Controversy is stirring over a photo posted on Instagram on Sunday by megachurch leader Paula White, which shows the author and speaker dressed up for Halloween with her husband Jonathan Cain of the rock band Journey. “Little Red Riding Hood with the Big Bad Wolf,” she wrote, hashtagging “#love #marriage #life #fun #makingmemories.” White wears […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge from several religious groups to what has been dubbed the “abortion pill mandate” in the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, marking the second time the court has deliberated opposition to the law. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty had filed an appeal […]
Continue reading …PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania man is seeking to “marry” another man that he adopted as his son three years ago. Nino Esposito, 78, had been with his partner Roland Bosee, 68, for 40 years when the two decided that Esposito would adopt Bosee as his son so that they could be considered “family” under the law. […]
Continue reading …KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Members of a city council in Iowa voted Monday to remove a veterans memorial that included a cross from a local park, and in turn, members of the community voted on Tuesday to remove the council members from office. ”We warned them multiple times if they let our town down they would […]
Continue reading …BRYAN, Texas — A former Texas Planned Parenthood facility that was purchased by a pro-life group last year has now opened as a pregnancy center. The Planned Parenthood location in Bryan closed in August 2013 after the state passed a law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges and to meet the standards of ambulatory […]
Continue reading …DALLAS, Texas — A leadership and motivational speaker recently delivered what he called a “prophetic prayer” to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump via his attorney, claiming that God has given Trump “an anointing for the mantle of government.” Lance Wallnau of Dallas posted a video on Facebook on Tuesday that showed the speaker encouraging Christians at […]
Continue reading …Glamour Magazine has announced that Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards and former Olympian Bruce Jenner, who goes by the name Caitlyn, are among its named “Women of the Year” for 2015. The magazine posted articles about the two this week, praising them for their impact on society. “Richards oversees a federation with more than 10,000 […]
Continue reading …Days after Russian officials expressed doubt that Saturday’s devastating plane crash in Egypt was the result of a terror attack, U.S. intelligence officials now state that they have information suggesting that ISIS—or an affiliate of the group—planted a bomb on the aircraft. “There is a definite feeling it was an explosive device planted in luggage […]
Continue reading …Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told reporters on Friday that he believes Seventh-Day Adventists should ordain women, expressing disagreement with current prohibitions against female headship. “I don’t see any reason why women can’t be ordained,” he said, opining that it was a “huge mistake” for Adventist leaders to vote against female ordination. Carson was referring to July’s 60th […]
Continue reading …HOUSTON, Texas — Residents in Houston, Texas voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to repeal the city’s controversial homosexual and transgender equality ordinance, also known by opponents as the “bathroom bill.” As previously reported, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, an open lesbian, had promoted an “Equal Rights Ordinance” in 2014 designed to quell any discrimination in America’s fourth […]
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