The Texas Supreme Court denied Planned Parenthood’s request on Monday to proceed with its lawsuit challenging the Lone Star State’s pro-life heartbeat law. The Texas Tribune reports America’s biggest abortion provider asked the court to declare the law unconstitutional. The law bans abortion once the baby’s heartbeat is detected, as early […]
Tag: Legal action
Court to review removal of pastor’s ex-gay testimonies from Vimeo
Originally published in Premier Christian News A federal court had decided to review a previous court case involving the liability of video hosting service Vimeo concerning removing an account hosting ex-gay content. The Second Circuit of Appeals announced that they have agreed to rehear Pastor James Domen v. Vimeo, a recent legal case involving […]
‘We’ll keep fighting’: Meet the man who challenged SA’s lockdown regulations
By Nonkululeko Njilo — Originally published in Times Live Reyno de Beer has become a household name after the David vs Goliath victory on Tuesday that saw him challenge the government’s lockdown regulations and the High Court ruling that many were invalid and unconstitutional. The father-of-two, born in Edenvale, Johannesburg, […]
School erases name of Christ off football field — faces court challenge
Originally published in Faith Wire Administrators at a Louisianna high school have taken the controversial decision scrub out a business logo because it featured a cross symbol and the word “Christ.” LATEST NEWS The ‘Christ’ logo is back on the field Read more Billy Weatherall, who is the owner of […]
Florist who lost religious liberty case says all freedoms are at stake
Originally published in Catholic News Agency A Washington florist fined for not serving a same-sex wedding out of conscience says the state’s Supreme Court “violated” her freedoms by ruling against her on Thursday last week. “What the court decided was that now the government has the power to separate me […]
Engaging the culture in 2017 and beyond
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] Unsurprisingly, 2017 has already presented a host of challenges to the church. As believers, we often don’t know where to start. We often end up silently going along with what is wrong with the world, knowing deep down, […]