RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge appointed to the bench by then-President Ronald Reagan has ruled that the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Lanesboro Correctional Institution were in error in declining to recognize an inmate’s religion as humanism, and prohibiting him from forming a humanist study group. “[D]efendants have not demonstrated a secular purpose […]
(Fox News) — A gang of teenagers beat a New Jersey man and left him to die on the street Wednesday, authorities said. Sebastian Aguilar, 36, of Guttenberg, was found lying on a street in the town, NJ.com reported. He was transported to Palisades Medical Center and pronounced dead Thursday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — A woman whose now three-year-old son was conceived in rape recently delivered an impassioned speech before the Iowa legislature to speak out against the “genocide of the innocent.” Jennifer Christie-Brierly was attacked in a hotel room in 2014 and was raped during the assault. She refused to abort her child after learning […]
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Lawmakers in Hawaii have passed a controversial bill that would allow the terminally ill to obtain a prescription from their doctor to end their lives. H.B. 2739, also known as the “Our Care, Our Choice” bill, passed the Senate on Thursday 23-2 after also clearing the House earlier this month 39-12. Gov. David Ige […]
CNN “New Day” co-host Alisyn Camerota grilled Charisma Magazine founder Stephen Strang on Wednesday in asking why he and other evangelicals continue to unconditionally support Donald Trump and seemingly brush aside or overlook alleged impropriety in his personal life. Strang is the author of the book “God and Donald Trump,” in which he asserts that Trump is a […]
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Officials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin have voted to ban what is called “conversion therapy” for minors struggling with homosexuality or gender dysphoria. The passed ordinance claims that “being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is part of the natural spectrum of human identity and is not a disease, disorder, or illness.” It bans any practice, including […]
EVENDALE, Ohio — One of the nation’s most conspicuous church-state separation groups has requested that a village in Ohio remove several plaques from a veterans, police and fire memorial display because they contain Christian prayers. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter on Wednesday to the mayor of Evendale after being notified by a […]
MIAMI, Fla. — A Miami man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly pulled a knife on a pastor and another man, and threatened to kill them both. According to reports, Juan Garcia and Daniel Pineda were standing outside of their Flagler Street church, the name of which has not been provided, when they were approached […]
MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A Georgia teenager has apologized face-to-face to a pastor for vandalizing his church after admitting the crime to his father. The 19-year-old is now also in jail after turning himself in to the police. According to WSB-TV, Nathanial Rabideau approached his father to confess to defacing Seed Planters Church in McDonough, but […]
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A judge has denied bond for a Colorado woman who is accused of throwing her newborn baby over a fence, where he or she then landed on the neighbor’s deck and died there. According to reports, Camille Wasinger-Konrad, 23, claims she didn’t know she was pregnant until she woke up on Jan. […]