By Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP)—State lawmakers continue to adopt pro-life protections this year in hopes the U.S. Supreme Court will return abortion policy to their jurisdictions in a ruling expected by this summer. Florida and Kentucky are the latest states to enact abortion prohibitions during legislative sessions that have seen more than 500 pro-life measures introduced … [Read more...] about States Still Acting To Protect Life as They Await Supreme Court Ruling
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Florida House Passes Bill To Dissolve Disney’s Special Self-Governing Status
WASHINGTON (NBC News) — The Florida House passed a bill Thursday to eliminate the special district that allows the Walt Disney Co. to self-govern its Orlando-area theme park, sending the measure to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature. DeSantis, a Republican, called on the Legislature to back the measure during its special session this week. House lawmakers passed the bill in … [Read more...] about Florida House Passes Bill To Dissolve Disney’s Special Self-Governing Status
US Marshals Rescue More Than a Dozen Missing Children in Sting to Expose Alleged Sex Trafficking
(Faithwire) The Missing Child Unit of the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Task Force rescued at least 16 missing children and took five people into custody. On Jan. 1, the task force launched the operation “Fresh Start” and it wrapped up March 31, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service. In addition to the rescues … [Read more...] about US Marshals Rescue More Than a Dozen Missing Children in Sting to Expose Alleged Sex Trafficking
Southern Baptists Applaud Oklahoma Abortion Ban
By Tom Strode OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) – Oklahoma’s enactment of a prohibition on abortion except to save the life of the mother received a grateful welcome from Southern Baptists at state and national levels. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law Tuesday (April 12) the ban, which criminalizes the performance of an abortion or attempt to perform an abortion as a felony. If … [Read more...] about Southern Baptists Applaud Oklahoma Abortion Ban
Texas Inmate Who Sought Pastor’s Touch Gets Execution Date
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas death row inmate who won a reprieve when his request for his pastor to pray out loud and touch him as he received his lethal injection sparked legal debate has a new execution date. A South Texas judge on Tuesday signed an order setting John Henry Ramirez’s execution for Oct. 5. Ramirez, 37, had been set for … [Read more...] about Texas Inmate Who Sought Pastor’s Touch Gets Execution Date