Tuesday, October 6, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING PART 1 (0:0 - 9:6): ────────────────── The Newly Invented Rights of the Sexual Revolution vs. The Future of Religious Liberty in the United States: Much Is at Stake as New Supreme Court Term Begins SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Statement of Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito Joins NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (NINA TOTENBERG) Justices Thomas, Alito Blast Supreme Court Decision On Same-Sex Marriage Rights THE GUARDIAN (MIRANDA BRYANT) Supreme court rejects appeal from clerk who refused to register gay marriage PART 2 (9:7 - 18:0): ────────────────── The Skeleton in Amy Coney Barrett’s Closet? She’s a Roman Catholic Who Believes Roman Catholic Doctrine about the Sanctity of Human Life WALL STREET JOURNAL (SIOBHAN HUGHES AND BRENT KENDALL) Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Signed Antiabortion Ad in 2006 THE GUARDIAN (STEPHANIE KIRCHGAESSNER) Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett supported group that said life begins at fertilization PART 3 (18:1 - 23:28): ────────────────── Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Share the Heartbreaking Loss of Their Third Child on Social Media: Recognizing the Intrinsic Value of Human Life from the Moment of Conception NEW YORK TIMES (MIKE IVES) Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Lose Baby After Pregnancy Complications WASHINGTON POST (ALYSSA ROSENBERG) Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are heroes, not oversharers PART 4 (23:29 - 26:56): ────────────────── While Society Says There Is No Such Thing as the Gender Binary, the National Zoo Announces that New Baby Panda Is a Boy ASSOCIATED PRESS (ASHRAF KHALIL) It’s a boy! National Zoo reveals baby panda gender