Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Antidepressants Affects Brains of Babies in the Womb
Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Almost one in five children born to mothers taking antidepressants during pregnancy have a brain defect – called a "Chiari type 1 malformation" – according to a groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at…
Planned Parenthood Offered Free Bibles
Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Planned Parenthood is being offered as many free Bibles as there are waiting rooms in the abortion giant’s chain after it made a "religious argument" for abortion, according to the Alliance Defending Freedom.
Obama Administration’s Attacks on Religious Freedom Intensifying
Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gregory S. Baylor will testify Tuesday before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice chaired by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.). Baylor will speak about the increasing attacks on religious freedom…
FAA Approves Drones for Commercial Use
Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2014
The Federal Aviation Administration took a big step on Tuesday in easing restrictions on commercial drone use in the US. For the first time, the government agency gave permission for a commercial drone to fly over land.
Nearly 10% of Americans have Diabetes
Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2014
About 29.1 million Americans -- nearly 10% of the U.S. population -- now has type 2 diabetes, according to a new report.
Obama Administration Wants $2 Billion to House Illegal Kids
Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2014
As tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors cross into the United States illegally from Mexico, the Obama administration admits it didn't anticipate how many would come -- and it is asking Congress "for additional (taxpayer) resources to meet…
USA Today Poll: Obama Mishandled Bergdahl Exchange
Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Public opposition to the exchange of five Taliban prisoners for captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has less to do with Bergdahl himself and more with how President Obama handled the transfer, according to a new USA TODAY/Pew Research…
U.S. to Open Third Military Base to Illegal Kids
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
The Obama administration on Monday announced it is designating a third U.S. military base for emergency housing of children immigrating illegally into the United States without parents or relatives, as the cost of caring for these minors escalated.
Judge Grants Injunction Against Obamacare Mandate
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Yesterday, a federal judge in Oklahoma granted a temporary health care mandate injunction to approximately 200 Catholic employers. According to the Preliminary Injunction, the employers do not have to provide coverage for contraceptives, including those that cause abortions,…
