SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Christian adoption agency has filed a federal lawsuit after the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) gave the entity an ultimatum to either change its policies in regard to only placing children in homes with both a mother and father or discontinue its foster and adoption program. New […]
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — A high school football player in Indiana is facing homicide and feticide charges after killing his girlfriend out of anger that she let the pregnancy proceed until it was too late to obtain an abortion. Aaron Trejo, 16, was arrested on Sunday in the death of Breana Rouhselang, 17, who was a […]
(The Christian Institute) — A mother of three has lambasted an Irish politician for claiming that abortion regret does not exist. In a recent debate in the Irish parliament, two politicians proposed a pro-life amendment to the government’s abortion bill. Carol Nolan and Paedar Tóibín said they represented citizens who have experienced abortion regret, but […]
CHARLESTON, Ill. — The Charleston Department of Parks and Recreation in Illinois has reportedly cancelled an upcoming trip to Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter and Creation Museum after receiving a letter from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) asserting that the public offering is unconstitutional. The trip was scheduled for Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and newly-appointed Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the liberal judges on the nation’s highest court on Monday to turn down appeals from two states challenging lower court rulings striking down efforts to defund Planned Parenthood’s participation in state Medicaid programs. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil […]
AUGUSTA, Maine (Associated Press) — A teenager who told authorities he “snapped” and killed his parents while struggling with gender identity and acceptance was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. Andrew Balcer, who was 17 at the time of the fatal stabbings, asked for forgiveness from his remaining family members, many of whom had […]
MANKATO, Minn. — A professor at Minnesota State University tweeted this past week that the story of the virgin birth is about God impregnating a teenager without her consent, generating pushback from hundreds of commenters. “The virgin birth story is about an all-knowing, all-powerful deity impregnating a human teen. There is no definition of consent […]
(BBC) — A bill to legalize abortion services in the Republic of Ireland has passed all stages in the Dáil (Irish parliament). TDs voted in favour of the legislation by 90 votes to 15, with 12 abstentions. It followed hours of debate and more than 60 amendments. The Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill will […]
WEST POINT, Va. — A high school teacher in Virginia was fired on Thursday for declining to use masculine pronouns for a female student who identifies as a boy. The termination, despite the launch of a petition in support of the teacher and a large turnout at a public hearing, resulted in a student walkout […]
(The Christian Institute) — Heidi Crowter, a 23-year-old U.K. woman from Coventry, has been voicing her experience of life with Down syndrome and speaking out against disability screening. Heidi said that parents “are being told lies” about Down syndrome and she hopes that her example of life and faith will challenge the misconceptions. She is […]