HARRISBURG — A Christian lawmaker in Pennsylvania has introduced a bill that would require the phrase ‘In God We Trust’ to be posted in public schools throughout the Commonwealth. Rick Saccone of Allegheny County has been known in Pennsylvania for sponsoring bills surrounding the acknowledgment of God in American history. As previously reported, he was […]
WASHINGTON — Attorney generals for eighteen states have filed briefs with the United States Supreme Court to urge its nine justices to accept an appeal surrounding a Pennsylvania business that has been denied a reprieve from the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. As previously reported, Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation, which has 950 employees at its Arkansas, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man who told police that he is a Satanist is behind bars after setting fire to his kitchen in order to ‘cook the Bible.’ The incident occurred on Wednesday after a concerned citizen called police to report a “person going ballistic.” When police arrived at the apartment of 22-year-old Jeremy […]
COLORADO SPRINGS — The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado is considering dropping God from its cadet oath after an organization that fights for the separation of church and state lodged a complaint with officials. The situation began when the academy sent photographs of its new prep school to a local newspaper, which included […]
LONDON — A plan to stop the swearing of oaths on the Bible in courts in England and Wales has been rejected by magistrates. The Magistrate’s Association recently debated a motion to stop witnesses and defendants from swearing on the Bible, but voted against it. The plan was proposed by Ian Abrahams, a Bristol magistrate. […]
NORTH HAMPTON — A pastor in Ohio was viciously beaten this past Sunday after a self-described militant atheist knocked him to the ground for asking his girlfriend if she felt safe with the man. Pastor Norman Hayes of Bridge Community Church in North Hampton says that following the church service, James Maxie, 28, and his […]
TEHRAN — A California pastor that was taken into custody this week in Iran while protesting the imprisonment of five fellow Christians has been released and sent home to the United States. As previously reported, Eddie Romero of La Puente was taken into custody on Monday as he spoke outside of Evin Prison, where the Christians […]
SACRAMENTO — The governor of California has signed into law a bill that mandates insurance companies in the state to provide coverage for infertility treatments for homosexuals. As previously reported, AB 460 was proposed this past spring by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, whose partner died of AIDS in 1994. He asserts that some insurance companies are […]
GILBERT, Ariz. — A nationally-recognized Christian legal organization has filed a petition with the United States Supreme Court, asking that it agree to hear a case surrounding an Arizona municipal law that indirectly forces churches to display their signs at night, while allowing other types of signs to remain displayed 24/7. As previously reported, in 2008, Good […]
TRENTON — The governor of New Jersey has decided to end his fight to defend marriage between one man and one woman, directing his attorneys to drop their appeal of a lawsuit that sought to force state officials to permit homosexual “marriages.” As previously reported, the Supreme Court of New Jersey unanimously ruled on Friday […]