LANSING, Mich. — The attorney general of Michigan, who identifies a lesbian, has reached a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that will prohibit State-contracted foster care and adoption agencies from discriminating against prospective parents, which includes homosexual households. “Discrimination in the provision of foster care case management and adoption services is illegal, […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Commission on Civil Rights has sent a letter to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), urging the entity to rescind the decision not to allow the popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Commissioner Peter Kirsanow sent the letter on Monday to […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A lawmaker in Pennsylvania has introduced a resolution that would collectively chastise a member of the Commonwealth’s House of Representatives for recently declaring Jesus as the nation’s “only hope,” and that at His name “every knee will bow” — among other numerous references — during a prayer that was delivered shortly before […]
CARROLLTON, Texas — The mother of a deceased newborn baby found buried inside of a flower pot at a Texas cemetery last month has come forward after seeing reports about the incident in the media. “An 18-year-old has come forward and identified herself as the mother of an infant found deceased in a Carrollton cemetery […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A has now been banned from a second airport following word just last month that the city council of San Antonio, Texas had voted to exclude the company from a food vendor contract. Food court contractor Delaware North has now also decided to keep Chick-fil-A out of […]
SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon man who has Parkinson’s disease and memory loss is seeking to expand the state’s physician-assisted suicide law as he believes that current allowances limited to terminally ill patients with six months or less to live exclude some residents who would prefer to end their lives before their condition becomes that […]
WICHITA, Kan. — A California “swatter” who made a fake 911 call after agreeing to help a video gamer get back at his “Call of Duty” rival, and whose actions resulted in the death of an innocent man, has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgreen handed down the sentence […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — An 85-year-old man was recently knocked to the ground and kicked while trying to stop a man from stealing a pro-life banner as he stood praying outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in San Francisco. The incident, which took place on March 21, was recorded on camera, and occured within seconds. The […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A lawmaker in Pennsylvania who is also a pastor’s wife is being criticized for repeatedly praying in the name of Jesus prior to the swearing in of an Islamic legislator, while a Quran reading presented the following day by a Muslim lawmaker received applause in the legislative chambers. Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, R-Clinton […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to request a lethal prescription to hasten their death failed by one vote in the state Senate on Wednesday. According to the Capital Gazette, the bill reached a tie vote of 23-23 during a second reading voice vote—just one vote short of […]
