OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of a teenage girl who was declared brain dead following a tonsillectomy and other throat and nasal procedures has found a nursing home willing to care for the girl long-term, reports state. Talks are being held as to how to carry out the logistics of the situation as there are many […]
SEATTLE — A jury has awarded $50 million to a Washington couple who filed a wrongful birth suit after their son was born with mental and physical disabilities. Brock and Rhea Wuth, both school teachers, had been advised that they had a 50-50 chance of conceiving a child with a genetic defect. They sought genetic […]
BULLOCH COUNTY, GA — A group of residents in Bulloch County, Georgia is petitioning their local school board to protect the religious rights of its teachers. Bulloch County Citizens for Religious Liberties, led by Pastor Jon Cook, recently requested that the county Board of Education review its religious expression guidelines after emails were distributed throughout […]
ALBUQUERQUE — Two Eastern New Mexico county clerks have submitted their resignations after the state Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision legalizing same-sex ‘marriage.’ Roosevelt County Clerk Donna Carpenter and her Deputy Clerk Janet Collins left their jobs on Friday following last week’s court ruling, as they would be responsible for issuing marriage licenses in […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — A California judge overseeing the case of a teenage girl who was declared brain dead following a tonsillectomy and other throat and nasal procedures has allowed the hospital to remove the girl’s life support pending appeal. As previously reported, 13-year-old Jahi McMath underwent the operation at Children’s Hospital and Research Center earlier this […]
CINCINNATI — A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has ordered officials in the state of Ohio to recognize same-sex ‘marriages’ on death certificates—a decision that some say may now lead to homosexual ‘marriage’ being legalized altogether. As previously reported, this past July, James Obergefell and John Arthur filed suit in federal court after the […]
HOUSTON – A Texas grand jury has cleared a controversial abortionist of criminal charges, even though former assistants of the abortionist testified that he killed newborn babies upon their delivery. As previously reported, three women who left their jobs as assistants to Texas abortionist Douglas Karpen broke their silence earlier this year in regard to […]
OTTAWA, Canada – Canada’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down the nation’s previously-existing anti-prostitution laws on Friday, ruling that such laws violated the guarantee to life and liberty. Prior to the ruling, Canadian laws banned brothels, living on the avails of prostitution, and public prostitution solicitation. However, in a 9-0 decision, the court struck down all […]
SEATTLE — Two United Methodist ministers recently ‘wed’ each other in a ceremony in Seattle, Washington despite the possibility that they could face disciplinary action for violating Church law. Joanne Carlson Brown, 60, of Tibbetts United Methodist Church and Christie Newbill, 65, of Woodland Park United Methodist Church tied the knot at a ceremony at […]
Demographers are noting the rise of “co-parenting”—a new movement involving contract-based parenting that is challenging the definition of family. The rise of co-parenting is largely due to the Internet, where numerous websites allow individuals to meet a parent online. Co-parenting allows unmarried people to find other individuals who are willing to have children together. Today, […]