The Rutherford Institute turns 30
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.(WordNews.org) June 27, 2012 — The Rutherford Institute turns 30 on June 29. The institute, founded by constitutional attorney John Whitehead, is a civil liberties organization with lawyers across the country focused on defending the rights of individuals. The Rutherford Institute boasts winning cases at “virtually every court level in the land, including the […]
Read More →Swedish court rules parents of abducted home-schooled boy fit
GOTLAND, Sweden (WordNews.org) June 15, 2012 –The parents of a 10-year-old home-schooled boy that was abducted by the government three years ago are fit, a Swedish court has ruled. The court will not terminate the parents’ rights, according to Alliance Defense Fund, which acted as advisers to the parents, along with the Home School Legal […]
Read More →Senate committee to consider gender identity bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) June 9, 2012 – A Senate committee will take up the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on June 12, a measure that Christian groups criticize as giving special protections to homosexuals and cross-dressers. The bill before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee applies to an “individual’s actual or perceived sexual orientation […]
Read More →Walker’s recall win a victory for unborn, pro-life group says
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WordNews.org) June 6, 2012 — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s recall victory Tuesday night was a win for the unborn, Wisconsin pro-life advocacy groups said today. “Hundreds of thousands of right-to-life people understood the high stakes for unborn children in yesterday’s recall elections and they voted their right-to-life convictions,” said Susan Armacost, director of […]
Read More →Hearst backs move to put wraps on Cosmo
LOS ANGELES (WordNews.org) June 5, 2012 –An effort is underway, backed by the granddaughter of media mogul William Randolph Hearst, that would put the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine behind a non-transparent wrapper like pornographic magazines. Victoria Hearst said the Hearst-owned Cosmopolitan is pushing the limits in terms of explicit content while also featuring underage Dakota […]
Read More →7 Chinese Christians charged with ‘cult crimes’
PINGDINGSHAN, Henan, China (WordNews.org) June 4, 2012 — A house church in Hebei provice was surrounded and raised by 200 police and government officials, China Aid is reporting. Fifty-four believers were arrested only seven have been detained and formally charged. The seven who were charged are: Han Hai, male, aged 60, previously administratively detained twice, […]
Read More →Ministry to former gays has lawsuit tossed out
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 9, 2012 – A lawsuit by a homosexual activist against Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) has been tossed out by a federal judge, the ministry said. PFOX said homosexual activist Wayne Besen filed a lawsuit against Greg Quinlan and PFOX claiming he’d been defamed by Quinlan, a former […]
Read More →Chen Guangchen heading to US
Update: Chen Guangchen arrived in New York City Saturday night. Story here. BEIJING (WordNews.org) May 19, 2011 — The blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng’s family is en route to the United States, Fox News is reporting. ChinaAid’s Bob Fu made a phone call to Chen today. Chen told Fu at the time that a Chinese […]
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