During a military training session in Pennsylvania, an unnamed United States Army instructor listed evangelical Christianity as an example of religious extremism along with Al Qaeda and Hamas. While the session reportedly occurred over a year ago, the matter is just now coming to light. It involved a briefing with an Army Reserve Unit that […]
A family traveling from Denver to Baltimore on United claims that their flight was diverted by the captain because the parents requested that the in-flight movie, “Alex Cross,” be turned off. The parents, thus far unnamed, wrote a letter to The Atlantic about the incident. According to the letter, after the flight took off, the […]
Topeka, Kansas — A sweeping abortion bill that recently passed the Kansas House of Representatives also cleared the state Senate Friday night, and now heads to the desk of Governor Sam Brownback for signing. In a vote of 90-30, Kansas senators approved the legislation, which among other regulations, declares that life begins at conception. “The […]
Lake Forest, California — Rick Warren, author of the best-selling book The Purpose-Driven Life, and his wife Kay have lost their 27-year-old son to suicide. Warren announced the death today in an email to staff members at Saddleback Church. “No words can express the anguished grief we feel right now,” he began, noting that Matthew […]
Brooklyn, New York — A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the morning-after pill available over-the-counter for girls of all ages, removing current restrictions for those age 16 and younger. Judge Edward R. Korman of the United States District Court for Eastern District of New York […]
Jackson, Mississippi — Legislators in Mississippi have passed a bill banning medication-induced abortions via webcam, which serve as a type of do-it-yourself pregnancy termination. The state senate passed bill 2795 this week, known as The Women’s Defense Act of 2013, with only eight objectors, barring an increasingly common practice in the abortion industry to conduct […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — An unlicensed assistant to a notorious abortionist testified Thursday in court against his former mentor, stating that dozens of babies were “beheaded” after their delivery. Stephen Massof was a medical school graduate that spent time shadowing Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell as he performed surgical abortions on women that came to his facility. […]
Richmond, Virginia — The attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia is fighting back after a federal appeals court threw out Virginia’s sodomy law, stating that it was unconstitutional. Last month, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Virginia’s “Crimes Against Nature” ordinance, which prohibits certain types of sexual behaviors, violated the Due Process […]
Thibodaux, Louisiana — A Louisiana woman is being permitted to continue distributing Bibles at her local farmer’s market after the park service that presides over the area upheld her right to do so. Shirley Elliott has been selling jams and jellies at the Thibodaux Farmer’s Market near Jean Lafitte National Historic Park for approximately two years. […]
Washington, D.C. — The leader of a prominent homosexual activist organization will present a painting representing Jesus Christ to Barack Obama this morning during the president’s annual Easter prayer breakfast. As the White House extended an invitation to Cindi Love of the group Soulforce to participate in the event, Love says she will present Obama […]