CHARLESTON, W.V. — Lawmakers in West Virginia are considering a resolution that would put forward a ballot initiative for voters to amend the state Constitution to note that there is nothing therein that enshrines a “right” to an abortion or a requirement to fund it. Senate Joint Resolution 12 was presented by Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, […]
MINNEAPOLIS (Associated Press) — A Minnesota woman accused of setting fires at a Minnesota university campus is now facing a terrorism charge. Nineteen-year-old Tnuza Jamal Hassan was charged Wednesday in federal court with attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida, lying to the FBI and arson. She also faces a state arson charge. Hassan is […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A Superior Court judge has ruled that the State of California cannot force a baker who identifies as a Christian to create cakes for same-sex “weddings” in violation of her faith. He differentiated between selling a generic product on the shelf with having to specially create a cake that celebrates an event […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) on behalf of six male inmates who identify as female and assert that they have ben mistreated in being denied “medically necessary” hormones and/or surgery to assist with their mental health issues. The ACLU […]
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — Five teens have been arrested over a two-week vandalism spree that spanned several counties and two states, and included damages to both residential and church property. The names of four of the teens—two boys and two girls—have not been released due to their age, but the fifth suspect has been identified as […]
WEBSTER PARISH, La. — Students at a public high school in Louisiana are no longer reading The Lord’s Prayer over the loudspeaker each morning following a lawsuit filed by a woman who professes to be a Christian and her agnostic daughter. Christy Cole and her 17-year-old daughter Kaylee recently told CNN that no one has […]
(The Christian Institute) — Heterosexual couples could be allowed to enter into civil partnerships in England and Wales as MPs back a review into the current laws. Tim Loughton MP had launched a Private Members Bill to permit heterosexuals to form a civil partnership, claiming it was “not fair” that opposite-sex couples have “the single […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Cleveland.com) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state order to close Toledo’s only abortion clinic for failing to follow state law, and rejected a challenge from Cleveland’s Preterm clinic over the same law. The court ruled 5-2 to overturn lower court rulings that said state restrictions on abortion clinics were […]
WASHINGTON — The Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. voted on Saturday to stop using “gendered pronouns” for God in future revisions of its Book of Common Prayer and to “remove all obstacles” for “transgender” participation in church life by making all gender-specific facilities and activities accessible to those who identify as the opposite sex. “Resolved […]
HOUSTON, Texas — A ruling elder at a Presbyterian PCA church in Texas who is running for the governor of Texas is raising concern after he recently advised during an interview with Texas Public Radio that while he and his wife personally would not obtain an abortion, he believes in upholding the so-called “right to choose” for […]