Washington, D.C. — The United States Department of Education has announced its proposal to eliminate the use of the words ‘father’ and ‘mother’ on its financial aid forms. The move appears to be an effort to accommodate and adapt to homosexual relationships and arrangements where men and women are living together unmarried. “The 2014-2015 Free […]
Murfreesboro, Tennessee — A county sheriff in the Bible Belt is defending his display of the Ten Commandments in the lobby of the sheriff’s department, which also houses the jail. Rutherford County, Tennessee Sheriff Robert Arnold was gifted with the framed Commandments last year, along with a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the […]
Washington, D.C. — Eight members of Congress are calling upon Secretary of State John Kerry to take action on behalf of the persecuted family of a blind Chinese activist who has taken refuge in America. In April 2012, Chen Guangcheng fled to the U.S. embassy in Beijing after being placed on house arrest years prior […]
Brooklyn, New York — A federal judge in New York has denied a request by the Obama administration to stay his recent order mandating that all age limits to accessibility of the morning-after pill be removed. As previously reported, Judge Edward R. Korman, appointed by Ronald Reagan, blasted the Obama administration in March for not […]
Muldrow, Oklahoma — Junior and high school students in a town in Oklahoma are fighting back against efforts by a prominent atheist group to have the Ten Commandments removed from public schools throughout the district. Superintendent Ron Flanagan told reporters that he received a complaint from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) about the […]
Washington, D.C. — The United States House of Representatives has issued the first-ever spousal ID to the partner of an openly homosexual Congressman, reports state. Philip Frank, the significant other of Representative Mark Pocan of Madison, Wisconsin was issued the ID recently, granting him recognition as being the spouse of the Congressman, as opposed to […]
Montpelier, Vermont — A bill making allowance for physician-assisted suicide has passed the Vermont Senate, sending the measure now to the House for a vote. Senate passage of the Patient Choice and Control and End of Life Act was narrow, a 17-13 vote. The legislation “require[s] a patient to get two physicians to diagnose terminal illness […]
Washington, D.C. — A Democratic Senator from Connecticut has blocked a Senate resolution which recommends that abortion facilities nationwide be inspected and investigated, stating that the effort is too narrow. As previously reported, Senator Mike Lee of Utah proposed the resolution on Monday, which served as a non-binding statement that “[e]xpress[es] the sense of the Senate that […]
Cooperstown, North Dakota — A pro-life poster has been returned to the walls of a North Dakota high school after it was removed following receipt of a complaint from a disgruntled parent. Student Michayla Maertens was contacted by officials at Griggs County Central High School last month and was informed that her poster, which was […]
An American pastor that is imprisoned in his homeland of Iran for planting house churches in the country a decade ago has been sent back to general prison after spending a number of days, including his birthday, in solitary confinement. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release […]