Jeanie Hannaman

December 7, 2019

Exclusive: U.S. Representatives Call On Barr to Prosecute Obscene Pornography, by Alexandra Desanctis

By Alexandra Desanctis, National Review - Four Republican representatives have sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr this morning, calling on the Department of Justice to enforce obscenity laws as a means of reducing hardcore pornography that meets the legal tests for obscenity, especially pornography involving children… The letter — signed by Jim Banks of Indiana, Mark Meadows of North Carolina, Vicky Hartzler of Missouri, and Brian Babin of Texas — was provided exclusively to National Review and reminds the Justice Department of Donald Trump’s promise as a presidential candidate to enforce obscenity laws against the porn industry.

December 7, 2019

Women Who Use Birth Control Have Smaller Brain Region Affecting Hormones, Sexual Behavior, And More, Study Finds, by Mary Margaret Olohan

By Mary Margaret Olohan, Daily Caller - Using birth control is linked to having a smaller region of the brain that affects hormones, sexual behavior, and more, a study released Thursday found… The study, which examined the effects of oral contraceptive pills (OCP) on the hypothalamus region of the brain, found that women who use the birth control have a smaller hypothalamus size than women who don’t use it… The hypothalamus plays a vital role in releasing hormones, regulating body temperature, maintaining daily physiological cycles, controlling appetite, managing sexual behavior, and regulating emotional responses.

December 7, 2019

Are Evangelicals Who Support Trump Fools? by Michael Brown

By Michael Brown, The Stream - My response to Thurman’s article is that he is just as guilty as the evangelicals he accuses. Except from the opposite perspective. Some evangelicals seem blind to Trump’s failings and his potential to hurt America deeply. Thurman, however, seems blind to Trump’s strengths and his potential to help America greatly… To be clear, I have frequently urged my fellow-evangelicals not to defend Trump when his words or actions are indefensible and not to sell our souls to him.

December 7, 2019

Report: Vatican Invested Peter’s Pence Funds in Elton John Biopic, by Edward Pentin

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register - The Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera has reported that Vatican prosecutors are investigating how funds from Peter’s Pence have been allegedly invested in loss-making enterprises as well as a movie censored in some countries because of its explicit homosexual scenes… In the latest in a string of recent stories involving financial misconduct at the Holy See, the Secretariat of State reportedly invested more than $1 million in the movie Rocketman, a biopic of the singer Elton John, and $3.6 million in Men in Black: International.