GREENVILLE, N.C. — A jury has found that the University of North Carolina-Wilmington (UNCW) discriminated against a professor by denying him a promotion due to his outspoken Christian views. “We are grateful that the jury today reaffirmed the fundamental principle that universities are a marketplace of ideas, not a place where professors face retaliation for […]
Continue reading …MADISON, Wisc. — A prominent atheist activist group is demanding that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker remove a Scripture from his Twitter and Facebook accounts, alleging that they imply the government promotion of religion. The Madison-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to Walker this week after becoming aware that he had simply posted […]
Continue reading …SANDPOINT, Idaho — Approximately 300 to 500 Idaho residents recently rallied to show their support for a Ten Commandments monument displayed in a public park, and to oppose atheist efforts to have the monument removed. Residents of Sandpoint, Idaho state that they are outraged that city officials are being swayed by an atheist activist organization […]
Continue reading …ATLANTA — Legislators in Georgia have passed a bill that bars state and federal health care plans from offering abortion coverage to residents. As previously reported, S.B. 98 was introduced by Senator Judson Hill (R-Marietta) and is said to serve as a means of protecting Georgians from funding the termination of innocent life. “No abortion […]
Continue reading …GREENVILLE, N.C. — A civil trial began this week for a University of North Carolina professor who was allegedly denied a promotion because of disagreement with his outspoken Christian views. Mike Adams works as a professor of criminology in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Adams, a former […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The stenographer for the U.S. House of Representatives who was escorted from the House floor last October is speaking out in a YouTube video, explaining why she felt moved to present a speech to Congress during a vote to end the government shutdown. As previously reported, Dianne Reidy, who keeps record of proceedings […]
Continue reading …LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal judge appointed by then-President George H.W. Bush has declared unconstitutional an Arkansas law that banned abortions after 12 weeks if a heartbeat is detected. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright wrote in her opinion on Friday that the standard for abortion restrictions according to Roe v. Wade is whether […]
Continue reading …FLORENCE, S.C. — A school board member in South Carolina is refusing to stop praying out loud at public meetings, noting that she is on a mission to put God back in schools. Secretary Pat Gibson Hye-Moore is a part of the “Put Prayer Back” initiative, and desires to see public invocations restored across the nation. […]
Continue reading …ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers approved a bill this week to place granite Ten Commandments monument at the state capitol. H.B. 702 cleared the Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 40-10, mostly along party lines. It had passed the House the week prior by a vote of 138-37. “Subject to the availability of funds, there […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have partially suspended aid to the East African country of Uganda for signing into law a bill that criminalized homosexual behavior in the country. “As a result of this review process, a portion of the U.S. Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) cooperative agreement with the [Ugandan] Ministry of Health has been […]
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