Mr. Ratburn, the elementary school teacher in the long-running PBS children’s cartoon “Arthur” came out as homosexual in the 22nd season premiere on Monday, and was depicted as “marrying” an aardvark named Patrick. The episode, “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” also featured the voice of lesbian actor Jane Lynch, who plays Mr. Ratburn’s sister, […]
(The Christian Institute) — An independent panel has ruled against Christian rugby player Israel Folau and backed Rugby Australia’s (RA) decision to terminate his contract over an Instagram post quoting the Bible. RA claimed the post — which said Hell awaits “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars” and others, and called them to repent — was […]
(PEOPLE) — The body of a missing mom who was nine months pregnant was found strangled to death Wednesday in a Chicago home, and her baby was cut out of her womb after she was killed, PEOPLE confirms. Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, 19, who also went by the last name Ochoa-Uriostegui, had been missing since April […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate advanced a bill on Thursday that prohibits abortions at eight weeks or later, based on the machine-detectable presence of a heartbeat and brain waves at that stage, as well as other factors. According to the latest data on file with the state Department of Health, more than half […]
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 […]