CLEMSON, S.C. — A prominent atheist activist organization has lodged a complaint against the practices of the Clemson University football program, claiming that it is unlawfully ‘entangled’ in Christianity. The Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to the university, asserting that head coach Dabo Swinney is violating the separation of […]
JACKSON, Miss. — A pro-life leader in Mississippi is speaking out against a Republican senatorial candidate over his support of Planned Parenthood, and has instead chosen to endorse his Tea Party-backed challenger in the primaries. Personhood Mississippi founder Les Riley announced his official endorsement of State Senator Chris McDaniel in his race against incumbent U.S. […]
CINCINNATI, Ohio –– A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has ordered the state of Ohio to recognize out-of-state same-sex ‘marriages,’ despite a 2004 voter-approved amendment enshrining marriage as being defined solely as the union of a man and woman. While the order does not mandate that the state allow homosexuals to marry in Ohio, […]
REGINA, Saskatchewan — Two Christians who focus their ministry efforts on the defense of the biblical family were arrested on a Canadian university campus on Monday after officials asked them to leave when they disagreed with the content of the literature that they sought to distribute. Peter LaBarbera, the director of the U.S.-based Christian ministry Americans […]
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House of Representatives has rejected a bill would have banned ‘sexual orientation change efforts’ for homosexual youth. HB 5569 was sponsored by Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), a lesbian lawmaker who also pushed for the legalization of same-sex “marriage” in the state last year. Cassidy’s bill, known as the Youth Mental Health […]
At least 200,000 under 16-year-olds saw internet porn in a single month last year, an online video watchdog has said. The Authority for Television on Demand (ATVOD), found that one in twenty UK visitors to adult websites during December 2013 was under 18. ATVOD called for an urgent response from the government, saying children need […]
An agreement between a public school board and a faith-based Calgary facility threatens students with expulsion and staff with dismissal if they engage in a ‘lifestyle of sexual immorality.’ The final deal between Palliser Regional Schools and Heritage Christian Academy inked six months ago doesn’t define the term, but earlier versions say premarital relations, viewing […]
A proposal to acknowledge the role of religion in any future constitution for Scotland has provoked a stringent response from secular groups. Both the Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) and the Scottish Secular Society (SSS) have voiced objection to the suggestion that an independent Scotland should formally recognise the prominence of faith groups in its written […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The attorney general of Arkansas has announced that he will appeal a recent ruling that struck down the state’s ban on abortion after 12 weeks if a heartbeat is detected. “[T]he notice of appeal was filed today and this office will diligently litigate this matter to its conclusion,” Attorney General Dustin […]
CHICAGO — A self-described ‘militant atheist’ who brutally beat an Ohio pastor last fall has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for committing felonious assault. As previously reported, Norman Hayes of Bridge Community Church in North Hampton told reporters last October that following a Sunday church service, James Maxie, 28, and his girlfriend came […]