OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge appointed by George W. Bush has granted a temporary injunction to nearly 200 ministries seeking relief from the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. In October of this year, 187 Christian ministries that receive health insurance through GuideStone Financial Resources, an arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, were represented in […]
SEATTLE — Two United Methodist ministers recently ‘wed’ each other in a ceremony in Seattle, Washington despite the possibility that they could face disciplinary action for violating Church law. Joanne Carlson Brown, 60, of Tibbetts United Methodist Church and Christie Newbill, 65, of Woodland Park United Methodist Church tied the knot at a ceremony at […]
Demographers are noting the rise of “co-parenting”—a new movement involving contract-based parenting that is challenging the definition of family. The rise of co-parenting is largely due to the Internet, where numerous websites allow individuals to meet a parent online. Co-parenting allows unmarried people to find other individuals who are willing to have children together. Today, […]
NORMAN, Okla. — A video uploaded last week by the Abolitionist Society of Oklahoma shows a post-abortive father shoving and punching a sidewalk counselor before pursuing another man holding a camera in order to destroy evidence of the attack. The incident occurred last Tuesday as Society director Toby Harmon and his friend Jeremy Brown were seeking […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — A California judge has ordered officials at an Oakland hospital to keep a teenage girl who has been declared brain dead on life support while a neurologist performs an independent examination. As previously reported, last Monday, 13-year-old Jahi McMath underwent a tonsillectmy at Children’s Hospital and Research Center, as doctors had recommended […]
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 […]