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American Tax Dollars Fund Laundry List of Left-Wing Books

May 30, 2024 Virginia Star Staff

American tax dollars are funding an array of book projects covering topics like “trans reproduction” and the “neglected queer history” of homosexuality in post-colonial Ireland, federal records show.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) spends hundreds of thousands of tax dollars a year funding academics to write full-length books on a variety of subjects, according to grant records. While many of the books center on innocuous topics, like the history of criminal procedure in China or philosopher Immanuel Kant, others the NEH funded in 2023 and 2024 veer into left-wing topics.

Over 5,000 Congregations Approved to End Affiliation with United Methodist Church over Homosexuality Debate

June 12, 2023 Susan Berry, PhD

More than 5,000 congregations have now been approved to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church throughout the last two years over the longstanding dispute regarding the denomination’s position on homosexuality, the Christian Post reported Saturday.

Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Is ‘A Sin’ but Should Not Be Criminalized

January 26, 2023January 25, 2023 Admin

Pope Francis I said in an interview with the Associated Press that “homosexuality is not a crime” and encouraged bishops to stop practicing forms of conversion therapy. Francis has come under scrutiny in the past for his statements regarding the LGBTQ community, including his perceived endorsement of same-sex civil unions in 2020. The pope stated during the interview that while homosexuality is considered a sin, it should not be a “crime.”

Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ Banned in 14 Countries over Lesbian Kiss

June 20, 2022June 19, 2022 Admin

The new Pixar movie “Lightyear,” Disney’s spinoff of the critically-acclaimed “Toy Story” series, is currently banned in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries due to the inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters.

Virginia Department of Health Spent Over $56K to Sign Teens up for Sex-Ed Texting

October 9, 2020October 8, 2020 Corinne Murdock

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) appropriated over $56,000 to fund a sex-help texting line for teenagers. The resource, BrdsNBz, doesn’t require parental permission.
VDH sent out postcards across the state inviting anyone ages 13-19 to anonymously text a number for sex education. BrdsNBz says it provides “medically-accurate information about sexual health topics” relayed by a trained “Health Education team.” It also promises “local resources and referrals,” though it does not mention what those entail.