RELIGION HEADLINES SUN 6-2-25

(  )  A group of 17 European Union countries is trying to pressure Hungary to repeal a new law that allows the government to ban public Gay Pride events.  The group doesn’t like the statute which allows fines on people organizing or taking part in Pride events.  In fact, what the Hungarian law says is that children’s rights to moral, physical and spiritual development supersede any right other than the right to life.  That includes the right to hold Gay Pride events where children might see them.  Government officials say there is no outright ban, just a limit on permitting.

(  )  Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville (TUB-er-vill) is running for governor in 2026.  He is one of the most pro-life members of the Senate, holding up all military promotions in 2023 over a Biden-era policy that provided taxpayer dollars to help women in uniform obtain abortions.  Tuberville is expected to be a formidable entry in the race to succeed Republican Governor Kay Ivey, who cannot run again because of term limits.  He entered politics after a successful career as a head football coach at Auburn and three other major college programs.

(  )  The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders.  The justices left in place a federal appeals court ruling that said it would not second-guess the decision of educators in Middleborough, Massachusetts.  They barred the shirt, claiming that it might have a negative impact on transgender and gender-nonconforming students.  Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, pointing out that pro-LGBT clothing is being allowed in the school.