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 […]
OPP, Ala. — One of the nation’s most conspicuous atheist groups, which says that it works to maintain the separation of Church and State, has lodged a complaint after a police department in Alabama posted a status this week noting that there have been five local murders this year—all committed by youth—and remarking that such […]
LANSING, Mich. — Lawmakers in Michigan have passed a package of bills that authorize emergency workers to install baby boxes at fire stations and other locations in an effort to save newborns that might otherwise be abandoned in dumpsters or killed by their mothers. “The purpose is so that children are not dumped in dumpsters […]