(World Magazine) — In 2002, no major U.S. corporation covered transgender procedures, such as gender-reassignment surgery and drug therapy, under its employee medical benefit plan. Today more than 400 do, including Ford, Apple, and Coke. The Kroger Co., the largest grocery chain in the nation with 2,500 stores, is set to join the list next […]
TAUNTON, UK — A street preacher in the UK who was charged with making “homophobic” remarks and was ordered to pay a fine for his speech, including to a man to whom he quoted Scripture from the book of Leviticus, has been vindicated of his conviction of causing “emotional harm.” As previously reported, Mike Overd, a street […]
MADISON, Wisc. — A professing atheist group known for its activism has sent a letter to hotel chains nationwide, requesting that it make available “Bible-free” rooms for those who do not wish to have a copy of the Scriptures in their room during their stay. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently wrote to […]
TAUNTON, UK — A street preacher in the UK who was charged with making “homophobic” remarks and was ordered to pay a fine for his speech, including to a man to whom he quoted Scripture from the book of Leviticus, is to appear in court today for an appeal of his conviction. As previously reported, Mike Overd, a […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Several homosexuals in North Carolina have filed suit to challenge a law that was passed this year that allows judges to opt out of officiating “gay weddings” because of their religious convictions. As previously reported, S.B. 2 was introduced earlier this year by Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, to allow magistrates to recuse themselves […]
ELKIN, N.C. — A bench placed in memory of a toddler that was killed in September in a hit-and-run car accident has been removed from a public park after officials said that permission was not obtained to place it—an assertion that the family denies. Mason Roten was 16 months old when a car pushed the vehicle […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — A prominent professing atheist group is seeking to put an end a Tennessee police department’s “Adopt a Cop” program, which invites local residents to pray for members of the city’s police force. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter on Tuesday to the Johnson City Police Department to object […]
WASHINGTON — The Muslim couple who killed 14 in an attack on a health department party in San Bernardino last Wednesday plotted how to wage jihad on America even before their marriage, the FBI stated today. “These two killers were radicalized for quite a long time,” FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee. […]
CHICAGO — A school district in Chicago has voted to allow a male student who identifies as female to use the girls’ locker room in light of an ultimatum issued by the Obama administration. As previously reported, an unidentified high school student within Township High School District 211 requested to use the girls’ locker room […]
HOUSTON, Texas — A mother in Texas is fighting in court for her son’s life after the hospital where he was admitted decided that it was “medically inappropriate” to continue providing treatment to keep him alive. Christopher Dunn, 46, has been in Houston Methodist Hospital for over two months as a mass was found where his small intestine […]