Iowa State University Professor Amends Syllabus After Initially Banning Arguments Against Homosexuality, Abortion

Iowa State University Professor Amends Syllabus After Initially Banning Arguments Against Homosexuality, Abortion

AMES, Iowa — An English professor at Iowa State University, who had initially included a “giant warning” in her syllabus that students were not permitted to speak or submit classwork presenting “arguments against gay marriage, abortion, Black Lives Matter, etc.,” has now amended her course description after university officials found her restrictions to be “inconsistent” […]

Woman Who Identifies as Man Sues Catholic Hospital for Canceling Surgery to Remove Uterus

Woman Who Identifies as Man Sues Catholic Hospital for Canceling Surgery to Remove Uterus

BALTIMORE, Md. — A woman in Maryland who identifies as a man has filed suit against a Catholic hospital for canceling a scheduled hysterectomy due to its religious convictions. “An instrumentality of the state may not operate a Catholic hospital or deny medical care to transgender patients based on Catholic religious beliefs. By invoking Catholic religious doctrine […]

Vehicle Belonging to Missing Pastor’s Wife Found in Arkansas With Deceased Woman Inside

Vehicle Belonging to Missing Pastor’s Wife Found in Arkansas With Deceased Woman Inside

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A vehicle belonging to Marilane Carter, the pastor’s wife who went missing earlier this month as she traveled from Kansas to visit family in Alabama, has been found in Arkansas with a deceased woman in the driver’s seat. “With a heavy heart we share this update with everyone,” the Find Marilane […]

Judge Halts Idaho Law Prohibiting Males Who Identify as Females From Competing in Women’s Sports

Judge Halts Idaho Law Prohibiting Males Who Identify as Females From Competing in Women’s Sports

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge nominated to the bench by President Obama and renominated under President Trump has placed a halt on an Idaho law that expressly prohibits biological males from competing in women’s sports. “The court recognizes that this decision is likely to be controversial,” acknowleged Judge David Nye on Monday. “While the citizens […]

Professors Propose Making COVID Vaccinations Mandatory: ‘Do Not Honor Religious Objections’

Professors Propose Making COVID Vaccinations Mandatory: ‘Do Not Honor Religious Objections’

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In an article recently published by USA Today, three professors at Case Western Reserve University — two of whom are doctors — call for COVID vaccinations to be mandatory, with no allowance for religious objections. They also suggest that “disincentives” be imposed to ensure compliance, from the revocation of certain government benefits, to […]

Witch, Demon-Themed Animation ‘The Owl House’ Features First Bisexual Character on Disney Channel

Witch, Demon-Themed Animation ‘The Owl House’ Features First Bisexual Character on Disney Channel

An animated series on the Disney Channel that centers on the adventures of a teenage girl who travels to another world and becomes a witch’s apprentice features the first bisexual character to air on the youth-aimed station, it has been revealed. “The Owl House” creator Dana Terrace recently outlined on Twitter that as she herself […]

Judge Rules in Favor of Photographer: Gov’t Can’t Compel Speech When It Violates an Artist’s Religious Principles

Judge Rules in Favor of Photographer: Gov’t Can’t Compel Speech When It Violates an Artist’s Religious Principles

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump has granted a temporary injunction to a Kentucky photographer who filed a preemptive lawsuit to ensure the City of Louisville doesn’t punish her for declining to shoot same-sex weddings. However, the judge also said that art, being a form of speech, […]

Appeals Court Overturns Injunction That Allowed MacArthur to Hold Indoor Services, Church Gathers Anyway

Appeals Court Overturns Injunction That Allowed MacArthur to Hold Indoor Services, Church Gathers Anyway

LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Saturday overturned a temporary injunction that prohibited Los Angeles County from enforcing an order prohibiting indoor church services, a day after a trial judge allowed renowned pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church to hold gatherings in the building’s sanctuary. The church proceeded with services as usual […]

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