ORLANDO – An atheist activist group is suing one of the country’s largest public school districts after officials allowed some materials to be distributed, but prohibited items of a more controversial and explicit nature. As previously reported, the Central Florida Freethought Community (CFFC) learned in January that a Christian ministry was distributing Bibles in Orange […]
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday denied a request from Proposition 8 supporters to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in California. Dozens of same-sex weddings have taken place in the state since Friday, following the Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to overturn Proposition 8 — which had banned homosexual marriage. Continue reading […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released its final revised rules surrounding its controversial contraception mandate on Friday, which pro-life organizations note still lacks an exemption for religious-owned businesses. As previously reported, last December, two colleges won a challenge against Obamacare’s abortion pill mandate after the government vowed that it would rewrite the requirement so that it […]
Homosexual advocates are expressing outrage after the president of the fast food chain Chick-fil-A once again expressed his disapproval of homosexual marriage, this time remarking on Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling that struck down key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Following the release of the decision, Dan Cathy posted comments on Twitter, mourning […]
DENVER — The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the denial of an injunction to the popular craft chain Hobby Lobby, sending the matter back to the lower court for further review. “[Hobby Lobby has] established a likelihood of success that their rights under this statute are substantially burdened by the contraceptive-coverage requirement, and have […]
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. – A substitute teacher that was fired for giving a middle school student his Bible during the lunch period has been granted reconsideration of his complaint before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As previously reported, the Commission had dismissed a discrimination complaint filed by Walter Tutka last month due to a lack […]
AUSTIN – Lawmakers in Texas are vowing not to give up on a late-term abortion ban after a filibustering state senator and unruly protesters delayed the passage of abortion-restricting measures. As previously reported, on Monday, Senate Bill 5 (SB5) passed overwhelmingly in the Texas House of Representatives. SB5 includes stipulations that would ban abortions after […]
WASHINGTON — In releasing his dissent from the majority opinion in Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling that declared unconstitutional a key component of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Justice Antonin Scalia slammed his colleagues for considering those who oppose homosexual “marriage” as being “enemies of the human race.” As previously reported, the court ruled in […]
Christian organizations across the country are expressing their disappointment following today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court, which struck down key components of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. As previously reported, the decision comes largely due to Justice Anthony Kennedy’s agreement with his liberal colleagues — Justices Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor and […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling that it violates the “dignity” of homosexuals in the country and states that decide to legalize homosexual “marriage.” It also declined to rule on California’s Proposition 8, stating that those who challenged the lower court’s ruling did not […]