Lake Forest, California — Rick Warren, author of the best-selling book The Purpose-Driven Life, and his wife Kay have lost their 27-year-old son to suicide. Warren announced the death today in an email to staff members at Saddleback Church. “No words can express the anguished grief we feel right now,” he began, noting that Matthew […]
Brooklyn, New York — A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the morning-after pill available over-the-counter for girls of all ages, removing current restrictions for those age 16 and younger. Judge Edward R. Korman of the United States District Court for Eastern District of New York […]
Jackson, Mississippi — Legislators in Mississippi have passed a bill banning medication-induced abortions via webcam, which serve as a type of do-it-yourself pregnancy termination. The state senate passed bill 2795 this week, known as The Women’s Defense Act of 2013, with only eight objectors, barring an increasingly common practice in the abortion industry to conduct […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — An unlicensed assistant to a notorious abortionist testified Thursday in court against his former mentor, stating that dozens of babies were “beheaded” after their delivery. Stephen Massof was a medical school graduate that spent time shadowing Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell as he performed surgical abortions on women that came to his facility. […]
Richmond, Virginia — The attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia is fighting back after a federal appeals court threw out Virginia’s sodomy law, stating that it was unconstitutional. Last month, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Virginia’s “Crimes Against Nature” ordinance, which prohibits certain types of sexual behaviors, violated the Due Process […]
Thibodaux, Louisiana — A Louisiana woman is being permitted to continue distributing Bibles at her local farmer’s market after the park service that presides over the area upheld her right to do so. Shirley Elliott has been selling jams and jellies at the Thibodaux Farmer’s Market near Jean Lafitte National Historic Park for approximately two years. […]
Washington, D.C. — The leader of a prominent homosexual activist organization will present a painting representing Jesus Christ to Barack Obama this morning during the president’s annual Easter prayer breakfast. As the White House extended an invitation to Cindi Love of the group Soulforce to participate in the event, Love says she will present Obama […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — A pro-family organization in Pennsylvania is expressing concern over a proposed bill that would require an investigation into homeschooling families in certain situations. SB32 was recently presented in the Pennsylvania legislature by Senator Andrew Dinniman, and is meant to amend the Public School Code of 1949. “The school district in which the child resides […]
Alamogordo, New Mexico — An atheist activist group is targeting a city in New Mexico for its recent decision to post the motto “In God We Trust” on the walls in City Hall. The Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin sent a letter to city officials in Alamogordo, New Mexico warning that the motto […]
Raleigh, North Carolina — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed legislation to defend what they believe is the right of states and municipalities to establish a particular religion. The Rowan County Defense of Religion Act of 2013 was filed on Tuesday by Representatives Carl Ford and Harry Warren, and is supported by nine additional […]