LONDON — The U.K. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a Christian family that operates a bakery in Northern Ireland did not discriminate against a homosexual man in declining to create a “support gay marriage” cake, as they would have turned down the request of any customer who desired the message, no matter who they […]
DUBLIN — A barbershop in Ireland has been fined 5,000 Euro after an employee declined to cut the hair of a woman who identifies as a man, as he noted that the business has a lease agreement to only cut men’s hair. According to reports, the woman, who goes by the name Lee McLoughlin, arrived […]
TOOWOOMBA, Queensland — A physician in Australia is reportedly under investigation by the Medical Board of Australia for retweeting two posts by a political candidate opposed to “radical gender indoctrination” and “gender fluidity.” David van Gend, a general practitioner in Toowoomba, had shared a post from Conservative Party candidate Lyle Shelton, as Shelton tweeted a […]
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for the owner of a funeral home in Michigan have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept an appeal of a ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals asserting that it was “illegal” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for the funeral home to fire a man who wanted […]
LONDON — A U.K. magistrate who was removed from office for telling the media that he believes it is best for adoptive children to be placed with a mother and father, and later also prohibited from returning to his position on the board of the National Health Service (NHS) Trust, has been granted an appeal of […]
DUDLEY, England — A Christian doctor in the U.K. has been prohibited from serving as a disability assessor after informing the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) that he could not conform to their requirement that he refer to clients both in communication and in paperwork by their gender identity. Dr. David Mackereth, 55, has worked […]
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for former high school football coach Joe Kennedy have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes that it would accept an appeal surrounding Kennedy’s loss of employment as school district officials decided in 2016 not to renew his coaching contract in the midst of a battle over his desire to pray […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC, in Spanish) has fined Revelation TV 6,000 Euro. The media group has its headquarters in the UK, defines itself as a Christian ministry, and broadcasts in Spain through satellite since 2012. According to the CNMC, the fine comes after an individual complained to the […]
BOSTON — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration that challenged its recent expansion of protections for religious employers who are opposed to the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare, also known as the “abortion pill mandate.” U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton, appointed to the bench by then-President George H.W. Bush, found that the […]
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The board overseeing a condominium building in Florida has adopted a resolution that prohibits religious gatherings from being held in the commons areas. A sign has now also been placed on a piano prohibiting residents from playing Christian music. According to reports, the board of Cambridge House, managed by Gateway Group, recently passed […]