BOSTON — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration that challenged its recent expansion of protections for religious employers who are opposed to the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare, also known as the “abortion pill mandate.” U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton, appointed to the bench by then-President George H.W. Bush, found that the […]
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio — One of the nation’s most conspicuous atheist activist groups is seeking to stop an Ohio pastor from holding a voluntary lunchtime Bible study for students at a local middle school. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to the superintendent of the Indian Creek School District to assert […]
NEW YORK — A woman who miraculously survived the attacks the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 was able to share her story in court last week, and also explain why she feels compelled to reach mothers outside of an abortion facility in Queens. Angela Braxton was working on the 80th floor of One […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge appointed to the bench by then-President Barack Obama has granted a preliminary injunction against an Ohio law that banned mothers from killing their unborn child just because he or she has Down syndrome. “The State cannot dictate what factors a woman is permitted to consider in making her choice,” wrote […]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A United Methodist clergy woman in Tennessee has had her ministerial license revoked for officiating a same-sex “wedding” in violation of the UMC’s Book of Discipline. The Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church withdrew the license of Anna Golladay, associate pastor at both St. Marks and St. Elmo United Methodist in […]
LITTLETON, NC — Two men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the home invasion and arson that killed a pastor’s wife last Friday and left her husband hospitalized with burns. Warren County District Attorney Mike Waters has announced that Kevin Munn was taken into custody on Tuesday and Lester Kerney […]
WASHINGTON — More than 20 Senators and 40 members of the House of Representatives have signed letters to the secretary of the Navy, asking that he deny the application of a secular humanist who is seeking to serve as a military chaplain. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., penned the joint letter from the Senate, and Rep. Doug Lamborn, […]
BALTIMORE, Md. — A federal judge appointed to the bench by then-President Barack Obama has ruled that a Maryland high school must allow a female student who identifies as male to use the boys’ locker room. “M.A.B.’s claims come down to a boy asking his school to treat him just like any other boy,” wrote District […]
INDIANA, Pa. — A student at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania says he was kicked out of his religious studies course for contending in class that there are only two genders and for providing his views when his professor had asked to hear from women only. Lake Ingle says that on Feb. 28, his class was […]
WASHINGTON — A Tennessee Congresswoman is seeking to have a federal “Conscience Protection Act” included in this month’s must-pass omnibus bill, as she believes the time is now to provide protections for those in the medical field who are opposed to providing or assisting with abortions. Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., is the author of H.R. […]