SOUIX FALLS, S.D. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of South Dakota is urging a local school district to rescind its approval of a Bible distribution to fifth graders. The Miller School District voted unanimously last week to allow Gideon International to distribute pocket New Testaments to students in the area. However, the ACLU […]
Continue reading …CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A student group at Harvard University has canceled a reenactment of an ancient Satanic ritual on campus following outrage and protests from religious groups. As previously reported, Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club had agreed to allow the New York-based Satanic Temple to perform the Black Mass on Monday during its meeting at Queen’s Head […]
Continue reading …HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A sixteen-year-old Christian Florida teen is making headlines after she graduated high school and college in the same week. Grace Bush of Hollywood recently received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a 3.8 GPA, one week before she graduated from high school. She now plans to pursue her master’s degree and […]
Continue reading …MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins have fined and suspended safety Don Jones for Tweeting his disapproval of a same-sex kiss that aired on ESPN this past weekend. ESPN carried footage of Michael Sam’s reaction on Saturday as he learned that he had been selected by the St. Louis Rams, making their 249th choice overall. Sam […]
Continue reading …CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A student group at Harvard University has accepted an invitation from a Satanist organization to present a reenactment of an ancient Satanic ritual on campus. Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club has agreed to allow the New York-based Satanic Temple to perform the Black Mass on Monday during its meeting at Queen’s Head Pub […]
Continue reading …KOUNTZE, Texas — A Texas state appeals court has upheld the right of high school cheerleaders to display Bible banners at sporting events, but stated that because the school district has since changed its policy to likewise allow the banners, the lawsuit surrounding the matter is now moot. As previously reported, public school cheerleaders in […]
Continue reading …LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A circuit judge in Arkansas has declared the state’s marriage amendment as being unconstitutional. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Christopher Charles Piazza issued his ruling on Friday, opining that there is “no rational reason” to bar homosexuals in the state from tying the knot. He asserted that Arkansas’ marriage amendment is rather […]
Continue reading …CARTERET, N. J. — A New Jersey mayor recently told the federal government to host their naturalization ceremony elsewhere after they prohibited prayer from being presented at the event. Mayor Daniel Reiman of Carteret was contacted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office late last year as they inquired if they could host a […]
Continue reading …MOBILE, Ala. — Two lesbian women in Alabama have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s constitutional marriage amendment in their efforts to obtain legal recognition as parents of an eight-year-old boy. Kimberly McKeand and Cari Searcy have been in a relationship for over 14 years, and traveled to California to “wed” in 2008 after winning […]
Continue reading …GREENVILLE, N.C. — A public university in North Carolina has reversed a professor’s ban on thanking God during the chemistry department’s recognition ceremony. Eli Hvastkovs, an assistant professor at East Carolina University (ECU), sent an email to chemistry senior earlier this month outlining the guidelines surrounding personal statements at the departmental graduation ceremony. The statements were […]
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