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3734861/posts On a Sunday morning at Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, N.J., a bearded pastor named Jonathan Cahn stood on an elevated platform, gazing over a full house. Stage lights shifted from blue to white as the backing band played a drifting melody. Two men hoisted curled rams’ horns and let out long blasts. “Some of you have been saying you want to live in biblical times,” Mr. Cahn said, pacing behind a lectern. Then he spread his hands wide. “Well, you are.” Sitting at the end of a sleepy drive an hour from Manhattan, Beth Israel may look like... The New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3734861/posts#comment Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:08:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3705536/posts A student senator at UC Berkeley abstained from a vote supporting transgender rights last week, then took a moment to explain her thinking. Now, more than 1,000 people have signed a petition demanding that she resign from student government or face a recall. San Fransisco Chronicle https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3705536/posts#comment Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:31:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3667953/posts Denmark’s government is introducing a new set of laws to regulate life in 25 low-income and heavily Muslim enclaves, saying that if families there do not willingly merge into the country’s mainstream, they should be compelled. New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3667953/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2018 02:26:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3477678/posts In a YouTube video produced by left-leaning Anonymous Content released Tuesday, pregnant actress Olivia Wilde said she'll be voting for abortion come this November because she's "literally about to have a baby." The Daily Wire https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3477678/posts#comment Fri, 7 Oct 2016 14:18:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3277608/posts ...For its #FashionTruth campaign, ModCloth is spotlighting its loyal Los Angeles-based customer Rye Silverman, a transgender writer and comedian who not only loves experimenting with style and beauty looks but also wants to inspire people who have been left out of the mainstream discourse... ...Silverman had been posting on ModCloth’s Style Gallery for years before she was picked as the new model, and she credits the company for much of her style exploration. The retro-inspired clothing company helped Silverman “define and refine her style, from figuring out what looks best on what body types, how to accessorize, what patterns and... Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3277608/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2015 23:12:07 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1215217/posts 9/13/2004 1:29:04 PM Publisher sees bias in media Leah Fliter Staff Writer SULZBERGER Arthur Sulzberger: "My profession has damaged its relationship" with readers. [Photo: David Mayes] Government, the media, and each citizen "must insist" that there be more constructive communication, the publisher of The New York Times said this morning during his Landon Lecture. Arthur Sulzberger Jr. said that "too many news outlets enjoy their roles in the political theater of the absurd" that's hampering thoughtful debate about the nation's problems — and leading to widespread cynicism about news and the political process. Sulzberger delivered Kansas State University's 134th Landon... The Manhattan Mercury https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1215217/posts#comment Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:05:55 GMT