Washington, D.C. — Barack Obama attended the 61st annual National Prayer Breakfast yesterday, speaking to those gathered about a number of matters regarding faith and country. Co-chair Senators Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Mark Pryor of Arkansas welcomed those present at the event — a meeting that is not organized by the White House, but […]
Zhejiang Province, China — A 13-month-old toddler died this week after being run over by family planning officials as they argued with his parents about the country’s child limitation policies. According to reports, eleven government officials descended upon the home of Chen Liandi and his wife Li Yuhong in Mayu and demanded that they pay the […]
Bismarck, North Dakota — Senators in North Dakota passed three pro-life measures today in an effort to ban abortion in the state. Among the bills being considered was an initiative to place the personhood of the unborn on the 2014 ballot. Senate Bill 4009 declares that “the inalienable right to life of every human being […]
Summerville, South Carolina — Under threat of a lawsuit, a humanist group is demanding that a local chapter of the YMCA provide booth space during their upcoming spring festival, despite its assertions that it is a Christian organization. Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry recently decided to apply to participate in the YMCA Flowerton Festival in Summerville, […]
Hartford, Connecticut — A national homeschooling organization is sounding the alarm against a bill proposed in the Connecticut legislature which would require both public school and homeschooled children to undergo a behavioral health assessment at various stages of child development. Bill 374, proposed in the General Assembly by sponsors Senator Toni Harp and Representative Toni […]
Washington, D.C. — Reports indicate that the United States Supreme Court has received over two dozen briefs from legal organizations nationwide expressing their support for Biblical marriage. As the court is gearing up to hear oral argument next month in the monumental cases regarding California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), attorneys […]
Denver, Colorado — A mother in Colorado whose unborn nine-month-old son died in utero when a drunk driver slammed into her car is seeking to place an initiative on the 2014 state ballot that would recognize unborn children as persons under the law. Currently, the state of Colorado, like 22 other states in the nation, […]
In an interview with CBS, which aired last night during the Super Bowl, Barack Obama expressed his support for the removal of the ban on homosexuals serving in the Boy Scouts of America. When anchor Scott Pelley asked Obama if the Scouts should allow open homosexuals, he simply replied, “Yes.” “My attitude is … that […]
Buhler, Kansas — A lawmaker in Kansas has introduced a bill that seeks to protect the display of religious symbols in the state following threats from a prominent atheist organization that it would sue officials in one Kansas city if they did not remove a cross from their welcome sign. Last year, the city of […]
Gresham, Oregon — An Oregon baker is under investigation by the state for notifying a lesbian woman that he does not make cakes for homosexual ceremonies. Aaron Klein is the owner of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, a bakery he operates with his wife. Last month, Klein was approached by a mother and her daughter as […]