Concerns over the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) International Mission Board’s part in an amicus brief supporting the construction of a New Jersey mosque have prompted the board, led by “Radical” author and former Alabama pastor David Platt, to change its policies about taking part in such legal briefs in the future. “As a result of discussions among […]
(Daily Caller) — Eight countries have joined a fundraising drive to fill gaps from President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban U.S. aid to groups that provide or promote abortions overseas. Trump reinstated the “Mexico City policy” Jan. 23 in one of his first moves as president. The policy has been in place under every […]
A former manager of two Planned Parenthood facilities in Iowa states that facilities were expected to reach “abortion quotas,” and if they succeeded, they were rewarded with pizza parties or other perks. Sue Thayer, a mother of six who has fostered over 100 children, worked at Planned Parenthood for 17 years. She first managed Planned Parenthood […]
BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — Officials in a New Mexico city are considering their next steps to defend a Ten Commandments monument placed on the grounds of city hall after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied this week a request for a full court review of a three-judge panel’s ruling against the Decalogue display. “Americans shouldn’t be forced […]
(The Christian Institute) — Campaigners have called on the Scottish government to introduce a ban on drug-driving following the publication of an alarming new study. Research in the Forensic Science International journal found there were as many motorists’ deaths relating to cannabis use as alcohol use between 2012 and 2015 in Scotland. One in five […]
WASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, who had been nominated by President Donald Trump, was confirmed Wednesday night to serve as U.S. attorney general—making Sessions the leader of the U.S. Department of Justice, whose constitutional duty it is to protect and defend all Americans, including the unborn. He was approved 52-47 mostly along partly lines, with […]
WASHINGTON — A religious rights organization has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal regarding California’s ban on “conversion therapy” and counseling youth to resist romantic desires toward the same sex. “SB 1172 directly violates the fundamental constitutional right to privacy in that it prohibits minors from defining their own existence. The law […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man has plead guilty to a charge of “conspiracy to provide material support and resources” to the barbaric Islamic group ISIS, as well as “transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure.” Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 20, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine after he used […]
(The Christian Institute) — A mother who had a miscarriage at 23 weeks is fighting to have her baby’s life recognized by the state. Sarah Henderson, who gave birth to her daughter Rowan less than six months into her pregnancy, has no official record of her existence. UK law states that stillborn babies born before […]
WASHINGTON — Discussion is stirring over how Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch might rule on issues such as homosexuality and abortion should he be confirmed. His former law clerk told reporters last week that Gorsuch was supportive of his “gay marriage,” but reports also note that Gorsuch outlined over a decade ago that he […]