Officials in Maine have announced that any notary public who weds heterosexual couples must also wed same-sex couples, or be found in violation of the state’s human rights law, regardless of the religious convictions of the notary.
This announcement comes as Maine has recently legalized same-sex ‘marriage.’
A study recently released indicates the Guttmacher Institute may be overestimating the number of illegal abortions performed around the world by as much as 1000% or more.
Estimates on illegal abortions are used to justify the legalization or expansion of abortion in countries where abortion is illegal or heavily regulated.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has issued a complaint over a nativity scene appearing on the lawn of a Texas county courthouse.
The group asserts the display may be unconstitutional. The local judge, however, says the nativity scene is not going anywhere and will continue to be on display through the Christmas season.
A New York town’s policy about opening town meetings with prayer was struck down by an appeals court last May. In a bizarre twist, the court instructed the town to invite non-Christian clergy from neighboring communities to open its meetings with invocations because the town consists primarily of Christians, and local non-Christians may feel left out by Christian prayers.
Sounds strange, doesn’t it? Alliance Defending Freedom thinks so, and its attorneys have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on this ruling.
The State of Minnesota is being sued over allegations the state paid for tens of thousands of elective abortions in violation of state law.
