CLEVELAND — The National Right to Life Committee has cut ties with an affiliate chapter of the organization over its desire to expand its mission efforts to defend both life and the family. This past June, the Cleveland, Ohio chapter of the National Right to Life Committee announced that it was enlarging its borders to […]
TRENTON — Reiterating his belief that homosexuality is ‘not a sin,’ the Republican governor of New Jersey signed a bill into law on Monday that bans the use of conversion or reparative therapy, or to otherwise help youth who are struggling with homosexual feelings to overcome their temptations. Governor Chris Christie’s office released a statement […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A county judge in Oklahoma has blocked a law that would have prevented young girls from obtaining the morning-after pill without a prescription. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights had filed a lawsuit against the restriction earlier this month on behalf an Oklahoma mother of a 15-year-old teenage girl, asserting that […]
COVINGTON, Ga. — A student-crafted poster based on a play about the Salem witch trials of the 1600’s has sparked controversy in a Georgia community. The poster features a line from the 1953 play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, which declares, “God is dead!” It hangs on display in a classroom at Alcovy High School […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma City has thrown out the state’s ban on the use of Sharia law in government, opining that the restriction violates the United States Constitution. The ban had been approved at the polls in 2010, and passed with the support of more than 70% of voters. However, just […]
CHICO, Cal. – Two secularist organizations are working together to end legislative prayer before city council meetings in a northern California municipality. For years, Chico city council members have invited local religious leaders from various faiths to lead invocations prior to official city council gatherings. For instance, the agenda for an upcoming meeting this week […]
COLUMBUS — Lawmakers in Ohio are reviving a pro-life bill that was stalled in the legislature last year when the Republican Senate President opted not to bring the matter up for a vote. In a news conference this week, 24-year-old Representative Christina Hagan reintroduced the Ohio Human Heartbeat Protection Act, which has been co-sponsored by […]
EDINBURGH – A high court in Scotland has charged a man with the equivalent of over $60,000 for criticizing a homosexual woman on Twitter. Earlier this month, the Court of Session in Edinburgh—known as the supreme civil court of Scotland—ruled that 54-year-old David Shuttleton should give Jaye Richards-Hill $62,000 as restitution for Tweets he posted […]
MILWAUKEE — A pastor from Wisconsin has authored a book advising state and municipal government leaders that when they are forced to make a choice between obeying God or the federal government, they must always obey God rather than men. Matt Trewhella pastors Mercy Seat Christian Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has long been a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An Islamic activist group is planning to hold a “Million Muslim March” this year on the 12th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The American Muslim Political Action Committee (AMPAC)—an organization that strives to “stimulate an active interest in Muslim Americans relating to Political and Governmental affairs”—recently announced plans for a […]