In the news, Saturday, June 3, 2017

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from The Christian Times

Ontario approves measure that allows government to take children from parents who oppose gender ideology

The Canadian province of Ontario has passed a legislation that has been described by critics as "totalitarian" as it allows the government to seize children from families who do not accept gender ideology. Bill 89, or the Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017, was passed by a vote of 63–23 on June 1, the last day before Queen's Park adjourns for the summer. The measure repeals and replaces the Child and Family Services Act, which governs child protection services, as well as adoption and foster care services.

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from New Statesman

"The leading voice of the British left, since 1913."

London Bridge terror attack: 7 killed and 48 injured in van and stabbing attack
Labour and Conservatives suspend national election campaigning after second terror attack in a month.

Listening to the guns from on high: a view from the Golan Heights
Hezbollah has been fighting rebels and Isis in Syria, now Israel is worried they will turn their attention back to Jerusalem.

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from The New York Sun

Bloomberg on Thin Ice

Remember how the Democratic Convention brought out the Gold Star father Khizr Khan to mock Donald Trump with the question “Have you even read the United States Constitution?” It would be a good question for Michael Bloomberg. The ex-mayor of New York has just fetched up in the news as part of a campaign to undercut President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord. It seems that His Honor is leading an effort to get not only corporations but also American states and cities to commit to an agreement America has just spurned. They are in negotiations with the United Nations.

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from New York Times

These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop
At Evergreen State College and elsewhere, diatribes have replaced dialogue. Confronted with a loud barrage of questions, [Professor Bret Weinstein] asks the students, “Would you like to hear the answer or not?” “No!” several shout. And there you have it. They’re not conducting an interrogation. They’re staging an inquisition.

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from Orthodox Christianity

“THE MAIN BATTLE IS SPIRITUAL”
Abbot Anthony (Pavliashvili) on his path to the monastery and the providence of God

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from Reason Magazine

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The Indestructible Idea of the Basic Income
Is this the only policy proposal Tom Paine, Huey Long, Milton Friedman, Timothy Leary, and Sam Altman can agree on?

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