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on June 7, 2016 in World News

Obama Appoints Transgender Woman to Advise on Faith Issues

by Fred Lucas / @FredLucasWH President Barack Obama’s appointment of a Christian transgender activist as an adviser on faith issues represents part of a larger agenda, some social conservatives fear. Last month, Obama named Barbara Satin, a man who identifies as a woman, to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Satin is the assistant faith works director for the LGBTQ Task Force and a member of the United Church of Christ, where she served on the church’s national executive council. The denomination is among the nation’s most open to the LGBT community. Satin has been the chair… View Article

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on June 7, 2016 in World News

Chris Christie: Donald Trump ‘Not a Racist,’ ‘Has the Right to Express’ His Opinion

by Alex Swoyer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is defending presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s statement about Judge Gonzalo Curiel possibly being biased in a fraud case against Trump University, saying Trump has a right to express his opinion and that Trump isn’t a racist. “In the end, there are always going to be conflicts regarding civil lawsuits. There are always going to be opinions. Those are Donald’s opinions. And he has the right to express them, the same way anybody else has the right to express their views regarding how they’re treated in the civil or criminal courts in this… View Article

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