Proposed New Hampshire Bill Would Strip Taxpayer Funding from Abortion Providers

Proposed New Hampshire Bill Would Strip Taxpayer Funding from Abortion Providers

CONCORD, N.H. — A representative in New Hampshire has proposed a bill that would strip taxpayer funding from organizations that perform or actively advocate for abortion. Rep. Warren Groen (R-Rochester), who has long been outspoken about his opposition to abortion, recently introduced the legislation, which would bar any business that performs abortions, refers mothers to […]

Report: Global Persecution of Christians Reached Historic Levels in 2014

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A watchdog organization that releases a report each year on the global persecution of Christians states that 2014 marked the highest level of hostility against Christians ever recorded, but believes matters will only get worse. “While the year 2014 will go down in history for having the highest level of global […]

Atlanta Mayor Fires Chief Who Wrote Christian Book Calling Homosexuality ‘Perversion’

Atlanta Mayor Fires Chief Who Wrote Christian Book Calling Homosexuality ‘Perversion’

ATLANTA — A Georgia fire chief has been fired following a 30-day suspension over a book that he published two years ago that contains remarks decrying homosexual behavior and other forms of sexual perversion. Mayor Kasim Reed made the announcement publicly on Tuesday during a press conference, explaining that he had terminated the chief because he […]

Government Rules School District Violated Law in Firing Teacher Who Gave Student Bible

Government Rules School District Violated Law in Firing Teacher Who Gave Student Bible

PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — The Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled that a New Jersey school district violated the rights of a substitute teacher when it fired the man for giving a middle school student his Bible during the lunch period. As previously reported, Tutka, a longtime substitute teacher for the Phillipsburg School District, was placed under possible […]

Islamic Gunmen Kill 12 at French Newspaper Office That Published Cartoons Mocking Mohammad

Islamic Gunmen Kill 12 at French Newspaper Office That Published Cartoons Mocking Mohammad

PARIS — Three masked gunmen who shouted the Islamic saying “Allahu Ahkbar” gunned down twelve people on Wednesday at the office of a French satirical newspaper that has been known for publishing cartoons mocking the Muslim prophet Mohammad and other Islamic figures. “We will find the people who did this,” French President Francois Hollande said. “France […]

Canadian Mennonites Officiate First Same-Sex ‘Wedding’

Canadian Mennonites Officiate First Same-Sex ‘Wedding’

SASKATOON, Canada — Two Mennonite ministers in Canada have officiated the denomination’s first same-sex “wedding,” holding the service publicly in a “church” building in Saskatchewan. Anita Retzlaff and Patrick Preheim of Nutana Park Mennonite Church officiated the ceremony for Craig Friesen and Matt Weins on Dec. 31, which was held at Osler Mennonite, the childhood […]

Atheists Seek to End Ban on Secularists Holding Public Office in Seven States

Atheists Seek to End Ban on Secularists Holding Public Office in Seven States

A number of atheist organizations are seeking to remove long-standing language from seven state Constitutions that bans secularists from holding public office. The mandates were all written within 100 years following the nation’s founding, and outline that as a prerequisite for serving in government, the individual must believe in God. “[N]o religious test ought ever to be required […]

Pennsylvania Abortion Rate Falls to All Time Low, But Over 32,000 Still Aborted in 2013

Pennsylvania Abortion Rate Falls to All Time Low, But Over 32,000 Still Aborted in 2013

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The abortion rate in Pennsylvania has fallen to an all time low according to a new report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, but over 32,000 babies still lost their lives in 2013—the latest year with statistics available. “In 2013, there were 32,108 abortions performed in Pennsylvania. The 2013 figure is a […]