BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Public Television has decided that it will not run the same-sex “wedding” episode of the longtime children’s cartoon “Arthur” as it does not want to breach its trust with parents in the state. “Parents have trusted Alabama Public Television for more than 50 years to provide children’s programs that entertain, educate […]
(The Washington Times) — A spokeswoman for Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he will allow a sweeping no-limits abortion bill to become law, although it may do so without his signature. The pro-choice Republican governor has ruled out a veto of H. 57, meaning that he will either sign it or allow it to become […]
DARTFORD, Kent — A court of appeal in the United Kingdom has upheld a ruling that a nurse was not unfairly dismissed when she lost her job in 2016 over complaints that she was sharing her faith with patients. “The respondent employer did not have a blanket ban on religious speech at the workplace. What was […]
TOLEDO, Ohio — A letter from a teenager who was used for sex for more than two years by a ring of three “pastors” was read aloud in court on Friday as two of them faced sentencing on sex trafficking charges. “To my abusers, I say thank you because a broken girl would have stayed […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The trial for a man accused of killing one and injuring others in a shooting at an Antioch church has officially begun. Opening statements began Monday morning in the trial of Emanuel Samson, who allegedly opened fire at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch on September 24, 2017. […]
ANCHORAGE, Ak. — A lawmaker in Alaska has introduced a bill that would outlaw abortion in the state, and would reject any rule or order that would conflict with the law, being seen as infringing upon the child’s constitutional right to life. Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, filed House Bill 178, also known as the “Abolition […]
(NBC Dallas/Fort Worth) — Fort Worth leaders and residents Sunday embraced a good Samaritan credited with leading police to a kidnapping victim and the man accused of snatching her from her mother’s arms. Jeff King is a care admissions pastor at Bear Creek Bible Church. King received a hero’s welcome in Fort Worth on Sunday evening. […]
WASHINGTON — Amid a number of states considering bills this legislative season surrounding concerns over the ongoing murder of unborn children, President Trump posted a series of tweets on Saturday evening in which he reiterated that he identifies as pro-life, but believes in the exceptions of rape, incest and the life of the mother. “As most […]
COLDSPRING, Texas — Commissioners in a Texas county have voted unanimously to reject a request from a prominent professing atheist organization to remove four crosses that are displayed on the outside of the San Jacinto County courthouse. According to reports, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) had sent a letter last month to county Judge Fritz […]
(The Christian Institute) — A judge has dismissed concerns that two foster parents in Lancashire have been manipulating children in their care to “change sex.” One of the couple’s biological sons began living as a girl from the age of seven. Two of their three foster children also subsequently began living as the opposite sex. […]