NASHVILLE — A Bible Belt state is among the latest to consider legalizing assisted suicide, in part due to the efforts of an activist who asserts that the choice to end one’s life is the “ultimate civil right.” On Tuesday, those both for and against physician assisted suicide spent two hours presenting their thoughts about […]
WASHINGTON — Administrators from Christian and Catholic schools nationwide have signed on to a letter urging Congress to pass a law that would protect religious schools from punishment over their biblical beliefs on marriage. Daniel Egeler, the president of the Association of Christian Schools International, Al Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, […]
AUSTIN — A federal appeals court has upheld several abortion restrictions encapsulated in a Texas law known as H.B. 2 that may close most of the abortion facilities in the state. “[T]he State truly intends that women only receive an abortion in facilities that can provide the highest quality of care and safety—the stated legitimate […]
LONDON — A Christian childcare worker who was fired for “gross misconduct” after she explained the biblical position on homosexuality to her lesbian co-worker has won her legal challenge before an employment tribunal. As previously reported, Sarah Mbuyi, 30, was repeatedly asked about her beliefs over a period of several months in 2013 at Newpark […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite impassioned objections, the California State Senate approved a bill on Thursday that would allow some elderly and disabled people to seek help in killing themselves through lethal doses of drugs. SB 128, also known as the “End of Life Option Act,” was passed by the Democrat-controlled state Senate in a 23-13 […]
EVERETT, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington has ruled partly in favor of a high school student who was repeatedly suspended last year over his evangelistic activities on campus, ordering the punishments on his record to be expunged. As previously reported, Michael Leal, a senior at Cascade High School in Everett, was suspended several […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would allow some judges to opt out of participating in same-sex ceremonies. As previously reported, S.B. 2 was introduced earlier this year by Sen. Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) to allow magistrates to recuse themselves from officiating over the […]
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Va. — A man in West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against local, state and federal education officials after his daughter was taught about evolution in school, which he refers to as “the propagation of religious faith.” According to the complaint, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern […]
BELFAST — The Christian owners of a bakery in Northern Ireland have decided to appeal a ruling declaring them guilty of discrimination for declining to print the phrase “Support Gay Marriage” on a cake. As previously reported, in May of last year, Ashers Baking Company in Newtonabbey—named after Genesis 49:20—was approached by a same-sex “marriage” […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court panel consisting of all George W. Bush appointees has declared an Arkansas state law banning abortion when a heartbeat is detected to be “unconstitutional,” upholding a lower court ruling opining the same. As previously reported, in March 2013, legislators voted to make the Human Heartbeat Protection Act […]