New York Times’ hit piece on ex-tradwife flops, gets #tradlife totally wrong — again



Canadian conservative influencer Lauren Southern first gained popularity in the mid-2010s when she began working with right-wing Canadian media outlet Rebel Media. However, in 2019, Southern walked away from her public career after she got married and moved to Australia to become a tradwife.

For those unfamiliar with the term, “tradwife” stands for “traditional wife,” which means a woman who embraces traditional gender roles, prioritizing domestic duties, motherhood, and submission to her husband over a career or public life. In recent years, the tradwife trend has evolved into an entire movement under the conservative umbrella, as it’s a reaction to radical left-wing feminism that seeks to obliterate the nuclear family by demonizing motherhood and marriage.

For about a year, Southern disappeared from the public eye altogether. When she eventually re-emerged, it was in a limited fashion, mostly posting political and cultural commentary and content aligned with the tradwife aesthetic, like pictures of her baby bump. From the outside, everything appeared to be going well.

But then in 2021, Southern dropped a bombshell: She was getting a divorce after just two years.

While that news is old, her recently published memoir, “This Is Not Real Life,” has brought renewed attention to Southern’s story, providing juicy details about her failed relationship with both her husband and the tradwife life.

“She said that he berated her, that he was disrespectful to her,” says Liz Wheeler, BlazeTV host of “The Liz Wheeler Show.”

The New York Times recently ran a piece on Southern, using the story of her failed marriage as a cautionary tale about the dangers and impracticalities of traditional marriage.

But the Times is wrong, Liz says. Lauren Southern is not an example of why traditional marriage fails. She’s an example of why “cosplaying traditional marriage” fails.

“Lauren Southern is a perfect example of why the tradwife fad is stupid, because they say that they’re living tradwife life, but what trad? What tradition are they living?” Liz asks.

“Well, they’re not living the Christian tradition because Christian tradition does not call for the husband to dominate the wife. Christian tradition calls for husbands to die unto themselves and, like Christ laid down his life for the church, to lay down their lives for their bride. Wives are called in turn to submit to that sacrifice. Dominance from the husband or subservience from the wife ain’t that,” she corrects.

“What [Southern] is portraying her marriage to be isn’t really any kind of traditional marriage; it’s cosplaying traditional marriage without God.”

So while the New York Times may think its piece is a “gotcha attack on Christianity,” the only thing it’s exposing is the outlet’s own ignorance.

“It just shows how stupid the New York Times is because it shows us that the New York Times falsely perceives ‘trad-ing’ to be Christianity when it’s not,” Liz scoffs.

To hear more of her commentary on Lauren Southern and the New York Times’ misguided op-ed, watch the episode above.

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David Justice CALLS OUT Halle Berry for not being motherly



Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is well known for her skills in front of the camera, but according to her ex-husband David Justice, she isn’t known for her skills in the kitchen.

The former MLB star, 59, met Berry in May 1992 before marrying her less than a year later in January 1993. The pair divorced in 1997.

“I was young and had only been in, honestly, one real relationship before her. My knowledge and my understanding, my wisdom around relationships, just wasn’t vast. So I’m looking at my mom, and I’m a Midwest guy. So in my mind I’m thinking a wife at that time should cook, clean, you know,” Justice said on the “All the Smoke” podcast.

“Then I’m thinking, ‘Okay, if we have kids, is this the woman I want to have kids with and build a family with?’ And at that time, as a young guy, she don’t cook, don’t clean, don’t really seem, like, motherly,” he added.


While social media has erupted in anger at Justice for his “misogynistic comments,” BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock and BlazeTV contributors Shemeka Michelle and Delano Squires don’t believe Justice was wrong.

“There’s a lot of people who dismiss and diminish the role that a woman plays as a wife and a mother. And clearly David Justice believed that Halle Berry’s contribution to his home, as his wife and the mother of his children, was more important than her contribution to society as an actress,” Squires says.

Whitlock believes it appeared that their relationship was all about “looks” and “sexual attraction” at first.

