BETHLEHEM, Pa. (The Morning Call) — A man charged with setting two fires at a Bethlehem church that banned him said as he was leaving court Thursday that he “was mad at God.” Wilmer Jose Ortiz Torres, 43, is a former member at Iglesia Pentecostal De Bethlehem on Pembroke Road. Ortiz Torres is charged with […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal judge nominated to the bench by then-President Barack Obama has ruled that the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) did not discriminate or act with anti-religious bias when it issued an ultimatum to a Christian adoption agency to either change its policies in regard to only placing children […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday evening that she has signed into law a bill that would outlaw abortion in most cases, with the exceptions of a “serious health risk” to the mother or if the baby has a “lethal anomaly.” Ivey advised that although she signed the bill, it […]
AUSTIN, Texas (KVUE) — The Texas Senate initially passed the dubbed “Save Chick Fil-A” bill by state Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) on Wednesday. The amended version of Senate Bill 1978 prohibits governmental entities from taking adverse actions against people for their affiliation with or donations to religious organizations. This language matches the House version of […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Controversial televangelist Pat Robertson stated via his “700 Club” broadcast on Wednesday that he believes Alabama’s recently passed “Human Life Protection Act” goes too far because of its severe penalties for abortionists and its lack of exceptions for rape and incest. “I think Alabama has gone too far,” he said. “They […]
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has released video of a woman, identified by police as 25-year-old Cadesha Bishop, pushing an elderly man off a bus in Las Vegas. Witnesses say the victim had been asking Bishop to be nicer to the passengers before being pushed out the doors and […]
(AL.com) — Alabama lawmakers aiming to challenge abortion rights nationally are one step from their goal of putting an almost total ban on the procedure into state law. The Senate voted Tuesday night 25-6 to pass a bill to make it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion. The bill is a priority […]
(The College Fix) — On Monday, the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs settled a lawsuit brought by a student Christian apologetics group alleging its religious freedom had been violated when the university tried to dictate the makeup of the group’s leaders. In November, Ratio Christi sued the public university, alleging its officials refused to formally […]
(Business Insider) — Mayor Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, recently visited Jimmy Carter’s Sunday-school class in Plains, Georgia, and then had lunch with the former president. The South Bend, Indiana, mayor said he was “humbled” to meet with Carter, who has hosted other 2020 Democratic candidates such as Sens. Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar […]
(Voice of America) — U.S. President Donald Trump called it his “great privilege” to welcome ambassadors and diplomats from Muslim-majority nations to the White House for an iftar dinner Monday marking the end of the day’s fasting observed by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. He highlighted Ramadan as “a time of charity, […]