Louisiana 'Marriage and Conscience Act' modeled after 14th Amendment

Louisiana 'Marriage and Conscience Act' modeled after 14th Amendment

When the sponsor of Louisiana\'s version of the Federal Religious Freedom Act agreed Tuesday to remove some controversial language, it was widely accepted the bill would pass in the next Legislative session.Mike Johnson, first-term state representative from Bossier City, La., and an attorney ...

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Hope abounds at former Planned Parenthood abortion clinic

Although vacant for more than 18 months, the building at 4112 E. 29th Street in Bryan, Texas still bares the mark of its former occupants. In one room the port for a suction hose protrudes from a wall. Built into the opposite wall is a carousel -- its cold, stainless steel housing transferred the ...

Obama supports controversial ban on 'conversion therapy'

President Obama made clear this week he supports a ban on \"conversion therapy\" -- a controversial process that can also include counseling for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgendered teens. Obama, in a response to a petition on the White House website, does not acknowledge various ...

Colorado decides bakers can discriminate - against Christians

The Civil Rights Division of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies has ruled that bakers in the state can discriminate - against Christians.The state\'s civil rights watchdog decided that Azucar Bakery in Denver did not violate the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act when owner Marjorie Silva ...

Absent new laws, clergy & business owners could face lawsuits, penalties

Claiming \"discrimination is not a Texas value,\" a recently launched pro-LGBT campaign presents itself as a pro-business alliance fighting state legislation it says would codify discrimination and run businesses from the Lone Star State. The group, known as Texas Wins, characterizes Christians and ...

ACLU attacks Christian principles of Louisiana principal

The community of Keithville, Louisiana, is rallying behind a local school principal after the ACLU attacked him for his expression of personal religious beliefs in trying to encourage parents and teach character to his students.Albert Hardison, the principal of Walnut Hill Elementary School, which ...

GOOD FRIDAY: From the nail on the cross to the Final Four

On Good Friday, as you contemplate Christ\'s death on the cross and prepare to celebrate His resurrection on Sunday, consider these stories and how they might speak to you about pain and suffering, humankind\'s total dependence on God, of the hope found in the Good News of Christ.

Todd Starnes: Christian pizzeria slammed by 'modern-day fascists'

A small town, family-owned pizzeria has become the latest target of an angry mob of modern-day fascists -- hell-bent on silencing anyone who opposes gay marriage.Kevin O\'Connor and his daughter Crystal own Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Ind. -- just a hop, skip and a jump southwest of South Bend. ...

Texas professor teaches abortion in children's book

A children\'s book by an art professor at Southern Methodist University has created a media stir because of her use of a bizarre child\'s narrative to promote abortion. The story line includes statements that \"I am not sad that my sister is a ghost\" because \"Mama might not have time ... with ...

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