CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Harvard Office of Student Life has placed a Christian student group on administrative probation after it asked one of its leaders, found to be in a same-sex relationship, to step down as she would not agree to the group’s moral standards. “After a thorough review and finding that HCFA (Harvard College Faith […]
Continue reading …KENOSHA, Wisc. — A number of Christian displays have been removed from an elementary school classroom in Wisconsin after one of the nation’s most conspicuous atheist activist organizations sent a letter asserting that the posters and symbols were unconstitutional. Rob Moore, the local chapter president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), told WTMJ-TV that […]
Continue reading …AUSTIN, Texas — Two lesbian women have sued the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Refugee Resettlement after a local Catholic charity allegedly disallowed them from serving as foster parents to a refugee child because the organization only works with homes that “mirror the holy […]
Continue reading …MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Republican lawmaker in Alabama has introduced a bill that would allow Biblical Creation to be taught in public schools in the state, alongside evolutionary theory. H.B. 258 was recently presented by Rep. Steve Hurst, R-District 35, and provides allowance for teachers to explain to students both Biblical Creation and evolution, so […]
Continue reading …WINCHESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman is dead and an elderly man injured after a man with a knife attacked the woman from behind while she was quietly sitting at a table in her local library. According to reports, Jeffrey Yao, 23, entered the Winchester Public Library Saturday morning and soon walked up behind a 22-year-old woman who was […]
Continue reading …ATLANTA, Ga. — The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Friday that protects the religious convictions of faith-based foster and adoption agencies. S.B. 375 was approved 35-19 along party lines, without a single Democrat voting in favor of the legislation. “To the extent allowed by federal law, including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title […]
Continue reading …GREENVILLE, SC — A faith-based organization in South Carolina is facing a potential loss of its license for requiring foster families to be be Christian. South Carolina governor Henry McMaster says he is supportive of the organization and is working with federal officials in an effort to help protect the nonprofit’s rights. According to local television […]
Continue reading …RIVERVIEW, Mich. — A man in Michigan has been arrested and charged with misuse of telecommunications after he allegedly threatened a church for offering a workshop designed to minister the gospel to girls struggling with feelings of homosexuality and transgenderism. Brian Begin II faces a potential of six months behind bars, a fine of up […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary James Mattis has recommended that transgenders be allowed to serve in the military as long as they are deployable, according to reports from several outlets. Fox News states that Mattis made the recommendation to President Trump this week. It notes that Mattis recently rolled out a policy outlining that if a […]
Continue reading …TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House of Representatives has approved a resolution that recognizes pornography as a public health risk. “[P]ornography is creating a public health risk and contributing to the hypersexualization of children and teens,” H.R. 157 reads. “[P]ornography objectifies women, normalizes violence and the abuse of women and children, depicts rape and abuse as harmless, and […]
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