Noted scientist says gay marriage hazardous to your health
COLUMBUS, OH (WordNews.org) April 25, 2013— Dr. Paul Cameron, the first scientist to document the harms of secondhand smoke, went to Ohio’s capital to call upon U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-OH, (pictured left) to reconsider his recently announced support for gay marriage. ”Sen. Portman, gay marriage is hazardous to one’s health. For the sake of the son […]
Read More →German homeschooling family fighting deportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 8, 2013 – A German homeschooling family granted asylum in the United States in 2010 is seeking permanent legal status. A petition has been launched in support of the Romeike family. To date, more than 86,000 have signed the petition, with a goal of 100,000 within reach. The Romeikes are being […]
Read More →Liberty Counsel files brief in ‘most comprehensive’ court challenge to ObamaCare
RICHMOND, Va. (WordNews.org) Feb. 28, 2013 – Liberty Counsel has filed an appellate brief in what the law firm considers to be the most comprehensive challenge to ObamaCare in the country. The brief was filed on behalf of Liberty University in the case of Liberty University v. Geitner. Liberty Counsel’s lawsuit challenges four aspects of […]
Read More →Roe v. Wade: 40 years later
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNew.org) Jan. 22, 2013 – Forty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made abortion legal across the nation. One pro-life group is commemorating the day by placing 3,300 flowers in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, one flower for each baby aborted each day. “On the 40th Memorial of Roe v. Wade, our […]
Read More →Court rejects request for temporary injunction to stop school from expelling student for refusing to wear tracking badge
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WordNews.org) Jan. 11, 2013— A federal judge in Texas has denied the Rutherford Institute’s request seeking a preliminary injunction that would prevent a school from expelling a student who refuses to wear a smart ID tracking badge. U.S. Judge Orlando Garcia said Andrea Hernandez’s refusal to wear a chipless RFID tracking badge […]
Read More →Petition launched to support Hobby Lobby
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (WordNews.org) Jan. 8, 2013 – More than 100,000 people have signed a petition in support of Hobby Lobby, a Christian, family-owned retail chain that is facing mounting fines for refusing to comply with aspects of Obamacare. According to Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Hobby Lobby faces daily fines of $1.3 […]
Read More →Planned Parenthood challenges Wisconsin law
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WordNews.org) Dec. 12, 2012 – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is challenging a new law which requires that a woman wanting to purchase the morning after abortion pill to be seen in person. Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in federal court to drop the in-person requirement. “As a leading provider of women’s health care […]
Read More →Fed judges’ rulings send mixed messages about gay conversion therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Dec. 5, 2012 – In federal court yesterday Judge Kimberly J. Mueller refused to block SB 1172, California’s change therapy law. The law bans any counseling to diminish or eliminate same-sex sexual attractions as of Jan. 1, 2013, essentially dismissing the idea that the law raises any First Amendment issues. Senior U.S. […]
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