Cashier Told to Stop Praying for Customers; Nearly 100 Show Up to Defend Her
Nearly 100 people showed up to a vigil Wednesday night, August 25, in support of “Ms. Barbara,” an Ingles cashier who was told to stop praying for customers.
Employment Cases Go to Supreme Court
Liberty Counsel filed two amicus briefs in support of employers in three Supreme Court cases regarding whether federal anti-discrimination laws should apply to “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” The High Court will hear the cases on October 8, 2019.
The First Real Sanctuary County
In Yadkin County, North Carolina, the board of commissioners voted 5-to-0 to pass a resolution to be a safe place for unborn children.
Christian Employers Alliance Wins Major Victory in Religious Freedom Lawsuit
The Christian Employers Alliance (CEA) has won a major religious freedom victory on behalf of its current and future members. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has ruled that the abortifacient mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as the subsequent “accommodation,” burdens the religious exercise of CEA’s members and violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.
New Study Links Abortion to Suicide
A 2019 analysis of suicide deaths in Italy found that in the year following a pregnancy, women who had an abortion were 2.3 times more likely to commit suicide than women who gave birth.
Planned Parenthood Disarray Not Unexpected, Critic Says
Life Decisions International, a Planned Parenthood watchdog organization, has issued a statement regarding the ouster of Planned Parenthood president Leana Wen.
Most Biologists Believe Life Begins at Conception
A recent five-year research study has revealed that an overwhelming majority of biologists from 1,058 academic institutions confirm that “a human’s life begins at fertilization.”
Liberty Counsel Seeks to Stop Censorship of Christian Flag
Liberty Counsel has asked a federal district court to forgo a trial and order the city of Boston to allow its resident Hal Shurtleff and his Christian civic organization, Camp Constitution, to fly the Christian flag on a city flagpole that Boston has opened to hundreds of other organizations. The city censored the religious viewpoint of the flag that would have been raised only during a one-hour event held to commemorate the civic contributions of Boston’s Christian community on Constitution Day (September 17).
How This Modern-Day Resurrection Is Pointing Hollywood Back to God
Several years ago, a young man came back to life after being dead for an hour—all because his mother cried out to God in desperate faith.
Abortion Taxpayer Funding Axed
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the Trump administration’s regulations on family planning funds could go into effect and federal funding will be cut off to organizations that provide abortions in the same facilities as other services financed by taxpayer dollars. This regulation, called the Protect Life Rule, will stop federal funding flowing to Planned Parenthood by approximately $60 million.
