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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters on Tuesday sent a resounding message about their desire to protect abortion rights, rejecting a ballot measure in a conservative state with deep ties to the anti-abortion movement that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban the procedure outright. It was the first test of voter sentiment … [Read more...] about Kansas Voters Resoundingly Protect Their Access to Abortion

HAYS, Kan. (AP) — Hays school officials are reconsidering the district's dress code for elementary and middle school students after a parent asked that a ban on clothing that references satanism be removed. Mary Turner, who has three children in the district, told the Board of Education last week that her family has belonged to the Satanic Temple for years. She noted the … [Read more...] about Kansas School Board Asked To Remove Satanism Reference in Dress Code

Over the weekend, outspoken Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed her belief that Christian nationalism will be essential to the success of the Republican Party moving forward.  Greene’s remarks came in the context of an interview with Tayler Hansen of Next News Network while at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida. Other speakers at the … [Read more...] about ‘We Should Be Christian Nationalists’: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Casts Her Vision for the GOP

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP)—The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday (July 21) to protect contraceptive rights that opponents say will actually violate religious freedom and promote abortion. The Democratic-controlled House voted 228-195 largely along party lines for the Right to Contraception Act. Eight Republicans joined all Democrats in the … [Read more...] about House Ok’s Contraception Bill Despite Religious Liberty, Abortion Concerns

By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted July 19 to codify same-sex marriage into law with the help of one-fifth of its Republican members and to the chagrin of Southern Baptist leaders. With all the Democrats and 47 Republicans voting in favor, the House approved the Respect for Marriage Act in a 267-157 roll call. The proposal would repeal … [Read more...] about House Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill With GOP Help