PORTLAND, Ore. — Lawmakers in Oregon have passed a bill that requires insurance companies in the state to cover abortions at no cost to mothers. The state Senate passed H.B. 3391 on Wednesday along party lines after it cleared the House on July 1. “A health benefit plan offered in this state must provide coverage […]
Continue reading …OIL CITY, Pa. — The Oil City Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) held a public rededication ceremony outside its facility on Monday after a bench featuring a God-centered quote from Pennsylvania’s founder was given back to the organization as city leaders voted to remove the display from a public park due to a complaint from a professing […]
Continue reading …DALLAS, Texas — A well-known megachurch leader and Trump supporter says that those who have been critical of last Saturday’s choir performance of a song based on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan are “evangelical gnats” who are just upset that Trump won the election. “They are absolutely nothing but evangelical gnats who are […]
Continue reading …NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Concerns are being raised after a Southern Baptist military chaplain recently conducted a “transgender policy briefing” for members of an Army reserves unit that is based in Nashville—a briefing that was mandatory and was determined by the chaplain as not being violative of the convictions of Christian soldiers. On June 23, the […]
Continue reading …In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the CEO of Hasbro outlined that the company has changed its thinking regarding certain toys being geared toward particular genders. Brian Goldner told the outlet that Hasbro has found that a significant percentage of boys are interested in My Little Pony, and that girls might like some […]
Continue reading …CAMERON, Texas — A man in Texas who suffered with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is expressing thankfulness to God and his pastor, who says that he felt led of God to donate a kidney, not even knowing if he would be a match. Jesse Cerecerez learned in 2015 that his kidneys had failed and […]
Continue reading …SLOCAN VALLEY, B.C. — A woman in British Columbia who identifies as “gender neutral” is asking the government to exclude sex information from her baby’s birth certificate so the child can decide later in life what he or she wants to be. Kori Doty, who sports both earrings and facial hair, gave birth in November to […]
Continue reading …GREEN BAY, Wisc. — A Wisconsin teacher has resigned from her job in providing emotional testimony about the increasingly out-of-control violent and sexually harassing behavior of students, which she believes is a threat to the safety of both students and staff. “I must resign even though I have a broken heart, because I cannot survive in […]
Continue reading …DALLAS, Texas — A Southern Baptist choir sang a song based on President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan during Saturday’s “Celebrate Freedom” rally in the nation’s capital, sponsored in part by the First Baptist Church of Dallas. The song, which is now licensed by the worship music resource group Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) for other […]
Continue reading …PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — During the criminal trial for former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, the co-owner of a popular bar in the city’s “gayborhood” acknowledged last week that he gave gifts to the now-jailed district attorney “in part” in hopes that he would receive legal favors. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Weiss, the co-owner […]
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