COLUMBIA, S.C. — An amendment to a dismemberment abortion ban bill that would have outlawed any method of abortion in South Carolina—with exceptions—was sent back to committee early Friday morning following an hours-long filibuster by opposing Democrats. The Senate initially voted 28-10 in favor of the amendment on Wednesday, but the following day, Democrats stalled the matter by […]
WASHINGTON — An annual government report outlining the state of affairs for religious freedom across the globe has found that “conditions continued to deteriorate” and remained on a “downward trend” in 2017. “Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate in countries across the globe in 2017. This ongoing downward trend often intersected with authoritarian practices characterized by hostility toward dissent, pluralism, […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating the state of Hawaii for passing a law believed to require pro-life pregnancy centers, in violation of their purpose and mission, to post information pointing women to government family planning programs that might include contraception and abortion. “Under federal regulations, OCR is designated to receive complaints based […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The mayor of South Bend, Indiana has vetoed a vote by city council granting a pro-life organization’s request that the property adjacent to a tentative abortion facility be rezoned to allow them to operate a pregnancy center there. “In my judgment, the neighborhood would not benefit from having the zoning law […]
LIVERPOOL — Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old boy whose parents fought in court to transfer him to another hospital for experimental treatment, has died. “Our baby boy grew his wings tonight at 2:30 a.m. We are heartbroken. Thank you everyone for all your support,” wrote mother Kate James on Saturday. “My gladiator lay down his shield and gained […]
PANMUNJOM — North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to end the Korean War on Friday, jointly signing the “Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification on the Korean Peninsula.” “South and North Korea will actively cooperate to establish a permanent and solid peace regime on the Korean peninsula. Bringing an […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A new Ten Commandments monument was installed on Thursday on the grounds of the Arkansas capitol building after a mentally ill man destroyed the first Decalogue display last year with his car. “The sole reason that we donated this monument to the state of Arkansas is because the Ten Commandments are an important […]
SALINAS, Calif. — A California man who fatally stabbed a pastor last year with a drywall blade after he stepped out of his house to pray for him has been sentenced to 38 years to life behind bars. Servando Silva, 39, did not speak at his sentencing, but the wife and three daughters of Herbert Valero […]
(The Christian Institute) — Supporters of Ashers Baking Company have turned out in the hundreds at Christian Institute meetings this week. Over 1,500 people came to events across Northern Ireland ahead of next week’s Supreme Court hearing in Belfast. Judges in the UK’s highest court will decide whether Ashers broke the law when it politely […]
LIVERPOOL — The parents of Alfie Evans have issued a statement asking their supporters to “return back to their everyday lives” and to allow them to “build a bridge” with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where their son has remained since December 2016 due to an undiagnosed degenerative neurological condition. “We are very grateful and we […]