WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State released its annual International Religious Freedom Report on Wednesday, which analyzes the state of religious freedom around the world, country by country. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback also held a press conference to speak about the report. The […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a Satanic Temple member who challenged Missouri regulations that require abortion-minded mothers to obtain an informational booklet and an ultrasound before proceeding with the murder of their unborn child 72 hours later. The woman had asserted that the informed consent and waiting […]
During an online town hall event on Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden estimated that 10 to 15% of Americans are “not very good people,” but “the vast majority are decent.” His words have stirred discussion online, with some saying the figure is too high, others opining that it is too low and a […]
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Sixth Circuit of Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling striking down a Kentucky law that prohibited abortionists from dismembering unborn children alive in the womb, ruling that the restriction “imposes substantial burdens on the right to choose” because it amounts to a ban on second trimester abortions. The […]
WASHINGTON — Numerous state attorneys general and 78 members of Congress have signed on to amicus briefs supporting a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aims to protect the conscience rights of medical professionals who have objections to assisting with abortions or physician-assisted suicides. HHS was sued last […]
NEW YORK — Speaking during his coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that he believes it is too soon for large indoor church services to resume as meetings of that magnitude would be “dangerous” right now. He expressed disagreement with President Trump’s call to immediately reopen churches — if […]
CINCINNATI (Christian News Network) — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear must allow churches to hold drive-in services, partly siding with a church where troopers had placed violation notices on every car in the parking lot on Easter Sunday. The church had allowed members to either sit inside or […]
(Christian News Network) — During his women’s town hall event on Tuesday, which featured 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, current Democratic candidate Joe Biden claimed that abortion is an “essential healthcare service” during the coronavirus pandemic and that states shouldn’t be “using public health crises to infringe on a women’s constitutional rights” to abortion. “[W]e […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky and a church in the city that had filed suit to challenge a ban on drive-in services during the coronavirus pandemic have reached an agreement that will allow the in-car assemblies to move forward. On Fire Christian Church had sued Mayor Greg Fischer, a Democrat and Roman […]
GREENVILLE, Miss. — Erick Simmons, the mayor of Greenville, Mississippi, has decided to allow churches to hold drive-in services after receiving guidance from Gov. Tate Reeves, who has no problem with gatherings where residents stay in their cars. “All drive-in and parking lot church services are allowed as long as families stay in their cars […]