DETROIT – A religious rights legal organization has filed a motion for summary judgment in a Michigan district court, imploring the court to protect the First Amendment rights of a party seeking to run a controversial bus advertisement. In May of 2010, the Freedom Defense Initiative (FDI)—an organization whose stated mission is to protect human rights […]
TRENTON — Reiterating his belief that homosexuality is ‘not a sin,’ the Republican governor of New Jersey signed a bill into law on Monday that bans the use of conversion or reparative therapy, or to otherwise help youth who are struggling with homosexual feelings to overcome their temptations. Governor Chris Christie’s office released a statement […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A county judge in Oklahoma has blocked a law that would have prevented young girls from obtaining the morning-after pill without a prescription. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights had filed a lawsuit against the restriction earlier this month on behalf an Oklahoma mother of a 15-year-old teenage girl, asserting that […]
SAN ANTONIO — A Christian Air Force Veteran has been relieved of his duties after declining to affirm homosexual marriage. Senior Master Sergeant Phillip Monk has served in the Air Force for 19 years, and has been stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. When he recently returned from deployment, he found that […]
COVINGTON, Ga. — A student-crafted poster based on a play about the Salem witch trials of the 1600’s has sparked controversy in a Georgia community. The poster features a line from the 1953 play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, which declares, “God is dead!” It hangs on display in a classroom at Alcovy High School […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma City has thrown out the state’s ban on the use of Sharia law in government, opining that the restriction violates the United States Constitution. The ban had been approved at the polls in 2010, and passed with the support of more than 70% of voters. However, just […]
CHICO, Cal. – Two secularist organizations are working together to end legislative prayer before city council meetings in a northern California municipality. For years, Chico city council members have invited local religious leaders from various faiths to lead invocations prior to official city council gatherings. For instance, the agenda for an upcoming meeting this week […]
COLUMBUS — Lawmakers in Ohio are reviving a pro-life bill that was stalled in the legislature last year when the Republican Senate President opted not to bring the matter up for a vote. In a news conference this week, 24-year-old Representative Christina Hagan reintroduced the Ohio Human Heartbeat Protection Act, which has been co-sponsored by […]
MILWAUKEE — A pastor from Wisconsin has authored a book advising state and municipal government leaders that when they are forced to make a choice between obeying God or the federal government, they must always obey God rather than men. Matt Trewhella pastors Mercy Seat Christian Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has long been a […]
WASHINGTON — A commission of Christian denominational leaders and non-profit organizations submitted a report this week to a prominent Republican Congressman in an effort to urge Congress to take steps to stop the IRS from muzzling the political speech of churches. The Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations sent the report on Wednesday […]