Utah Rep Introduces Amendment to Protect Churches From Performing Same-Sex ‘Weddings’

Utah Rep Introduces Amendment to Protect Churches From Performing Same-Sex ‘Weddings’

SALT LAKE CITY — A lawmaker in Utah has proposed a constitutional amendment that would protect churches in the state from being forced to perform same-sex ‘weddings.’ Republican Representative Jacob Anderegg told reporters this past week that he constructed the amendment in light of increasing court rulings that interpret the equal protection clause of 14th […]

Colorado Civil Rights Commission Considering Whether Baker Must Violate Christian Faith

Colorado Civil Rights Commission Considering Whether Baker Must Violate Christian Faith

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — An administrative judge with Colorado’s Human Rights Commission heard argument this week in a case considering whether a baker must violate his Christian faith while operating his business. As previously reported, Dave Mullin and Charlie Craig visited Masterpiece Cake Shop in Lakewood in July 2012 to look for options for their upcoming same-sex […]

British Supreme Court Finds Christian Bed and Breakfast Owners Guilty of Homosexual Discrimination

British Supreme Court Finds Christian Bed and Breakfast Owners Guilty of Homosexual Discrimination

LONDON — The five justices of the British Supreme Court have ruled against the Christian owners of a UK bed and breakfast for declining to allow two men to sleep together because they are homosexual. As previously reported, Peter and Hazelmary Bull have placed the Chymorvah Hotel on the market as they state that circumstances have […]

Hobby Lobby President Opens Bible Exhibit in Israel as Washington Museum Planned for 2017

Hobby Lobby President Opens Bible Exhibit in Israel as Washington Museum Planned for 2017

JERUSALEM — The president of the popular American craft chain Hobby Lobby has opened a temporary Bible exhibit in Israel in his effort to educate visitors on the history and contents of the Scriptures. The exhibit, called “Book of Books,” is located inside the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. “We have operated our businesses on […]

California Governor Signs Law Mandating ‘Gay Infertility’ Insurance Coverage

California Governor Signs Law Mandating ‘Gay Infertility’ Insurance Coverage

SACRAMENTO — The governor of California has signed into law a bill that mandates insurance companies in the state to provide coverage for infertility treatments for homosexuals. As previously reported, AB 460 was proposed this past spring by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, whose partner died of AIDS in 1994. He asserts that some insurance companies are […]

Federal Court Unanimously Upholds California’s Ban on Therapy, Counseling for Homosexual Youth

Federal Court Unanimously Upholds California’s Ban on Therapy, Counseling for Homosexual Youth

SAN FRANCISCO — The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld California’s ban on providing therapy or counseling to youth struggling with homosexuality. As previously reported, last year as the ban was being contemplated in the legislature, Governor Jerry Brown remarked that he hoped reparative therapy would be forever heaved into “the dustbin of […]

Christian Charged With ‘Disorderly Conduct’ After Preaching Gospel Near Noisy Bar Found Not Guilty

Christian Charged With ‘Disorderly Conduct’ After Preaching Gospel Near Noisy Bar Found Not Guilty

BRYN MAWR, Penn. — A Christian street preacher who was cited for disorderly conduct this past spring for preaching to patrons of a Pennsylvania bar district has been vindicated of the charge. As previously reported, James MacPherson joined other local Christians on a Saturday night this past April to share the Gospel on the streets of Bryn […]

Obama Admin: Forcing German Christians to Send Children to Public School is Not Persecution

Obama Admin: Forcing German Christians to Send Children to Public School is Not Persecution

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has replied to a request for rehearing of a case involving a Christian homeschooling family seeking asylum in the United States, asserting that the couple has not been able to prove that they have been persecuted by being forced to send their children to public school. As previously reported, the […]