ELGIN CITY, Ill. — Officials in Elgin City, Illinois have appealed a court ruling declaring that the municipality can’t use a local zoning ordinance to thwart the efforts of a free mobile ultrasound unit to “save the lives of unborn children.” As previously reported, in March of this year, TLC Pregnancy Services, run by The Life […]
Sebastian, Fla. – A Florida teenager is back behind bars after it was discovered that she continued to have contact–including sexual contact–with her now 15-year-old girlfriend. As previously reported, Kaitlyn Hunt, 19, was arrested on criminal charges in February for having a same-sex physical relationship with a 14-year-old freshman. Hunt was 18 at the time of […]
JACKSON — A municipal judge in Mississippi has dismissed two of three criminal charges leveled against a pro-life sidewalk counselor, and promises to rule on the remaining charge by the end of the week. On Monday, Cal Zastrow stood trial in city court in Jackson for three misdemeanor charges incurred while conducting pro-life outreach earlier […]
DETROIT – A religious rights legal organization has filed a motion for summary judgment in a Michigan district court, imploring the court to protect the First Amendment rights of a party seeking to run a controversial bus advertisement. In May of 2010, the Freedom Defense Initiative (FDI)—an organization whose stated mission is to protect human rights […]
TRENTON — Reiterating his belief that homosexuality is ‘not a sin,’ the Republican governor of New Jersey signed a bill into law on Monday that bans the use of conversion or reparative therapy, or to otherwise help youth who are struggling with homosexual feelings to overcome their temptations. Governor Chris Christie’s office released a statement […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A county judge in Oklahoma has blocked a law that would have prevented young girls from obtaining the morning-after pill without a prescription. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights had filed a lawsuit against the restriction earlier this month on behalf an Oklahoma mother of a 15-year-old teenage girl, asserting that […]
SAN ANTONIO — A Christian Air Force Veteran has been relieved of his duties after declining to affirm homosexual marriage. Senior Master Sergeant Phillip Monk has served in the Air Force for 19 years, and has been stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. When he recently returned from deployment, he found that […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma City has thrown out the state’s ban on the use of Sharia law in government, opining that the restriction violates the United States Constitution. The ban had been approved at the polls in 2010, and passed with the support of more than 70% of voters. However, just […]
CHICO, Cal. – Two secularist organizations are working together to end legislative prayer before city council meetings in a northern California municipality. For years, Chico city council members have invited local religious leaders from various faiths to lead invocations prior to official city council gatherings. For instance, the agenda for an upcoming meeting this week […]
COLUMBUS — Lawmakers in Ohio are reviving a pro-life bill that was stalled in the legislature last year when the Republican Senate President opted not to bring the matter up for a vote. In a news conference this week, 24-year-old Representative Christina Hagan reintroduced the Ohio Human Heartbeat Protection Act, which has been co-sponsored by […]