KENNEWICK, Wash. — A Christian florist from Washington who is in jeopardy of losing her business, home and life savings after a judge found her guilty of discrimination has been ordered to pay a $1,000 fine to the state attorney general, an order that is stated to be “only the first punch” financially against the business […]
LONGMONT, Colo. — Pro-lifers are expressing disappointment after a Colorado district attorney announced that he would not pursue murder charges on behalf of a baby who died when she was cut from her mother’s womb because he could not prove that the baby was alive when she was separated from her mother. Dynel Lane, 34, […]
ATLANTA — Attorneys for the City of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed have asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a fire chief who was terminated this year over his Bible study-inspired book that included one page that listed homosexuality with other sexual perversions. As previously reported, Chief Kelvin Cochran was suspended for one month […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lawmakers in Arkansas have voted to ban state grants to abortion providers, as well as their affiliates. SB 569 was introduced by Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R-Blanch), and while it doesn’t mention Planned Parenthood specifically, is stated to have been proposed out of an effort to block funds the organization has been […]
BEIJING (New York Times) — A Christian pastor who defended local churches when the Chinese authorities removed church crosses was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday night by a court in Zhejiang Province. The pastor, Huang Yizi, was sentenced by the People’s Court in Pingyang County after being convicted of “gathering crowds to […]
AURORA, Ill. — Two Illinois Islamists, one of which serves in the Illinois National Guard, have been charged with conspiring to aid the barbaric terror group ISIS as one plotted to travel overseas for jihad training while the other planned to carry out an attack on a U.S. military base. Hasan Edmonds, 22, and his cousin Jonas, […]
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A Christian school in California has won a complicated legal battle regarding two teachers who sued the school after their contracts weren’t renewed as they refused to provide proof of their Christian faith. Little Oaks Elementary School is a pre-k through 5th grade institution owned by Calvary Chapel of Thousand Oaks. As previously reported, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The governor of Indiana signed the state “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” into law on Thursday, resisting critics who asserted that the legislation would allow people of faith to “discriminate” against homosexuals. Gov. Mike Pence signed SB 101 into law in a closed ceremony, with an estimated 70 t0 80 invited guests attending the event. “Today […]
ALBANY, New York — Republicans in the New York Senate are expected to block the advancement of a bill that declares the state’s commitment to allowing abortion within its borders, and formally removes abortion from the state’s penal code. AB 6221 had been presented by Assembly Member Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan), and was approved by the Assembly […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas woman was arrested Monday night after she allegedly threw a homemade Molotov bomb at a group of pro-lifers praying outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in Austin. Melanie Toney, 52, was taken into custody after witnesses to the incident were able to write down part of her license plate number […]