CHICAGO — Two federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and one appointed by Barack Obama upheld a temporary injunction against a Wisconsin abortion law on Friday, opining that its quick implementation would not serve to benefit women’s health. As previously reported, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker approved Senate Bill 206 (SB206) in July, which calls for […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has declared Utah’s ban on same-sex ‘marriage’ unconstitutional, asserting that it violates the right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. “The State’s current laws deny its gay and lesbian citizens their fundamental right to marry and, in so […]
HONOLULU — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused several churches in Hawaii of defrauding the government. The suit, Kahle v. New Hope International Ministries, was filed by atheists Mitchell Kahle and Holly Huber in March of this year. Kahle, the founder of Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of Church and State, and public […]
SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously legalized homosexual ‘marriage’ in the state on Thursday, ruling that it is unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to those in same-sex relationships. “Denying same-gender couples the right to marry and thus depriving them and their families of the rights, protections, and responsibilities of civil marriage […]
CANTON, Ohio — Over 30 students from a high school in North Canton, Ohio attended a recent Board of Education meeting to urge the district to continue hosting graduation ceremonies at a local church despite pressure from a prominent atheist activist organization. In 2012 and 2013, Hoover High School held its commencement ceremony at Faith […]
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A United Methodist Minister who was ordered last month to repent of officiating same-sex ‘weddings’ within 30 days or relinquish his rights to pastor within the denomination has been defrocked after refusing to voluntary give up his credentials. As previously reported, Frank Schaefer, 51, who oversees Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of a teenage girl who was declared brain dead just days after obtaining a tonsillectomy is praying for a miracle in the face of the hospital’s intentions to take the child off life support. Last Monday, 13-year-old Jahi McMath underwent the surgery at Children’s Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, […]
A&E has indefinitely suspended Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson from the network for speaking against homosexuality in a recent interview with a popular men’s magazine. The January 2014 issue of GQ features an interview with the famed duck call inventor and reality show star, covering a variety of topics from his personal testimony to health […]
WASHINGTON — Eight state attorneys general, along with 18 wedding photographers, have filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a Christian photographer that is fighting for the right to decline photo shoots that violate her faith. As previously reported, Elane Huguenin and her husband Jon run Elane Photography in Albuquerque. In 2006, […]
PORTLAND, OR — A Portland-area teacher who was escorted from his local high school by police over his continued opposition to Planned Parenthood has been fired as district officials voted this week to terminate his long-standing teaching contract. As previously reported, Bill Diss, an 11-year math and computer science teacher at Benson High School in Portland, was removed […]