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| 07/27/10 | Georgians give thumbs-up to personhood Georgia's lawmakers will soon hear a plea to send a constitutional amendment to voters to define personhood. Last week Georgia's voters throughout the state weighed in on the amendment that would protect life from its biological beginning through natural death. Dan Becker of Georgia Right to Life tells OneNewsNow the results from a question on 46 local party ballots are remarkable. |
| 07/27/10 | Washington State to Allow Pharmacies A Choice in Stocking ‘Morning-After Pill’ Pharmacists in the State of Washington may soon be free to choose the medications they want to provide in their pharmacies – and those they don’t – after a lawsuit prompted the state’s pharmacy board to reevaluate the current regulations. Pharmacists in Washington currently are required to stock the “morning-after pill,” which is marketed as Plan B, regardless of any moral or ethical concerns they may have. |
| 07/22/10 | Obama Administration Wrong to Influence Vote on Pro-Abortion Kenya Constitution Two weeks from today, millions of Kenyans will go to the polls either to affirm or reject a sweeping new constitution in a nationwide plebiscite. In the run up to this referendum—just like any other election— the United States and other democracies have a profoundly important, but narrow role to play. And that is to ensure to the greatest extent possible that the plebiscite—referendum—is free, fair and peaceful. |
| 07/22/10 | Legislating immorality in schools An author and mother of five is alarmed at the recent news of school districts in Massachusetts and Montana that in her opinion are encouraging the sexuality of young children. From condoms for young children in Provincetown to sex education for kindergartners in Helena, Katie Reid -- author of When the Bough Breaks -- believes the intent of such actions is to provide children a means to engage in sexual relations with fewer possible side effects. But as Reid points out, there are more consequences to sex than just pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. |
| 07/22/10 | Another abortion clinic caught on camera Live Action, a youth-led, pro-life organization, has released its third undercover video involving alleged medical misinformation, this time from staff at an Indianapolis Planned Parenthood facility. The group sent an undercover pro-lifer armed with a hidden camera to pose as a 10-weeks pregnant potential candidate for an abortion. |
| 07/20/10 | Pence: States Using Federal Funds for Abortions Through Health Care Law ‘Must Not Stand’ At his weekly pen and pad briefing on Monday at the Capital, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), chairman of the House Republican Conference, said that last week’s revelation by the National Right to Life’s legal counsel that the new health care law will allow some states to use federal funds for abortion is unacceptable. “It must not stand,” Pence said when asked by CNSNews.com what Republicans are doing in response to the news. |
| 07/20/10 | Supreme Court Police Told School Teacher It’s ‘Definitely Contrary to the Law’ to Pray on Supreme Court Steps, Says Alliance Defense Fund The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) wants assurances that an Arizona Christian school teacher will not be arrested if she prays on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building. According to attorneys from ADF, Supreme Court police forced teacher Maureen Rigo from the building steps and told her the act of bowing her head and praying on the Supreme Court steps was unlawful. |
| 07/16/10 | Court decides foster worker didn't sway child Authorities have restored the license of a foster mother who was accused of brainwashing a Muslim girl in her care to convert to Christianity. The unidentified woman has provided care for about 80 foster children in the past decade, but the Gateshead City Council canceled her license in 2008 when she failed to prevent the 16-year-old from getting baptized. Mike Judge, spokesman for the Christian Institute U.K., tells the BBC the council ordered the girl to stay away from church for six months and rethink her decision for Christ. He has a problem with that. |
| 07/16/10 | Sex-ed program sparks grizzly effect A proposed sex-education curriculum in Montana is drawing outrage because it would teach young children about subjects like same-sex intercourse. Under the proposal for the Helena school district, kindergartners would learn the proper names of sexual body parts, first-graders would be taught that sexual relations could happen between two men or two women, and fifth-graders would learn the various ways people can have intercourse. |
| 07/13/10 | Louisiana tightens up abortion laws Louisiana has taken further steps on the way to becoming one of the most pro-life states in the country. Governor Bobby Jindal (R) signed three pro-life measures into laws last week. Gene Mills, executive director for the Louisiana Family Forum (LFF), tells OneNewsNow that one of the measures deals with abortion funding in federal healthcare reform, banning coverage for elective abortions in the insurance purchasing pools. |
