BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has sided with a nurse who filed a complaint in May 2018 against the University of Vermont Medical Center after she was allegedly forced to assist with an abortion despite her moral objections. The hospital denies the allegations, but admits that its policy may […]

WASHINGTON — More than 100 secular musicians — a number of whom are on the playlists of young teenage girls — have signed on to a “Band Together” campaign launched by the abortion and contraception giant Planned Parenthood. The effort opposes state laws that outlaw abortion and claims that such bans take away women’s rights […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Idaho Department of Corrections must allow a male inmate who identifies as female to obtain a “sex change” operation as continued denial of the surgery violates the constitutional prohibition against “cruel and unusual punishment.” The governor of Idaho has vowed to […]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A newly-elected councilwoman for the County Council of St. Louis was sworn into office earlier this month on a copy of a Dr. Seuss book rather than the Bible as she believed that its message represents her new journey. Her decision sparked opposition from some who found her actions to be […]

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that would have allowed atheists to present invocations before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. “A group of non-theists have challenged the theists-only policy under the Establishment, Free Exercise, Free Speech, and Equal Protection Clauses of our Constitution. As to the Establishment Clause, […]

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — A federal appeals court that decides cases in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware has sent back a lower court ruling that found a buffer zone outside of an abortion facility in New Jersey to be unconstitutional, stating that the court erred in its decision to grant summary judgment to […]

Controversial “faith healer” and false teacher Todd Bentley — who once boasted about how God told him to kick a woman in the face with his biker boot — took to Facebook on Friday to address numerous allegations of moral impropriety, including claims of homosexual advances toward interns and other sexually-related sins. Bentley, who divorced […]

 TORONTO — A video posted to YouTube on Friday shows two former marijuana addicts destroying their drug paraphernalia in a parking lot and proclaiming freedom from strongholds through Jesus. “We’re gonna break all of our stuff. This is all of our glass, guys. This is thousands of dollars of stuff,” one of the men, […]

REDDING, Calif. — Bethel Church, led by Bill Johnson, is raising new concerns after it posted to its Facebook page on Thursday that its program for those who struggle with homosexuality has never had the message of “all must change,” suggesting that those who “feel fulfilled and happy as [they] are” aren’t required by God […]

BEREA, Ky. — The president of the Kentucky Council of Churches expressed opposition on Tuesday to a proposal that would appoint a Baptist pastor to serve as a chaplain for the city and present prayers at public meetings. In March, an atheist named Ali Blair delivered the invocation for the Berea City Council meeting, which stirred […]