BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge has ordered the Idaho Department of Corrections to allow a male inmate who identifies as female to obtain a “sex change” operation. “Defendants are ordered to provide Plaintiff with adequate medical care, including gender confirmation surgery. Defendants shall take all actions reasonably necessary to provide … gender confirmation surgery as […]
(Yahoo News) — A Democratic assemblyman in California was arrested Monday on suspicion of child cruelty after allegedly spanking his daughter. On Wednesday, he claimed that he had only done so as a means of punishment. In an interview with the Fresno Bee, lawmaker Joaquin Arambula spoke about an incident at home Sunday night […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A lawmaker in Texas has filed a bill that would allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, if desired. “I think it’s a good list of disciplines that young people would find very meaningful to them,” Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, told the Star-Telegram. House Bill 307 simply states […]
ROME — The leader of Roman Catholicism, Jorge Bergoglio, also known as “Pope Francis,” delivered a homily on Wednesday in recognition of the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a day surrounding the claim that Mary appeared to an Aztec Indian in the 1500’s and left her image imprinted on his cloak. The observance […]
ARLINGTON, Va. — A father in Virginia says that his son was stopped from speaking last week as he took his Bible to school for show-and-tell to share with his classmates about what he had been reading in the book of Daniel. In the article, “Preferred Gender Pronouns Required in Virginia’s Public Schools. The Bible? […]
LONDON — The apostatized Church of England has released new guidance for “parishes planning services to help transgender people mark their transition,” a move that has raised concerns among those who were already worried about the direction of the denomination. “The Church of England welcomes and encourages the unconditional affirmation of trans people, equally with all people, […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Christian adoption agency has filed a federal lawsuit after the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) gave the entity an ultimatum to either change its policies in regard to only placing children in homes with both a mother and father or discontinue its foster and adoption program. New […]
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — A high school football player in Indiana is facing homicide and feticide charges after killing his girlfriend out of anger that she let the pregnancy proceed until it was too late to obtain an abortion. Aaron Trejo, 16, was arrested on Sunday in the death of Breana Rouhselang, 17, who was a […]
CHARLESTON, Ill. — The Charleston Department of Parks and Recreation in Illinois has reportedly cancelled an upcoming trip to Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter and Creation Museum after receiving a letter from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) asserting that the public offering is unconstitutional. The trip was scheduled for Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and newly-appointed Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the liberal judges on the nation’s highest court on Monday to turn down appeals from two states challenging lower court rulings striking down efforts to defund Planned Parenthood’s participation in state Medicaid programs. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil […]