SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A pastor in Illinois who opened the state House of Representatives in prayer on Friday asked Heaven’s court to judge the state for sanctioning the “destruction of the unborn” through the passage of the so-called Reproductive Health Act. Corey Musgrave, who leads New Beginnings Church in Fairfield, began by thanking God for […]
ST. LOUIS (New York Times) — A judge in Missouri gave the state’s last abortion clinic more time to resolve a dispute with the state health department, defusing a standoff that had threatened to shut down all abortion services in the state at midnight on Friday. Gov. Mike Parson has said that the clinic, Reproductive […]
SALEM, Mass. — The Satanic Temple, an organization that identifies as non-theistic and says that it views Satan as a metaphor, has released a statement remarking that Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding an Indiana law that requires the burial or cremation of aborted babies violates its religious beliefs and its members “may refuse to adhere.” […]
WASHINGTON — President Trump posted two tweets on Friday in recognition of homosexual and transgender “Pride Month,” asking Americans to “stand in solidarity” with homosexuals who live in countries where such sexual practices are illegal, as well as for nations to join his administration’s campaign to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide. “As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month […]
DELAWARE, Ohio — Following an outpouring of phone calls and emails — and in light of safety concerns as a few were allegedly deemed to be “veiled threats,” a public library in Ohio has cancelled a scheduled class with a “drag queen” that was meant to teach teenagers how to adorn themselves in drag. On […]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (PEOPLE) — The world’s smallest baby is finally heading home! Saybie, who was born at just 8.6 ounces, or 254 grams, is the tiniest baby ever to survive, according to the official Tiniest Baby Registry, maintained by the University of Iowa. She was born at 23 weeks and 3 days, weighing […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The last licensed abortion facility in Missouri, run by Planned Parenthood, is asking a judge to issue an injunction as it is about to lose its license — whether temporarily or permanently — in the midst of an ongoing investigation by the state Department of Health. Gov. Mike Parson has asked […]
The popular home furnishings chain IKEA has announced that it will be hoisting the rainbow flag at its stores nationwide beginning June 1 in observance of Pride Month, and will also sell rainbow reusable shopping bags that will benefit the homosexual advocacy group Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF). “We are excited to partner with the […]
WASHINGTON (Pennsylvania Capital Star) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal in a case surrounding a Pennsylvania school district’s policy on bathroom access for transgender students. The high court’s move to sidestep the case … keeps in place a lower court’s decision upholding the school district’s policy, which allows some transgender students […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Emanuel Samson, the gunman who terrorized a Tennessee church in 2017, killing one and injuring seven others, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. According to The Tennessean, a jury found Samson guilty of first-degree murder on Friday and decided Tuesday to issue the most stringent sentence possible. He was […]