WASHINGTON — A panel with the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to hold a “fetal tissue” procurement company that once partnered with the abortion giant Planned Parenthood in contempt of a Congressional subpoena. “A subpoena is not a suggestion,” said Select Panel on Infant Lives Chairman Rep. Marsha Blackburn, according to The Hill. “It is […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The father of an ex-lesbian who fled the country seven years ago with her child took the stand on Friday, being called as a prosecutorial witness by the government to testify against his daughter and Philip Zodhiates, a man who is accused of being a part of a complex “international kidnapping” conspiracy. Terry […]
(CNN) — A man carrying a rifle entered a Macy’s store at a mall in Washington state, shot dead four women and a man, and vanished into the night, police said. Authorities believe only one person fired the shots at Cascade Mall in Burlington on Friday night. A search is underway for an armed man […]
HALIFAX, Canada — A Canadian girl who identifies as a boy has become the first “transgender” player allowed on her school’s football team. Kennedy Cooley, 17, transferred to Halifax West High School after students at her previous school made her feel “unaccepted” for identifying as a boy. She had heard that Halifax West would be more […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A federal judge held a Mennonite minister in contempt of court on Thursday after refusing to testify for reasons of “faith and conscience” at the trial of a Virginia man who is being accused of aiding an ex-lesbian turned professing Christian who fled the country with her daughter in 2009 to escape a […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Several witnesses took the stand on Tuesday as both the defense and prosecution laid out details to the jury surrounding a Virginia man accused of aiding an ex-lesbian turned professing Christian who fled the country with her daughter in 2009 to escape a court order. Robert Hemley, who is representing Philip Zodhiates in court, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte, North Carolina is under a state of emergency following violent rioting on the streets Wednesday night over a man who was shot and killed by police on Tuesday. “Governor Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency upon the request of Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney,” an […]
FRENCH LICK, Ind. — A school district in Indiana has agreed to no longer include prayer during its kindergarten graduation ceremonies after receiving a letter from a prominent professing atheist organization. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter last month to Tony Whitaker, the superintendent of Springs Valley Community Schools, upon receiving […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a new rule on Tuesday that requires federally-funded women’s homeless shelters to admit and accommodate men who identify as women—and vice versa. “Today, we take another important step to ensure full acceptance of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in the programs HUD supports,” […]
EDMONTON — A Canadian pastor is standing firm after being ordered to allow gay-straight alliances to be formed at his Christian schools. According to reports, on Sept. 2, Alberta Education Minister David Eggen sent a letter to Brian Coldwell, the chairman of the Independent Baptist Christian Education Society and pastor of New Testament Baptist Church, to […]