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2024-09-02 By Michael Hichborn Leave a Comment

ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

What does celebrating, promoting, and supporting the open practice of sodomy
have to do with helping kids fight childhood cancer? That’s the question donors
need to be asking St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

St. Jude was founded in 1962 by the famous actor and comedian, Danny Thomas. A
Maronite Catholic, Thomas had a great devotion to St. Jude Thaddeous and made a
promise that if he became successful as an entertainer, he would erect a shrine
to St. Jude. In the 1950’s, his wife began raising funds for the establishment
of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to make good on that promise.

Unfortunately, despite its original mandate to help kids survive catastrophic
illnesses, St. Jude has strayed into the promotion of gravely immoral ideologies
by fighting anti-LGBT laws, sponsoring LGBT pride events, openly promoting
homosexuality, and even marching – with children – in LGBT Pride Parades.

On June 1, 2024, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was heavily represented
at the Memphis Pride parade. Wearing “St. Jude Supports Pride” t-shirts,
carrying a banner with the same moniker, and waving rainbow flags, over 100
people representing the research hospital – and their young children – showed up
about 40 minutes into the parade.

On the Mid-South Pride website, three different aspects of St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital were listed as “venders” which provided their own statements
of support for “Pride Fest”: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital / ALSAC, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. On the Mid-South Pride page for St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the organization provided the following
statement:

The St. Jude PRIDE employee resource group (ERG), launched in 2018, is a safe
place for discussion, professional networking and support for members of the St.
Jude, GMP, and Graduate School LGBTQ+ community and allies. We welcome employee
participation and look forward to meeting you! We will have talent acquisition
representatives on site with QR codes that link to our current job
opportunities.

Our Mission Statement: People Respecting Individuality Diversity and Equity: To
serve, educate and support the St. Jude LGBTQ+ community and our allies to
promote the St. Jude mission.

Community building among St. Jude LGBTQ+ employees
Education about LGBTQ+ issues and healthcare
Service to the St. Jude and Memphis LGBTQ+ community
Support for LGBTQ+ employee well-being

The page for ALSAC just provides a brief description of the organization, but
the page for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences – after explaining what
it is – closes with this statement:

“We are thrilled to be part of this year’s Memphis Pride Fest, celebrating
diversity, inclusion, and the power of community in driving scientific progress
and healing.”

On a page of the Mid-South Pride’s website dedicated to St. Jude’s “Pride
Employee Resource Group,” provides a series of photos showing St. Jude’s
promoting LGBT “pride” before stating the following:

St. Jude PRIDE is People Respecting Individuality Diversity and Equality: To
serve, educate and support the St. Jude LGBTQ+ community and our allies to
promote the St. Jude mission.

At St. Jude, no patient is discriminated against on the basis of sex, sexual
orientation, transgender status, gender identity or expression. St. Jude treats
individuals consistent with their identity and strives to provide an affirming
environment in which all patients can thrive.

The St. Jude PRIDE Employee Resource Group is open to the LGBTQ+ community and
allies who are St. Jude, GMP and Graduate School employees. The ERG’s mission is
to serve, educate and support the St. Jude LGBTQ+ community and allies in order
to promote the St. Jude mission. As top priorities, St. Jude PRIDE members focus
on:

* * Community building among St. Jude LGBTQ+ employees & allies
* Education about LGBTQ+ issues and healthcare
* Service to the St. Jude and Memphis LGBTQ+ communities
* Support for LGBTQ+ employee & ally well-being

The page also features a video slideshow of St. Jude’s open support for and
participation in LGBT Pride in 2019.

On social media, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been very open about
its support for homosexuality and transgenderism. On June 13, 2023, one of St.
Jude’s Facebook pages posted a blurb on the manager of Together by St. Jude, a
free online resource of information and education about childhood and adolescent
cancer. Along with the blurb, St. Jude’s included a photo of the manager
wearing a “St. Jude Supports Pride” t-shirt while participating in the 2023 LGBT
Pride march.

On June 30, 2021, St. Jude’s expressed its “commitment” to “inclusivity,
diversity, equality and support” as Pride Month comes to a close. Along with
this statement of commitment, St. Jude’s included a photo collage of its people
celebrating sodomy in various venues.

Just a few weeks before this, on June 5, 2021, St. Jude’s made its commitment to
intrinsic evil quite clear by writing:

“During #PrideMonth and all year, we’re dedicated to recognizing the long road
toward equality for LGBTQ+ individuals. Across St. Jude, we celebrate love in
all its forms and honor the commitment of advocates and allies who strive to
create a more inclusive workplace and world.”

St. Jude’s organizational giftshop even sells LGBT pride merchandise:

As shocking and horrible as all of this is, it pales in comparison to St. Jude’s
involvement in fighting “anti-LGBT laws.” Once again, we are forced to ask –
what does ANY of this have to do with fighting life-threatening illnesses in
children, and why is donor money being used to spread this kind of grave moral
evil, even to the point of scandalizing children?

In December of 2016, News Channel 5 in Nashville reported that a coalition of
Tennessee businesses had banded together to “fight anti-LGBT laws.” Stating
that members of the coalition “believe our workplaces and communities must be
diverse and welcoming for all people, regardless of … sexual orientation or
gender identity,” the stated goal of the coalition is “to stand together in
demanding fair and equal treatment for all.”

But the promotion of LGBT ideologies isn’t the only moral problem with St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital – it is also promoting the use of contraception and
condoms. In 2010, Planned Parenthood of the Greater Memphis Region (PPGMR)
published an Annual Report indicating PPGMR had “space on-site” at St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital to “augment education and training offerings.” The
Annual Report said:

“Likewise, PPGMR’s community educators provided comprehensive, age-appropriate
sexuality education to more than 11,000 men, women, and teens in schools,
churches, and community groups. While this outreach in the community will not
cease, we now have space on-site to augment our education and training
offerings, as well as our collaborative efforts with organizations like St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, Job Corps, Memphis City Schools, and the YWCA.”

