Former New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson, a Christian who has been a voice for the unborn, recently pushed back against a tweet posted by congressional candidate Raphael Warnock, a “pastor” in Georgia who believes that abortion is “consistent with” Christianity. “I will always fight for reproductive justice,” Warnock, who will be facing a […]
(NBC Philadelphia) — Months after the arrests of two teenagers, two more teens and a preteen have been charged with beating a homeless man to death in Camden, New Jersey, over the summer. Police announced Tuesday that a 12-year-old, 13-year-old and 14-year-old were all charged in the death of Bobby Hill Jr., 63. On June […]
(BBC) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a “global mechanism” that would use QR codes to open up international travel. “We need to further harmonize policies and standards and establish ‘fast tracks’ to facilitate the orderly flow of people,” he said. The codes will be used to help establish a traveler’s health status. […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An Air Force chaplain is seeking to be reinstated to active duty after he says he was dismissed from working in basic training as a lesbian falsely accused him of stating that “homosexuals will burn in Hell” when he preached a message against adultery. Curt Cizek delivered the sermon in 2013 […]
BERLIN (Insider) — A 41-year-old high school teacher was arrested on Thursday after the discovery earlier this month of a set of bones in a field in north Berlin, according to Deutsche Welle. The remains turned out to be those of a 44-year-old electrical engineer who had disappeared in early September, the BBC reports. A police officer told […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two lawmakers in Arkansas have filed a bill that would outlaw abortion in the state, with the exception of the life of the mother. “A person shall not purposely perform or attempt to perform an abortion except to save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency,” reads Senate Bill […]
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Norway’s parliament outlawed hate speech against transgender and bisexual people on Nov. 10, expanding its penal code which has protected gay and lesbian people since 1981. People found guilty of hate speech face a fine or up to a year in jail for private remarks, and a maximum of three years […]
GUATEMALA CITY — The president of Guatemala has issued a statement declaring his commitment to protecting life and refusal to allow organizations that kill the unborn to operate in the country. “I recognize life from its conception, and therefore, in my government, I will not tolerate any movement that violates what is provided in our […]
LONDON — The U.K. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a mother who wants to be identified as the “father” on her son’s birth certificate since she identifies as a man. The nation’s highest court simply said that “the applications do not raise an arguable point of law which ought to be […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Yahoo News) – A two-year investigation by the Tallahassee Police Department into the horrific sexual exploitation of a teenage girl netted a staggering amount of arrests, with more than 170 people charged over recent months. On Tuesday, Tallahassee police chief Lawrence Revell and state and federal officials announced results of Operation Stolen Innocence, […]