Jersey City, New Jersey — Charges pressed against five Christians who were cited for evangelizing in a public park without government permission, and for causing some hearers to be upset with their Gospel message, were dismissed today in a New Jersey municipal court. “The prosecutor and the state dismissed charges against all five defendants,” attorney Demetrios […]
St. Louis, Missouri — The president of a Lutheran synod that had reprimanded a Connecticut minister for participating in an interfaith prayer vigil in memory of those who lost their lives during the Newtown massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School has issued an apology of his own. As previously reported, Pastor Rob Morris of Christ the King […]
The United States government announced this week that it has extended a number of federal benefits to homosexuals in the military. The announcement was made by outgoing Department of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who states that he would like to see the accommodations implemented by October 1st, if not before. Among the benefits, of which […]
Austin, Texas — A bill proposed in Texas legislature would grant medical doctors power to decide whether to administer or deny CPR to patients, reports state. Bill 303 is sponsored by Texas state Senator Bob Deuell, the vice chairman of the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. “This is about getting a better […]
Houston, Texas — A teenage girl in Texas has sued her parents in an effort to stop them from forcing her to have an abortion. The 16-year-old, who is only cited as R.E.K. in the lawsuit because she is still a minor, is two months pregnant. She asserts that both her mother and father “are […]
New York, New York — A New York City hospital has agreed to change its policies and procedures requiring medical personnel to participate in surgical abortions after it was investigated by the federal government. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a nationally recognized legal organization, contacted the United States Department of Health and Human Services in March […]
Frankfort, Kentucky — A Christian healthcare cost sharing company that was booted from the state of Kentucky last year after it was determined that it did not comport with Department of Insurance requirements may be making a comeback due to a bill approved Tuesday in the legislature. The bill, sponsored by Committee Chair Senator Tom Buford, […]
Washington, D.C. — Barack Obama recently nominated what could be the nation’s first openly homosexual federal circuit judge to the bench. Justice Department attorney Todd M. Hughes was announced as Obama’s pick on Thursday, along with Raymond T. Chen, a move that homosexual advocacy groups are applauding. The nomination marks the second of its kind, […]
Miami, Florida — A judge in Florida has ruled that a homosexual hairstylist who fathered a child via artificial insemination may be listed on the girl’s birth certificate, along with the two lesbian women that are raising her. The matter ends a two-year legal battle between the women and their friend, who they approached to […]
Farmington, Utah — A school district in Utah has agreed to settle with the American Civil Liberties Union and place a book promoting homosexuality back on the shelves of its elementary schools. The Davis School District was sued last year by the ACLU after a parent complained that the book In Our Mothers’ House had […]