COLUMBUS – The governor of Ohio signed pro-life legislation into law this week that includes provisions to discourage abortion procedures, while at the same time encouraging pro-life options. John Kasich, the highly popular Republican governor of Ohio, signed the latest edition of the state’s 3,700-page budget Sunday night, which includes several pro-life provisions. The budget […]
ORLANDO – An atheist activist group is suing one of the country’s largest public school districts after officials allowed some materials to be distributed, but prohibited items of a more controversial and explicit nature. As previously reported, the Central Florida Freethought Community (CFFC) learned in January that a Christian ministry was distributing Bibles in Orange […]
BELLFLOWER, Cal. – A major evangelistic ministry is preparing to launch a 30-minute documentary that Christian leaders say will offer a “devastating,” “lights out” challenge to the evolutionary worldview. Living Waters, a California-based ministry founded by influential evangelist Ray Comfort, has produced several groundbreaking resources over the years, including The Evidence Bible and “The Way […]
Christian organizations across the country are expressing their disappointment following today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court, which struck down key components of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. As previously reported, the decision comes largely due to Justice Anthony Kennedy’s agreement with his liberal colleagues — Justices Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor and […]
TOPEKA — Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (CHPPKM) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Kansas law that requires–among other regulations–that abortionists tell mothers that they are killing a “whole, separate, unique, living human being.” As previously reported, Kansas legislators passed the sweeping abortion bill in March of this year, which […]
PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia says that it plans to cremate and bury the remains of the 47 babies that were seized by investigators during a raid on convicted abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s “House of Horrors” in 2011. As previously reported, last month, Gosnell was convicted of over 200 criminal counts, including three counts of […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has decided to end its fight against a federal ruling that ordered the government to make the morning-after pill available to girls of all ages. As previously reported, Judge Edward R. Korman, appointed by Ronald Reagan, blasted the Obama administration in March for not making Plan B, and other […]
Nearly 1,100 pastors nationwide are expected to participate in an effort today that seeks to challenge government regulations on political speech from the pulpit. The effort is called Pulpit Freedom Sunday, and was organized by the Pulpit Initiative, a project of the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). As the sixth annual event of […]
BALTIMORE – A famed player from this year’s Baltimore Ravens football team recently turned down an invitation to the White House, citing his disappointment with Barack Obama’s pro-abortion policies. Matt Birk, a 6’4”, 310-pound center for the Ravens, has played professional football for the past 15 years, and has participated in six Pro Bowl competitions. […]
PHILADELPHIA — Federal charges have been dropped against a couple that was handcuffed on the public sidewalk this week while distributing flyers near the Liberty Bell. A YouTube video has gone viral showing Mark and Barbara Passio surrounded by park rangers and sitting on the ground with their hands behind their back after they were […]