U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia weighed in on the issues of homosexuality and abortion this past week during a book signing at the American Enterprise Institution in Washington, D.C. Scalia, a Reagan appointee and Roman Catholic, told reporters that he believes that as a “textualist” — an individual that adheres to the original meaning […]
Continue reading …A boy scout in Moraga, California is claiming that he is being denied rank as an Eagle Scout because he is a homosexual. In July of this year, 17-year-old Ryan Andreson wrote a letter to his troop leader, expressing that he was being teased by others at his school for being homosexual, and asked for […]
Continue reading …Cheerleaders at a Texas high school are fighting for the right to display Bible banners during school football games after their Scriptural signs came under fire from a national atheist organization. Approximately fifteen cheerleaders from Kountze High School have filed suit against their Houston-area school district, arguing that the district’s decision to stop the use […]
Continue reading …A new Christian fraternity at Yale University may be denied recognition and funding because of its “Christians only” policy. Beta Upsilon Chi is the largest Christian fraternity in the nation, but the student newspaper at Yale University says that the group’s exclusionary membership requirements pose a problem. “[The fraternity] will have to change its membership rules […]
Continue reading …A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against legislators in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania surrounding their declaration of 2012 as being “The Year of the Bible.” As previously reported, in January of this year, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Rick Saccone of Allegheny, recognizing that the Bible is […]
Continue reading …By a single vote, Uruguay’s House of Representatives has chosen to legalize abortion in the country. The vote of 50-49 took place on Tuesday just before midnight in the capital city of Montevideo, and was met with much unrest on both sides. The bill permits abortions up to 12 weeks after being screened by a […]
Continue reading …In an interview last weekend with a local television station in West Palm Beach, Florida, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan outlined his belief that reinstating “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” would be a “step in the wrong direction.” “Now that it’s done, we should not reverse it. I think that would be a step in […]
Continue reading …The nation of France is considering enacting legislation that would ban the use of the terms “mother” and “father” in government documents in order to accommodate homosexuals in the country. Instead of using gender-specific words, the French government would simply use the term “parents” in order to be neutral. The drafted legislation also defines marriage […]
Continue reading …Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin is reportedly rebounding in his election efforts following the controversy that arose last month when he expounded on his beliefs surrounding rape to a local television station. Akin, who held a fundraiser with former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich today, continues to hit the campaign trail, and is finding significant support. […]
Continue reading …A Mormon blogger in the state of Florida is facing a disciplinary hearing for making comments critical of presidential candidate Mitt Romney and the beliefs of the Latter-Day Saints. David Twede, a fifth generation Mormon who runs a website that allows visitors to discuss and scrutinize Mormonism and its beliefs, said that he was recently […]
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