PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. – A substitute teacher that was fired for giving a middle school student his Bible during the lunch period has been granted reconsideration of his complaint before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As previously reported, the Commission had dismissed a discrimination complaint filed by Walter Tutka last month due to a lack […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — In releasing his dissent from the majority opinion in Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling that declared unconstitutional a key component of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Justice Antonin Scalia slammed his colleagues for considering those who oppose homosexual “marriage” as being “enemies of the human race.” As previously reported, the court ruled in […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. pealed its bells yesterday for nearly an hour in celebration of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Dean Gary Hall issued a statement yesterday praising the court for its ruling, and explaining why the Cathedral […]
Continue reading …Christian organizations across the country are expressing their disappointment following today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court, which struck down key components of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. As previously reported, the decision comes largely due to Justice Anthony Kennedy’s agreement with his liberal colleagues — Justices Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor and […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling that it violates the “dignity” of homosexuals in the country and states that decide to legalize homosexual “marriage.” It also declined to rule on California’s Proposition 8, stating that those who challenged the lower court’s ruling did not […]
Continue reading …CHICAGO — A county board in Illinois is considering granting a permit to a Muslim organization that seeks to turn a residential home into an Islamic prayer center. The matter has been ongoing for the past three years, as in 2010, the Islamic Center of Western Suburbs submitted plans to the DuPage County Board, noting that […]
Continue reading …COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Civil Rights Division has ruled that a school district in the state discriminated against a six-year-old boy when it prohibited him from using the girls’ restroom. As previously reported, the parents of Coy Mathis state that their son decided to stop living like a boy last year, as he complained about […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a Massachusetts buffer zone law that prohibits pro-life counselors from coming within 35 feet of the entrance and/or driveway of an abortion facility. The case, McCullen v. Coakley, began in 2008 and was filed on behalf of seven pro-life residents that […]
Continue reading …SEATTLE — A Democratic representative from Washington State is asserting that an ad campaign by the Joint Terrorism Task Force is ‘offensive to Muslims’ and should be reconsidered. Representative Jim McDermott wrote a letter to FBI Director George Mueller last week to explain his concerns about the “Faces of Global Terrorism” ad, which has been […]
Continue reading …NEW YORK — Attorneys representing an eighth grade student who was barred from asking God to bless her classmates during middle school graduation have filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. As previously reported, the student, who is only being identified as A.M. since she is a minor, served as co-president of her eighth […]
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