JOSHUA, Tex. — A valedictorian in Texas says that officials at his local school district violated the United States Constitution when they turned off his microphone because he deviated from his approved speech to talk about Jesus and the Constitution. Remington Reimer of Joshua High School told reporters that staff members reviewed and edited his […]
PHOENIX — An appeals court has rejected a lawsuit filed by a prominent atheist activist organization which sought to challenge the statewide Day of Prayer proclamations issued each year by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) of Madison, Wisconsin was unable to prove […]
BANGOR – On Wednesday, the Maine Supreme Court heard arguments for a case involving a student’s access to restrooms of the opposite sex. The case centers around Wyatt Maines, a 15-year-old identical twin boy who identifies himself as a girl. According to an interview with his parents conducted by the Bangor Daily News, Wyatt has […]
ORLANDO — A notorious abortion facility in Florida was closed down early Thursday morning as police, accompanied by two large moving trucks, backed up to the building and seized everything inside as per a court order. The seizure at Orlando Women’s Center surrounds the lawsuit Howard v. Pendergraft, which involves an incident in 2001 when […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court has ruled that an Oklahoma minister can sue over his opposition to the state’s current license plate design, which depicts a famous sculpture that relates to the Indian rain god. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals declared on Tuesday that Keith Kressman of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released a statement this week that outlines its opposition to various sections of the proposed 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, including an amendment that seeks to protect the religious liberty of members of the military. Louisiana Congressman John Fleming, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, had introduced the […]
BEAUMONT — A school district in Texas is investigating a complaint after a mother who identifies as a Christian contacted a prominent atheist activist organization to express concerns over a prayer offered during a pre-k graduation ceremony. The Beaumont Independent School District has confirmed that it received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation […]
Sex workers and their supporters marched and rallied in several Canadian cities Saturday to call for the decriminalization of prostitution, days before a Supreme Court hearing on whether laws restricting the sale of sex should be tossed out. Dozens of demonstrators brandished red umbrellas — a symbol for sex workers’ rights — and chanted “Sex […]
The Belgian Federal Parliament is reportedly about to expand its controversial “right to die” policies to include access to euthanasia for some gravely ill children. A consensus among members of the legislative body has reportedly formed in support of legislation to allow children to choose to undergo euthanasia in certain dire cases, according to a […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has decided to end its fight against a federal ruling that ordered the government to make the morning-after pill available to girls of all ages. As previously reported, Judge Edward R. Korman, appointed by Ronald Reagan, blasted the Obama administration in March for not making Plan B, and other […]