JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge nominated to the bench by then-President George W. Bush has struck down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex adoption, the last remaining ban of its kind in the nation. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III granted a preliminary injunction against the ban on Thursday, opining that it “obviously targets married gay […]
View More: Live News|More News Videos Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told CBS News this week following controversy over his remarks about abortion that “at this moment, the laws are set, and I think we have to leave it that way.” Trump was interviewed on Friday for “Face the Nation” with John Dickerson, which is […]
(Reuters) — A Mississippi woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to trying to join Islamic State in Syria, 2-1/2 weeks after her husband entered the same plea. Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, was arrested at a Mississippi airport in August 2015 while attempting to board a flight to Turkey with her husband, Muhammad Oda […]
BATON ROUGE, La. — The new governor of Louisiana plans to rescind an executive order issued by former Gov. Bobby Jindal that provided religious liberty protections to objectors of same-sex “marriage.” Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat and Roman Catholic, plans to make the move in the “near future,” according to his press secretary, and […]
BERKELEY, Calif. — The student government body at the University of California at Berkeley has unanimously approved a resolution calling upon administrators to open an abortion facility on campus. Student Senator Aanchal Chugh had proposed the idea, stating that the facility is needed as university students are in the age bracket where the most abortions occur. “We […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The Democratic governor of Virginia has vetoed a religious freedom bill providing protections for pastors and non-profit faith-based organizations who believe in biblical marriage. Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who had just vetoed a bill stripping the abortion giant Planned Parenthood of funding the day prior, announced Wednesday that he was also putting a stop […]
Megachurch self-help author and motivational speaker Joel Osteen says that he doesn’t believe that he’s “cheating people” by neglecting to preach on repentance or eternal punishment as he opines that people “feel guilty enough.” Osteen was featured on CBS Sunday Morning on March 27, as correspondent Tracy Smith visited Lakewood to interview the megachurch leader. “You’ve been criticized […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — The attorney general of North Carolina has announced that he will not defend a recently signed law that overturned a controversial “bathroom bill” in Charlotte and banned other cities from passing similar ordinances. Roy Cooper called the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act a “national embarrassment” on Tuesday during a press conference in which […]
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says that abortion-minded mothers shouldn’t be charged for killing their unborn children in response to comments from Donald Trump that they should face “some form of punishment”—a remark Trump later recanted. Trump had been interviewed by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews during a town hall event on Wednesday. “Do you believe in punishment for […]
(Reuters) — Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday vetoed a Republican-backed bill aimed at blocking state funding for Planned Parenthood, which performs abortions and provides other health services. McAuliffe, a Democrat, said the bill passed by the Republican-dominated legislature would harm thousands of state residents who relied on Planned Parenthood for health care. “The fact […]