Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Two shot in Ferguson amid standoff between police, protesters
Posted on Monday, August 10, 2015
Two people were wounded in gunfire at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday marking the first anniversary of the death of Michael Brown near where the unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a white officer.
Republicans National Debate Stirs High Emotions
Posted on Friday, August 7, 2015
Donald Trump spanked the press, the rest of the GOP presidential field, and politicians in general, calling them "stupid" and refusing to commit to supporting the eventual 2016 Republican nominee, kicking off the first prime-time debate of the…
Pentagon unable to account for nearly $1 billion spent
Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The Marine Corps did not properly account for nearly $1 billion in transactions, even though the secretary of Defense and his aides gave speeches and awards celebrating the Marine Corps for successfully accounting for all the money it…
Senate Democrats block effort to defund Planned Parenthood
Posted on Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked an effort to revoke federal funding for Planned Parenthood, following hours of debate and commentary from members of the Senate and 2016 candidates about women's health care.
Abortion Opponents Plan Nationwide Planned Parenthood Protest
Posted on Friday, July 31, 2015
Anti-abortion groups are planning a coordinated, nationwide protest in front of Planned Parenthood clinics later in August, in an effort to ramp up pressure on the group for its involvement in obtaining aborted fetal tissue.
Obama To Force Charities To Promote Abortion Or Lose Funding
Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Religious groups that refuse abortion counseling no longer can get grants to help trafficking victims unless they ensure the counseling is provided by a third party, under new guidelines by the Department of Health and Human Services.
