Texas School Supt. Tells Atheists to Go Fly a Kite

The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is threatening a lawsuit over a covert audio recording of White Oak (Texas) High School Principal Dan Noll reading a Bible verse on the school intercom.  Superintendent Michael Gilbert confirmed to the FFRF that indeed the accusations are true and that Scripture and prayers will continue to be heard at the school because the U.S. Constitution ensures freedom OF religion.

"I am fully aware of the practice at the high school [of reading Bible verses] and will not pursue any action against our High School Principal or any other member of our faculty/staff . . . [working] to ensure our students experience a morally sound, positive character based education. There are a multitude of options to provide our students, faculty and staff the opportunity to express their First Amendment Rights as provided for in the United States Constitution. Let me also be clear that we have not (in my opinion) violated anyone's rights and/or subjected anyone to undue stress. Bible studies and scriptures are allowed in schools."
-- Statement from Superintendent Michael Gilbert

For background, read Texas Law Tells Schools to Ignore Atheist Threats but a Texas Teacher Confiscates Bible from Second-grader

Also read of myriad other school districts in several states that stand up to the atheist threats.

UPDATE 5/24/15: Atheists Can't Stop Prayer at Graduations, Federal Judge Rules in South Carolina

In addition, read Florida School Teaches Islam Including Prayer Rugs and Pseudo Prayer is Mandatory at School in San Francisco -- No complaints from atheists.

And yet read about the outrage against any Christian presence in public schools across America, including the war on Christmas, and read how the schools support atheists, even though polls show that most Americans support prayer in school.



In addition, read Atheists Threaten to Sue Every School in Tennessee and in Mississippi but admit they're Short on Lawyers to Sue ALL Christians

And also read U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of public prayer, and read the resulting resurgence in public prayer following the Supreme Court decision including the long list of states enacting laws to bring prayer back to schools.

-- From "ETX principal targeted by anti-religion groups for reportedly quoting Bible verses over intercom" by Reagan Roy, News Manager/Reporter, NBC KETK-TV56 (Tyler, TX) 3/12/15

The White Oak High School student, who would not reveal their identity, turned the recordings of Principal Dan Noll over to Hemant Mehta, a blogger and self-proclaimed atheist activist.

Former White Oak students tell KETK this has gone on for years, even back in the 70's, and they have no problem with it. They say it creates a positive energy and mood to kick off the school day.

According to Mehta [owner of blog The Friendly Atheist], he has reached out to Principal Noll and the Freedom From Religion Foundation and is awaiting comment.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Organization claims local school district acting unconstitutionally" by Valerie Kilgore, Reporter, NBC KETK-TV56 (Tyler, TX) 3/11/15

Since KETK’s report of Superintendent Michael Gilbert’s response to the organization, there has been an outpouring of support for the district on social media.

One former White Oak student said “This is a first amendment right and the FFRF and local atheists are taking the rights away from not just students, teachers, and staff, but Christians in general.”

Another comment said, “I stand with Mike Gilbert and all others who stand up for God, Christ and his message of freedom in the good news that Jesus saves!”

Gilbert declined to comment beyond his written statement to avoid any more publicity to the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "White Oak ISD confronted about Bible verses" by Calvin Maynard, Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph 3/12/15

Mehta, who first gained fame “selling his soul” on eBay, gave the recordings to the FFRF, which sent a letter on March 5 demanding the district cease. . . .

[FFRF Staff Attorney Sam Grover] said this is not the FFRF’s first dealings with White Oak ISD. The group sent a similar letter in October of last year, demanding that coaches cease praying with sports teams before games and broadcasting prayers during. Acting as spokesman for the district, Gilbert responded that on the day in question, “there was no coach-led prayer in the dressing room. There was no prayer over the public address system.”

Grover says the FFRF will pursue further legal action if its demands are not fulfilled.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "White Oak principal receives support following religious controversy" by Bridget Ortigo, Longview (Texas) News-Journal 3/11/15

In a statement released Friday, [Supt.] Gilbert characterized the group's effort as "an attempt to draw us into a contest of words" to give the organization what he described as "a large amount of free press/recognition that they and their very few members (1,200 in Texas) do not deserve.

