WASHINGTON — After nearly 50 years of legalized bloodshed of unborn children in the name of women’s “rights,” the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade and has sent the matter of abortion back to the states. “[T]he Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Roe and Casey must be […]
(The Christian Institute) — A claim that Japan’s ban on homosexual marriage is unconstitutional has been rejected by a district court. Osaka District Court dismissed the case brought by three same-sex couples who argued that being unable to legally marry violated their constitutional right to equality. Legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships has been adopted in nine […]
(The Christian Institute) — Violent sex acts have been portrayed as normal on a website aimed at over 14s by a sex and relationships educator. Justin Hancock, who runs the sex advice website BISH, claims that acts such as choking someone during sex are “quite common” among adults and young people. Hancock provides Relationships and […]
(The Christian Institute) — Male prisoners in Canada who identify as women can ask to be placed in female-only prisons. A recent directive from the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) will see newly sentenced offenders placed according to their chosen gender identity rather than their biological sex. Offenders already in prison may apply to transfer […]
EAST YORKSHIRE, UK (The Christian Institute) — A baby has died after his mother took an abortion pill when she was 30 weeks pregnant. Despite desperate attempts to save the little boy, named Ronnie, he died four days later at a maternity unit in Sheffield. According to a coroner’s inquest, the mother from East Yorkshire […]
(The Christian Institute) — An openly homosexual Church of Scotland minister has claimed Scripture does not have the final word on sexual ethics. On BBC Radio 4’s Sunday program, Scott Rennie said that scriptural teaching against same-sex acts should be reinterpreted in light of contemporary thinking. Rennie was being challenged by fellow minister Professor Andrew […]
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — An ex-lesbian who fled the United States over a decade ago to protect her daughter from having further unsupervised visitations with her former partner is now free after spending more than a year behind bars. She had surrendered herself to authorities in January 2021, months after her daughter turned 18. “Praise the […]
The popular fast food chain Taco Bell has been presenting so-called “drag queen” events at select cantina locations during the month of May, with additional events scheduled for June. According to a news release from the company, the five-city “Drag Brunch” was the invention of Live Más Pride, Taco Bell’s 100+-member “LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group,” which […]
AKRON, Ohio — A well-known professing atheist group that seeks to separate God from government is asking city council in Akron, Ohio to cease presenting prayers at public meetings. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to council President Margo Sommerville on Tuesday, advising that a “concerned resident” contacted the entity to […]
(The Christian Institute) — Australian bishops have rejected a statement affirming the biblical basis for marriage as the national church’s official position. At the first meeting of the Anglican Church of Australia’s General Synod since same-sex marriage was legalised there in 2017, members voted on whether to affirm that: “The solemnization of a marriage between […]
