{"id":113250,"date":"2022-01-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=113250"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:30:10","slug":"the-good-and-the-bad-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/the-good-and-the-bad-of-2021","title":{"rendered":"The good and the bad of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reporting isn&#8217;t everything, but it is useful in building the story. Here are a few notable facts that have left a deep mark on world culture and society during 2021. Lest we forget, for better or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-january\"><strong>JANUARY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Spain, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/actuall.com\/vida\/nace-valedores-una-alianza-de-entidades-provida-frente-al-aborto-y-la-eutanasia-en-espana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100 associations<\/a> in favor of the right to life and the natural family have come together in an alliance.<\/li><li>France protests against new <a href=\"https:\/\/ucanews.com\/news\/french-archbishop-others-protest-draft-law-against-religious-extremism\/90883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">restrictions on freedom of worship<\/a>, announced by the government.<\/li><li>In Greece, the <a href=\"https:\/\/premierchristian.news\/en\/news\/article\/greece-s-orthodox-church-rejects-government-order-to-close-places-of-worship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orthodox Church<\/a> opposes the closure of religious celebrations which the government desires.<\/li><li>In Poland, proceedings are underway against the violent men who, in the name of LGBT+ ideology, abused the image of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncregister.com\/cna\/poland-s-rainbow-halo-trial-begins-this-image-is-very-offensive-to-many-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Madonna venerated in the sanctuary of Cz\u0119stochowa<\/a>.<\/li><li>In Latvia some <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.lsm.lv\/article\/politics\/saeima\/saeima-debates-definition-of-family-in-the-constitution.a388754\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parliamentarians are mobilizing to introduce clear definitions of &#8220;marriage&#8221; and &#8220;family&#8221; in the Constitution<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>France, just a few days away from the now certain approval of the new bioethics law, is debating the potential dangers for religious freedom that could be introduced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/evangelicalfocus.com\/europe\/9718\/french-police-will-now-include-religion-and-medical-conditions-in-files-about-suspected-extremists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bill against extremism, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/evangelicalfocus.com\/europe\/9718\/french-police-will-now-include-religion-and-medical-conditions-in-files-about-suspected-extremists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pending in parliament<\/a><\/a>.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/unfpa.org\/featured-publication\/guidance-note-applying-HRBA-programming-unfpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations Population Fund<\/a> publishes guidelines that promote abortion and LGBT+ ideology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>FEBRUARY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Portugal, leaders of different religions welcome the decision of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetablet.co.uk\/news\/13884\/portugese-church-welcomes-challenge-to-euthanasia-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refer the euthanasia law to the Constitutional Court<\/a>.<\/li><li>Through a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?fbclid=IwAR0_kA9J7gXR5QA_hHcMMLCFfnI2tVau5e1C5Ae0ACLjBCqjtD02wCQ1138&amp;v=zymBhgUqoh4&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;mc_cid=5bb7a06f5a&amp;mc_eid=fcca224c99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video message, numerous leaders of the pro-life<\/a> movement on the African continent are asking US President Joe Biden not to promote contraception, abortion and LGBT+ ideology through the federal foreign aid fund.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the United Kingdom, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thejc.com\/ofsted-keeps-up-pressure-on-charedi-schools-to-teach-about-same-sex-relationships-1.511133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office for Standards in Education, Children&#8217;s Services and Skills<\/a>, a government body that supervises schools, reiterates that it is mandatory in all schools of all levels to promote the transgender ideology in <a href=\"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/it\/la-moda-transgender-che-seduce-le-nostre-figlie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the name of &#8220;non-discrimination<\/a>, full integration, and the best interests of children&#8221; and, of course, LGBT+ persons. <\/li><li>In Australia, after the ruling of the Queensland Supreme Court that effectively usurps parental rights and sets a serious precedent, taking away families&#8217; freedom to educate their children in favor of the state power, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/it\/victoria-una-legge-pericolosissima-contro-la-libert-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State of Victoria<\/a> approves the <a href=\"https:\/\/abc.net.au\/news\/2021-02-05\/victorias-gay-conversion-bill-passes-upper-house\/13122058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">total ban on so-called &#8220;conversion therapy&#8221;<\/a> for people with gender dysphoria, including its direct or indirect advertising.