APPLETON, Wisc. — A federal judge appointed by then-President Jimmy Carter has declared Wisconsin’s same-sex ‘marriage’ ban unconstitutional, stating that it infringes upon the Fourteenth Amendment’s right to equal protection under the law. “Quite simply, this case is about liberty and equality, the two cornerstones of the rights protected by the United States Constitution,” U.S. […]
An American tourist is being detained in North Korea after he was discovered to have left a copy of the Bible in a hotel room, reports state. According to reports, the tourist, identified in English as Jeffrey Fowle, has been held since mid-May, but North and South Korean news outlets first released the information today. “The […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — For years, opponents of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro vowed to take their legal fight to shut down the mosque all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. That fight ended Monday (June 2), when the nation’s highest court declined to hear their case. The four-year conflict over construction of the […]
A Catawba County trial judge has been scolded by the N.C. Court of Appeals for invoking Christian teachings into a lecture during a defendant’s sentencing phase. In its opinion released yesterday, however, the court ruled that the judge’s word choice did not violate the due process of the defendant, Max Earls, who was sentenced to […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House of Representatives has passed a bill protecting students’ rights to religious expression, and allowing teachers and other staff members to voluntary participate in student prayers before or after school. According to reports, SB 370 was presented in response to a recent situation where an elementary school student was prohibited […]
HAMPTON, Va. — A community college in Virginia has altered its free speech policy after Christian student was barred from preaching on campus without prior approval. As previously reported, Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) student Christian Parks had filed suit against the university earlier this year after experiencing difficulty in publicly preaching the gospel on campus. Parks […]
LAWTON, Okla. — A public university in Oklahoma is facing a federal lawsuit after it reportedly banned a Christian student from distributing flyers that warned about an organization that he considered to be a cult. The Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) recently filed suit against Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma after officials stopped […]
TUPELO, Miss. — A well-known Christian organization that regularly alerts the public to moral matters of concern is urging Christians to reject a new stamp released by the United States Postal Service in honor of the first homosexual to hold government office. The American Family Association (AFA), headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, is asking Christians nationwide to avoid purchasing […]
ODESSA, Texas — A number of Texas residents protested their local school district on Monday after officials decided to make prayer optional at its upcoming graduation ceremony, nixing the senior class’ vote to have prayer at the event. The Ector County Independent School District announced on Friday that it was changing its invocation and benediction to […]
NEW YORK – The U.S. National Park Service has announced an initiative to commemorate locations which played significant roles in the rise of homosexuality across the country. On Friday, the National Park Service unveiled a nationwide “theme study” to explore places and events associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement. According to […]