The state of Texas wins in case rejected by US Supreme Court
The court declined to hear an appeal against a Texas state law banning abortions after six weeks. The law nicknamed the Heartbeat Act would ban abortions in the state once a heartbeat has been detected. The law also allows private citizens to sue anyone who helps facilitate an illegal abortion. Pro-abortion organizations say the fight is not over and they are committed to helping women in that state find safe and legal alternatives. Pro-life supporters say 150 babies will be saved each day in Texas because of the law. It is estimated three-thousand babies are aborted in the US each day.
SNBC NEWS Covid Watch
In France that nation’s citizens have taken to the streets in protest of new vax card requirements to enter businesses and forms of transportation. Some people have literally taken to the streets eating in front of empty restaurants in protest. The protests are causing businesses to lose money now prompting France to ease their restrictions.
In Australia members of a church were fined and arrested for holding church services under strict covid lockdown rules. Pastor Marvin Osaghae and 30 members of his congregation were arrested, loaded into police vans and booked on violation charges. Each member was charged a one thousand dollars fine. The church was fined five thousand dollars for the violation. One politician called the church gathering a blatant contradiction of the rules.
A judge in Chicago stripped a mother of custody of her child due to the mother’s refusal to take the covid shot. The mother when asked says her doctor advised against it due to her history of adverse reactions to previous shots. The judge awarded full custody to the woman’s ex-husband; it is unclear if the controversy around his decision motivated the justice, but the order has been withdrawn awarding the mother joint custody.
Also, in Chicago a man was shot after an altercation over his refusal to wear a mask. The argument started outside a store when the security guard refused entry for the man for not wearing a mask. An argument ensued resulting in the victim being shot three times. Following the incident and arrest police discovered security guard, Chester Holmes was a four-time convicted felon, and a registered child sex offender. Holmes is not legally allowed to carry a weapon in the state of Illinois. Mr. Holmes is currently in jail, being held without bail. Attorneys for the security guard called the man “kindhearted”.
Organization sues over controversial curriculum in California
In California the state’s school department has issued another controversial option for school curriculum. According to reports the California State Department of Education will allow children and teachers to pray to Aztec gods as part of an ethnic studies course. The information was discovered after a conservative organization, The Thomas Moore Society filed a lawsuit concerning the curriculum. The lawsuit was filed after requests to remove this part of the lessons was ignored. The curriculum instructs teachers to lead children in several self-affirmation chants one option featuring prayer chants to Aztec gods. According to the lawsuit the curriculum includes calling these deities by name and recognizing them as a source of power, knowledge, and asking them for assistance. The Aztec culture practiced human sacrifice to their gods. The sacrifices were so gruesome that European explorers commented on the practice in their writings during their exploration of the Americas. The lesson plans also include the Ashe Prayer from the Yoruba religion. The Yoruba religion is considered the root foundation of beliefs like Santeria, and Voodoo. Critics claim the schools would have been sued if these chants were based on the Christian faith and should not be used for impressionable students. According to snopes.com the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum is voluntary and is a form of community chant that includes names of broad indigenous concepts that teach students self-reflection and action. According to UN.org indigenous concepts are practices by Indigenous people who are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic, and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live.
(In other words, these concepts are practices of certain beliefs passed on from generation to generation including their religious beliefs.)
SNBC Health report: the benefits of using an air purifier
Several research journals conducted studies measuring how far viral droplets spread from patients with the flu, cold, and other viral illnesses. A study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology in June 2020 suggests air purifiers may work as a protective measure in medical and dental offices. The environmental protection agency also noted air purifiers may help with the reduction of viral illness spread. The organization added the device helps with the reduction of forms of air pollution indoors. Because people spend a lot of time indoors air purifiers help to remove any toxics located inside the home and remove them safely, especially in colder climates or seasons. Researchers believe this may help reduce illness in winter months and improve air quality in homes. Certain plants can also be used to purify indoor spaces. Snake plants, Peace Lily’s, Bamboo Palm, Aloe Vera, and Boston Ferns are just a few plants that can be used as natural air purifiers.