Thumbs up–spotlight on the good things happening in the world

Life

• United States of America. Another mother and athlete, Makenna Myler, has qualified for the Olympic trials for the national track and field team.
  
• The American pro-life world has launched a legal action against allocating millions of dollars to the International Planned Parenthood Federation, which the abortion organization requested in the form of aid to fight COVID-19.
  
• There are at least ten good legal and social reasons for the federal Supreme Court to declare abortion illegal.
  
• United Kingdom. The impressive protest campaign of associations in defense of people with Down Syndrome against the government’s idea of promoting prenatal tests continues.
  
• Bishop John Sherrington, Catholic auxiliary bishop of Westminster, is calling on the government to ban DIY abortion at home.
  
• Malta. Despite years of international pressure, only 18% of citizens are in favor of decriminalizing abortion.
  
• Estonia. In 2020 there was a sharp drop in the number of abortions, confirming a positive trend.

Freedom of education

• United States of America. Republicans in the federal Congress are advancing a bill that aims to ban – or at least prevent funding with taxpayer money – school courses and textbooks that promote “cancel culture.”
  
• Victory of parents’ associations that oppose the ideological rewriting of national history in the elections for the renewal of school councils.

Freedom and religion

• United States of America. The Catholic League details President Joe Biden’s departures from Catholic doctrine: there are as many as 32 violations of the Catechism.
  
• Wisconsin Supreme Court has recognized undeniable rights of a Catholic school.
  
• Scotland. Edinburgh City Council has been convicted of banning religious assemblies, and had to compensate some evangelical preachers.
  
• Eritrea. The bishops denounce the government’s attempt to expropriate Christian hospitals and schools.
  
• Various international associations and foundations are asking the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights not to discriminate against candidates for international office because of their Christian faith.

Family

• Austria. Family policies have been clearly explained.
  
• Switzerland, what are the concrete advantages for the family and what help is there for raising children?
  
• United States of America. Black Lives Matter fights against racially motivated abortion.
  
• Hungary. The Population Research Institute has published a thorough analysis of the benefits of policies pursued by the government.
  
• The congress of the European Association of Large Families (EALF) has reaffirmed that family is the safest and most welcoming place for life.
  
• Middle East. The Catholic bishops will consecrate the region to the Holy Family.

LGBT+

• UK. Simon Fanshawe, one of the founders of Stonewall, the famous LGBT+ charity, denounces intolerance towards males and females and threats to lawyers defending the biological nature of humans, while uncovering disturbing messages spread in schools in favor of the ideology of transsexualism. The evangelical organization Christian Concern is calling for a public inquiry.
  
• Spain. The Supreme Court has recognized that the country’s Christian television networks, condemned by the government, may broadcast programs that, on the subject of sexuality, defend human biological nature.
  
• Australia. Justice Minister Michaelia Cash and Linda Reynolds, head of the disability department, are calling on the government to intervene and put a stop to treatments that imply the use of puberty blockers for young people.