College forbids sale of ‘Christmas’ trees, OK with ‘holiday’ trees
MORGANTON, N.C. (WordNews.org) Nov. 27, 2012 — Western Piedmont Community College officials forced a student club to stop selling “Christmas” trees and start selling “holiday” trees for a charity. A college official told the club: “We cannot market your trees in association solely with a Christian event.” The sent a letter to the college today […]
Read More →Court grants request to stop Texas school from expelling student for refusing to wear “smart ID” tracking badge
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WordNews.org) Nov. 23, 2012 – A judge has granted The Rutherford Institute’s request for a temporary restraining order that stops a Texas school district from kickingout a student who objected to wearing a “smart” badge that tracks her whereabouts. The institute filed the petition against Northside independent School District in San Antonio.A […]
Read More →Texas school wants students to wear RFID tracking devices
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WordNews.org) Nov. 15 2012 — A Texas high school student is challenging the school’s requirement that she wear a name bad containing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. Andrea Hernandez, a sophomore at Jay High School in San Antonio says she has concerns about her religious freedom being violated by the Student […]
Read More →Poll: Young Americans believe Obamacare violates Constitution
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WordNews.org) Nov. 1, 2012 — More than half of the Millennials surveyed believe Obamacare is a violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of religion. According to the Generation Opportunity survey, 61 percent young adults between the ages of 18 and 29, believe finding a quality, full-time job with health insurance benefits is […]
Read More →Phoenix City Council throws cold water on ordinance
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WordNews.org) Oct. 13, 2012 — Phoenix City Council members struck down an ordinance that prohibited people from handing out free drinking water in public, which was viewed by some as a direct attack on a Christian who was handing out bottle water and sharing her faith. Dana Crow-Smith, a Christian, was assembled with […]
Read More →Liberty Counsel files brief in support of Arizona ban of late-term abortions
SAN FRANCISCO (WordNews.org) Oct. 13, 2012 – Liberty Counsel has filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to uphold a law passed in Arizona that makes abortions after 20 weeks illegal. “In keeping with medical advances, history and common sense, the Arizona Legislature has said that a 20-week-old […]
Read More →Liberty Counsel files suit today challenging California ban on gay conversion therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Oct. 4, 2012 – As promised, Liberty Counsel has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging California’s the new law that bans any counseling to diminish, eliminate, or manage same-sex sexual attractions. Liberty Counsel represents several parents and their children who are receiving and benefiting from such counseling, several licensed counselors, the […]
Read More →Christian legal aid group to challenge California’s new ban on gay conversion therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Oct. 1, 2012 – Liberty Counsel plans to challenge California’s ban on therapy aimed at changing someone’s sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law Sunday that bans change therapy. Liberty Counsel anticipated the bill becoming law and has been preparing a lawsuit on behalf […]
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