| 07/13/10 | Nearly 70 Members of Congress Go to Court to Defend The National Day of Prayer Sixty-three (63) members of the House and four senators, Republicans and Democrats, have weighed in on the legal case to defend the constitutionality of the National Day of Prayer. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief Thursday on behalf of the congressmen, members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, in the case of Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Obama, in which a Wisconsin federal district court declared unconstitutional the statute directing the president to declare the annual observance of the National Day of Prayer. |
| 07/12/10 | NBC Changes Rules to Allow Same-Sex `Today' Wedding After a meeting with gay and lesbian activists on Thursday, NBC's "Today" show said it is changing the rules for its annual wedding contest to allow same-sex couples to apply for a ceremony conducted on morning TV. NBC extended the deadline for applications until Monday. Already thousands of couples have expressed interest in the on-air wedding, which the top-rated morning show has sponsored for a decade, a spokeswoman said. |
| 07/09/10 | Rep. Maloney and Sen. Menendez Introduce Bill to Restrict Speech of Pro-Life Crisis Pregnancy Centers by Controlling Their Advertising Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) have reintroduced legislation to restrict the speech of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers by regulating the advertising they do. The bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to restrict advertising by the pregnancy resource centers, specifically ads that “create the impression that such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide abortion services.” |
| 07/09/10 | Battle over same-sex marriage intensifies after court ruling by Judge Tauro in Massachusetts The battle over gay marriage is about to ratchet up a notch. The Obama administration is "reviewing the decision" that a Massachusetts judge made on Thursday declaring a federal ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional on the grounds it violates states' rights. Experts say U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro's ruling could have far reaching effects if upheld. |
| 07/07/10 | Presbyterians to consider redefining marriage This week's General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will consider redefining marriage to include same-sex couples and allowing ministers to perform same-sex weddings. Carmen Fowler, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, believes those sorts of initiatives are to blame for the denomination's declining membership |
| 07/07/10 | Time to entrench Hyde Amendment Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey)Republican Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey is taking another step to void use of federal tax dollars for abortion. Smith posted his proposal, which would simply make the Hyde Amendment permanent law, on AmericaSpeakingOut.com, where he encourages citizens to vote on the plan, voice their opinions and submit their own ideas. |
| 06/29/10 | Christian grad student argues her case A U.S. district judge has heard arguments in a case involving a graduate student in Michigan who was dismissed from a counseling program for not affirming homosexual behavior. In January 2009, Julea Ward enrolled in a counseling practicum course at Eastern Michigan University. During the course she was assigned a potential client seeking assistance regarding a homosexual relationship. Jeremy Tedesco with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) tells OneNewsNow that Ward knew she could not affirm the client's homosexual relationship without violating her religious beliefs -- and that stance cost her dearly. |
| 06/29/10 | A wake-up call by Dr. Michael Youssef Every freedom-loving person should be extremely alarmed at the dreadful trend of silencing Christians from the streets of London to the streets of Dearborn, Michigan. In both places, Christians were arrested and imprisoned for preaching the gospel on public streets...in what Muslims considered to be Islamic territories. |
| 06/28/10 | Supreme Court rules against UC student group that refused to admit gays Justices say UC Hastings College of Law did not violate the 1st Amendment rights of a Christian group. The school had denied the Christian Legal Society chapter official status after it refused to accept 'all comers.' In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a claim by a group of Christian law students that their 1st Amendment rights were violated when the University of California denied them official school status because they refused to admit gays. |
| 06/25/10 | UK report: fetus can't feel pain before 24 weeks Human fetuses cannot feel pain before the age of 24 weeks, a British medical association said Friday — delivering a setback for anti-abortion activists campaigning to lower the country's 24-week time limit. Lawmakers who were considering lowering the limit to 20-22 weeks had commissioned the study by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. |