“And then you actually get into the marriage,” Whitlock says, “like David Justice did and goes, ‘Hold on.’ This culture tells him, ‘What do you mean? It’s a rich, beautiful, powerful woman!’ And it doesn’t dawn on you until after you’ve made a mistake, after you've entered into a relationship, that this actually isn't what I want.”

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Votes at United Methodist conference may pave way for LGBTQ+ clergy, weddings in US: 'This is God's vision'



As it normally does every four years, the global United Methodist Church is currently holding a general conference to vote on church matters and policy. However, unlike recent conferences, this year's delegates have signaled a desire to revamp the church's policies regarding human sexuality.

This year's conference is underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. And while there are still several days left in the conference, delegates have already approved measures that will have a major impact on the church.

One of the most significant measures involves regionalization. The measure would give the region of the United States greater autonomy to establish and enforce policies, especially in regard to LGBTQ issues. The regionalization measure passed with 78% of the delegate vote, but it still must be approved by local annual conferences, which are expected to consider it within the next year, NPR reported.

Many United Methodist congregations in other parts of the world, such as Africa and the former Soviet Union, still strongly believe that marriage is a sacred covenant between one man and one woman. However, many of its U.S. churches have moved radically in the other direction, refusing to enforce bans on gay clergy and marriage.

"I celebrate that this is a beginning of a new way of being a worldwide church, where our voices are actually heard, and we can begin to listen to one another in new ways," said Rev. Deanna Stickley-Minor, the executive director for mission engagement.

Bishop Tracy Smith Malone of Ohio, who celebrated that the vote "decenters the U.S." and "dismantles colonialism," was even more exuberant. "I had to contain myself," she said after the vote to approve the regionalization measure. "We get to be the workers in the vineyard, but this is God's vision."

Another vote gave LGBTQ activists even more hope. In a staggering 667-54 vote, the United Methodist General Conference delegates decided to upend rules and policies that favor traditional marriage and heterosexual clergy and that denied funding for gay ministries, the AP reported. Now, church leaders may soon be able to consider openly gay individuals for ordination or positions on church boards.

Later this week, delegates will also vote on whether to change church law and policy to include gay clergy and same-sex weddings. Rev. Tracy Cox, lead pastor of First United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, is hopeful.

"If you are called by God to be an ordained elder or deacon, no church, no institution should step in that way," she said earlier this month. "And as far as marriage goes, when somebody falls in love with someone, we need to be able to help them to raise a family or to be a family in the community where they’re going to serve."

These votes demonstrate a marked shift in United Methodist congregants' views on sexuality and marriage. Just four years ago, delegates reaffirmed traditional marriage by voting to penalize clergy who performed same-sex weddings.

But in the years since, many congregations — particularly in the U.S., where United Methodist was once one of the largest denominations — broke away, appalled at the progressive direction the church appeared to be headed. This same movement to break away in favor of a more conservative denomination then likely played into the hands of their more liberal counterparts. Without conservative voices — and conservative delegate votes — at the 2024 conference, the progressive measures have sailed through easily.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the church's website still promotes traditional marriage and family among its social principles. "We affirm the sanctity of the marriage covenant that is expressed in love, mutual support, personal commitment, and shared fidelity between a man and a woman," the website says.

It also claims that "sexual relations are affirmed only with the covenant of monogamous, heterosexual marriage" and calls the practice of "homosexuality ... incompatible with Christian teaching."

Whether those social principles will change by the end of this week remains to be seen.

The following video provides a brief summary of the conference's agenda on Tuesday, highlighting a group confession against sexual harassment and a ceremony to affirm dozens of deaconesses and female home missioners:

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'To those who have tried to assassinate my character: I love you': Candace Cameron Bure responds to backlash after saying network 'will keep traditional marriage at the core'



Actress Candace Cameron Bure has issued a statement explaining that she loves everyone, including people who attack her online and attempt to smear her character.

Bure recently came under fire after telling the Wall Street Journal that Great American Family, a media network she is involved with that produces family-friendly content, will focus on traditional marriage.

When asked whether she anticipates the cable channel featuring homosexual couples as leads in holiday films, Bure said no, according to the outlet. "I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core," Bure said, according to the Journal, which reported that the actress is the chief creative officer of Great American Family.

