Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
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,…
Parents outraged over sex education lesson
Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014
Parents of an eighth grade San Marcos student contacted 10News outraged after their child said she was asked how far she was willing to go sexually.
Feds ‘Dumping’ Illegal Immigrants in Arizona, Gov. Brewer Says
Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday she is "disturbed and outraged" after she was informed by federal officials that not only has the government been shipping illegal immigrants out of Texas and "dumping" them in her state, it…
Bergdahl’s Parents ‘Really Hurt’ by Outcry
Posted on Sunday, June 8, 2014
The former pastor of the Bob and Jani Bergdahl, parents of recently released Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl after almost five years of captivity, say they have been hurt by claims that he was a traitor and by the outpouring…
Jobs Return to Peak, but Quality Lags (Video)
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
The U.S. finally clawed back all the jobs lost since the recession hit in late 2007, a watershed in a slow recovery that finds a labor market still in many ways weaker now than before the downturn.
Same-Sex Couples Sue N. Dakota for Right to Marry
Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2014
Seven couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging North Dakota's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. North Dakota became the last state in the country to be sued by same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in their home…
