Joy Stockbauer

2 months ago | readlion.com | Josh Mann |Mary Margaret Olohan |Bethany Blankley |Joy Stockbauer

After his eight-day space station visit turned into an eight-month ordeal before returning to Earth, astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore was asked by the media about life lessons learned from the failed plans. In short: Trust in God, who has a plan and purpose in all circumstances, even in disasters, Wilmore told the media during a press conference Monday, nearly two weeks after splashing down in the SpaceX capsule that saved him after 286 days. “All of our lives are bound up in many things,” he said.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Mary Margaret Olohan |Joy Stockbauer

Pro-life legislators are taking action in Missouri, and so is Virginia’s governor. The Missouri House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act” 109-32 on Thursday, with four Democrats joining all Republicans in approving it.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Mary Margaret Olohan |Joy Stockbauer

Pro-life lawmakers have filed legislation to assist pregnancy resource centers across the country. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, and Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, reintroduced the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act last week. The measure would ensure federal, state and local governments cannot prevent government entities from using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants to support pro-life pregnancy centers.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Joy Stockbauer |Mary Margaret Olohan |Virginia Allen

There will soon be one less Planned Parenthood clinic in America’s largest city. Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) recently announced it will sell the property hosting its only clinic in Manhattan, a New York City borough. The move comes as Planned Parenthood faces financial difficulties.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Jillian Schneider |John Ransom |Joy Stockbauer |Dave Trabert

Nearly 90% of Rhode Island’s public schools would hide a student’s transgenderism from parents, according to their written policies. Parents Defending Education (PDE) examined all of Rhode Island’s school district policies and found 32 out of 36 explicitly tell school staff to hide student’s gender identity issues from parents. These policies govern nine out of the state’s 10 largest districts and over 110,000 students.