The internationally acclaimed secular rock group U2, led by the Irish-born Bono, has come out in favor of repealing Ireland’s Eighth Amendment, a pro-life law that “acknowledges the right to life of the unborn” and “guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.” […]
WASHINGTON — An annual government report outlining the state of affairs for religious freedom across the globe has found that “conditions continued to deteriorate” and remained on a “downward trend” in 2017. “Religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate in countries across the globe in 2017. This ongoing downward trend often intersected with authoritarian practices characterized by hostility toward dissent, pluralism, […]
NEW YORK (New York Post) — For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America’s flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name will change. The organization on Wednesday announced a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA. The change […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — A group comprised of parents whose children attend a Christian school in Alberta, Canada have gone to court seeking an injunction against a recent decision from board members of the local school division to shut down the academy. The school had been in a discussion with the division after officials asked them to keep “offensive” […]
GALLATIN, Tenn. — A young woman who was killed on April 22 when a gunman opened fire at a Tennessee waffle house had been singing gospel songs with a friend before the attack took place, reports state. The funeral for DeEbony Groves, 21, was held on Saturday at First Baptist Church of Gallatin, and hundreds […]
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating the state of Hawaii for passing a law believed to require pro-life pregnancy centers, in violation of their purpose and mission, to post information pointing women to government family planning programs that might include contraception and abortion. “Under federal regulations, OCR is designated to receive complaints based […]
David Goodall, a well-known scientist in Australia, says that he will travel to Switzerland this month and end his life with the assistance of an aid-in-dying organization. The announcement has reignited discussion on the concerns surrounding physician-assisted suicide and its slippery slope. “No, I’m not happy. I want to die,” Goodall told the Australian Broadcasting […]
MOBILE, Ala. — An elementary school teacher in Alabama says that she was sent home last week to change after she arrived in a t-shirt that read “Just Pray,” which she had purchased in support of a young girl with an inoperable brain tumor. Chris Burrell, a third grade teacher at Pearl Haskew Elementary School in Irvington, […]
The editors of GQ Magazine recently released a list of “21 Books You Don’t Have to Read,” as they asked a number of novelists and several staff members to weigh in on “great books” that they believe have not “aged well,” as well as what publications they would recommend instead. One novelist cited the Bible, calling it […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Photographs and videos have emerged online of a rainbow Mickey Mouse hat that is being sold at Disney’s theme parks in Florida and California, the latest development in the company’s continued accommodation of the sin of homosexuality. “Disney World got gay ears and I need to get them just to [vulgarity] off […]