Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
House GOP blocks vote on poison pill LGBT amendment
Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2016
Rules Committee Republicans blocked a vote on a Democratic-offered proposal that would strip federal contracts from companies that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, in order to ensure that the larger spending bill could…
Deadbeat America drowning in credit card debt
Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2016
American taxpayers are quick to criticize the federal government for its ever-increasing national debt, but a new study released Wednesday found taxpayers are also saddled with debt, and are likely to end 2016 with a record high $1…
Islamic State ‘Kill Lists’ Grow in Length, Targeting Ordinary Americans
Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2016
Islamic State has begun distributing increasingly long “kill lists” of ordinary Americans purportedly encouraging its followers to target those individuals, vexing authorities who are at odds over whether the lists pose an actual threat or are merely scare…
Washington State To Teach Transgenderism To Kindergartners
Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
By fall 2017 Washington state public schools will begin teaching gender expression to kindergarteners under newly-approved health education learning standards that designate sexual health a “core idea” of public K-12 education.
Transgender bathroom debate likely headed to Supreme Court
Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2016
The debate over whether transgender students should be able to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused Tuesday to reconsider a three-judge panel's…
Bible verse prompts GOP walkout after LGBT vote labeled a sin
Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2016
A House conservative went after dozens of fellow Republicans on Thursday with suggestions that they'd sinned for backing an anti-discrimination proposal against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Long-Dreaded Superbug Found in Human and Animal in U.S.
Posted on Friday, May 27, 2016
The antibiotic resistance factor MCR, which protects bacteria against the final remaining drugs of last resort, has been found in the United States for the first time—in a person, and separately, in a stored sample taken from a…
Oklahoma governor vetoes bill criminalizing performing abortions
Posted on Monday, May 23, 2016
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a sweeping and unprecedented measure Friday that would have made performing an abortion a felony punishable by prison time, saying the bill was vague and would not be able to withstand a criminal…
Senate Approves 9/11 Legislation Despite Saudi Threats
Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, rejecting the fierce objections of a U.S. ally and setting Congress on a collision course with the Obama administration.