"It's certainly the year 2022, so we’re aware of the trends," Great American Family CEO Bill Abbott said. "There's no whiteboard that says, 'Yes, this' or 'No, we'll never go here.'"

Hilarie Burton Morgan accused Bure and Abbott of being bigots and called them both "disgusting."

Bure issued a lengthy statement responding to the uproar about her comment regarding Great American Family content.

"All of you who know me, know beyond question that I have great love and affection for all people," Bure said in the statement. "It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone would ever think I intentionally would want to offend and hurt anyone."

The actress said that she loves everyone, including those who besmirch her.

"I am a devoted Christian. Which means that I believe that every human being bears the image of God. Because of that, I am called to love all people, and I do. If you know me, you know that I am a person who loves fiercely and indiscriminately. My heart yearns to build bridges and bring people one step closer to God, to love others well, and to simply be a reflection of God's huge love for all of us," Bure noted.

"To the members of the media responsible for using this opportunity to fan flames of conflict and hate, I have a simple message: I love you anyway. To those who hate what I value and who are attacking me online: I love you. To those who have tried to assassinate my character: I love you. To everyone reading this of any race, creed, sexuality, or political party, including those who have tried to bully me with name-calling, I love you," she said in the statement.

"I have long wanted to find a home for more faith-based programming. I am grateful to be an integral part of a young and growing network. I had also expressed in my interview, which was not included, that people of all ethnicities and identities have and will continue to contribute to the network in great ways both in front of and behind the camera, which I encourage and fully support," Bure noted.

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Christian university fights back: Seattle Pacific University sues Washington AG for violating its First Amendment rights



Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, has filed a lawsuit against the attorney general of the state of Washington, Bob Ferguson, for intruding on its private religious convictions, private communications, and hiring practices.

On Wednesday, SPU filed a lawsuit at the U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington, alleging that Ferguson had violated its constitutional rights when he initiated an investigation into the school's hiring practices after receiving complaints that the school had discriminated against gay applicants.

Early last month, Ferguson had sent a letter to SPU's attorney, claiming that he had "learned of information that suggests that the University may utilize employment policies and practices that permit or require discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, including by prohibiting same-sex marriage and activity."

Ferguson then demanded that members of SPU provide to him all SPU documentation regarding its policies about sexual orientation, any instances in which gay applicants had been denied employment or terminated based on sexual orientation, any complaints lodged in connection to policies regarding sexual orientation, and the job descriptions of all positions at SPU, both faculty and staff.

Ferguson then gave SPU until June 22 to furnish his office with the solicited documentation. Rather than comply, however, SPU filed the federal lawsuit against Ferguson.

"As part of its religious commitment, Seattle Pacific expects its faculty, staff and leadership to agree with the University’s statement of faith and to live out that faith as a model for others, including by living according to the University’s religious teachings on marriage," the lawsuit states. "Seattle Pacific relies on its faculty, staff, and leadership to provide a Christian higher education by integrating faith and learning."

"Seattle Pacific holds to traditional Christian beliefs regarding marriage and sexuality, in alignment with the Free Methodist Church," the lawsuit also states.

The lawsuit expresses the hope that a federal court will affirm SPU's First Amendment rights to operate according to the dictates of its religious faith, issue an injunction against Ferguson and the state's AG office to prevent any future interference in the private practices of SPU, and prompt the AG's office to compensate SPU for legal fees associated with this case and any "such other and further relief as the Court deems equitable and just."

The legal organization Becket, “a non-profit, public-interest legal and educational institute with a mission to protect the free expression of all faiths,” is representing SPU in this case.

Becket issued a statement regarding Ferguson's inquiries and SPU's lawsuit:

"Seattle Pacific University is asking a federal court to stop Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson from interfering in the religious decisions of a Christian university seeking to remain true to its faith and mission. Mr. Ferguson recently singled out Seattle Pacific because of its Christian beliefs, demanding information about the school’s religious hiring practices and employees. For years, American courts have been clear that external officials cannot dictate how religious institutions live out their faith commitments. Our laws protect religious universities from unlawful demands by governmental officials.”