WASHINGTON — A former chief financial officer (CFO) of a California Planned Parenthood facility has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case and rule that he is entitled to sue the organization over massive fraud charges that he claims took place while he served the abortion provider. Victor Gonzalez is the former CFO […]
WASHINGTON — Over 100 lawmakers have sponsored a bill that would provide nationwide exemptions for those who cannot comply with the contraceptive coverage mandate in Obamacare due to religious reasons. The bill, which is being introduced for the second time, is called the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940), and protects health care providers, religious […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A religious freedom proposal that was meant to protect business owners who have faith-based objections to fulfilling particular orders has been shelved after a Democratic representative put forth an amendment that would require such businesses to post notices about their objections. The Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act, HB 1371, was introduced earlier […]
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Guards at an Air Force base in Georgia will again be allowed to say “Have a blessed day” to their fellow airmen after the phrase was initially banned due to a complaint from an organization that seeks to keep religion out of the military. According to reports, security forces at Robins […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A jury that contemplated four new charges that could have put an imprisoned creation science evangelist who refuted evolutionary theory behind bars for life was unable to agree on three of the charges filed against him. As previously reported, Kent Hovind, the founder of Creation Science Evangelism out of Pensacola, Florida, has been fighting […]
TAUNTON, UK — A street preacher in the UK who is charged with making “homophobic” and “Islamophobic” remarks has just completed a two-day trial and awaits a verdict on whether or not biblical speech about the issues is considered a crime in the country. Mike Overd, a street preacher for five years, is accused of speaking […]
WARREN, Mich. — A mayor in Michigan states that he will be countering an atheist booth that will be set up near a prayer station at city hall by distributing “In God We Trust” posters through his office. As previously reported, Warren resident and member of the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) Douglas Marshall submitted […]
NASHVILLE — An American Baptist College is defending its invitation to an openly lesbian United Church of Christ minister, asserting that Christians are making an “idol” of the Bible. “It’s sad that people use religion and idolatry of the Bible to demoralize same-gender-loving people,” American Baptist College President Forrest Harris told The Tennessean on Wednesday. […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Supreme Court of Alabama has ordered a judge who was at the center of a same-sex “marriage” lawsuit not to issue any such licenses, advising that a recent federal court ruling surrounding the matter does not apply to anyone outside of the two women involved in the legal challenge. “To the extent […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A decorated former Navy SEAL who has served as a chaplain for 15 of the 19 years of his military career is been threatened with discharge after superiors called his Christian counseling against premarital sex and homosexuality a “recipe for disaster.” Chaplain Wes Modder served in Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield, and […]