#18 - Will conversion therapy ever be banned in the U.S.?// Prominent evangelicals are directing Trump's sinking ship

<p>Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:</p><p><strong>Link for 1 Big Story: </strong></p><ul><li> <a href="https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/conversion-therapy?rebelltitem=5#rebelltitem5">Will conversion therapy be banned in the U.S.?</a> by Kevin Dickinson</li></ul><p><br><strong>Links for 2 Headlines: </strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/prominent-evangelicals-are-directing-trumps-sinking-ship-that-feeds-doubts-about-religion/2020/12/07/5ad8eb0c-38c3-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html">Prominent evangelicals are directing Trump’s sinking ship. That feeds doubts about religion.</a> Opinion by Michael Gerson</li> <li> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-12/muslim-cultural-taboo-dating-sex-pleasure-islam/12965078">For Muslims, sex can be 'an act of worship' — yet intimacy and pleasure are often taboo topics</a> by Siobhan Marin</li> </ul><p><br><strong>Links for 3 Quotes:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://religionnews.com/2020/11/30/progressive-united-methodists-announce-new-denomination-liberation-methodist-connexion/">Progressive United Methodists announce new denomination: Liberation Methodist Connexion</a> by Emily McFarlan Miller</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/us/mi-ag-appeals-state-same-sex-ruling-trnd/index.html">A Michigan judge rules companies don't have to serve gay customers. The attorney general says she'll appeal</a> by Alec Snyder</li> <li> <a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21528569/homeless-poverty-cash-transfer-canada-new-leaf-project">A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.</a> by<strong> </strong>Sigal Samuel </li> </ul>