PORTLAND — A 29-year-old woman has scheduled her own day to die after being told that she has an aggressive form of terminal brain cancer that would take her life in less than a year—a decision that some state puts her in the position of essentially “playing God.” Brittany Maynard of California began experiencing headaches last year shortly […]
PORTLAND — The Christian owners of a bakery in Oregon state that they will be forced into bankruptcy if the government stands by its imposition of a fine in excess of $150,000 after the couple declined to make a “wedding” cake for a lesbian because they viewed it as a form of personal participation in […]
PORTLAND — A former Portland-area teacher who was escorted from his local high school by police over his continued opposition to Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit against his school district after his teaching contract was terminated following internal scrutiny. As previously reported, Bill Diss, an 11-year math and computer science teacher at Benson High […]
PORTLAND — Officials in Maine are backing down after the governor of the state expressed his support for a teenage mother who has been fighting the agency over a ‘do not resuscitate’ order imposed on her baby. As previously reported, Aleah Peaslee was six months old when her father, Kevin Peaslee, 22, allegedly shook her as […]
PORTLAND — A woman in Maine is fighting for the life of her baby daughter after child welfare officials refused to lift a ‘do not resuscitate’ order (DNR) as they believe it would prolong the baby’s suffering. Aleah Peaslee was six months old when her father, Kevin Peaslee, 22, allegedly shook her as he was watching […]
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — A Christian-owned bridal shop in Pennsylvania is under fire for declining to schedule a gown fitting for two lesbian women. According to reports, an unidentified woman called W.W. Bridal Boutique in Bloomsburg recently to schedule a gown fitting for herself and her lesbian partner. When the owner, Victoria Miller, declined by stating […]
NEWTONABBEY, North Ireland — A Christian bakery in Northern Ireland may face legal action after it recently refused to bake a Bert and Ernie cake bearing the phrase “Support gay marriage.” In May of this year, Ashers Baking Company in Newtonabbey—founded by Christians and named after Genesis 49:20—was approached by a same-sex “marriage” supporter to bake the […]
Several cities across the country have decided to suspend enforcement of imposed buffer zones around local abortion facilities following the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down such free speech-free zones as unconstitutional. As previously reported, last month, the high court unanimously ruled against a Massachusetts law that restricted free speech in areas within 35 […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — An openly homosexual federal judge nominated to the bench by Barack Obama has stuck down Oregon’s same-sex ‘marriage’ ban, declaring it to be unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane issued his ruling on Monday, discarding the state’s constitutional marriage amendment, which had been approved by 57 percent of voters in 2004. “It […]
BROOKS, Ore. — Officials in an Oregon county have canceled their contract with the internationally-recognized medical waste Stericycle following reports that an area power plant has been burning aborted babies in their incinerators to generate electricity. As previously reported, the Marion County Board of Commissioners called an emergency meeting last month to review the issue and […]