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>MARCH<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Parliament of Northern Ireland <a href=\"https:\/\/care.org.uk\/news\/2021\/03\/ni-abortion-bill-passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bans abortion of children with trisomy 21<\/a> and non-fatal diseases.<\/li><li>A document from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/it\/si-possono-benedire-le-unioni-lgbt-no\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catholic Church&#8217;s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith<\/a> clarifies the reasons it is impossible for Catholics to bless LGBT+ unions.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gript.ie\/nun-begs-police-stop-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng<\/a> is a Burmese nun who, portrayed on her knees in front of the military who were threatening a massacre of youth opposing the coup in a snapshot that immediately went viral, convinced some of those same soldiers to pray together and (at least temporarily) suspend the repression.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Germany, the <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/german-catholic-leader-criticizes-request-to-halt-public-worship-in-holy-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">churches and presidents of the federal states<\/a> were right about the draconian measures wanted by Chancellor Angela Merkel that would have prevented Easter celebrations.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/media.aclj.org\/pdf\/EU-Budget-2019-Issues.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU pours millions<\/a> into the development and support of LGBT+ and pro-abortion organizations linked to philanthropist George Soros.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/aclu-gets-15-million-lgbt-grant-from-billionaire-foe-of-christian-morals-and-religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/a>, one of the spearheads of US progressivism, receives large amounts of funding from donors intent on restricting religious freedom in order to impose gender ideology.<\/li><li>In the US federal capital of <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalreview.com\/news\/federal-judge-rules-d-c-s-capacity-limit-on-churches-is-unconstitutional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, the Catholic Church, which had denounced<\/a> both the closure of sacred buildings and the restrictions on the participation of the faithful in ceremonies, wins this battle.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>APRIL<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/mercatornet.com\/stalin-was-a-cancel-culture-pioneer-the-inside-story-on-how-he-cancelled-hamlet\/71520\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">father of &#8220;cancel culture&#8221;<\/a> is Stalin, today, thanks to President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s signature on a series of constitutional amendments, <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonblade.com\/2021\/04\/06\/putin-formally-bans-same-sex-marriages-in-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia has formally banned<\/a> homosexual &#8220;marriage&#8221;.<\/li><li>That LGBT+ ideology hurts people is a deep conviction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/feministcurrent.com\/2020\/08\/20\/can-i-get-a-witness-conference-unites-rational-minds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">500 most influential feminist women in the USA<\/a>, who, during an online congress, reiterated the blatant absurdity of transgenderism.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/kristi-noem-lgtbq-transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The list of states<\/a> in the USA that do not allow transgender males to participate in women&#8217;s sports is getting longer.<\/li><li>Thanks to the example of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/father-sentenced-to-6-months-for-violating-gag-order-about-childs-medical-gender-transition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Hooglan<\/a>, the father who was imprisoned because he opposed the gender transition of his daughter with courage and determination, several hundred people took to <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/vancouver-rally-against-the-medical-transition-of-youth-draws-large-crowd-naked-protestors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">streets<\/a> across Canada to protest against the increasingly oppressive impositions of gender ideology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Three studies show the <a href=\"https:\/\/dw.com\/en\/covid-woes-youths-around-the-world-have-pandemic-fatigue\/a-57097409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">forgotten tragedy<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmax.com\/newsfront\/abuse-drugs-tobacco-alcohol\/2021\/03\/29\/id\/1015644\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drugs<\/a>, which is damaging the <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.com\/2021\/03\/31\/number-of-teenagers-seeking-psychiatric-help-soars-amid-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">psyche<\/a> of hundreds of thousands, or perhaps millions of young people during the pandemic.<\/li><li>Research published in the scientific journal <em>The Lancet<\/em> shows how much <a href=\"https:\/\/euractiv.com\/section\/coronavirus\/news\/new-report-covid-pandemic-disruption-caused-avoidable-deaths-of-mothers-and-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">care for pregnant women and newborns<\/a> was penalized during the pandemic, even producing increased mortality in those categories. That&#8217;s why researchers are calling on governments to step up health care for moms and babies.