Liberty Counsel offers to defend members of Armed Forces charged with proselytizing
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 6, 2013 — Liberty Counsel, a Christian law firm, says it will defend pro bono any members of the Armed Forces that are charged under the Pentagon’s new “proselytizing” policy. In a statement released last week, President Obama’s Pentagon said, “Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense . […]
Read More →Christian legal group Liberty Council wins National Day of Prayer event battle in Miami
NORTH MIAMI, Florida (WordNews.org) April 26, 2013 – North Miami’s city council plans to furnish a sound truck, event and staff for free at a national Day of Prayer event after all. The council initially voted 4-1 in support of providing the equipment and staff when it received what Liberty Counsel called a “threatening, inaccurate […]
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. […]
Read More →Church leaders urged to be active in voter registration
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Sept. 21, 2012 – A pastor asks all those in the congregation who are voting age to stand. He follows up by asking those who are registered to sit down. Quickly, ushers come down the aisle to pass voter registration forms to those still standing. It’s an example Liberty Counsel shares with […]
Read More →World Trade Center relic cross subject of lawsuit
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Sept. 11, 2012 – Eleven years after terrorists brought down the World Trade Center, the 17-foot, relic cross found in the midst of the rubble at ground zero is the center of a lawsuit filed by the American Atheists Foundation. Liberty Counsel says the suit complains of unequal representation. The cross was […]
Read More →Atheist group challenges churches providing lunches to high school football team
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WordNews.org) Aug. 27, 2012 – An atheist activist group is threatening a Georgia school district for allowing churches to provide lunches to high school football teams. Liberty Counsel is now offering free legal defense to Walker County Public School in response to the threat from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. FFRF states in […]
Read More →Texas can defund Planned Parenthood, court rules
NEW ORLEANS (WordNews.org) Aug. 22, 2012 – The state legislature can cut funds to abortion providers, a federal appeals court here ruled. The Texas Legislature’s decision to cut Planned Parenthood’s funds as well as other abortion-related organizations overcame the court challenge brought on by Planned Parenthood. The abortion provider sued saying Texas’ law violated its […]
Read More →Federal Court in Hawaii backs traditional marriage
HONOLULU, Hawaii (WordNews.org) Aug. 10, 2012 – A federal court judge in Honolulu has ruled in favor of traditional marriage. Federal Judge Alan Kay’s voluminous opinion supported lawmakers amending of the law in 1994 “to clarify the legislature’s intention that marriage should be limited to those of the opposite-sex.” In 1996, residents in the state […]
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