In December of 2012, Planned Parenthood was involved in a “Faith and AIDS”
conference that was co-sponsored by St. Jude, and in January of 2014, PPGMR
again partnered with St. Jude for a “World AIDS Day” event to:

“offer free and confidential HIV testing in the school-based clinics at
Northside High School, Westwood High School, East High School, and Sheffield
Career and Technology Center during the weeks leading up to World AIDS Day.”

The promotion of contraception and condoms is prevalent throughout the St. Jude
website. For instance, St. Jude’s “Together, Teens, & 20s” portion of the
website has a page regarding the question of pregnancy. Under “Family Planning
Options,” St. Jude recommends the grossly immoral practices of sperm and egg
donation, embryo donation, and even surrogacy.

On the same page, it also encourages the use of contraception and condoms to
avoid pregnancy.

Another page on the St. Jude website dedicated to Teens and 20s is titled,
“Sexual Health During Cancer Treatment.” On this page, St. Jude’s is explicit
in the promotion of condoms and birth control during cancer treatments, as with
this portion:

On the same page, under the heading, “Pregnancy during cancer treatment,” St.
Jude’s says:

“It is strongly recommended to wait until after treatment to have a baby and
always use protection during sex.”

And a little further on, under the heading, “Resuming sexual activity after
treatment,” it says:

“Barrier protection, with condoms, should always be used.”

On this page regarding HIV treatments, St. Jude encourages condom use among
teens to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, saying:

“Sexually active teens can be infected by having unprotected sex with an
infected partner. About 1 in 3 new HIV infections in Shelby County is in youth
13–24 years old. Using barrier protection, such as a condom, prevents HIV
infection and other sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis, hepatitis
B, and gonorrhea.”

And quite a few pages regarding various forms of medication and treatments have
strong recommendations for the use of additional forms of birth control and
condoms while undergoing the treatments or on the medication. Here are a few
examples:

* Sugammadex
* St. Jude’s says: “Be sure you use some other kind of birth control, like a
condom, for 7 days after you get this medicine.”
* Clobazam
* St. Jude’s says: “Birth control pills and other hormone-based birth control
might not work as well to prevent pregnancy. Use an extra form of birth
control, like a condom, when taking this medicine. Continue for 28 days
after the medicine is stopped.”
* Mycophenolate
* St. Jude’s says: “Sexually active female patients should take steps to
prevent pregnancy during treatment and for 6 weeks after completion of
therapy. This medicine may make birth control pills and other hormone-based
birth control methods less effective. Sexually active patients should use
another form of birth control, like condoms, to prevent pregnancy while
taking this medicine.”
* “Male patients who are sexually active should use a condom during treatment
and for 3 months after the final dose.”

* Bosentan
* St. Jude’s says: “Birth control pills and other hormone-based birth control
might not work as well to prevent pregnancy. Use an extra form of birth
control, like a condom, when taking this medicine. Continue for at least
one (1) month after you stop treatment.”
* Efavirenz
* St. Jude’s says: “Women must not become pregnant while they are taking
efavirenz. Women who are old enough to become pregnant should talk to their
doctor, nurse, or pharmacist about methods of birth control that work well.
If you use pills for birth control, you should use a second method of birth
control (such as a condom) while taking efavirenz.”

All of this is dreadfully disappointing, considering the good St. Jude
Children’s Hospital has done, but one more note should be mentioned. The
sainted founder of St. Jude Children’s Hospital – while a practicing Catholic –
was also a 33rd degree Freemason and a Shriner. The Grand Lodge of British
Columbian and the Yukon has a profile on Danny Thomas, which says in part:

“Brother Thomas’ initiation on March 15, 1984 led to a brief withdrawal of
recognition by the Grand Lodge of California of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey
from August 29, 1984 to October 19, 1984, as Thomas was a resident of California
at the time. This incident did not prevent him from going on to be an active
Shriner and to publicly speak glowingly about Freemasonry.”

The same profile on this Masonic website provides a link to a speech delivered
by Danny Thomas titled, “It’s Great to Be a Freemason,” wherein Thomas is
identified as having achieved the 33rd degree of Freemasonry. In his speech,
Thomas expressed his full intention to adopt the tenets of Freemasonry and to
spread the good face of Freemasonry wherever he went. He said:

“I am grateful now for the larger opportunity which is mine to adopt the tenets
of Freemasonry as my own and hopefully be able to have a small part in spreading
Masonry’s message of love and caring to a larger audience, for wherever I go, I
will be proud to tell others of my work and concern in behalf of all that you
are doing, unselfishly, for others.
…
Our purpose is noble and humanitarian. Our labors will be crowned with success,
for as Freemasons we will bring to our mission the best we have, regardless of
what it demands from us in the way of sacrifice and service. We will make sure
that in the tomorrows, life will be better for those who suffer today.

I was a Freemason in my heart long before I was accepted as a member in this
great Fraternity. I was an outsider but now I am one of you, and the remaining
years of my life will be spent in seeking in some small way to say to all:
“Thank you for making me a Freemason.”

While the information regarding Thomas’ involvement in Freemasonry doesn’t
necessarily impact the mission or actions of St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital per se, after examining the full-throated promotion of LGBT ideologies
and the promotion of contraception and condoms, it is impossible to consider
that Freemasonry hasn’t had an impact on the direction and philosophy of St.
Jude’s itself.

For all the stated reasons, we are forced to give St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital a “Not Safe” designation.

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