PRABUMULIH, Indonesia – An education official in Indonesia sparked a firestorm of criticism after he suggested that teenage girls should undergo virginity tests before entering high school. Muhammad Rasyid is the education chief in Prabumulih, Indonesia—a city of 130,000 in South Sumatra. Indonesia is a southeast Asian country with a population of 240 million. Over […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan – A pro-life sidewalk counselor in Michigan has permanently won the right to display a “free ultrasound” sign and others in his car outside of his local Planned Parenthood office. As previously reported, Paul Dobrowolski was ticketed last year for displaying signs inside of his vehicle as part of his outreach to abortion-minded mothers. […]
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – An American soldier was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday after he plead guilty to killing over a dozen Afghan civilians, most of whom were women and children. As previously reported, Staff Sergeant Robert Bales appeared in court this past June and entered a guilty plea to over […]
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that the state of Arizona cannot strip the abortion provider Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funding. As previously reported, U.S. District Judge Neil Wake, appointed in 2004 by George W. Bush under the recommendation of Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, issued a temporary injunction […]
MADISON – The U.S. government is seeking to give a prominent atheist tax breaks for leading a secular organization, even though the same atheist believes such taxing policies are unconstitutional. Annie Laurie Gaylor is the 57-year-old co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a national non-profit committed to keeping all references to God or […]
COVINGTON, Ga. – A student-crafted poster based on a play about the Salem witch trials of the 1600′s has been removed from the walls of a Georgia high school after sparking national controversy. As previously reported, the poster featured a line from the 1953 play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, which declares, “God is dead!” It […]
FORT HOOD, Tex. – A Muslim terrorist who killed thirteen people in a shooting rampage has told a local newspaper that he was “defending his religion” in the ruthless attack. On November 5th, 2009, former Army Major Nidal Hasan opened fire in Texas’ Fort Hood army base, killing thirteen people and injuring over 30. One […]
ELGIN CITY, Ill. — Officials in Elgin City, Illinois have appealed a court ruling declaring that the municipality can’t use a local zoning ordinance to thwart the efforts of a free mobile ultrasound unit to “save the lives of unborn children.” As previously reported, in March of this year, TLC Pregnancy Services, run by The Life […]
Sebastian, Fla. – A Florida teenager is back behind bars after it was discovered that she continued to have contact–including sexual contact–with her now 15-year-old girlfriend. As previously reported, Kaitlyn Hunt, 19, was arrested on criminal charges in February for having a same-sex physical relationship with a 14-year-old freshman. Hunt was 18 at the time of […]
MIDLAND – Officials with a 40-year-old Planned Parenthood center in West Texas that was once the subject of a pro-life undercover sting operation have announced that they will be closing their doors in less than two weeks. On Friday afternoon, Planned Parenthood Trust of West Texas advised that their facility in Midland will be shutting […]