LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge in Arkansas has ruled in favor of three pairs of lesbians who sought to be recognized on the birth certificates of their children, although at least one woman is not the biological parent. Six lesbians had filed suit against the Arkansas Health Department’s Vital Statistics Bureau after it declined to […]
TURLOCK, Calif. — A Christian campus organization that lost recognition from a California university after being accused of “religious discrimination” for not allowing non-Christians to hold leadership positions has regained its rights to meet on campus. As previously reported, in September of last year, Chi Alpha’s chapter at California State University-Stanislaus was informed by the university that […]
(New York Post) — A man who paid a surrogate to have his baby became overwhelmed when he learned she was having triplets — and demanded the woman abort one of the fetuses while threatening her with financial ruin, she claims. “They are human beings. I bonded with these kids. This is just not right,” […]
JOHANNESBURG (AFP/Yahoo News) — Child marriages in Africa are set to more than double by 2050 unless urgent steps are taken, UNICEF warned Thursday as delegates met in Zambia to discuss how to halt the practice. The two-day meeting in Lusaka is the African Union’s first conference on “Ending Child Marriage in Africa”, gathering representatives from member […]
GRANDVILLE, Mich. — Kent Dobson, who took over the leadership role at Mars Hill in 2012 after controversial author and speaker Rob Bell left the congregation he founded, has now also decided to step down, stating that “being a pastor is not who I am.” “My place here has not felt right, like I was […]
MADISON, Wisc. — A federal appeals court has struck down a Wisconsin law requiring abortionists to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital, with a judge nominated to the bench by then-President Ronald Reagan writing the opinion on behalf of the majority. As previously reported, Gov. Scott Walker approved Senate Bill 206 (SB206) in July […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The state of Missouri is down to one remaining abortion facility after a local hospital cancelled the admitting privileges of an abortionist at the Columbia location. Planned Parenthood of Columbia ceased providing medical abortions on Monday as the University of Missouri Health Care has decided to discontinue the privileges, which effective Dec. 1, means […]
(The Telegraph) — Babies born within marriage could become a minority in England and Wales within five years as younger couples turn their back on matrimony, new figures suggest. According to the Office for National statistics just over half — 52.5 per cent — of women who gave birth in England and Wales last year […]
ATLANTA — The television network Oxygen has announced the second round of its controversial preacher reality show, this time following five Georgia ministers, including one rap artist, a female preacher with a rocker hairdo and tutu, and a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer who admits that she passes out cigarettes and condoms on the streets. “Preachers of […]
LONDON — A British cinema firm has denied the request of the Church of England to run an advertisement featuring the Lord’s Prayer, stating that the content might cause offense to some viewers. The 60-second commercial, which features a variety of everyday citizens reciting the words of Christ, was to play next month before “Star Wars: […]