<\/li><li>The city of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/10\/new-york-parent-seeks-ok-to-marry-their-own-adult-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New York<\/a> plans to recognize polyamorous unions, equating them with the natural family.<\/li><li>In Japan, <a href=\"https:\/\/japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2021\/04\/09\/national\/lgbt-ldp-same-sex-marriage-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the LGBT+ lobby<\/a> continues to exert strong pressure on parliament to obtain full recognition of same-sex &#8220;marriages&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>MAY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Despite pressure from London to impose full liberalization of abortion throughout the United Kingdom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/lack-staff-suspension-abortion-pill-northern-ireland\/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=41d343adef77ce738c271038b98a495f9a96a426-1620156016-0-AXQ4w35qGOt9xfTn7v1VXTQr5GrcxjVUp1QdOQNjPjz4WGaHxFCmH-9dcJcW4FJKOuWMAOXkClJJdPEEib31mHd-u3CqG9_PGsgIlb2XvErDOLdonU2_7vA8oay2xCzE69CSluDwgoeLtv8Anwdr7cz-ShwDBp1d6VwESJsYFdyN0EKEt5lWGGsBsJeHK4aM2iS2zsI-rmkZ36jDdAvMRlMz8wo19Lh1j2uQ_48P34MFJkpTJULUxF0LggYxXNO1nUZy5qcuxrPTis8D8b5rw3FBBLAu9VHu9kHSl_Wy8eLw0U4ue9TLi2g3kURqF7EtEE61uEsuLDFjQbICl-dqEuYnJfTlHhX7os6gO1RdeqgIGOgRokY2WCPBpVpAseGpfkZnc6BETJEkYS-zATn15ezBGH2CD2JT3I3FXyGGRFvoO52umMnGcvN6o0IyC3Rq-m6fMkguDsKGVXGUlM6mEpM8AamvVPKbpmJ-5mmrItEq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the distribution of abortion pills is suspended in Northern Ireland<\/a>.<\/li><li>International public opinion is shocked by the decision of Sweden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/puberty-blockers-banned-to-treat-gender-dysphoric-youth-in-sweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prestigious Karolinksa Institutet<\/a> to ban the use of puberty blockers in children under 16 because they are too dangerous.<\/li><li>The President of Malta, George Vella, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofmalta.com\/articles\/view\/president-vella-i-would-rather-resign-than-sign-abortion-bill.872527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publicly reaffirms his intention not to sign the law legalizing abortion<\/a>, saying he is even ready to resign, if necessary.<\/li><li>Scientific research <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-not-safe-family-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demonstrates the falsity of the abortionist argument<\/a> that voluntary termination of pregnancy is necessary for more sensible family planning.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/research-really-shows-abortions-physical-risks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Further research on the health risks of abortion for women<\/a> highlights not only the psychological, but also the physical consequences that mothers face.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A magazine of international reach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/04\/29\/vogue-suggests-having-child-pure-environmental-vandalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Vogue<\/em><\/a>, accuses parents who bring children into the world of doing &#8220;pure environmental vandalism&#8221; on the very days when the UK Bureau of Statistics shows that more than <a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/53-years-of-abortion-9563907-lives-lost-since-1967-one-unborn-baby-every-3-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9.5 million<\/a> children have been aborted in the United Kingdom since the legalization of elective abortion in 1967 \u2013 an average of one child killed every three minutes.<\/li><li>In Australia, in addition to the State of Queensland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-05-27\/sa-euthanasia-bill-passes-parliament-lower-house-vote\/100169036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Australia<\/a> is another state that forces the steps to legalize euthanasia.<\/li><li>New Zealand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzdoctor.co.nz\/article\/news\/ministry-checking-every-region-will-have-enough-assisted-dying-health-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minister of Health<\/a> David Clark assures the Parliament of the need for physicians to be involved in providing euthanasia on demand.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>JUNE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/evangelicalfocus.com\/europe\/12044\/spanish-high-court-defends-fined-christian-television-comments-about-homosexuality-were-not-hate-speech-but-freedom-of-expression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> of Spain establishes that Christian-inspired television networks, previously condemned by the government for this reason, can in fact broadcast programs that, on the subject of sexuality, defend the biological nature of the human being.<\/li><li>In the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/stonewall-co-founder-says-disparage-and-mislead-tactics-causing-lobby-group-to-shed-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simon Fanshawe, one of the founders<\/a> of Stonewall, the well-known LGBT+ charity, denounces intolerance towards males and females, and threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/stonewall-accused-of-attempting-to-silence-barrister-who-defends-biological-sex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawyers<\/a> who defend the biological nature of human beings. Thus, English schools become prey to transgender propaganda.