WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving Oklahoma’s ultrasound law, allowing a lower court ruling to stand on the matter. As previously reported, the Oklahoma Supreme Court had ruled last December that the law, which mandated that abortionists perform an ultrasound while describing the view of the unborn baby […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A bus driver for a public university in New Jersey is asserting that he was fired for laying hands on and praying for a handicapped woman that rode his bus. Stanley McNeil was reported to be well-liked among the students at Rutgers University as he was known for delivering motivational speeches […]
The Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is calling for a day of prayer and fasting on behalf of a Christian homeschooling family that is fighting deportation to their homeland of Germany. Ewe and Hannelore Romeike have been battling the matter in the courts for several years while continuing to raise their six children in rural Tennessee. As […]
PORTLAND — A Portland-area teacher who was escorted from his local high school by police over his continued opposition to Planned Parenthood will face a misconduct hearing today as district officials consider declaring him “unfit to teach.” As previously reported, Bill Diss, an 11-year math and computer science teacher at Benson High School in Portland, was removed […]
Family members of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran are reporting that they were turned away this week when they attempted to bring blankets and medication to the prison. 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 […]
HONOLULU — Hawaiian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that legalized same-sex ‘marriage’ in the state, sending the measure to Governor Neil Abercrombie for signing. The Hawaii Senate voted on the matter for the second time this month after the House passed an amended version on Friday 30-19. The House had allowed the public to […]
CHICAGO — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a temporary injunction to two religious-owned businesses who had sought relief from the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. The court ruled 2-1 on Friday that plaintiffs Korte & Luitjohan Contractors and Grote Industries may challenge the mandate, taking issue with the government’s insinuation that faith […]
SACRAMENTO — A coalition comprised of parents, students, churches and other non-profit organizations has submitted over a half a million signatures to California election officials in an effort to place the state’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ on the ballot. As previously reported, this past August, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1266 into law—a bill that allows boys […]
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. — A school district in North Carolina has refused to accept donated posters that bear the motto ‘In God We Trust’ due to their concern that they would violate the separation of church and state. The local chapter of the American Legion had offered the patriotic posters to the Watauga County School […]
A national billboard campaign is seeking to remind Americans of their accountability to the law of God simply by posting the Ten Commandments with the overarching declaration “Thus saith the Lord.” Joseph Farah is the co-founder of the news outlet WND and the mastermind behind the Ten Commandments Project, which has been working over the […]