Pro-life journalist Daleiden Sues Planned Parenthood In Defamation Lawsuit
Sep 25, 2020
Undercover journalist David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), has filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in New York against Planned Parenthood for false and defamatory claims about his undercover videos which featured conversations with organization executives about the trade of baby body parts.
Kroger Employees File Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Over 'Rainbow' Apron
Sep 25, 2020
In a lawsuit filed Monday in a U.S. District Court in Arkansas, Tthe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused Kroger Co. of unlawful employment practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleges that Kroger refused to accommodate two former employees who expressed religious objections to wearing an apron embroidered with a rainbow-colored heart based on their “good faith belief” that the symbol represented advocacy for the LGBTQ community. Title VII prohibits discrimination in the workplace for various reasons including religious beliefs.
Georgia Tech Settles with Pro-Life Group Over Denied Funds For Speaker
Sep 18, 2020
Georgia Tech has agreed to pay $50,000 as part of a lawsuit settlement filed against the school by a group that claimed it allowed student government leaders to withhold funding from groups with which it disagrees politically.
Republican lawmakers urge DOJ to investigate Netflix for ‘distribution of child porn’ in ‘Cuties’
Sep 18, 2020
Republican politicians are propelling a growing boycott of Netflix in response to the streamer debuting a French film called "Cuties," which features a group of scantily clad 11-year-old girls performing highly sexualized dance routines. The pre-teens, who join a dance troupe in hopes of escaping their conservative Senegalese upbringing, also watch and explicitly discuss pornography.
Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos Issues Final Rule Protecting Religious Liberty On College Campuses
Sep 18, 2020
Colleges and universities must follow a new “free inquiry and religious liberty” rule to continue to qualify for U.S. Department of Education grants, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Wednesday.
Tennessee Man Indicted in Death of Unborn Baby After Kicking Pregnant Woman
Sep 10, 2020
A Tennessee man who is accused of kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach during an argument in 2018 has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of her unborn child. Cedric Mingo, 29, was initially charged with assault, but “additional medical information” led to homicide charges being added this week.
Giant Tech Firm Cancels Key Tech Services Contract Just Prior to Major Evangelical Voter Outreach Event
Sep 10, 2020
MobileCause, a major tech company whose product facilitates companies’ abilities to text with their customers and constituents, has been accused by the Family Research Council (FRC) of abruptly terminating its contract with the tech company just one hour before the scheduled start of an episode of its Pray, Vote, Stand event. With no time to implement a back-up plan, FRC was prevented from sending out text invitations to tens of thousands of our followers to join the broadcast. FRC considers the action discrimination against its religious beliefs.
Department of Education Outlines Decision On Transgender Student Athletes
Sep 10, 2020
In response to the recent Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County broadening anti-discrimination protections on the basis of sex to LGBTQ workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a letter on August 31st reaffirming its position that Connecticut schools remain out of compliance with Title IX.
Department of Education Outlines Decision On Transgender Student Athletes
Sep 10, 2020
In response to the recent Supreme Court decision broadening anti-discrimination protections on the basis of sex to LGBTQ workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a letter on August 31st reaffirming its position that Connecticut schools remain out of compliance with Title IX.
Circuit Court Stops Trump Admin. from Enforcing Title X Ban on Funding Abortion Clinics
Sep 10, 2020
On Thursday, by a vote of 8 to 6, an en blanc panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision prohibiting enforcement of the Trump administration’s “Protect Life” rule in Maryland. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) rule prohibits taxpayer-funded family planning clinics in the Title X program from performing abortions or making abortion referrals and requires the physical and financial separation of facilities that provide such services.
