EEOC Sues Kroger After Store Allegedly Fires Two Employees for Not Wearing Rainbow Heart Apron

EEOC Sues Kroger After Store Allegedly Fires Two Employees for Not Wearing Rainbow Heart Apron

CONWAY, Ark. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against The Kroger Company for violating federal civil rights law in that an Arkansas location allegedly fired two employees who sought religious accommodations not to wear an apron with a rainbow heart on the bib, symbolizing homosexual and bisexual pride. “Although [Lawson […]

Dole Releases Ads Using ‘Fruit Bowls’ as Sexual Term, Substitute Swear Word — and One With Lesbian ‘Moms’

Dole Releases Ads Using ‘Fruit Bowls’ as Sexual Term, Substitute Swear Word — and One With Lesbian ‘Moms’

The Dole Food Company has released three short videos to promote its packaged foods by using the words “fruit bowls” in various scenarios: to secretly refer to sexuality in front of children, to substitute it for profanity, and to refer to wild children — the latter of which is depicted by lesbian “mothers.” At least […]

Seattle Business Owner Closes Shop as City Moves to Defund Police: ‘Safety Became Paramount’

Seattle Business Owner Closes Shop as City Moves to Defund Police: ‘Safety Became Paramount’

(Fox Business) — The push to defund the Seattle police is causing a local business owner to close his store, said Matt Raetzer, owner of Steelpologie Teas. “It was a decision after deliberation. We’ve been there for three and a half years. That was our first store,” Raetzer told “Fox & Friends.” Raetzer said that […]

US Issues Advisory That Corps Using Xinjiang Manufacturers May Be Selling Products From Forced Labor

US Issues Advisory That Corps Using Xinjiang Manufacturers May Be Selling Products From Forced Labor

(International Christian Concern) – On July 1, four US government agencies issued an advisory warning that American companies sourcing from Chinese manufacturers may be selling products made using forced labor of religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. In their statement, the departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security cited China’s ongoing human […]

Wayback Burgers Offering Rainbow Sprinkle ‘Pride Shakes’ for Pride Month, Funds to Support Affirming Youth Org.

Wayback Burgers Offering Rainbow Sprinkle ‘Pride Shakes’ for Pride Month, Funds to Support Affirming Youth Org.

The international hamburger franchise Wayback Burgers has announced that it will be offering rainbow sprinkle “Pride Shakes” throughout the month of June to recognize Pride Month, and will donate funds to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), which supports and affirms homosexual youth. “We are very excited to offer this shake in support […]

‘Only One Rainbow Matters’: Skittles Releases Rainbow-Less ‘Pride Packs’ to Recognize Homosexual Pride Month

‘Only One Rainbow Matters’: Skittles Releases Rainbow-Less ‘Pride Packs’ to Recognize Homosexual Pride Month

Mars, Inc., which owns the candy brand Skittles, has announced that it is releasing rainbow-less “Pride Packs” in the United States in recognition of Pride Month, and part of the proceeds will be donated to the homosexual advocacy group GLAAD. Some Christians have pushed back against the company’s “only one rainbow matters during Pride” slogan, […]

City Council in Calif. Declares All Businesses in the City ‘Essential,’ Defying Gov. Newsom’s Order

City Council in Calif. Declares All Businesses in the City ‘Essential,’ Defying Gov. Newsom’s Order

COALINGA, Calif. (KFSN) — Coalinga declared all businesses in the city “essential,” defying California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency ‘shelter in place’ order. The Coalinga City Council passed the resolution in a 4-1 vote on Thursday evening. The resolution said that all businesses in the city are allowed to stay open and operate ‘for the duration […]

Unemployment Surged to 14.7 Percent in April, Highest Since Great Depression

Unemployment Surged to 14.7 Percent in April, Highest Since Great Depression

(Fox Business) — U.S. employers cut 20.5 million jobs in April, a record-shattering number that pushed unemployment to 14.7 percent, the highest level since the Great Depression, as the coronavirus pandemic triggered an unprecedented economic catastrophe. The grim Labor Department report provides one of the most comprehensive looks at the economic damage inflicted by the […]

Tenn. Church Feeds Elderly While Bringing Business to Restaurants

Tenn. Church Feeds Elderly While Bringing Business to Restaurants

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC-TV) — A [Tennessee] church is doing its part to help the most vulnerable in the community during the coronavirus pandemic by feeding seniors living in senior housing facilities. “Our seniors are so precious,” said Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church’s Senior Pastor J. Lawrence Turner. “It’s a risk if they do go out, if they […]

Johnson County, Illinois Sheriff: ‘We Will Not Force Any Business to Close’

Johnson County, Illinois Sheriff: ‘We Will Not Force Any Business to Close’

VIENNA, Ill. (WSIL) — Johnson County Sheriff Pete Sopczak announced Thursday evening his department’s stance on enforcing the extension of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a post on the department’s Facebook page, the sheriff’s department said, “We will not force any business to close or arrest anyone for conducting […]