Judge Rules Against New York AG Who Sued Pro-Life Christians for Allegedly ‘Harassing’ Women at Abortion Facility

Judge Rules Against New York AG Who Sued Pro-Life Christians for Allegedly ‘Harassing’ Women at Abortion Facility

ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal judge has ruled against a lawsuit by the Office of the Attorney General of New York, which sued 13 pro-life Christians last year in alleging that they had engaged in repeated “harassment” of women outside an abortion facility in seeking to persuade the mothers not to kill their unborn child. […]

Couple Prohibited From Hosting Bible Study, Worship on Property Without Permit Under Threat of Fines

Couple Prohibited From Hosting Bible Study, Worship on Property Without Permit Under Threat of Fines

SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS, Pa. — A Pennsylvania couple has filed a legal challenge after being prohibited from hosting Bible studies, worship gatherings and other Christian retreats and fundraisers on their property without a permit under the threat of fines of $500 per day. According to a lawsuit filed by the Independence Law Center, Scott and Theresa Fetterolf […]

Funeral Home Asks US Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Ruling Asserting Owner ‘Illegally’ Fired Man Who Wanted to Dress as Woman

Funeral Home Asks US Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Ruling Asserting Owner ‘Illegally’ Fired Man Who Wanted to Dress as Woman

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for the owner of a funeral home in Michigan have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept an appeal of a ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals asserting that it was “illegal” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for the funeral home to fire a man who wanted […]

Outrage After Speaker Claims Pedophilia Is ‘Unchangeable Sexual Orientation,’ ‘Anyone Could Be Born’ That Way

Outrage After Speaker Claims Pedophilia Is ‘Unchangeable Sexual Orientation,’ ‘Anyone Could Be Born’ That Way

A video of a German speaker calling for compassion and understanding toward celibate pedophiles in arguing that “no one chooses to be a pedophile” but that “anyone could be born” that way and “no one can cease being one” has sparked outrage worldwide. Mirjam Heine delivered a lecture at an independently organized TEDx Talk at […]

UK Magistrate Removed From Office, NHS Board for Opposing Same-Sex Adoption Granted Appeal

UK Magistrate Removed From Office, NHS Board for Opposing Same-Sex Adoption Granted Appeal

LONDON — A U.K. magistrate who was removed from office for telling the media that he believes it is best for adoptive children to be placed with a mother and father, and later also prohibited from returning to his position on the board of the National Health Service (NHS) Trust, has been granted an appeal of […]

Judge Dismisses Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Against HHS for Shifting Title X Funding Criteria Toward Groups That Promote Abstinence

Judge Dismisses Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Against HHS for Shifting Title X Funding Criteria Toward Groups That Promote Abstinence

WASHINGTON — A federal judge appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood challenging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for altering its Title X funding criteria to prefer groups that promote abstinence and work with faith-based entities. The judge said that the lawsuit was premature […]

Maine Governor Vetoes Bill Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Minors, Citing ‘Bad Policy,’ ‘Threat’ to Religious Liberty

Maine Governor Vetoes Bill Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Minors, Citing ‘Bad Policy,’ ‘Threat’ to Religious Liberty

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Republican governor of Maine has vetoed a bill that would have banned what is often referred to as “conversion therapy” for minors who struggle with homosexual temptation, stating that the legislation was “overly broad,” “bad policy” and could be “interpreted as a threat to an individual’s religious beliefs.” Gov. Paul LePage […]

Chilean Evangelical Parliamentarians Ask to Remove Sexual Indoctrination From Schools

Chilean Evangelical Parliamentarians Ask to Remove Sexual Indoctrination From Schools

(Evangelical Focus) — According to the latest statistics, between 16% and 18% of Chile’s population is evangelical, or about 3 million people. So far, there has occasionally been evangelical representation in the country’s politics. Only in recent years a common evangelical project has been created, which has led to the formation of a group of […]