LANSING, Mich. — The Republican governor of Michigan has vetoed a package of bills that would have granted permission for fire departments, police stations and hospitals within the state to install baby boxes where mothers could anonymously surrender their newborns without criminal prosecution, stating that he believes that Michigan’s existing safe haven law is sufficient […]
(Arkansas Times) — The Satanic Temple has been allowed to enter the lawsuit challenging the 10 Commandments monument at the state Capitol on the ground that refusal of its request to install a Baphomet monument was a violation of their constitutional equal protection right. The Freedom from Religion Foundation and the ACLU had previously sued […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a supportive statement of interest in a federal court case involving a Christian group at the University of Iowa that had been de-recognized for not allowing a student to serve in a leadership position because he refused to adhere to the group’s biblical beliefs as they […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawmakers in Ohio failed by a single vote on Thursday to override Gov. John Kasich’s veto of a proposed bill that would have banned abortion when a heartbeat is detected. A number of those in the Senate chambers broke into cheers upon realizing that the effort had failed, a reaction that one […]
(The Daily Wire) — British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced this week that he has ordered the creation of a new commission to investigate the persecution of Christians worldwide and how England can work to relieve the issue. Bishop of Truro, Philip Mounstephen, has been tasked with leading the new group. … In an op-ed […]
LAFAYETTE, La. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit against the LaFayette Public Library in Louisiana after officials decided to ban Drag Queen Story Time events as the library had been sued by two other groups for originally planning to host an event on the premises. “The defendant’s requirement that individuals seeking […]
Abortion is Murder from I’ll Be Honest on Vimeo. (Irish Times) — A bill that will give women access to abortion for the first time in the history of Ireland has been signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins. A statement released by Áras an Uachtaráin on Thursday evening said, “Having considered the Health […]
MANCHESTER, Ky. — A woman in Kentucky has been charged with murder and domestic violence after a newborn baby was found dead in a trash bag earlier this month outside of her home. Amber Bowling, 21, was taken into custody on Dec. 12 after investigators connected her to the baby, who had been found two […]
STOCKBRIDGE, Mich. — A Michigan pastor says that he was tasered, threatened with a gun and robbed on Wednesday morning as he was awakened from his sleep while staying at the mission house he founded to help the homeless and others in need. According to reports, Billy Allen, 69, who runs Good Shepherd Mission in […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich has again vetoed a bill that would ban abortion when a heartbeat is detected, opining that the State would likely lose if the matter went to court and taxpayer money would consequently have to be used to pay the legal costs of abortion-supporting attorneys. “As governor, I […]