COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate has approved a bill to ban dilation and evacuation abortions (D&E), also known as dismemberment abortions. The measure now moves to the House for a vote. Senate Bill 145, presented by Sens. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, and Steve Wilson, R-Maineville, passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 24-9. “No person shall knowingly […]
BRISTOL, U.K. — Two preachers who had been found guilty earlier this year of “intentionally alarming” the public with their open-air preaching have now been acquitted in a UK appeals court. “We hope and pray that today’s ruling will be an encouragement to Christians across the nation to continue preaching the good news,” defendant Michael Overd said […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Over 100 people ended their lives last year after California’s assisted suicide bill went into law in June, a new report shows. The California Department of Public Health recently released its 2016 data report, which provided information on the results of California’s End of Life Option Act (EOLA). The Act went into […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for “attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries” by conspiring with a member of the barbaric Islamic group ISIS to carry out one or more terror attacks on American soil. “[Justin] Sullivan was actively planning the mass killing of […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas man was arrested on Wednesday after he destroyed a Ten Commandments monument that had been installed just yesterday on the grounds of the Arkansas capitol building. Michael Tate Reed, 32, of Van Buren was taken into custody on charges of defacing objects of public interest, criminal trespass and first-degree criminal […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Northern California chapter of Planned Parenthood recently gave away “safer sex supplies” at various homosexual pride events in the San Francisco area, and marched in this past Sunday’s pride parade, according to its website and Facebook pages. “Stop by our table at the following San Francisco Pride events for free […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The chief of the Pittsburgh Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police are at odds in their opinion over “LGBT Pride Month” stickers that have been affixed to patrol cars. According to local television station KDKA, Police Chief Scott Schubert believes the stickers—which read “Pittsburgh Police Supports Pride 2017″—show that the department […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the State of Arkansas must allow the “spouses” of lesbian women who conceive by a male sperm donor to be recognized on birth certificates even though they are not the biological parent. “Obergefell proscribes such disparate treatment. As we explained there, a State may not ‘exclude same-sex couples from civil […]
(Talking Points Memo) — Instead of hosting a gathering to celebrate the end of Ramadan like the past three administrations, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump released a statement on Saturday offering “warm greetings” to Muslims at the start of Eid al-Fitr. “Muslims in the United States joined those around the world during […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission and decide whether or not the government may order people of faith to use their talents for a same-sex celebration despite their belief that it would be a form of participation and thus a sin […]