| 06/23/10 | Hillary Clinton Urges State Department Employees to Let Teens Know It's Okay to Be Homosexual At an event celebrating Gay Pride Month on Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encouraged State Department employees to let teenagers know homosexuality is okay. “We’ve come such a far distance in our own country, but there are still so many who need the outreach, need the mentoring, need the support to stand up and be who they are and then think about people in so many countries where it just seems impossible,” Clinton said. |
| 06/23/10 | Pro-life film a successful resource Church and community groups are using the documentary Maafa 21 to educate people on the truth about the abortion movement. The documentary, subtitled Black Genocide in 21st Century America, traces abortion well back in the nation's history, showing that the purpose behind forming Planned Parenthood was to reduce or eliminate minority populations. Pastor Joseph Parker of Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal church of Pulaski, Tennessee, tells OneNewsNow that the film is about more than just abortion. |
| 06/17/10 | 'Jesus' billboards an issue in Bible Belt state Kentucky is challenging roadside signs that call attention to Jesus. Jimmy Harston, who lives near Scottsville, has put up signs along highways calling attention to Jesus in several states -- but he has run into roadblocks only in his home state of Kentucky. Harston tells OneNewsNow he felt a call from heaven to put up the signs. As he points out, it was not his idea. |
| 06/17/10 | Unveiling bias against intelligent design The Science Center was under contract to provide a screening of Darwin's Dilemma, a pro-intelligent design film, but abruptly cancelled. Discovery Institute tried to obtain Center documents related to the cancellation, but provided very little -- so the lawsuit was filed. Discovery Institute's Casey Luskin tells OneNewsNow the Center has now settled the lawsuit and will provide a large amount of documentation. |
| 06/15/10 | Trial opens on Scouts' Philly HQ The Boy Scouts is on trial in Philadelphia -- at issue is whether the Scouts' policy on homosexuals allows them to remain in their longtime base of operations. In a case that opened yesterday, the City of Brotherly Love is trying to evict the Boy Scouts from their building, constructed 80 years ago on city-owned property and provided rent free in perpetuity -- that is, forever. According to the city charter, one of the Scouts' national policies violates local rules. |
| 06/15/10 | Spanish clinic probed for offering to 'cure' gays The government in Spain's Catalonia region said Tuesday it was investigating a clinic in Barcelona that is allegedly offering treatments to "cure" homosexuality. The Policlinica Tibidabo in the Catalan capital is offering pills and psychiatric treatment to "convert" homosexuals, Spain's leading daily El Pais reported. |
| 06/10/10 | NY School Crowns Homosexuals Prom King and Queen A pair of gay best friends were voted prom king and queen by such a wide margin at an upstate New York high school that the school didn't bother choosing runners-up. Seniors Charlie Ferrusi and Timmy Howard won their respective crown and tiara by a landslide Saturday. They started thinking about running about a month ago and ran the idea past advisers and the principal, who gave their blessing. |
| 06/10/10 | Famed Blind Singer Andrea Boccelli Reveals, He Was Almost Aborted What would the world have been like without Andrea Bocelli, Italian pop, opera, and classical singer? He too could have been one more abortion statistic. |
| 06/09/10 | Pro-Life Minister Arrested by D.C. Police for Challenging Fenced-Off Entrance to Planned Parenthood Facility The Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney of the Christian Defense Council was arrested Tuesday on a charge of unlawful entry after praying inside a fence surrounding both the entry to the Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., building and a public walkway. Mahoney, director of the pro-life group and an ordained minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, said he should be allowed to pray, walk, or sit on the walkway that is directly in front of the Planned Parenthood building because it is public property – but he could not because the fence keeps out the public. |
| 06/08/10 | ellaOne - a combination of the worst factors EllaOneThe newest "oral emergency contraception," ellaOne, will be the subject of a hearing this month before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In October 2009, ellaOne (ulipristal acetate) became commercially available in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Developed by HRA Pharma, the "new generation" contraceptive reportedly is effective up to five days after unprotected sex. The most widely used abortion pill -- known as "Plan B" in the U.S. -- has a three-day effectiveness period. |