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In this April 12, 2019, file photo, Sidney Draughon holds a sign as she takes part in a protest in Provo, Utah, against how the Brigham Young University Honor Code Office investigates and disciplines students. Brigham Young University in Utah has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that reflected 'homosexual feelings' which LGBTQ students and their allies felt created an unfair double standard not imposed on heterosexual couples. On June 16, 2021, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced his agency will interpret Title IX federal legislation to protect LGBT students from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, a reversal of policy from the Trump administration and a move which critics fear could endanger religious schools. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, Dept. of Education says

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

White House denies report Vatican nixed papal Mass with Biden

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Fabian Arias, a Lutheran pastor with St. Peter's Church in Manhattan, center right, coordinates with volunteers as they prepare food delivery donations at a produce wholesaler, Friday, May 8, 2020, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

U.S. charitable giving hit record $471 billion in 2020 amid pandemic, economic turmoil

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Australian media experts have joined U.S. critics in denouncing the political bias and unfair reporting which persists in the U.S. press. (AP PHOTO)

Inside the Beltway: Liberal media bias gets global condemnation

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, photo, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington. When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June 2021, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t partake of Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Catholic politicians scrutinized as Biden heads to Vatican

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at a polling station with his partner Carrie Symonds to cast his vote in local council elections in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

British PM ducks reporter’s ‘Catholic question,’ blasts atheist Labor rival as ‘a fool’

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Biden's Abortion Problem Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s abortion hypocrisy is also a Catholic leadership problem

By Kristan Hawkins and Kristi Stone Hamrick

Destin Cramer, left, and Noah Rice place a new sticker on the door at the ceremonial opening of a gender-neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale High School Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Seattle. President Obama's directive ordering schools to accommodate transgender students has been controversial in some places but since 2012 Seattle has mandated that transgender students be able to use of the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. Nearly half of the district's 15 high schools already have gender-neutral bathrooms and one high school has had a transgender bathroom for 20 years. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) **FILE**

Christian college asks appeals court to halt Biden gender identity policy in school dorms, showers

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on scandals in the Southern Baptist Convention by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Dysfunctional Southern Baptists: Repent!

By Cal Thomas

Jesus or Xi Jinping Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Jesus replaced by Xi Jinping?

By Sam Brownback and Dede Laugesen

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo an American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether the Trump administration can exclude people in the country illegally from the count used for divvying up congressional seats. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Defamation or protected religious speech? Disgraced Catholic deacon asks Supreme Court to decide

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

In this July 26, 2017 file photo, people with the Human Rights Campaign hold up "equality flags" during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, in support of transgender members of the military. Defense officials say the Pentagon will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military and will issue new rules that broaden their access to medical care and gender transition. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

School system to appeal reinstatement of teacher in transgender flap to Va. Supreme Court

Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Kudos to Father Altman

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This May 4, 2021, photo shows a sign outside the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington. The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's campaign, the newspaper said Friday, May 7. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

DOJ waters down promise to ‘vigorously’ defend religious schools’ LGBTQ exemptions

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Illustration on "transhumanism" and the human body by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

‘Transhumanism,’ the potential dark side of technological advancement

By Dr. Ben Carson

In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, file photo, Saddleback Church founder and Senior Pastor Rick Warren poses for a photo at the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Warren has announced his retirement after 42 years of leading Saddleback Church in Southern California. The Orange County Register reported Monday, June 7, 2021, that the 67-year-old Warren shared the news with his congregation on Sunday. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Baptist pastor Rick Warren, ‘Purpose Driven Life’ author, announces retirement

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Washington National Cathedral Altar Guild members Anne Bowen, left, and Anne Roulhac, right, arrange flowers in preparation for the virtual Easter Sunday worship services at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, April 3, 2021. The Washington National Cathedral offers online worship services because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

More than 80% of worshippers want online services to continue, says survey

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

American troops approach Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944 - D-Day. (U.S. Army photo/file)

Remembering D-Day

By Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich and Speaker Newt Gingrich

Illustration on the connection between faith and having children by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Chinese communists too late to save regime with new birth policy

By Michael McKenna

Actor Elijah Wood, who starred in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, told The Sunday Times that "vipers" in Hollywood pray on young children. (New Line Productions) ** FILE **

Tolkien fan site claims author ‘woke’ as Amazon petitioned against nudity in LOTR series

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times