This Man Received 167 Sex-Change Surgeries. He Lives in a World of Regret.

Jan. 16, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump's administration is likely to turn 1 year old Saturday without having filled nearly half of some major posts. Fred Lucas reports. Congress is about to refocus on budget matters. Justin Bogie lists seven ways to tighten the belt effectively. The New York Times falls for hype about land mines, Ted Bromund writes. Plus: Tony Perkins on where in the world it's deadly to be a Christian, and Walt Heyer on the false path of gender-reassignment surgery.
Commentary This Man Received 167 Sex-Change Surgeries. He Lives in a World of Regret. Blair Logsdon says he regrets all 167 surgeries. No longer turning to the surgeons to discover his "true self," he has found his true male self in following Jesus Christ. Read More
Commentary New York Times Gets the Facts Wrong on Land Mines According to The New York Times, 8,605 people were injured or killed in 2016 by land mines and "other booby-trap explosives." In fact, 1,765 people were. Read More
News There Are 633 Key Administration Positions. Trump Hasn't Appointed Nominees for 252 of Them. "Trump has yet to fill key political policy and management jobs across the government, ranging from the IRS, to the Census Bureau and the Drug Enforcement Administration, to important diplomatic positions," says Max Stier of the Partnership for Public Service. Read More
Commentary 7 Ways Congress Can Rein in Out-of-Control Spending With deficits projected to reach trillion-dollar levels in only five years, inaction on the budget is driving the country closer to a fiscal breakdown. Read More
Commentary North Korea, Afghanistan Top List of Dangerous Places to Be Christian "Nearly one of every 12 Christians in the world today lives in an area, or in a culture, in which Christianity is illegal, forbidden, or punished," says Open Doors President David Curry. Read More
News Flashback: How 1 Decision by 2 Parents Shaped the Life of a Baseball MVP Lorenzo McCutchen and Petrina Swan were high-school teenagers when their son Andrew was born. Five years later, his parents made a choice that would change Andrew's life forever. On Monday, the former baseball MVP was traded to the San Francisco Giants. Read More
Commentary We Hear You: DACA, Illegal Immigration, Sanctuary Cities, and Voter Fraud "My parents came from Mexico many decades ago. They learned English, became citizens, and grew to love America. They never went on welfare nor took advantage of our country," writes Molly Schubert. Read More
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