Wisconsin’s Democratic governor says he will veto a bill that would require medical care for babies who survive failed abortions.

The bill, AB 179, already passed the Republican-controlled Assembly and House. It would require abortion doctors to “exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health” of a baby who survives an abortion as would be given to “any other child born alive at the same gestational age,” according to the bill’s text. It also would require the baby to be “transported and admitted to a hospital.” The bill’s supporters say it simply would ban infanticide. 

The doctor, not the woman, would be charged with a crime. 

But Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he will veto it.

“I think those protections already exist,” Evers said Monday, according to the Journal Sentinel newspaper. “We have all sorts of issues to deal with in the state of Wisconsin and to pass a bill that is redundant seems to be not a productive use of time. And clearly I ran on the belief – and I still believe – that women should be able to make choices about their health care. But this deals with a specific issue that’s already been resolved.”

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar bill last week. 

Wisconsin Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said the bill is…

CAIRO, Egypt, April 23, 2019 (Morning Star News) – A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups.

One of the injured Copts, Asaad Bakheet Rezek, told Coptic TV (CTV) that a Muslim about 17 years old beat one of the priests with a club as security forces led him from the Anba Karas Church building in Naga al-Ghafir, Sohag Governorate in southern Egypt.

The priest, identified as Father Basilious, sustained a minor head injury as security forces escorted him and another priest into an armored vehicle after the chanting mob tried to enter the building, Rezek said, adding that the children were terrified by the club- and knife-wielding crowds as they shouted, cursed and pelted the building with rocks.

The village mayor had gone to the church premises the previous day, angry at construction underway for a fourth floor to a building annex, according to advocacy groups Coptic Solidarity and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).

The mayor accused the Christians of “treason” for the add-on. He started shouting to neighbors to take action against the church and left, later submitting a notice at the city council complaining about the construction, according to…

A recent survey given to all Austin public school students—as young as the third grade – told children, “Sex is what a person is born (sic). Gender is how a person feels.” The survey went on to ask pupils to select whether they feel they are a “girl/woman,” “boy/man,” or “identify in some other way.” The test also provided a blank box where students were asked to “describe how you identify.”

The Student Climate Survey was obtained by The Federalist through an open records request. The Austin Independent School District has been administering the survey to grades 3-11 since the 2003-04 school year. According to The Federalist, similar surveys are conducted at school districts across the country as part of the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act, the K-12 federal law that updated No Child Left Behind. One of the components of ESSA allows states to show “accountability” to the federal government on non-objective criteria such as children’s “socioemotional learning” (SEL). In many instances, parents are not even aware their students are taking the surveys because of waivers they sign at the start of the school year.

Pediatrician and education researcher Karen Effrem told The Federalist such surveys can be harmful to the children.

“Whether it’s comprehensive sex education or a survey, if you’re bringing stuff like that [sexuality] up, you…

Popular contemporary Christian group Hillsong United kicked off their People album release week on Monday by performing on Good Morning America.

The award-winning praise and worship band took to ABC’s GMA stage to sing their single “Good Grace” off of their new live studio album.

The band – whose songs are estimated to be sung by 50 million people each Sunday in church services – sang a message of hope for our divided world. 

The group sang, “People come together / Strange as neighbors / Our blood is one / Children of generations / Of every nation / Of kingdom come.” 

They continued, “So don’t let your heart be troubled / Hold your head up high / Don’t fear no evil / Fix your eyes on this one truth / God is madly in love with you / So take courage / Hold on / Be strong / Remember where our help comes from.”

“Jesus / Our redemption / Our salvation / Is in His blood / Jesus / Light of heaven / Friend forever / His kingdom come,” they praised.

The group’s new album People– which is set to be released this Friday – is comprised of 12 songs, all of which were recorded live. Songs “Whole Heart,” “As You Find Me,” “Another in the Fire,” and Good Grace” have already been released from the album. 

As the new album hits the market, the group is also preparing to take their new songs on the road. Hillsong United’s “The…

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are facing criticism after calling Christians who were killed on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka “Easter worshippers” on their Twitter accounts.

“The attacks on tourists and Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka are an attack on humanity. On a day devoted to love, redemption, and renewal, we pray for the victims and stand with the people of Sri Lanka,” Obama tweeted.

The attacks on tourists and Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka are an attack on humanity. On a day devoted to love, redemption, and renewal, we pray for the victims and stand with the people of Sri Lanka.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 21, 2019

Clinton wrote, “On this holy weekend for many faiths, we must stand united against hatred and violence. I’m praying for everyone affected by today’s horrific attacks on Easter worshippers and travelers in Sri Lanka.”

On this holy weekend for many faiths, we must stand united against hatred and violence. I’m praying for everyone affected by today’s horrific attacks on Easter worshippers and travelers in Sri Lanka.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 21, 2019

Columnists are striking back, saying the chosen language is “not just strange and unnatural. It’s a political calculation.”

“It was an attack on Christians. It was…