US Supreme Court reject emergency addition to Title IX
The Supreme Court has struck down an attempted emergency request by the Biden Administration. The court struck down an addition to Title IX that would have added a clause for claims of sex and gender identity discrimination in restrooms. The clause would have allowed biological men who identified as women to be allowed in women’s restrooms, locker rooms and dorms in several Republican run states. The attorney generals from several of those states sued, saying the clause would violate state laws. The Supreme Court agreed to strike down the emergency clause in 5-4 decision. The court in its ruling said the Biden Administration did not prove its case claiming the need for the additional clause. The justices added the Title IX addition would violate a previous ruling from the lower courts. Conservatives have praised the court’s decision.
Planned Parenthood offers abortions & vasectomies in celebration of DNC national rally in Chicago
The final days of the Biden Harris administration have seen additional chaos at the party’s national rally. The Democratic National Convention wrapped up this week in Chicago. DNC convention participants were given several party favors offered throughout the city, including the opportunity to get a free abortion. Planned Parenthood according to several credited news sources arrived in the Windy City, just prior to the DNC and offered its services to visitors and residents of the city. The organization offered free abortion pills, vasectomies and contraceptives to those in the area claiming it was helping those in states where abortion services are restricted. A spokesperson for Planned Parenthood expressed excitement to offer their services to the Chicago community. The group claims that 20 to 30 patients at the time of this broadcast had already received services from the mobile clinic. The DNC did not sponsor Planned Parenthood’s efforts, but party leaders have not publicly condemned the mobile clinic being in Chicago at the same time as their national convention. Two pro-life organizations have now countered setting up their own mobile clinics to educate and speak to those seeking services from the Planned Parenthood mobile clinic. The DNC also experienced major protests from Pro-Palestine groups near the Democratic National Convention’s location and at the Israel consulate in Chicago. Over 200 protestors threw rocks, burned the American flag and a flag bearing the Jewish Star of David. Several were arrested in the protests.
The protests were conducted by a group called Behind Enemy Lines, which Chicago city representatives say did not have a permit to protest.
SNBC NEWS UPDATE: ongoing persecution of the church in Nicaragua
According to reports the government is now shutting down evangelical Christian organizations. Authorities have reportedly shut down over 15-hundred Christian organizations in the country.
The Nicaraguan government claims these groups failed to disclose financial statements. Critics say it is all about the persecution of the Church. The ongoing persecution has occurred since 2018 but increased following a large evangelism event last year, that attracted close to one million people. The organizers of that event have since been imprisoned and accused of embezzlement and money laundering. Christian watchdog groups call the charges and arrests a clear punishment for witnessing the gospel in Nicaragua.
SNBC Health report: the Health Benefits of Matcha Tea
This tea has continued to grow in popularity here in the U.S. Mainly consumed as a drink, it can be used in variety of ways. No matter how you use matcha tea most nutritionists comment on its high nutritional value. Matcha is derived from a plant related to the plant that produces green tea. It is loaded with natural antioxidants; these are contributed to the fact that the process to make matcha tea uses the entire plant leaf. This tea is beneficial to brain function and helps protect the liver. It may also improve heart health and assist in dental health. When purchasing matcha tea, organic is considered best, but the plant is reportedly grown without pesticides or chemicals.