SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Idaho Department of Corrections must allow a male inmate who identifies as female to obtain a “sex change” operation as continued denial of the surgery violates the constitutional prohibition against “cruel and unusual punishment.” The governor of Idaho has vowed to […]
(Reuters) — The Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 gained widespread attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples may be sued for damages by two of those couples, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. In a 3-0 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said Kim Davis can […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A newly-elected councilwoman for the County Council of St. Louis was sworn into office earlier this month on a copy of a Dr. Seuss book rather than the Bible as she believed that its message represents her new journey. Her decision sparked opposition from some who found her actions to be […]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that would have allowed atheists to present invocations before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. “A group of non-theists have challenged the theists-only policy under the Establishment, Free Exercise, Free Speech, and Equal Protection Clauses of our Constitution. As to the Establishment Clause, […]
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — A federal appeals court that decides cases in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware has sent back a lower court ruling that found a buffer zone outside of an abortion facility in New Jersey to be unconstitutional, stating that the court erred in its decision to grant summary judgment to […]
(Daily Signal) — A lawyer representing PragerU in federal court says Google’s reasons for denying some viewers access to videos produced by the conservative education organization on the tech giant’s YouTube subsidiary defy belief. “To suggest that PragerU’s content is obscene, violent, hate speech is an absolute insult to the intelligence of the American public […]
Controversial “faith healer” and false teacher Todd Bentley — who once boasted about how God told him to kick a woman in the face with his biker boot — took to Facebook on Friday to address numerous allegations of moral impropriety, including claims of homosexual advances toward interns and other sexually-related sins. Bentley, who divorced […]
TORONTO — A video posted to YouTube on Friday shows two former marijuana addicts destroying their drug paraphernalia in a parking lot and proclaiming freedom from strongholds through Jesus. “We’re gonna break all of our stuff. This is all of our glass, guys. This is thousands of dollars of stuff,” one of the men, […]
(Independent.ie) — Coronation Street star Antony Cotton lept from ITV’s float during Manchester Pride to confront a group of Christians holding Scripture signs. The actor, who plays Sean Tully in the long-running soap, confronted the group on Peter Street during the annual LGBT parade. Cotton was cheered on by crowds as he swung a rainbow […]
(The Christian Institute) — A man forced to live in an Australian drug-taking cult until he was rescued at 15 says Jesus Christ healed the damage he suffered. Ben Shenton was handed over to cult leader Anne Hamilton-Bryce at just 18 months old. In the years that followed, he and other children were abused and […]