OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission has unanimously voted to place a temporary ban on new monuments at the state capitol building following requests from several groups to erect displays next to a Ten Commandments monument. As previously reported, the monument at issue was proposed and paid for in 2009 by Republican Representative Mike […]
CHICAGO — Two federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan and one appointed by Barack Obama upheld a temporary injunction against a Wisconsin abortion law on Friday, opining that its quick implementation would not serve to benefit women’s health. As previously reported, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker approved Senate Bill 206 (SB206) in July, which calls for […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has declared Utah’s ban on same-sex ‘marriage’ unconstitutional, asserting that it violates the right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. “The State’s current laws deny its gay and lesbian citizens their fundamental right to marry and, in so […]
HONOLULU — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused several churches in Hawaii of defrauding the government. The suit, Kahle v. New Hope International Ministries, was filed by atheists Mitchell Kahle and Holly Huber in March of this year. Kahle, the founder of Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of Church and State, and public […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio state senator recently introduced a bill that would have forced homeschoolers to undergo government investigation, but promised on Thursday to withdraw the legislation following widespread criticism. Democratic Senator Capri Cafaro has represented the 32nd Ohio Senate District since January 2007. Earlier this month, Cafaro introduced to the Ohio legislature Senate Bill […]
SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously legalized homosexual ‘marriage’ in the state on Thursday, ruling that it is unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to those in same-sex relationships. “Denying same-gender couples the right to marry and thus depriving them and their families of the rights, protections, and responsibilities of civil marriage […]
CANTON, Ohio — Over 30 students from a high school in North Canton, Ohio attended a recent Board of Education meeting to urge the district to continue hosting graduation ceremonies at a local church despite pressure from a prominent atheist activist organization. In 2012 and 2013, Hoover High School held its commencement ceremony at Faith […]
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A United Methodist Minister who was ordered last month to repent of officiating same-sex ‘weddings’ within 30 days or relinquish his rights to pastor within the denomination has been defrocked after refusing to voluntary give up his credentials. As previously reported, Frank Schaefer, 51, who oversees Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in […]
LOS ANGELES – Following criticism from an evolutionary biologist, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County has removed a quote from one of its displays that alluded to God as being the Creator. According to reports, the Natural History Museum (NHM) displayed the quote earlier this month, which was visible in its Nature Lab […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of a teenage girl who was declared brain dead just days after obtaining a tonsillectomy is praying for a miracle in the face of the hospital’s intentions to take the child off life support. Last Monday, 13-year-old Jahi McMath underwent the surgery at Children’s Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, […]