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/law-student-cleared-after-uni-witch-hunt-for-stating-biological-fact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lisa Keogh, a law student investigated and sanctioned by Abertay University in Dundee<\/a>, Scotland, for simply stating that women have vaginas and that men are physically stronger, has been acquitted of misconduct charges.<\/li><li>In the USA, several <a href=\"https:\/\/mercatornet.com\/meet-the-parents-leading-the-charge-against-critical-race-theory\/72969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parent associations are protesting the LGBT+ indoctrination in public schools<\/a>, and have produced an important document summarizing their concerns.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Scotland, LGBT+ propaganda invents the blasphemous &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/teachers-union-promotes-transsexual-jesus-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transgender Jesus<\/a>.&#8221; To make students think that transsexuality as normal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/schools-give-boys-names-to-girls-without-parents-knowledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in many schools in the UK<\/a> males are called by female names and vice versa.<\/li><li>The philanthropic organization <a href=\"https:\/\/gript.ie\/oxfam-privileged-white-women-sexual-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oxfam, and in particular its &#8220;LGBT+ rights&#8221; promotion sector<\/a>, publishes a report accusing white feminist women of being the main cause of sexual violence practiced by men.<\/li><li>European Court of Human Rights agrees with Romania&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/non-discrimination\/news\/echr-rules-against-romania-over-lgbt-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LGBT+ associations<\/a> which complained of discrimination by state laws.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>JULY AND AUGUST<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the United Kingdom, a study by the Marriage Foundation shows how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/forget-race-or-class-marriage-is-the-big-social-divide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crucial marriage stability is for the future of children<\/a>.<\/li><li>In the USA, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ifstudies.org\/blog\/the-ties-that-bind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report published by the Institute for Family Studies<\/a> illustrates the positive influence of religion on family relationships and fertility, as well as on limiting cases of domestic violence and infidelity.<\/li><li>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/family\/archive\/2021\/07\/improve-us-birth-rate-give-parents-money-and-time\/619367\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Atlantic<\/em> magazine, the birth rate can be brought back up<\/a> by supporting parents financially and giving them more flexibility in their work schedules.<\/li><li>South Africa. Thanks to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, homeschooling is becoming increasingly popular, and with a positive effect: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/parent\/learn\/home-schooling\/local-homeschooling-mom-proves-it-works-as-her-son-enrolls-at-university-aged-just-16-20210514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a mother tells of the exceptional results obtained by her daughter<\/a> who will enroll in university even though she is not yet 17.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For the European Court of Justice, the judgment of unconstitutionality of eugenic abortion pronounced by the Polish Constitutional Court violates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2021\/07\/08\/european-court-of-human-rights-notifies-warsaw-of-12-cases-linked-to-abortion-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">12 EU &#8220;values&#8221; and regulations<\/a>.<\/li><li>The UK government authorizes the sale of <a href=\"https:\/\/premierchristian.news\/en\/news\/article\/christians-called-to-show-god-s-compassion-around-issue-of-contraception-says-director-of-pregnancy-advice-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;morning-after&#8221; abortion pills<\/a> in public and private pharmacies.<\/li><li>In Zimbabwe, there is growing pressure from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2021\/jul\/20\/contraception-divides-opinion-tackling-taboos-in-zimbabwe-as-teen-pregnancies-soar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">multinational abortion companies for parliament and government<\/a> to decriminalize and liberalize elective abortion and contraception.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In France, 50 professionals and researchers in the field of childhood publish an open letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexpress.fr\/actualite\/idees-et-debats\/changement-de-sexe-chez-les-enfants-nous-ne-pouvons-plus-nous-taire-face-a-une-grave-derive_2158725.html?fbclid=IwAR0AJbtXyOdHivPOdsGlXoGH4WIHzr0qxVaNPtCJy5OdlbKmLhYkzVwFTT8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">against propaganda favoring &#8220;gender self-determination&#8221; by children<\/a>.<\/li><li>In the United Kingdom, the Christian Concern organization publishes <a href=\"https:\/\/christianconcern.com\/resource\/can-i-withdraw-my-child-advice-on-issues-with-sex-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a &#8220;guide&#8221; for parents who wish to exempt their children from sex education classes at school<\/a>.