{"id":114940,"date":"2021-02-01T12:45:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=114940"},"modified":"2021-02-01T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:27:05","slug":"christian-organization-suspended-from-twitter-after-calling-dr-rachel-levine-a-man-who-believes-he-is-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-organization-suspended-from-twitter-after-calling-dr-rachel-levine-a-man-who-believes-he-is-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Organization Suspended From Twitter After Calling Dr. Rachel Levine \u2018A Man Who Believes He Is A Woman\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchristian-organization-suspended-from-twitter-after-calling-dr-rachel-levine-a-man-who-believes-he-is-a-woman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=114940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The news website of a Christian organization was suspended from its Twitter account last week for saying that Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of HHS, is a biological male.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Citizen, which is a part of Focus on the Family, engaged in &#8220;hateful&#8221; rhetoric, according to the social media platform, when they tweeted January 19: &#8220;On Tuesday, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he had chosen Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of HHS. Dr. Levine is a transgender woman, that is, a man who believes he is a woman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Twitter consequently suspended The Daily Citizen&#8217;s and demanded they remove their tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CENSORSHIP ALERT: Twitter banned <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FocusCitizen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FocusCitizen<\/a> from their platform. The crime? A tweet which identified Asst. Health Sec. pick Rachel Levine as a biological male. If stating the facts gets you banned, none of us belong here. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitter<\/a>, we&#039;re wondering: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AreWeNext?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AreWeNext<\/a>? RT to speak out! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z1cUJrK0sZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Z1cUJrK0sZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FamilyPolicyAlliance (@family_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/family_policy\/status\/1355168868034097155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Focus on the Family President Jim Daly responded to the incident on his <a href=\"https:\/\/jimdaly.focusonthefamily.com\/twitter-censors-focus-on-the-familys-the-daily-citizen\/?fbclid=IwAR0t6nUBuoHo5RtYA4k7W4THOulTDDMiH6SDMzraXjJJY9-dNiYN5xk5Kcg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a>, writing, &#8220;As I\u2019ve noted before, Big Tech titans are the new emperors of the twenty-first century, wielding an inordinate amount of power by silencing individuals and organizations that don\u2019t comport or cave to their political or social point of view.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In recent weeks, high-profile, outspoken individuals have been banned from social media, including former President Donald Trump and Mike Lindell, CEO and founder of My Pillow,&#8221; Daly continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can now add Focus on the Family\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Daily Citizen<\/em>\u00a0to the list,&#8221; he added.&#8221;This past week, Twitter locked The Daily Citizen for an alleged rules violation, specifically that we had posted &#8216;hateful&#8217; content. It\u2019s simply not true. We did no such thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Noting how they simply offered the literal definition for a transgender woman and linked to an article that was not even about Levine&#8217;s gender identity, Daly said, &#8220;We\u2019ve asked Twitter to explain what was wrong with our wording and even asked them how we might describe Dr. Levine to their liking. At this writing, we haven\u2019t heard back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the course of the last week, President Biden has been stressing the need for unity \u2013 but his actions since taking office are all about demanding uniformity,&#8221; Daly observed. &#8220;There appears to be no room for convictional disagreement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You will comply \u2013 or be silenced,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on the Family takes a firm stand on its views regarding sexuality and gender, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focusonthefamily.com\/about\/foundational-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">writing<\/a> on their website:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>We believe that God created humans in His image, intentionally and immutably male and female, each bringing unique and complementary qualities to sexuality and relationships. Sexuality is a glorious gift from God to be offered back to Him either in marriage for procreation, union, and mutual delight or in celibacy for undivided devotion to Christ. Christians are called to proclaim the truth and beauty of God\u2019s design and the redemption of sexual brokenness in our lives and culture through Jesus Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com\/family-organizations-send-letter-to-twitter-and-start-petition-supporting-the-daily-citizen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Citizen<\/a>, allies of Focus on the Family led by Family Policy Alliance, are gathering support for the organization and readying a petition to send to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hate-has-no-place-in-pennsylvania-county-fair-takes-flak-for-transphobic-dunk-tank-mocking-pa-health-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Hate Has No Place In Pennsylvania\u2019: County Fair Takes Flak For \u2018Transphobic\u2019 Dunk Tank Mocking PA Health Secretary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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