The White House has issued a statement objecting to a bill that would prohibit homosexual “weddings” from being performed on military bases and by chaplains who disagree with the homosexual lifestyle. In a statement issued last week by the Obama administration, the Department of Management and Budget refuted portions of the proposed 2013 Defense Authorization […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order to two evangelists that filed suit against the City of Syracuse, New York, stating that they have a “strong case” against its officials. Michael Marcavage of Repent America and Mike Stockwell of Cross Country Evangelism had been prohibited from distributing Gospel literature without […]
A federal court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to open town hall meetings with prayers solely in the name of Jesus. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals released a decision last Thursday, declaring that over the past 11 years, the opening prayers of town hall meetings in Greece, New York have violated the First […]
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently perplexed pro-lifers when he participated in a campaign event with a well-known contraception manufacturer. On May 16, Romney attended a fundraiser at the Star Island, Florida residence of Bill Frost, the chairman of the board of Teva Pharmaceuticals. The company manufactures a number of abortifacient and birth control drugs, […]
(WND) – The founder of the Organic Pastures business in California is reporting that government health officials have begun tracking down the names and addresses of natural-foods customers and showing up at their homes, demanding to confiscate any raw milk they might have. The dispute over raw milk has reached a fever pitch in recent […]
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered a local school district to remove the first four of the Ten Commandments, which it has posted in each of its public schools. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski issued the order after the Giles County School District was sued by the ACLU for purportedly violating the First Amendment […]
Two Kansas cities have passed legislation prohibiting businesses and landlords from firing or evicting individuals who are found to be involved in the homosexual lifestyle. The Hutchison City Council voted 3-2 today despite much opposition to pass a measure that protected homosexuals from being discriminated against due their lifestyle choices. City leaders explained to the […]
The New York State Senate passed a bill on Tuesday criminalizing the viewing of child pornography. The measure was quickly introduced to legislature in an effort to correct a loophole that was highlighted last week when the New York Court of Appeals ruled that viewing child porn was not illegal according to state laws. The […]
The constitutionality of state laws that require women to obtain an ultrasound prior to an abortion may soon be in the hands of the United States Supreme Court. Plaintiffs in the case of Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services et al. v. Lakey et al. must file an appeal with the Supreme Court this month if they wish to contest […]
A bill prohibiting courts and other government officials from using Sharia Law to make legal decisions has passed both houses of legislature in the state of Kansas. Although it is known as the “Sharia Bill,” the measure never mentions Islamic law, but broadly prohibits foreign laws from being used as reference guides in the state. […]