Atheist Eagle Scout Sues School District Over Graduation Prayer

Atheist Eagle Scout Sues School District Over Graduation Prayer

A self-proclaimed atheist Eagle Scout has sued his local school district for allowing prayer at his graduation ceremony last month. Matthew “Max” Neilson, 18, says that his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when school officials at Irmo High School in Columbia, South Carolina allowed a student to proceed with the benediction when he […]

Rhyming Chaplain Set to Retire; KS Senate at Loss for Who to Hire

Rhyming Chaplain Set to Retire; KS Senate at Loss for Who to Hire

Kansas senators are lamenting the retirement of a very special chaplain. Fred Hollomon has been opening each session of the Senate with prayer for 31 years. However, Hollomon’s prayers aren’t your ordinary, run-of-the-mill invocation. Each and every one of them are all set to rhyme. The 86-year-old chaplain says that he spends approximately two hours every […]

Proposition 8 Headed to U.S. Supreme Court

Proposition 8 Headed to U.S. Supreme Court

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 […]

California Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Increase Penalties for Human Trafficking

California Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Increase Penalties for Human Trafficking

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 […]

Planned Parenthood Launches Ad Campaign Against Romney; Others Doubt Candidate is Pro-Life

Planned Parenthood Launches Ad Campaign Against Romney; Others Doubt Candidate is Pro-Life

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 […]