"My recommended response to the Freedom From Religion Foundation is, 'I'm sorry you feel that way. I will be praying for you and your staff daily,' " he said. "As a Christian brother, it will not promote the values we hold so dear to assail those that disagree with the gospel. We will state our case. We will make sure our rights are just as protected as anyone else that lives in this great country. We will continue to provide for all the needs of our students and we will do so while traveling the high road."

Gilbert also cautioned community members to not get "drawn into a game of words" with "detractors."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Bible Study Limit in Homes in Texas City Rescinded

And read Houston is Ground Zero in President Obama's War on Christianity

In addition, read Texas Sharia Tribunal Judge Gives Muslim Prayer at Rodeo

Abortion Access Would Reduce Poverty Rate: Study

In an analysis of "unintended childbearing," Richard Reeves and Joanna Ventor of the Brookings Institution conclude that low income women would yield fewer live births if they properly used contraceptives and if abortion were made more freely available to them. They reported that while one-third of the unborn children of wealthy single women do not survive pregnancy, over 90% of poor single women's children survive to birth.

The Planned Parenthood-associated Guttmacher Institute reports that "unintended childbearing" costs taxpayers $21 billion annually.

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Lower Birth Rate Saves Taxpayers, Says Obama White House

Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare: Study

Abortion Rates Plunge: Liberals Fume, Call for More Access

Liberalism Causes Poverty in America: Study

Black Abortion Key to Reducing Poverty, Says Mayor

Also read Women Shun Kids More Effectively, Liberals Cheer

And read U.S. Teenage Birth Rate Lowest on Record

In addition, read Kansas Governor Promotes Marriage to Reduce Poverty

-- From "The sex lives of rich and poor women are remarkably similar — until it comes to birth control" by Danielle Paquette, Washington Post 3/9/15

Poor women are five times as likely as affluent women to have an unintended birth, new research from the Brookings Institution shows — and that drives inequality.

The Brookings study examined fertility outcomes of 3,885 single women, none of whom were trying to get pregnant. Those with incomes below the poverty line were twice as likely to have sex without protection as those with incomes four times the poverty line, data from the National Survey of Family Growth showed.

Wealthier women who face unplanned pregnancies were also far more likely to have abortions.

Researchers reported a financial barrier to safe procedures is the primary deterrent. Equalizing abortion rates, they calculate, could reduce the unintended birth ratio by a third.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Why Do Poor Women Have More Abortions?" by Amanda Marcotte, Slate 3/2/15

Using economic modeling, [Brookings] found that if poorer women had the same access to contraception as more well-off women, it would cut the birth rate for single women living in poverty in half. Doing the same for abortion would also have a dramatic impact, reducing the birth rate from 72 births per 1,000 women to 49. Of course, the real solution would be to make both contraception and abortion accessible to lower-income women, which would probably result in their unintended birth rate coming very close to what it is for higher-income women.

One of the peculiar facts the Brookings Institution pulls out is that the abortion rate is higher for the highest income bracket they looked at, which was 400 percent of the poverty rate. Single women who make $47,000 or more a year abort 32 percent of their pregnancies, whereas single women making $11,670 a year or less abort only 8.6 percent of their pregnancies. Women in the middle abort 11 percent of their pregnancies. That may seem hard to square with data from the Guttmacher Institute that shows that the majority of abortions are obtained by women living in or near poverty: Nearly 70 percent of abortions are for women who make 200 percent or less of the federal poverty line.

How can it be true that middle-class single women abort nearly one-third of their pregnancies, but lower-income women, who abort a smaller percentage of their pregnancies, still make up most of patients sitting in abortion clinic waiting rooms on any given day? The answer is simple: Lower-income single women get pregnant way more often. Way more often.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Study Claims Rich Women Have More Abortions Than Poor Women, But is That True?" by Sarah Zagorski, LifeNews.com 3/5/15

[Brookings] continued, “Control of fertility varies widely between income groups. Most unmarried women are sexually active, regardless of income. But women with higher incomes are much more successful at ensuring that sex does not lead to an accidental baby. This almost certainly reflects their brighter economic and labor market prospects: simply put, they have more to lose from an unintended birth.”

