A Colorado baker’s stand over a wedding cake became a faithful witness that helped save the First Amendment.
In our June issue, Jack Phillips reflects on the legal battle that turned his life right side up and pointed people beyond politics:
Harassing text messages attempt to deter Hong Kong Christians from engaging in the pro-democracy movement.
| "Threats by text" by Erica Kwong |
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“In contrast to Myanmar, Hong Kong’s crackdown on its pro-democracy movement in the past few years has seen few fatalities at the hands of police. Instead, the central government is killing the movement by legislation and detention.” – @JuneCheng_Worldworld.wng.org/2021/03/a_tale…
“Under the new rules, set for deliberation on March 17, only candidates who pledge allegiance to Hong Kong as a special region of China can run for a seat on the council.”
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"America needs a non-partisan, indisputably respected National Commission on Election Integrity to compile a weighty, sober, trustworthy report on contested voting issues."
@DCInnes1 in #WNGOpinions:
During Pride spirit week at a Massachusetts middle school, Liam Morrison was sent home for wearing a shirt that said, "There are only two genders."
The resulting federal lawsuits center on First Amendment rights in public schools.
“The stifling of artistic expression in #HongKong is a startling change for a city previously known for citizens’ ability to say things the government banned in mainland #China.”
@JuneCheng_World reports on the crackdown against documentaries and media.
Rosaria Butterfield writes our cover essay on the genesis of twenty years of same-sex marriage and the moral revolution that made it possible.
"Homosexuality is found in the flesh, forbidden in the law, and overcome in the gospel," she writes.