WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark. — In what is stated to be the first for the Bible Belt state of Arkansas, a man who identifies as a woman will sit on the Washington County Quorum Court, the legislative body of the county comprised of officials from 15 districts. According to reports, Evelyn Rios Stafford received 65% of the […]
(The Christian Institute) — New Zealand has voted to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, following a public referendum. The End of Life Choice Act was passed in the country’s parliament last year by 69 votes to 51, allowing doctors to administer or supply lethal doses of drugs to patients. However, it still required official public […]
WESTERLY, R.I. — A blind woman is no longer prohibited from sharing her faith in a Rhode Island public park after a religious liberties organization intervened on her behalf and worked out an amicable settlement. According to reports, Gail Blair, 66, shared her faith regularly in Wilcox Park, which is across the street from her […]
JACKSON, Miss. — Attorneys representing an elementary school student and her parents have filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi school district as the girl was prohibited from wearing a face mask that read “Jesus loves me.” According to the legal challenge, the Simpson County School District modified its mask policy to state that “political, religious, […]
(Yahoo News/The Independent) — In the run up to the presidential elections, a number of evangelical Christian leaders had forecast a clear win for Donald Trump — and they are now having to apologize for “missing the prophecy” after Joe Biden was named president-elect. California pastor Kris Vallotton apologized to Biden directly on Instagram, stating […]
WASHINGTON — The conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to support the religious rights of faith-based foster and adoption agencies on Wednesday as the nation’s highest court heard oral argument surrounding a Catholic agency that lost its child placement relationship with the City of Philadelphia because of its protocol not to place children […]
NEW YORK (Religion News Service) — Hillsong founding pastor Brian Houston notified staff and members of Hillsong East Coast by email on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 4) that Carl Lentz has been terminated as lead pastor for the megachurch’s New York City location. The email, which was obtained by Religion News Service, cited the reason for […]
(The Colorado Sun) — A measure that would ban abortions in Colorado after 22 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases where the mother’s life is at risk, failed Tuesday night. Both supporters and opponents of Proposition 115 had predicted a tight battle over what supporters of the ban call “late-term abortion,” but opponents declared victory […]
(New York Times) — The march to decriminalize drugs moved further across the nation on Tuesday despite continued federal prohibition. Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs. And in New Jersey, South Dakota, Montana and Arizona, voters decisively passed laws legalizing recreational marijuana. Cannabis is now […]
Voters in the Bible Belt states of Georgia and Tennessee elected the first openly homosexual members to their state legislatures on Tuesday, including a lesbian Episcopal priest. Georgia state Senate candidate Kim Jackson won the heavily Democratic District 41 by a landslide, defeating Republican challenger William Park Freeman 74.9% to 25%. According to reports, Jackson is […]