On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of Charlene Ramey, who is seeking custodial rights to the child of her former female partner, Kimberly Sutton. The decision overturns the Oklahoma County District Court, who dismissed Ramey's case on the grounds that she was not the biological parent, was never "married" to Sutton and did not have a written co-parenting agreement in place that could be enforced.
Last week, the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) filed a brief with the Alabama Supreme Court asking them to consider that children do best when raised with their father and mother, and that the acceptance of same-sex "marriage" deliberately deprives them of that vital need. The Montgomery Advertiser responded with an anonymous smear piece — accusing ACPeds of distorting data. ACPeds decided to respond.
Indiana Senate Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's civil rights laws while carving out some exemptions for those with strong religious objections. The measure immediately drew criticism from both sides of the issue, some claiming that it falls far too short of full "equality," others expressing concern that it would interfere with their Christian beliefs.
Former Utah lawmaker Jackie Biskupski will become the first openly homosexual mayor of Salt Lake City, election results showed on Tuesday. Commenting on the Utah judge who faced criticism after trying to take a foster child away from two homosexual women and place her with a married couple, Biskupski said she was proud of Utah's Republican governor for criticizing the action. She called the judge's ruling "so old and rhetorical."
Marriage licenses altered last summer by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis don’t meet the state’s legal requirements, but they should be considered valid, lawyers for Gov. Steve Beshear told a federal judge Friday. Davis, who opposes same-sex "marriage," changed the wording of state-issued license forms in September to remove her name and the name of Rowan County. Instead, the licenses read, "Pursuant to federal court order."
President Obama has just become the first sitting President of the United States to appear on the cover of a homosexual publication. His photograph recently filled the cover of OUT magazine alongside the caption "Our President: Ally. Hero. Icon." Ken Ham weighs in on the issue, declaring that the only way to resist this culture shift is to stand solidly on God's Word and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
A Utah judge who sparked outcry when he ordered a foster child to be taken from the home of two lesbians [pictured] and placed with a married couple removed himself from the case on Monday. Seventh District Juvenile Judge Scott Johansen disqualified himself from the case and referred it to the court's presiding judge, Mary Manley, according to a copy of the court order published online by "gay rights" organization Equality Utah.
A woman in Alabama asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review her case after Alabama judges refused to recognize the adoption of her female partner's children that was granted in the State of Georgia. The Alabama Supreme Court in September struck down the woman's visitation rights and ruled the adoption invalid, saying the Georgia court was wrong under that state's adoption laws to recognize it.
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group of Christians who have faced persecution over issues like marriage and homosexuality declared at a recent religious liberty gathering that the experience has served to strengthen their faith. Aaron and Melissa Klein, Air Force Sergeant Phillip Monk, and Dick and Betty Odgaard told a crowd at the Freedom 2015 National Religious Liberties Conference that they were more ready than ever for persecution.
"LGBT"-owned businesses will now be given priority for Massachusetts state contracts, thanks to an executive order issued by Republican Governor Charlie Baker. In order to receive this preferential treatment, one must prove their "LGBT status." One of the forms of proof is "[e]vidence of completed or attempted parenting or family building efforts with same-sex partners including surrogacy, adoption, or in-vitro fertilization procedures."
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz told a crowd of cheering evangelicals in Greenville on Saturday that the marriage issue is not settled despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling purporting to redefine marriage for every state. "This is not settled," the Texas senator declared during a fiery speech at Bob Jones University. “It’s not the law of the land. It’s not the Constitution. It’s not legitimate, and we will stand and fight.”
A large, private "Christian" university in Arizona has decided to extend full spousal benefits to employees who are currently involved in same-sex relationships. Grand Canyon University officials said on Friday the benefits will now be extended to same-sex cohabitants throughout the school's workforce, following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that purported to sanctify these unions.
Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. explains why Christians cannot join the sexual revolution. He says, "We do understand what is at stake in terms of the human judgment of history, but we are far more concerned about the divine verdict of eternity. We must speak the truth in love and seek to be good neighbors to all, but we cannot abandon the faith just because we are told that we are now on the wrong side of history."
On Friday, a Utah judge reversed his order that a 9-month old child be removed from the custody of two lesbian foster parents and be placed with a married couple. Judge Scott Johansen made his initial ruling on Tuesday, citing research that said children do better when raised by a mother and a father. Johansen's ruling drew criticism from the Utah Division of Child and Family Services, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert.
Ryan T. Anderson points out the implications of Obergefell. He says, "With its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court has brought the sexual revolution to its apex—a redefinition of our civilization’s primordial institution, cutting marriage’s link to procreation and declaring sex differences meaningless. The court has usurped the authority of the people, working through the democratic process, to define marriage."
Utah state officials are challenging a decision made by a Utah judge to a take a baby away from two lesbian foster parents and place her with a married couple for the child's well-being. Utah Division of Child and Family Services officials said Thursday in a statement that they will fight the ruling at the appeals court if Judge Scott Johansen doesn't rescind his decision. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has also sided against Johansen.
Last week it was reported that two teachers in a Texas pre-school were fired for not going along with parents who said their daughter had somehow magically turned into a boy overnight. Walker Wildmon weighs in on the issue. "Anyone who views human sexuality through a biblical, scientific, and biological lens is marginalized and in this instance, actually fired," says Wildmon. "Where is the tolerance?"
President Obama has come out in support of “The Equality Act,” which would add gender identity and sexual orientation to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. “Upon that review it is now clear that the administration strongly supports the Equality Act,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest [pictured] announced on Tuesday. “That bill is historic legislation that would advance the cause of equality for millions of Americans."
An educator this week filed a federal discrimination complaint against a learning center in Katy, alleging that she was wrongly fired for refusing to address a 6-year-old girl as a transgender boy, the teacher's attorneys said Tuesday. Madeline Kirksey, a former employee of the Children's Lighthouse Learning Center on Clay Road in Katy, was fired Nov. 3 after she refused to treat the child as a male and call the child by a new male name.
While speaking at Liberty University on Wednesday, Dr. Ben Carson promised to protect the “religious freedom” of people who believe that marriage is “between one man and one woman." Carson promised, if elected president, to push Congress to make this a matter of national law. “We’re going to have to have a president who’s willing to work with the legislature to put things back in order,” he said, to cheers and applause.
Barack Obama has appeared on the cover of Out Magazine, becoming the first sitting president to be photographed for a homosexual publication. The photoshoot was conducted in recognition of the magazine's decision to name Obama as its "Ally of the Year" for the homosexual community, after he helped push same-sex "marriage" in the United States.
Utah state child welfare officials are reviewing a ruling by a juvenile court judge who ordered a baby to be taken from lesbian foster parents and instead placed with a husband and wife for the child's well-being. Judge Scott Johansen issued the order on Tuesday, citing research that children do better when they are raised by man/woman couples. Options to challenge the order are being discussed.
How did we get to the point where we think marriage can exist between two people of the same sex? How did our view of marriage become so cheap? The truth is that we watered-down marriage long before we redefined it. In this article, we list five fundamental rejections of biblical marriage that helped make the Obergefell decision possible.
A professor at California State University-Northridge is challenging the school’s finding that he retaliated against students because they accused him of discrimination against homosexuals and women. Dr. Robert Lopez claims the investigation against him is politically-motivated. A CitizenGo petition with more than 3,000 signatures is asking for the charges to be dropped.
Jason L. Riley speaks out on the firing of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran. He says, "Atlanta says it terminated its fire chief because he published a book without permission. The real reason is because of what’s in it." Riley later adds, "What earned the ire of Atlanta officials is that the 162-page tome includes a few passages criticizing homosexual conduct as 'perversion.'"