BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — A waitress in New Jersey has been fired after an investigation into claims that she doctored a customer’s receipt and forged a note in an attempt to make it look like they refused to tip her because of her homosexuality. As previously reported, Dayna Morales, a server at Gallop Asian Bistro, posted […]
CLEVELAND, OH — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently took aim at an Ohio school district for allowing a Creation-based archery program to be taught in public schools, asserting that it promoted religion to students. The ACLU recently sent a letter to the Lebanon City School District to warn of the “constitutional implications” that […]
ATHENS, Ga. – A Ph.D. geneticist is receiving both support and criticism following his claim that humans evolved after a chimpanzee mated with a pig. Eugene McCarthy is a geneticist from Georgia who founded the blog MacroEvolution.net. McCarthy received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in genetics from the University of Georgia, where he worked as […]
An American pastor imprisoned in Iran has repeatedly been robbed and threatened at knifepoint since being relocated to a new and more dangerous prison, reports state. As previously reported, Pastor Saeed Abedini of Idaho, a former Muslim, left Iran in 2005 and moved to the United States with his wife and children to find religious […]
EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA — Abortion advocacy groups in the U.S. and around the world are praising the legacy of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela for his role in legalizing abortion in the country. Mandela, a Nobel Peace Prize winner known for his work to end apartheid, passed away on Thursday at […]
SHREVEPORT, La. — Shreveport City Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a proposal that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to its list of protected classes. While Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover signed an executive order in 2009 declaring protections for all city employees who are homosexual or transgender, the proposed Fairness Ordinance […]
On a recent broadcast of The View, former ABC news anchor Barbara Walters took issue with the practice of taking an oath on the Bible, asserting that it violates the separation of church and state. During Thursday’s broadcast, Walters and others discussed a new campaign advertisement by Arkansas Senatorial candidate Mark Pryor, who states that […]
WASHINGTON — Republican Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey has divulged that abortion coverage is included in nearly all the health insurance plans available to Congress and their staffers–with the exception of 9 out of 112. Lawmakers have until December 9th to sign up for an insurance plan, but Smith says that Obama is breaking […]
COLUMBUS, OH — Two Ohio lawmakers introduced a state version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) this week, complementing the federal law that is already the standard across the nation. Representatives Tim Derickson (R) and Bill Patmon (D) held a press conference on Wednesday in the state capital to outline the purpose of the […]
DENVER — An administrative law judge with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission has ordered a baker to make cakes for clients who request service for same-sex ceremonies, despite his Christian beliefs not to partake in another man’s sins. “Respondents have no free speech right to refuse because they were only asked to bake a cake, […]