Approximately 15,000 Muslims are expected to gather in Hartford, Connecticut this weekend in an effort to “help the public understand Sharia and target the rise of Islamophobia in America.” The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Convention is the second largest Muslim event in the nation, and has been conducted annually for the past 37 […]
A special education teacher in the state of New Jersey who decided to retire rather than face tenure charges may still be subjected to disciplinary action, officials say. Jenye “Viki” Knox, 50, who teaches at Union Township High School in New Jersey, first came under fire in June of last year when she posted comments […]
The White House has issued a statement objecting to a bill that would prohibit homosexual “weddings” from being performed on military bases and by chaplains who disagree with the homosexual lifestyle. In a statement issued last week by the Obama administration, the Department of Management and Budget refuted portions of the proposed 2013 Defense Authorization […]
A federal court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to open town hall meetings with prayers solely in the name of Jesus. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals released a decision last Thursday, declaring that over the past 11 years, the opening prayers of town hall meetings in Greece, New York have violated the First […]
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently perplexed pro-lifers when he participated in a campaign event with a well-known contraception manufacturer. On May 16, Romney attended a fundraiser at the Star Island, Florida residence of Bill Frost, the chairman of the board of Teva Pharmaceuticals. The company manufactures a number of abortifacient and birth control drugs, […]
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) voted yesterday to endorse homosexual “marriage” as a “civil right.” The group passed the resolution at a leadership retreat in Miami, acquiescing that giving homosexuals the opportunity to “marry” was constitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment, which provides equal protection of the law. Only two members […]
Two women who claimed they were victims of a hate crime have been arrested after police determined they staged the incidents. In October of last year, Aimee Whitchurch, 37, and Christel Conklin, 29, called police and reported the words “Kill the Gay” were scrawled in red spray paint on the garage door of their Parker, […]
A historic Christian university in Rome, Georgia has received record resignation letters from staffers after mandating that its employees sign a “personal lifestyle statement.” Reports indicate that nearly sixty out of the two hundred employees at Shorter University have decided to leave the educational institution rather than sign the statement, which outlines a moral code […]
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered a local school district to remove the first four of the Ten Commandments, which it has posted in each of its public schools. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski issued the order after the Giles County School District was sued by the ACLU for purportedly violating the First Amendment […]
The constitutionality of state laws that require women to obtain an ultrasound prior to an abortion may soon be in the hands of the United States Supreme Court. Plaintiffs in the case of Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services et al. v. Lakey et al. must file an appeal with the Supreme Court this month if they wish to contest […]