Knoxville, Tennessee — The University of Tennessee has announced that it is cutting state taxpayer money from its allotment to the school’s upcoming student-organized “Sex Week.” As previously reported, “Sex Week,” which begins on April 7th, was organized by the university’s Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee student group. It features a number of daily seminars, […]
Frankfort, Kentucky — The governor of Kentucky recently vetoed a bill that was designed to protect religious freedom in the Bluegrass State, remarking that it raised concerns over potential ramifications, such as public safety and homosexual rights violations. Governor Steve Beshear, a Democrat, rejected The Religious Freedom Act on Friday, releasing a statement following his […]
Olympia, Washington — Lawmakers in Washington State are considering enacting a law that would mandate insurance companies in the state to provide coverage for abortion, making Washington the first-ever in the nation’s history to do so. At a time when 21 states across the country restrict abortion services from being covered by local insurance providers, […]
Brunswick, Georgia — Two teenage suspects were taken into custody Friday in Georgia after authorities investigated the shooting death of a 13-month-old baby who was killed Thursday while sleeping in his stroller. The suspects are 17 and 14 years old, the first being identified as De’Marquis Elkins, who will be charged as an adult. The name […]
Bismarck, North Dakota — Legislators in North Dakota have approved a proposition to place a personhood amendment on the state ballot, making North Dakota the first in United States history to do so with the backing of both the House and Senate. As previously reported, North Dakota has passed a string of pro-life measures in […]
Rock Island, Illinois — An evangelist that was threatened with arrest in Illinois for scaring the public with the message of the Gospel is continuing his legal battle against police in an effort to regain his right to preach on the public streets. Stephen Johnson told Christian News Network that his attorneys recently added the […]
Topeka, Kansas — Members of the Kansas House of Representatives have overwhelmingly passed a sweeping abortion bill that, among other regulations, declares that life begins at fertilization. It now moves to the Senate for deliberation. “The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The life of each human being begins at fertilization; (2) unborn children have interests […]
St. Louis, Missouri — A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has struck down a law in Missouri that allowed religious-owned businesses and individual persons of faith to be exempt from the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. As previously reported, in September of last year, Missouri legislators enacted the law, overriding a veto from Democratic […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — As the trial for notorious Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell proceeded Tuesday, one of Gosnell’s employees testified to the court that she had personally been involved in the murders of ten newborn babies. As suspected by prosecutors, Adrienne Moton, an assistant to Gosnell, told the court that babies who were born alive did […]
Princeton, New Jersey — An itinerant evangelist has filed a lawsuit in federal court after a charge that he had engaged in “tumultuous” preaching was dismissed in municipal court. Mike Stockwell of Cross Country Evangelism was one of over a dozen Christians that went to the Princeton eating clubs in October 2011 to minister to […]