Bradley Mattes, the executive director of Life Issues Institute, commented on the data and said, “These census results clearly show that Planned Parenthood continues to pursue the eugenics philosophy of its founder, Margaret Sanger, who believed that Blacks and the poor were “unfit” to reproduce. She dedicated her life to controlling the population of these “undesirables” by advancing birth control and sterilization in their neighborhoods. Later, the legalization of abortion gave Planned Parenthood an effective and lucrative means for furthering this eugenics agenda. Although Planned Parenthood denies it, these maps [of abortion clinic locations] show conclusively that they continue to target minorities for abortion.”

Additionally, Margaret Sanger once said that women in poor areas of the world should have “no more babies.” And in September 2014, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sounded just like Sanger when she said, “It makes no sense as a national policy to promote birth only among poor people.” She also admitted that she backed Roe to eliminate “populations that we don’t want to have too many of.”

To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Minorities Targeted by Planned Parenthood for Abortion: Study as well as Black Genocide in New York City (nearly 2 of 3 killed in womb)

From "Why Poor Women with Unintended Pregnancies Are Less Likely to Get Abortions" by Amber Lapp, Family Studies 3/10/15

I was surprised to see that one additional explanation was missing from the study: women’s beliefs and attitudes about abortion. Is it possible that poor women are more pro-life than their affluent peers, and that these beliefs also contribute to the differences in abortion rates?

There is some national survey data that suggests this might be the case. For example, one RAND report found that “The higher the education and income levels of a respondent, the more likely he or she is to support the liberal end of the abortion spectrum, and vice versa,” and a 2012 Gallup poll revealed the same trend applies to identifying as pro-choice. When asked if the government should fund abortion services for poor women, those in the lowest income bracket were no more supportive than other respondents, RAND found.

It’s possible that there is a greater stigma against unintentional childbearing for more affluent women, who are expected by their friends and family to finish college and find a stable job before having children. (A related stat is that 76 percent of adolescents with highly educated mothers indicate that they would be embarrassed by a teenage pregnancy, compared to 61 percent of adolescents with moderately educated mothers and 48 percent of adolescents with mothers who did not graduate from high school.)

Interestingly enough, the poor and working-class women I interviewed were less likely than their more privileged peers to bring up financial instability as a reason for abortion. This may be because it is the norm for them to see other women with few resources raising children and somehow getting by. . . .

To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.

Also read 'Higher Education' Indoctrinates Pro-abortion: Gallup Poll

And read Abortion Advocate Extinction: They Don't Procreate as well as Where Liberalism Flourishes, Population Diminishes

Booting Navy Chaplain Submarined by Homosexual Spy

Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Wes Modder is facing possible expulsion after a same-sex "married" homosexual Navy officer landed an assignment as Modder's assistant in November and documented the Chaplain's Biblical Christian beliefs, which the Navy has now deemed unfit for the “diverse and pluralistic environment” of President Obama's new military.

“This new generation [of the military] is very secular and very open sexually. The values that the military once held – just like the Boy Scouts of America – are changing. The culture wants this. Culture is colliding with truth. That’s at the heart of this. . . . I need to stand up for righteousness and this is something I cannot walk away from.”
-- Chaplain Wes Modder

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

President Obama Tells Generals: Back My Gay Military, or Resign

President Obama's Cross-dressing Military Fantasy is Reality

President Obama's Veterans Administration Strips Jesus & Bible from Chaplains

Air Force & Navy Take Orders from Atheists vs. Christians

Gays & Atheists Demand Air Force Fire Evangelicals

Pentagon Says Following Jesus' Command is a Court Martial Offense

Also read President Obama's Army Says Christians are Worst Terrorists

And read ObamaNation: Building Alters of Worship to Sexual Deviancy

-- From "Advocacy group defending chaplain facing discipline for faith views in private counseling sessions" by The Associated Press 3/10/15

The Liberty Institute says Chaplain Wes Modder (MAH’-der), an ordained Assemblies of God minister, has received decorations and was called “the best of the best” by the commander [Capt. Jon R. Fahs] now seeking to administer discipline. Modder is based at South Carolina’s U.S. Navy Joint Base Charleston Goose Creek.

