By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A judge again blocked an Ohio law Wednesday that would require fetal remains from surgical abortions to be cremated or buried. It was the second time in a year that Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway prevented the law from taking effect, in a case brought by a group of clinics and the ACLU of … [Read more...] about Judge Again Blocks Ohio Law Regulating Aborted Fetal Remains
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Mom Sues School, Says Teachers ‘Planted the Seed’ in 11-Year-Old Daughter That ‘She Was Transgender’
(Christian Headlines) A California mother alleges in a new lawsuit that teachers recruited her sixth-grade daughter to join an LGBT Equality Club and then “planted the seed” in her mind that she was transgender while hiding the information from the mom. The lawsuit, filed by mom Jessica Konen against Spreckels Union School District, claims the school violated her … [Read more...] about Mom Sues School, Says Teachers ‘Planted the Seed’ in 11-Year-Old Daughter That ‘She Was Transgender’
Pope Urges Parents to ‘Never Condemn’ Their Gay Children
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis urged parents on Wednesday not to condemn their children if they are gay, in his latest gesture of outreach to the LGBTQ community which has long been marginalized by the Catholic hierarchy. Francis spoke off the cuff during his weekly Wednesday general audience dedicated to the figure of St. Joseph, the … [Read more...] about Pope Urges Parents to ‘Never Condemn’ Their Gay Children
Michigan Settlement Lets Faith Agencies Deny LGBT Adoptions
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Faith-based adoption agencies that contract with the state of Michigan can refuse to place children with same-sex couples under a proposed settlement filed in federal court Tuesday, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for a Catholic charity in a similar case. The state Department of Health and Human Services … [Read more...] about Michigan Settlement Lets Faith Agencies Deny LGBT Adoptions
‘We Don’t Want the School District To Be the Parent’: FL Bill Limits Lessons on Sexual Orientation, Gender
(CBN News) Florida state lawmakers advanced a new measure on Jan. 20 which would prohibit any discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in public school classrooms from kindergarten into middle school. WFLA-TV reports the proposed bill would be based on the Parents' Bill of Rights passed by the state legislature in 2021. House Bill … [Read more...] about ‘We Don’t Want the School District To Be the Parent’: FL Bill Limits Lessons on Sexual Orientation, Gender