The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to review a ruling from earlier this year that overturned California’s Proposition 8, which banned homosexual “marriage.” The case now heads to the Supreme Court. The decision on Tuesday was divided, with three judges dissenting. Those that disagreed with the majority stated that the federal court’s ruling […]
A Wisconsin pastor has been sentenced to two years in prison for encouraging his members to spank their young children. Phillip Caminiti, 55, is the pastor of Aleitheia Bible Church, which meets in homes in the Black Earth area. Caminiti came under fire in 2010 for allegedly advising members that they needed to discipline their […]
The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear a case out of the Ninth Circuit regarding a pregnant woman that was tasered for refusing to sign a speeding ticket. The case stems from an incident that occurred in 2004 when 33-year-old Malaika Brooks was pulled over by Seattle police while taking her 11-year-old son […]
The California Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would stiffen penalties for those that are involved in human trafficking. In a vote of 36-0, the Senate approved of legislation that would forfeit $1.5 million from every individual that was convicted of the crime, half of which would be used for programs to fight human […]
A school board in Virginia that was advised by a federal judge to remove four of the Ten Commandments from a local high school has voted unanimously to completely remove its current display. The Giles County School Board has decided that it will not only remove the display from Narrows High School near Roanoke, but […]
Planned Parenthood has launched a 1.4 million dollar ad campaign against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The ad, which is scheduled to run in Florida, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Iowa through the 19th of this month, opposes Romney for statements made regarding his desire to end Planned Parenthood and overturn Roe v. Wade. “When Mitt […]
A bill in the United States House of Representatives was defeated this week that would have outlawed sex-selection abortions. While the final vote was 246 to 168, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) failed to obtain the two-thirds majority needed for passage by a mere 30 votes. Although most votes were cast along party lines, twenty […]
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote today on a bill that would prohibit abortions based on the gender of the baby. The Prenatal Discrimination Act (PRENDA) was introduced by Arizona representative Trent Franks, who believes that sex-selection abortions, also known as gendercide, are occurring in the U.S. and must be stopped. The […]
A former attorney general has caused an “unprecedented” exodus from the Kansas Supreme Court in light of his upcoming hearing before the seven-judge panel. Phil Kline had been scheduled to appear at a disciplinary hearing pertaining to his investigations into alleged illegal activities by Planned Parenthood while serving as attorney general. In 2003, he began […]
The Obama administration has hired a “faith vote director” to rally Christians for his re-election. Michael Wear, 24, has been working for Obama for the past three and a half years in his Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. While his focus has been on social programs, such as promoting adoption and foster care, he […]