Liberty Institute attorney Mike Berry says the range of punishment Modder faces could be career ending. Modder is eligible for a 20-year retirement in September.

According to Berry, the Navy has requested that Modder be barred from promotion, fired from his job as chaplain, and brought before a military Board of Inquiry, where he could be forced out of the Navy.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Chaplain Accused Of Intolerance, May Be Booted From Navy" by Jonah Bennett, Reporter, Daily Caller News Foundation 3/9/15

. . . in December, Equal Opportunity representatives paid Modder a visit, delivering a five-page complaint, which detailed concerns about Modder’s views on marriage, pre-marital sex and masturbation, among other things. Modder was immediately removed from duties, with no defense allowed.

Berry has decided to take up the case and represent the chaplain. Both believe the charges are bogus, and in fact, Berry stated that the officer who accused Modder may be held criminally liable for making false statements and abusing his position.

The whole debacle reminded Modder of an incident which occurred when he first arrived at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in South Carolina and was preparing to deliver a speech at a graduation ceremony.

According to Modder, the captain quickly pulled him aside, “looked at [him] and said, ‘Hey chaplain – do not pray in Jesus’ name.’”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Former SEALs chaplain could be kicked out of Navy for Christian beliefs" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 3/9/15

“On multiple occasions he discriminated against students who were of different faiths and backgrounds,” the Chaplain’s commanding Officer Capt. Jon R. Fahs wrote in a memorandum obtained by Fox News.

“They want chaplains to be glorified summer camp counselors and not speak truth and love into people’s lives,” Berry told me. “There are some anti-religious elements in our military. Anytime somebody wants to live their faith out – there are people who say that is offensive.”

Modder said the young officer [spy] had only been working with him for about a month and would constantly pepper him with questions pertaining to homosexuality. He had no idea that the officer was in fact gay – and married to another man.

“His five page letter of complaint was unconscionable,” Modder said. “He said I had a behavioral pattern of being anti-discriminatory of same sex orientation.”

“I believe some of what the lieutenant [spy] has alleged could constitute a military crime – false statements – taking what the chaplain said and twisting or misconstruing it – in an attempt to get the chaplain punished,” [Berry] said. “He abused the position he was placed in as a chaplain’s assistant.”

He believes the officer may have gained access to private counseling file[s].

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Navy Threatens To End 19-Year Career Of Decorated Chaplain Who Served Navy SEAL Teams, According To Liberty Institute Liberty Institute Defends Chaplain Wes Modder's Exemplary Record of Military Service and His Constitutional Right of Religious Expression" posted at PRNewswire-USNewswire 3/9/15

. . . The Navy has requested that Modder be barred from promotion, fired from his job as chaplain, and brought before a military Board of Inquiry, where he could be forced out of the Navy. Modder is only months away from his twentieth anniversary of active military service.

Modder previously served as the Force chaplain for Naval Special Warfare Command. He has deployed overseas multiple times during the War on Terror, including in support of DEVGRU and other SEAL teams in high-profile operations around the globe. He has received the highest possible ratings by his former commanders, who have commanded DEVGRU, SEAL Teams, and Naval Special Warfare Command.

In its response letter, Liberty Institute attorneys assert that censoring Chaplain Modder's religious expression is unconstitutional religious discrimination. They note that federal law and military regulations forbid the Navy from punishing a chaplain because they act according to their faith. Liberty Institute also requests that the Navy allow Chaplain Modder to return to serving his sailors according to his faith.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read President Obama Prays to an Unknown God

And read President Obama Provokes Second 'In God We Trust' Movement

War on Women—Mich. Fitness Club Favors Transgender

Anti-feminist Planet Fitness gym in Midland, Michigan boots REAL woman with XX chromosome in favor of pretend "woman" with XY chromosome (complete with penis) . . .

The REAL woman complained that men are allowed in the women's locker room, and refused to stop "spreading the word" to other women, so the club canceled her membership.

