NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that new Texas laws designed to regulate the abortion industry are constitutional and may be implemented by the state, overturning a lower court ruling that stated that the laws served no reasonable purpose. As previously reported, a federal judge appointed by then-President George H.W. […]
ROME — Barack Obama visited the Vatican on Thursday, sitting down for the first time with Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic religion. Obama was joined by Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice, among other aides who accompanied him for the trip. “We actually didn’t talk a whole […]
DENVER — In a 2 to 1 ruling, a federal court in Denver has ruled that Kansas officials may strip Planned Parenthood of Title X funding, contrary to the organization’s contentions that it violated their free speech and association rights. The Kansas legislature had passed a bill in 2011 that required funds from Title X, […]
TIMBERLAKE, Va. — A Christian school in Virginia is refuting the claims of the great-grandparents of an eight-year-old girl, who went to the media to state that they had to remove the child from school because officials took issue with her lack of femininity. “With all due respect, the facts are not as S.K.’s great-grandparents […]
HASTINGS, Minn. — A Christian automotive dealership in Minnesota has been granted a temporary exemption from the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare until the U.S. Supreme Court decides the Hobby Lobby case in June. As previously reported, The Liberty Institute of Plano, Texas filed suit last month on behalf of Hastings Automotive, Inc. and Hastings Chrysler […]
TIMBERLAKE, Va. — The grandparents of an eight-year-old girl in Virginia have pulled the child from her Christian school after it expressed concerns about her dressing and behaving like a tomboy, stating that her lack of femininity does not align with the biblical standards of the school. Sunnie Kahle arrives at Timberlake Christian School each morning […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument on Tuesday surrounding Hobby Lobby’s challenge to the Obamacare abortion pill mandate, as well as a challenge from Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation, a Mennonite-owned kitchen cabinet company. As previously reported, the Obama administration had filed an appeal to the Supreme Court in September in an effort to […]
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — One of America’s largest Christian charities announced on Monday that it has altered its employee handbook to allow staff members to enter into same-sex ‘marriages’ as long as they profess to be Christians. World Vision, a Washington-based organization that has been assisting the poor and orphaned worldwide for over 60 years, […]
NEW YORK — A Muslim family has filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against the owners of the Empire State Building after they were allegedly ejected from the landmark for praying in the 86th floor observatory. Fahad Tirmizi, 32, and his wife Amina, 30, claim that they were visiting the Empire State Building on July […]
MASON, Mich. — An appeals court has temporarily placed a halt on a ruling that legalized same-sex ‘marriage in Michigan. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay on Saturday, just one day after U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman handed down his 31-page opinion, stating that despite views to the contrary, Michigan officials must allow […]