North Dakota Lawmakers Propose Bill Requiring Student Athletes to Compete as Birth Sex

North Dakota Lawmakers Propose Bill Requiring Student Athletes to Compete as Birth Sex

BISMARCK, N.D. — 10 Republican lawmakers in North Dakota have proposed a bill requiring student athletes to compete as their birth sex in order to protect fairness in sports. “The state, a political subdivision of the state, or an entity that receives public funding from the state or from a political subdivision of the state may not […]

Mass. High Court to Decide Whether Christian College Discriminated in Denying Professor Promotion

Mass. High Court to Decide Whether Christian College Discriminated in Denying Professor Promotion

BOSTON — The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts is currently weighing a case surrounding whether or not a Christian college can consider its professors as tantamount to “ministers” and may consequently legally deny an employee a promotion without being held liable for discrimination due to the “ministerial exception” legal doctrine based on the First Amendment. […]

Appeals Court Grants Injunction to Ohio Faith-Based Schools That Sued Over COVID Closures

Appeals Court Grants Injunction to Ohio Faith-Based Schools That Sued Over COVID Closures

CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted an injunction to nine faith-based schools who sued the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department (TLCHD) in Ohio for temporarily banning in-person instruction while permitting some secular facilities to remain open. “In Lucas County, the plaintiffs’ schools are closed, while gyms, tanning salons, office buildings, and the Hollywood […]

SC School District Reaches Settlement With Humanist Group That Sued Over Graduation Prayer

SC School District Reaches Settlement With Humanist Group That Sued Over Graduation Prayer

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A school district in South Carolina has reached a settlement with the American Humanist Association (AHA), ending a seven-year legal battle that began when the parents of a fifth grader complained about the religious aspects of an elementary school graduation ceremony. According to the Greenville Post and Courier, the Greenville County School […]

Dem. Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Prohibit Biological Men From Competing in Women’s Sports

Dem. Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Prohibit Biological Men From Competing in Women’s Sports

WASHINGTON — A Democratic congresswoman has teamed up with a Republican congressman to introduce a bill in the U.S. House that would prohibit biological men who identify as women from competing in girls’ sports. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma announced H.R. 8932, the Protect Women’s Sports Act, on Thursday. While […]

Va. Christian Schools, Pregnancy Center Network Sue to Operate in Accordance With Biblical Values

Va. Christian Schools, Pregnancy Center Network Sue to Operate in Accordance With Biblical Values

LEESBURG, Va. — Three Christian schools and two of the churches that operate them, along with a pregnancy care center network, have filed a preemptive lawsuit to challenge the 2020 “Virginia Values Act,” which they say would prohibit them from firing those whose lifestyles are contrary to the ministries’ purpose and mission. “The Virginia Bill […]

Christian Group: Compulsory Lessons in Sex and Atheism ‘Could Cause Chaos’ in Welsh Schools

Christian Group: Compulsory Lessons in Sex and Atheism ‘Could Cause Chaos’ in Welsh Schools

(The Christian Institute) — The Welsh government’s new education bill has been criticized by The Christian Institute for its controversial plans for religious education and sex education subjects. The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill scraps all existing safeguards with nothing offered in their place and imposes a compulsory “Relationships and Sexuality Education” curriculum on all […]

Ohio Christian Ed. Network Sues County Health Dept. for Banning In-Person Schooling Due to COVID

Ohio Christian Ed. Network Sues County Health Dept. for Banning In-Person Schooling Due to COVID

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Ohio Christian Education Network and three faith-based schools have filed a lawsuit against the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department for halting in-person schooling for grades 7-12 until Jan. 11 due to the COVID pandemic. “The act of worship (or engaging in physical or mental acts to honor God) takes many forms beyond singing […]

Harvard Receives Backlash for Referring to Women as ‘Birthing People’ to Include Transgenders

Harvard Receives Backlash for Referring to Women as ‘Birthing People’ to Include Transgenders

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard Medical School recently generated backlash after referring to mothers and women as “birthing people” in an online seminar on “maternal justice” in order to be inclusive of women who identify as men. “Harvard, an institution that was once a beacon of intellectual excellence, is now a laughing stock reduced to this […]