WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a Kansas citizen’s group that expressed concern over state science standards, which they assert indoctrinates children as young as kindergarten with atheism. “It’s not that they can’t talk about [biblical Creation],” Jim McNiece, chairman of the Kansas Board of Education, told reporters […]
ONTARIO — A 19-year-old homeschool graduate has become the youngest in Canada to win a parliamentary seat, closing out his opponents with over 50 percent of the vote. Sam Oosterhoff beat out New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Mike Thomas, 61, and Liberal Party candidate Vicky Ringuette, 37, on Thursday, receiving 54 percent of the popular vote. He had […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — An abortion facility in Arizona has filed a lawsuit in an effort to block a request from the state attorney general’s office for documentation surrounding its handling of the body parts of aborted babies. “[To have an abortion is] one of the most intimate, most private and most difficult decisions a patient […]
Officials in the United Kingdom have reportedly agreed to reconsider their denial of a couple’s request to adopt two foster children in their care because they told social workers that the juveniles needed a mother and a father, and not two daddies. “At a meeting this week, the council recognized that the initial rejection was wrong. […]
(Christian Institute) — Proposals to legalize same-sex marriage across Mexico have been struck down. President Enrique Pena Nieto’s plans for nationwide legalization were rejected by 19 votes to 8 in the Lower House of Congress. Same-sex marriage is currently allowed in Mexico City and several other states, but the president had called for it to […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A lawmaker in Indiana has announced that he plans to propose a bill in January that will abolish abortion in the state. State Rep. Curt Nisly, R-Goshen, told reporters this week that he intends to file a “Protection at Conception” bill when the General Assembly reconvenes next year. “It’s time to bring the Roe […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A mother in Minnesota has filed a federal lawsuit against state and county officials after her teenage son was granted emancipation without her knowledge or consent and was subsequently provided with hormonal treatment to begin a “gender transition” without her approval. “Last year, without my knowledge or consent, without any court hearings […]
MADISON, Wisc. — A prominent professing atheist group has expressed its objection to a weekly Bible study offered by a Wisconsin lawmaker at the state capitol building. According to reports, Rep. Paul Tittl, R-Manitowoc, hosts the Bible study every Wednesday in his office. Legislators and their staff members are welcome to attend. But the Freedom From […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Justices with the Washington State Supreme Court heard on Tuesday the appeal of a florist accused of discrimination by providing a referral for a regular customer’s request for the creation of floral arrangements for his same-sex ceremony rather than fulfilling the order herself. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson told the court that Baronelle Stutzman […]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Tennessee woman who is accused of attempting a coat hanger abortion to kill her unborn son is now facing a charge of “attempted criminal abortion” after prosecutors dropped their original charge of first-degree attempted murder. As previously reported, Anna Yocca, 31, an unmarried mother, reportedly filled her bathtub with water last September […]