<\/li><li>In Wales, a school temporarily withdraws a &#8220;transgender guide&#8221; after teachers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/trans-toolkit-withdrawn-after-pupil-called-girls-name-without-parents-knowledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called a student by a female name<\/a> without informing his parents.<\/li><li>In the USA hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/06\/across-america-parents-refuse-to-be-intimidated-by-bidens-attorney-general-labeling-them-domestic-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">associations of families and parents are protesting against the decisions of the White House<\/a> to launch an investigation against fathers and mothers who oppose gender indoctrination in schools.<\/li><li>In Kenya, the authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/kenya-bans-film-for-advocating-same-sex-marriage\/a-59287182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prohibit the screening of <em>I Am Samuel<\/em><\/a>, a film favoring the LGBT+ ideology, as it is in contrast with the national Constitution which promotes the natural family.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In London, the police &#8220;rainbow patrols&#8221; are born: they ride in cars painted in rainbow colors and deal with so-called &#8220;hate crimes&#8221;. But, as it turns out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiked-online.com\/2021\/08\/23\/the-manufacturing-of-a-hate-crime-epidemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the supposed alert for violence against LGBT+ people is actually a creation of the police themselves<\/a>.<\/li><li>In the USA, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/26\/biden-admin-back-school-transgender-message-we-intend-enforce-our-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;back-to-school&#8221; video<\/a> sent by the government to students promotes and defends LGBT+ ideology.<\/li><li>The Constitutional Court of Colombia declares legitimate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/248786\/colombian-supreme-court-rules-minors-can-marry-or-cohabit-with-an-adult-without-parental-consent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marriages and cohabitations between boys and girls aged 14 and adults<\/a> in the absence of consent from the parents of the minors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Two former presidents of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland, are among the doctors calling on the government to <a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/scotland-zoom-abortion-consultations-should-end-say-doctors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reinstate a ban on chemical home abortion<\/a> and to stop remote abortion consultations, as part of abortion liberalization.<\/li><li>In the USA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/oct\/25\/12-states-sue-biden-over-reversal-of-trump-era-abo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 states are suing the Biden Administration<\/a> for its pro-abortion policies. According to research by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.utexas.edu\/txpep\/files\/2021\/10\/sb-8-initial-impact-oct-28-txpep-brief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Policy Evaluation Project<\/a>, the number of abortions performed in Texas clinics dropped by about 50% in September: this is the outcome of the life-saving law, which went into effect on the first day of the month.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-salvador-abortion-ban-upheld-by-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Congress of El Salvador confirms a total ban on abortion<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Belgium is the first European country to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/belgium-funding-poland-abortion-ban-b1928450.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fund abortion for Polish women<\/a> who have been banned from terminating their pregnancies for eugenic reasons by the Constitutional Court in Warsaw.<\/li><li>Pro-abortion organizations around the world are attempting to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionists-climate-change-funding-expand-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COP26 Environmental Conference to include and promote contraception and elective abortion<\/a>.<\/li><li>In the report submitted to the UN General Assembly, the Independent Expert on Non-Discrimination calls for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/Issues\/SexualOrientation\/IESOGI\/Reports_on_Gender_Final_Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">criminalization of religious leaders, associations and anyone else in the world who publicly criticizes the tenets of LGBT+ ideology<\/a> and abortion. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The British government says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/11\/06\/free-speech-bill-must-amended-give-academics-adequate-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the new freedom of expression law to protect university lecturers<\/a> will also contain a &#8220;Stock Amendment&#8221;, named after Professor Kathleen Stock, who was censured and threatened at the University of Sussex in Brighton for opposing transgender ideology.<\/li><li>Hungarian Constitutional Court approves questions for the referendum where citizens will express their opinion on teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/child-protection-referendum-questions-hungarian-government-approved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LGBT+ issues to minors<\/a> in school even without parental consent. The referendum, proposed by the government, will be held in the spring.