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 […]
TRENTON — A video tribute to first sergeants was recently removed from the YouTube channel of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey following complaints over the overtly Christian content in the production, reports state. The video was based on a poem written by Chaplain Douglas Hess and was written in the vein of a piece narrated […]
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats unveiled legislation this past week that would—among other things—protect homosexual students from discrimination in federally-funded schools. The 1,150-page long bill, titled the “Strengthening America’s School Act of 2013,” is a proposed revision to the “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) act that was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. […]
Nearly 1,100 pastors nationwide are expected to participate in an effort today that seeks to challenge government regulations on political speech from the pulpit. The effort is called Pulpit Freedom Sunday, and was organized by the Pulpit Initiative, a project of the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). As the sixth annual event of […]
BALTIMORE – A famed player from this year’s Baltimore Ravens football team recently turned down an invitation to the White House, citing his disappointment with Barack Obama’s pro-abortion policies. Matt Birk, a 6’4”, 310-pound center for the Ravens, has played professional football for the past 15 years, and has participated in six Pro Bowl competitions. […]