Biden Administration may try to force transgender procedures on doctors
According to reports the Biden Administration is looking to force doctors to perform gender transition surgeries. The order would require these procedures to be done regardless of the doctor’s personal convictions. The order maybe based on a former interpretation of the Affordable Care Act which was introduced during the Obama Administration.This order is known as the Transgender Mandate. The mandate would require doctors, and hospitals to treat and perform surgeries on transgender candidates regardless of personal convictions or the restrictions due to a hospitals’ religious foundations in some cases. The mandate was recently overturned by a court in North Dakota. The Biden Administration has since filed an appeal in the ruling. Critics believe Biden’s motive is restoring all former policies from the Obama Administration where he served as vice president for eight years. The president has also spent the first 100 days in office dismantling the Trump administration’s work.The Biden Administration has not commented on this story.
President leaves God out of National Day of Prayer proclamation
The president did issue a proclamation in honor of the national day of prayer this week. According to critics President Biden just let out one important detail; the name of God. The president issued the proclamation to honor the nationwide day of prayer which is an annual event. The day of prayer encourages citizens across the nation to take time and pray for the God’s blessings over the U.S. In the proclamation the president referred to the first Thursday in May as the national day of prayer. The proclamation continued for US citizens in accordance with their own faiths to give thanks for their many freedoms and blessings. Biden in the proclamation asked people of all faiths to pray for spiritual guidance, mercy, and protection. Previous administration’s did issue national day of prayer proclamations that did include the name of God.
Trinity Bible Chapel in Canada locked by local officials
The church was being charged fines every time the congregation met in person. Trinity Bible Chapel has now been locked with no entry by order of local officials. Located in Waterloo, Canada the church announced on social media that the local government had officially blocked entry to the building. The church reported that reporters, police, and a locksmith were present to witness and enforce the ban by local officials. The lockdown of the building comes after several months of harassment by Canadian officials towards Trinity Bible Chapel. The church’s pastor, and elders were charged a total of 83-thousand dollars in fines and ordered to pay the government’s court fees. The church’s attorney Lisa Bildy called the government’s actions against the church grievous and unfair. This is the second church in Canada to be barricaded or locked by local government officials. Grace Life Church was barricaded following the release of their pastor James Coates who was in prison for over a month for refusing to end in person worship services. That church is now meeting in secret to avoid further persecution from the local officials.
In our SNBC Health report: researchers are reporting about the dangers of consuming too much sugar. According to research from the CDC the rate of obesity in America is climbing. The organization reports the rate of obese adults in America has almost doubled since studies that were conducted on the same subject in 1999. The American Heart Association blames the issue mainly on sugar. They report the average American eats far more than the amount recommended each day. Researchers blame the over consumption of sugar mainly on processed foods. The average American according to the study consumes 60 pounds of sugar per year. This amount is three times the recommended amount. Children on average consume 65 pounds of sugar each year. The study groups believe most consumers take in too much sugar due to it being hidden in most foods. Fruit juices, energy drinks and some items advertised as health foods have high amounts of sugar added to them. Researchers believe this is cause of more sugar being added into most people’s diet without their knowledge. To limit sugar intake researchers advise reading labels and limiting the amount of processed foods and sugar as often as possible.