RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Virginia girl who identifies as a boy who sued her school district out of her desire to use the men’s restroom at her high school. As previously reported, Gavin Grimm, now 17, told reporters in December 2014 that she began using the men’s restroom […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Republican governor of Utah has signed a resolution declaring pornography a “public health hazard” to the state, while simultaneously remarking that he does not wish to ban the viewing of pornography, which he believes would “trample on people’s First Amendment rights.” “We realize this is a bold assertion and […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Speaking to a small crowd of about 100 people in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday, Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, asserted that abortion is a core “human right.” In being greeted with a standing ovation at the Civil Service Employee Union’s office, Clinton spoke on gun control, […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore is among the latest to decline to do business in North Carolina due to his personal beliefs about homosexuality and gender identity, a move that some are actually applauding as a good result of the state’s controversial new law. “I have asked my distributor NOT to book my […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — An international entertainment company that performs artistic shows about the theory of evolution, imagined goddesses, and other storybook-type fantasies has announced that it is declining to do business in the state of North Carolina due to its beliefs about homosexuality and transgenderism. Cirque du Soleil (French for “Circus of the Sun”) is a […]
TOPEKA, Kansas — The Supreme Court of Kansas is set to consider whether mothers in the state have a “right” to an abortion after an appeals court was divided on the issue in determining the constitutionality of a law banning dilation and extraction (D&E) abortions. As previously reported, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, a Roman Catholic, […]
JACKSON, Miss. — The Republican governor of Mississippi has signed into law a bill that makes it illegal for abortionists to perform dilation and evacuation abortions (D&E) in the state, also known as dismemberment abortions. “We’re making Mississippi the safest place in America for an unborn child,” Gov. Phil Bryant said in a statement on […]
DAYTON, Ohio — An Air Force base in Ohio has removed a Bible from a display honoring prisoners of war (POW) and those missing in action (MIA) following a complaint from a church-state separation group. According to reports, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) recently wrote to officials at the Wright-Patterson Air Force base after the […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A House panel in Ohio has approved a bill that regulates the disposal of aborted babies following discovery by the state attorney general’s office last year that the bodies of unborn children had been dumped in landfills by medical waste companies. As previously reported, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, who identifies as pro-life and […]
BATON ROUGE, La. — As promised, the Democratic governor of Louisiana has vetoed an executive order issued by former Gov. Bobby Jindal that provided religious liberty protections to objectors of same-sex “marriage.” “I believe in giving every Louisianan the opportunity to be successful and to thrive in our state. Our goal is to promote the […]