The Epoch Times: Australia is preparing to debut its version of the Chinese regime’s high-tech system for monitoring and controlling its citizens. The launch, to take place in the northern city of Darwin, will include systems to monitor people’s activity…

CNSNews, by Michael W. Chapman: The latest data in an ongoing survey started in the 1990s shows that the percentage of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, just like real marriage between a…

New York Times, by K.K. Rebecca Lai: Missouri pass a bill on Friday to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, making the state the eighth this year to pass abortion restrictions that could challenge the constitutional right established…

The New American, by Selwyn Duke: Is being Christian and robustly conservative now against tech companies’ terms of service? It increasingly seems so. A good example is the report that the pro-life, pro-family LifeSiteNews.com was recently blacklisted by its hosting…

News.com.au: Tasmania has become the first Australian jurisdiction to make gender optional on birth certificates. The controversial reforms were passed by the state’s lower house Wednesday afternoon on the casting vote of Liberal Speaker Sue Hickey, who voted against her…

ZeroHedge, by Tyler Durden: The ‘patient’ Fed has been lamenting the “lack of inflation” for far too long. It is about to get its wish. American food merchants are struggling to import fruits and vegetables from Mexico as wait times at port…

Lori Arnold at Christian Headlines: The Equality Act, a sweeping new piece of legislation that elevates sexual orientation and gender identity above religious freedoms, passed the House Judiciary Committee last week and could face a floor vote as early as…

Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge: At [the] moment the US carrier strike group ordered deployed to the CENTCOM Persian Gulf region area of command has traversed the Suez Canal, and as multiple B-52 bombers have also landed in Qatar in response…

The ABC: Israel Folau’s clash with Rugby Australia (RA) over his fundamentalist religious social media posts has prompted nine prominent Christians to send letters about the protection of religious freedom to Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten. Folau was stood down…

RT: Blocking payments to individuals or groups by financial service firms impedes freedom of speech in a free society, journalist Ben Swann has told RT, following reports that MasterCard is allegedly on course to censor the far-right. The New York-based…

AP: by NICOLE WINFIELD: Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities, in an important new effort to hold…

Courtney Grogan at CNA: Pope Francis called on nations to work toward a global common good Thursday, particularly in confronting climate change, human trafficking, and nuclear threats. “In the current situation of globalization not only of the economy but also…