MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Bible has been returned to a Missing Man table at a veterans hospital in New Hampshire after it was initially removed following a complaint from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). “[A]s of Monday morning, the 18th, the Bible will be in a plexiglas case that was donated by a Navy […]
LONDON — A mother in the United Kingdom has taken formal legal action against her son’s former elementary school after he was not permitted to opt out of an event in celebration of Pride Month last June. According to reports, Heavers Farm Primary School in London held an event on June 29 called “Proud to Be […]
(The Christian Institute) — A national newspaper has said police time and resources are being wasted by making officers in England and Wales “arbiters of acceptable opinion.” The Telegraph criticized the police for “the continued harassment of people, often Christians, for making perfectly lawful statements that are decreed ‘hate crimes.’” In October, the U.K. government […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The city council of San Antonio, Texas has voted to exclude the popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant at the San Antonio International Airport, stating that “we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior.” According to reports, on […]
NEW YORK — A man who attacked an elderly woman on a New York subway earlier this month by kicking her in the face has been identified and arrested by police. “The subject wanted for the brutal subway attack of an elderly woman is in custody,” Dermot F. Shea, the chief of detectives for the […]
(The Sun) — At least three children were taken into care last year because their mothers and fathers objected to them changing gender. The cases raise fears that parents are powerless to act if they think their child is making a wrong decision. Social workers at one council, Hillingdon in west London, say they placed […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted on Friday to advance a bill that allows terminally ill patients to request a lethal prescription to hasten their death. Senate Bill 311, also known as the End of Life Options Act, had been presented this legislative season by Sen. Will Smith, D-Silver Spring, and has […]
CARSON CITY, Nev. — In a vote of 3-2 along party lines, a Senate committee in Nevada has approved a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state, sending the legislation now on to the full Senate for consideration. Senate Bill 165, filed by Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, would allow terminally ill patients to […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has sent a letter to the circuit attorney of St. Louis, Missouri to request that a plaque displayed outside of her office at the Carnahan Courthouse be removed as it contains a quote from Deuteronomy 16:20. According to reports, a local resident alerted FFRF […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — For the fourth time, lawmakers in Connecticut have introduced a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to request a lethal prescription to hasten their death. House Bill 5898, presented by Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Westport, is currently before the Assembly Public Health Committee. The bill would allow those who have a terminal […]