INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An appeals court has overturned the feticide conviction of an Indiana woman who was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after she allegedly threw her newborn baby in the trash. As previously reported, in 2013, then 31-year-old Purvi Patel went to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mishawaka with heavy bleeding and a umbilical cord hanging […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — A prison nurse who identifies as a man has filed a discrimination complaint against the Iowa Department of Corrections alleging that she was not permitted to use the men’s facilities and that she was not provided with insurance coverage for a sex change operation. According to reports, Jesse Vroegh, 34, was diagnosed […]
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has announced that she has selected former Virginia governor Tim Kaine as her running mate, a man who identifies as Catholic, but believes homosexuals should have freedom to “marry” and mothers should have the “right” to choose an abortion despite his personal beliefs on the issues. Clinton unveiled her decision […]
MIDDLETON, Wisc. — Concerns are being raised over the possibility that a proposal to eliminate reservations for a pavilion in a public park in Wisconsin is actually a means of caving in to a prominent atheist activist group that has taken issue with a weekly “Jesus Lunch” gathering at a local high school. As previously […]
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Two medical groups have filed a federal lawsuit to challenge language in the Vermont’s assisted suicide law that they believe requires physicians to counsel patients about ending their lives. The Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare and Tennessee-based Christian Medical and Dental Association were represented in the suit on Tuesday, along with several doctors […]
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Jerry Falwell, Jr., the president of Liberty University, who has repeatedly sought to convince the public that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is a Christian, asserted at the Republican National Convention last night that not voting Trump is a vote for Clinton. “We are at a crossroads, where our first priority must be […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The co-founder of PayPal spoke at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, declaring to those gathered that he is “proud to be gay” and Republican, which drew applause from some in the crowd. Billionaire Peter Thiel, who also sits on the board of Facebook, referenced during his speech a variety of issues that he […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — On the same day that the founder of “Muslims for Trump” delivered a benediction at the Republican National Convention, a Sikh woman from California also took the stage to present a prayer on behalf of Sikhism. Harmeet Dhillon, an attorney and soon-to-be national RNC member, took to the podium on Tuesday shortly before […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Board of Education has voted unanimously to comply with a state law requiring homosexuality to be incorporated into history and social studies lessons from the second grade and up. In 2012, California lawmakers passed the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, which requires the inclusion of “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The founder of “Muslims for Trump” delivered a prayer at the conclusion of the second day of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, an inclusion that drew opposition from at least one member of the audience. Sajid Tarar, a Baltimore-area resident who immigrated to the United States from Pakistan in the 1980’s, […]