JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi Arabian blogger who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for “insulting Islam” online has received a temporary reprieve from his flogging after doctors considered him incapable of handling another beating. Raif Badawi, 31, ran the “Free Saudi Liberals” blog since 2000 as a means to provide a forum to discuss Islam. […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A cosmetology school in Alabama has overturned its initial denial of admission to a homeschooler after receiving a letter from a nationally-recognized homeschooling advocacy organization. According to the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), a graduate of a church home instruction program—whose name has not been released, had applied for the cosmetology program […]
ABINGTON, Northhampton — A former Olympic gymnast in the UK who is expecting triplets has refused her doctors’ advice to abort two of her unborn children due to health concerns and risks. Jaime Halsey, 35, and her husband Steve found out that they were expecting triplets in October and were referred to specialists for further care. But […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Supreme Court of California has unanimously voted to ban judges in the state from working with groups such as the Boy Scouts of America due to their stance on homosexual behavior. The court voted on the matter on Friday, taking up a recommendation from the court’s Advisory Committee on the […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge nominated to the bench by then-President George W. Bush has declared Alabama’s marriage amendment unconstitutional, thus paving the way for two lesbian women to obtain legal recognition as the parents of a nine-year-old boy. As previously reported, Kimberly McKeand and Cari Searcy have been in a relationship for 15 years, and traveled […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A sheriff’s deputy who served at the Hall County jail in Georgia states that he was fired this week for hosting a Bible study off site to help change the lives of former inmates. “It was to help rehabilitate spiritually the guys who are pretty much coming out of jail,” Josh McCuen told […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has agreed to pay $570,000 in attorneys fees after it lost a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court surrounding a Mennonite company that challenged what is known as the abortion pill mandate. As previously reported, Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation, which has 950 employees at its Arkansas, Maryland, Utah, North Carolina and […]
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Seven homeschoolers in Arkansas who were seized by the Garland County Sheriff’s Department this month remain in state custody after a court hearing on Thursday over the matter. Hal Stanley, a pastor, and his wife Michelle state that they are in shock after their children were removed from their Hot Springs […]
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama reaffirmed his “deep commitment” to abortion on Thursday despite the throng of thousands that gathered in the nation’s capital for the annual March for Life marking the 42nd “anniversary” of the Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade. “Forty-two years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Roe v. […]
JACKSON, Miss. — In recognition of football great Tim Tebow, a homeschooler who worked his way up to the NFL after playing with public school teams, Mississippi lawmakers are considering the passage of the “Tim Tebow Act” in order to give that same opportunity to other homeschoolers throughout the state. The bill was introduced this year by Sen. […]