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/valdaiclub.com\/events\/posts\/articles\/vladimir-putin-meets-with-members-of-the-valdai-discussion-club-transcript-of-the-18th-plenary-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> speaks at the assembly of the Valdai Club, a think-tank in Sochi, against the ideology of gender and LGBT+ &#8220;rights&#8221;, dominant in Western countries. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20211120\/russian-patriarch-says-orthodox-church-to-never-recognise-same-sex-marriages-1090883545.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian Orthodox Church<\/a> will never give the license of marriage to same-sex cohabitation.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanews.com\/news\/indian-legal-battle-over-same-sex-marriage\/94731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India&#8217;s Justice Minister opposes the recognition of same-sex &#8220;marriages&#8221;<\/a> pending before the Supreme Court.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Spain, the international director of 40 Days for Life is protesting against a bill, proposed by the Socialist Party, that aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/249568\/spanish-bill-that-would-criminalize-prayer-near-abortion-clinics-called-a-danger-to-democracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ban prayer<\/a> in front of abortion clinics.<\/li><li>The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe documents the sharp increase in 2020 in the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/hatecrime.osce.org\/hate-crime-data?year=2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hate crimes against Christians in Europe<\/a>.<\/li><li>The Electoral Tribunal of Mexico prohibits the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/249542\/mexican-electoral-tribunal-rules-political-partys-pro-life-ads-offensive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political-electoral ads against the adoption of children by homosexual couples and against abortion<\/a>, created by the Party of Solidarity Meeting because they contain &#8220;statements and images of an offensive and\/or denigrating nature&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The UK Supreme Court <a href=\"http:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20211215124647-t2z6y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejects the proposal to introduce passports that contemplate a third, &#8220;neutral&#8221; sex designation<\/a>: in fact, the Court said this would undermine a legal system built on a clear distinction between males and females.<\/li><li>In the USA, a coalition of more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/rabbis-us-universities-suspend-diversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2,000 Orthodox rabbis<\/a> is calling for universities to drop programs on &#8220;diversity, equity and inclusion&#8221; because they promote anti-Semitism.<\/li><li>Parents in the USA are concerned about what is being taught in schools, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/freetolearn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FTL-Letter-to-Education-Groups.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey conducted by Free to Learn<\/a>, an organization fighting for the right to education.<\/li><li>In Australia, parliamentary debate begins on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/australia-introduces-contentious-religious-anti-discrimination-legislation-2021-11-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed Anti-Discrimination on Religious Grounds Act<\/a>, which, if passed, would allow religious organizations not to hire staff who proclaim to be supportive of LGBT+ ideology.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/resources\/FINAL%20Coalition%20letter%2012-1-21%20(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church and faith community leaders are writing to the US Federal Senate<\/a> expressing concern about the Build Back Better Act, which could exclude faith-based organizations from welfare and education services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Norwegian postal service releases <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/24\/norway-postal-service-christmas-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a Christmas commercial in which a gay Santa<\/a> kisses a man named Harry.<\/li><li>In the United Kingdom, civil service unions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/28\/uk-bureaucrats-ban-word-christmas-for-fear-it-will-offend-minorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remove the word &#8220;Christmas&#8221;<\/a> from a government campaign urging citizens to vaccinate against COVID-19.<\/li><li>The honorary ambassador of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/eu-s-lgbtq-goodwill-ambassador-mocks-the-virgin-mary-and-the-holy-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Parliament<\/a> is photographed in the guise of a transgender Madonna.<\/li><li>In the USA, the multinationals of commerce, Target, Gap and Walgreens, are among the 13 companies included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lc.org\/PDFs\/Naughty-or-Nice-List.2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Naughty List&#8221;<\/a> of those who censor the Christian Christmas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The profound marks that have been imprinted on world culture and society in the past year. 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