DALLAS — City council members in Dallas, Texas deliberated this week whether or not to vote on a resolution calling for same-sex ‘marriage’ to be legalized in Texas. The matter was discussed on Monday before the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee. Mayor Mike Rawlings has classified the ongoing discussion as a “misuse” of the council’s […]
AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott has announced the distribution of more than $46,000 in grants to over a dozen pro-life organizations in the state. The funds come from the sale of “Choose Life” plates to Texas residents, as a portion of the $30 specialty plates is set aside for pro-life […]
ESSEX, UK — A legal battle is continuing to rage in the United Kingdom after Essex social services obtained a court order to forcibly remove the unborn child of an Italian woman who was on medication for mental health issues. While the situation took place last year, the matter is now just coming to light. […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to the Obamacare abortion pill mandate, and the insurance requirement as a whole, as presented by Liberty University. As previously reported, the Virginia-based university had sued the Obama administration last year, seeking to strike down the entirety of Obamacare by asserting that […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas school district has been leveled with a lawsuit after officials at a local middle school allegedly prohibited a student from posting flyers because of their Biblical content. The Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) announced the lawsuit on Monday, which it filed on behalf of a seventh grade […]
FORT WORTH, TX — Controversy is stirring over a recent news report surrounding a special prayer room at Texas Wesleyan University that was established at the request of a Muslim student group. The Rambler, the student publication for the university, published an article on November 19th about the prayer room, explaining its purpose, the story […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has blocked Indiana’s new drug-induced abortion facility standards, which would have affected the sole pill-based Planned Parenthood in the state. As previously reported, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had filed suit in August on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, asserting that that […]
WASHINGTON — The White House is urging North Korean officials to release an American missionary that has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor in the country, along with a Korean War veteran who has been held since October. As previously reported, Kenneth Bae, who operates a tourist company in Washington state, was arrested not […]
PURCELLVILLE, Va. — A nationally-recognized homeschool organization has filed a friend of the court brief in support of a mother who had been homeschooling her children until she was recently ordered to send them to school to socialize. Therese Cano of Florida has been in an ongoing child visitation battle with her husband, and during […]
LANSING, MI — Officials in Michigan are considering a ballot initiative that would allow residents to opt-out of purchasing abortion insurance by selling the coverage under a separate rider. Michigan Right to Life filed the initiative last month, submitting 315,477 signatures to the office of the Secretary of State—well above the 258,088 required. It cleared its […]