CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Ohio House of Representatives has voted to advance a bill that defunds the abortion giant Planned Parenthood, reallocating over $1.3 million in funding to other health-related groups in the state that do not perform abortions. House Bill 294 was passed along party lines 62-30. The legislation was introduced by Representatives Bill Patmon and […]
(CNN) — Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would “strongly consider” shutting down mosques in the U.S. as part of the response to the terror attacks in Paris. “Well, I would hate to do it but it’s something you’re going to have to strongly consider,” Trump said during an interview on MSNBC. “Some of the absolute […]
A new video released by the barbaric Islamic group ISIS, which identifies itself as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is threatening to “strike America at its center in Washington” after taking credit for the French massacre that killed over 130 last week. The video begins with news footage of Friday’s attack in Paris, […]
(Christianity Today) — In 2006, Indonesia passed a law requiring minority religious groups to collect signatures from the local majority group before building houses of worship. For instance, when Indonesia’s largest Protestant organization decided to build in a suburb of Jakarta, it was required to secure signatures of approval from 60 Christians and 90 people […]
RAQQA, Syria — French fighter jets dropped 20 bombs on key ISIS targets in Raqqa, Syria on Sunday in retribution for the deadly massacre in Paris on Friday that killed over 130. The airstrike, carried out in conjunction with the U.S. from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, struck an ISIS command center, a jihadist training center […]
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande is vowing a “merciless” response to the multiple terror attacks that rocked the nation on Friday after the barbaric Islamic group ISIS claimed responsibility for the massacre that killed over 100 innocents. The attacks were “committed by a terrorist army, the Islamic State group, a jihadist army, against France, against the […]
CHICAGO — An Illinois teen is facing a murder charge after being accused of throwing her newborn baby out of her apartment window—located on the eighth floor of the building. Mubashra Uddin, 19, was denied bail Saturday after being arraigned in Cook County Bond Court on a first degree murder charge. Police believe that Uddin gave […]
LOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman has won her appeal to wear a colander on her head for her driver’s license photo as part of a satirical religion that is meant to mock Christianity and its beliefs. Lindsay Miller of Lowell, who identifies as a member of the “Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster” or “Pastafarianism,” […]
(Policy Mic) — In wake of a series of terrorist attacks that struck Paris on Friday night, the first question posed to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during Saturday night’s Democratic debate was whether he still believes climate change is the No. 1 national security threat to the United States—and Twitter users had a lot to say […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case out of Texas involving regulations that some believe will result in the closure of most abortion facilities in the state. As previously reported, in 2013, following the passage of several safety regulations for abortion facilities, Planned Parenthood and other abortion advocacy groups filed […]