OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Lawmakers in Oklahoma have passed a bill that protects the religious convictions of foster and adoption agencies in the state, in that they may decline to place children in certain households if the arrangement would violate the tenets of their faith. “To the extent allowed by federal law, no private child-placing agency receiving […]
MOBILE, Ala. (PEOPLE) — Trenton McKinley defied all odds. After the 13-year-old boy was severely injured in a dune buggy accident, his parents made the difficult decision to donate his organs following days of him being apparently brain dead, according to Fox 10. But after the papers were signed, he miraculously regained consciousness. The incident […]
(The Times of Israel) — An Israeli startup is in the final stages of developing a revolutionary handheld ultrasound device that will allow pregnant women to check on the health of their baby using only a smartphone. PulseNmore LTD. says its device can connect to any smartphone, displaying the images on its screen and sending […]
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence, a professing evangelical, swore in openly homosexual Richard Grenell as U.S. ambassador to Germany on Thursday, with the man’s partner standing by his side. “Ric, I know you’ve got a lot of friends from many years here, but most importantly, you’ve got people that you cherish, and your family. […]
NEW YORK — A New York abortionist has accepted a plea deal and pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in the death of a 30-year-old woman who lost her life two years ago following an abortion. Robert Rho, 55, of the now-closed Liberty Women’s Health Care of Queens entered the plea on Friday while the jury […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Lawmakers in Oklahoma have passed a bill that would allow for the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings and on the grounds of such facilities in the context of being a historical display. The House of Representatives passed H.B. 2177 on Thursday 60-14 after clearing the Senate overwhelmingly last week […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate has advanced a bill that would require public schools to teach children about homosexuals and transgenders in national and state history. The legislation is opposed by at least one family group in the state. S.B. 3249 cleared the Senate 34-18 on Wednesday, and now moves to the House for consideration. […]
WASHINGTON — The abortion and contraception giant Planned Parenthood has sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for altering its Title X funding criteria to prefer groups that promote abstinence and work with faith-based entities. The organization points to language in HHS’ 2018 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which states that applicants should encourage […]
Several so-called “drag queens” in the United Kingdom are organizing a protest to coincide with President Trump’s visit to the country in July as they believe he hasn’t lived up to his campaign promise to be “gay friendly.” “Calling all drag kings, queens, queers and our allies to march against President Donald Trump’s UK visit,” a description […]
(World Watch Monitor) — The body of a pastor was found beheaded on the shore of a reservoir in eastern India on May 2, hours after he was abducted by around 25 masked men whom police believe to be Maoists. Residents of Kubasal village, in the Tamar area of Jharkhand state, identified the body lying […]