Famed secular rocker Bruce Springsteen has canceled his concert today in North Carolina to show his opposition to a recently passed state law that annulled a controversial “bathroom bill” in Charlotte and banned other cities from passing similar ordinances. “As we also know, North Carolina has just passed HB2, which the media are referring to as […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana state police have fired a trooper after a second complaint was received about sharing his faith with those he encounters during traffic stops. As previously reported, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against trooper Brian Hamilton in 2014 after complainant Ellen Bogdan alleged that he violated her constitutional rights by asking […]
During an appearance on ABC’s “The View” this week, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton asserted that she is a Christian who takes her faith “seriously” and a “praying person” when asked why evangelicals should consider voting for her. “As someone who is an undecided evangelical voter, and someone who believes that our Judeo-Christian values are […]
SOUTH YORKSHIRE, U.K. — A Christian who had been studying to be a social worker at a prominent university in the United Kingdom has lost his expulsion appeal surrounding a post on his personal Facebook page where he outlined the biblical stance on homosexuality. As previously reported, last September, Felix Ngole, 38, had posted on his private […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania has signed two executive orders banning government workers from turning down homosexuals and transgenders for Commonwealth contracts and grants, and prohibiting those who contract with the Commonwealth from doing the same. “These executive orders—one that applies to Commonwealth employees and the other that applies to grants and procurement, […]
The Democratic governors of Vermont, Minnesota, Connecticut, New York and Washington have banned all non-essential government travel to Mississippi over a new religious freedom law that protects pastors, faith-based organizations and business owners who object to being complicit in another’s same-sex ceremony. “Discrimination is not a New York value. We believe our diversity is our greatest strength, and […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The abortion giant Planned Parenthood has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Indiana law that bans the murder of unborn children based on a Down Syndrome diagnosis or any other disability, but stops short of ending all abortion in the state. As previously reported, H.B. 1337 was signed into law last month to protect babies […]
LONDON — An occupational therapist who was suspended from her job for nine months after her Muslim co-worker alleged that she was trying to convert her to Christianity has lost her appeal before an employment tribunal. As previously reported, Victoria Wasteney, now 39, had developed a friendship with her colleague Enya Nawaz, now 28, as they […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a bill that designates the Bible as the official state book, sending it to the desk of Gov. Bill Haslam, who has not yet indicated whether he will sign or veto the measure. As previously reported, H.B. 615 had been introduced last year by Rep. Jerry Sexton, R-Bean […]
LOS ANGELES — Representatives from the California attorney general’s office searched the apartment of the pro-life investigator behind the series of expose’ videos on Planned Parenthood’s harvesting and sale of aborted children. “The California Attorney General’s office, led by Kamala Harris, [who] Planned Parenthood supported with thousands of dollars, is now searching David’s apartment,” the […]