Administration Defends UN-Funded, Anti-Israel Textbooks for Palestinians
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July 12, 2016 |
| Good morning from Washington, where a House committee is examining how same-sex marriage for some has restricted religious liberty for others. Kelsey Harkness has the story. Social issues figure in the Republican platform under assembly in Cleveland. Philip Wegmann is there. Critics tell Fred Lucas that U.N. textbooks for Palestinians are anti-Israel. A state agency says it won't accuse churches of discrimination, Leah Jessen reports. Plus: Amber and David Lapp write on marriage in a divorce culture, and The Daily Signal's audience cheers our foreign correspondent's July Fourth reflection. |
NewsAdministration Defends UN-Funded, Anti-Israel Textbooks for PalestiniansAn elementary school textbook calls the 1948 establishment of Israel a "disaster," and a high school text tells of the "End of Days" when "Muslims fight the Jews," among other examples in a report from the Center for Near East Policy, a pro-Israel research institute based in Jerusalem. |
NewsReligious Liberty and Same-Sex Marriage Takes Center Stage in CongressThe long-awaited hearing, called by Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will examine how the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision has affected people who hold traditional views on marriage and review legislation that would protect those people from facing adverse actions by the government. |
NewsSocial Conservatives Declare Victory on Bathrooms, Marriage in GOP PlatformAfter fending off attempts to change the Republican Party's official position on LGBT issues and traditional marriage, a coalition of social conservatives cautiously celebrated an early victory Monday afternoon. |
CommentaryWhy Young Adults Both Want and Fear MarriageThe bad news is that young Americans have less confidence in marriage than their grandparents did and are carrying profound wounds, thanks to fragmented families and divorce. |
NewsIowa Civil Rights Agency Says It Won't Tell Pastors What to Preach on SexualityAfter a pastor raised concerns, Iowa's human rights agency says it will not muzzle churches that teach on matters of biblical sexuality, nor force them to open single-sex restrooms to members of the opposite sex. |
Commentary'Uplifting': Fourth of July Feature Strikes Chord With Daily Signal's AudienceA Fourth of July reflection from abroad by Nolan Peterson, The Daily Signal's foreign correspondent, prompted readers to share their own thoughts about America's place in the hearts of those yearning for freedom, whether in Iraq or Ukraine. |
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