"I was blocked, because a man was standing there. It freaked me out because, why is a man in here?"
-- Yvette Cormier, former gym member

Also read Florida Judgement-free Planet Fitness Boots Pro-life Man

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Supreme Court Opens Girl's Room to Grown Men in Maine

Minnesota & California OK Boys on Girls' School Teams, in Showers

Naked Man in Girls Locker Room OKd in Washington

Arkansas City Votes Men OUT of Women's Restrooms

Transgender/Gay Agenda Attacks America One Town at a Time

Vice President Biden Says 'Gay Rights' Trump Religious Beliefs

Pastors Lead Local Battles Against 'Gay Rights'

President Obama's DOJ (Eric Holder) Creates Law for Transgenders





-- From "Planet Fitness cancels woman's membership after her complaints of transgender woman in locker room" by Jessica Shepherd, The Saginaw News, MLive.com (Booth Newspapers, Grand Rapids, MI) 3/7/15

Cormier said an employee at the front desk told her that the individual identifies as a woman.

After taking her complaints to Planet Fitness' corporate office, Cormier said she was told that the gym was a "no judgement zone" and they would not tell the individual in question to stay out of the women's locker room. The person has not been identified.

The slogan "Judgement Free Zone" is regularly used by Planet Fitness.

A statement released by McCall Gosselin, public relations director for Planet Fitness, states that members can use the locker room corresponding with their personal gender identity.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Planet Fitness kicks out member for complaints against transgender woman" by Alex Ceneviva, WTNH-TV8 (New Haven, CT) 3/8/15

Mlive.com reports that a Midland woman was told she wasn’t welcome at the Planet Fitness gym after she refused to stop telling fellow members that a man was using the woman’s locker room.

Planet Fitness released a statement of the issue saying:

“Planet Fitness is committed to creating a non-intimidating, welcoming environment for our members. Our gender identity non-discrimination policy states that members and guests may use all gym facilities based on their sincere self-reported gender identity. The manner in which this member expressed her concerns about the policy exhibited behavior that management at the Midland club deemed inappropriate and disruptive to other members, which is a violation of the membership agreement and as a result her membership was cancelled.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Planet Fitness Kicks Out Member For Transgender Complaint" by Katelyn Murphy, CNN 3/9/15

Cormier stands by her actions in a case that has drawn attention to transgender rights.

“This is all new to me. I didn’t go out to specifically bash a transgender person that day. I was taken aback by the situation,” Cormier told CNN. “This is about me and how I felt unsafe. I should feel safe in there.”

The mother of two says she was acting out of concern for her safety and the privacy of other female gym members when she raised the issue on Saturday, February 28.

“If you have male parts you don’t need to be in the women’s locker room. I don’t care what you are; I don’t care if you’re gay lesbian, transgender or transvestite. I am uncomfortable with you as a male in my locker room, in my restroom.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Woman’s Planet Fitness membership revoked after complaints about transgender person in lockeroom" by ABC News 3/9/15

Yvette Cornier, 48, said she saw someone “dressed like a man” after walking into the Midland Planet Fitness locker room last Saturday.

This individual had on a wig and “a little bit of blush,” but was “huge” and appeared “very manly,” Cornier told ABC News.

Cornier has been a Planet Fitness member for two months and felt the need to inquire on what she has seen. The man at the desk told her that Planet Fitness policy is “whatever gender you feel you are, that’s the locker room you’re allowed to go in,” she said.

“And then he said, ‘We’ve had lots of complaints about him but we told him to go change in a stall,’” Cormier said.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Planet Fitness Welcomes Men in Women’s Locker Room But Not Women Who Object" by Laurie Higgins, Illinois Family Institute 3/9/15

How, pray tell, do club managers verify the “sincerity” of a male member’s or guest’s claim that he wishes to be a woman? And why does sincerity of desire about one’s sex trump the objective state of one’s sex?

How will gym staff know with certainty that a male member or guest is not suffering from a disorder different from gender dysphoria? Perhaps instead of gender dysphoria, the member or guest is suffering from the paraphilia of voyeurism or exhibitionism. Come to think of it, why should Planet Fitness privilege gender dysphoria over other sexuality-related disorders?

How very judgmental and unwelcoming of Planet Fitness to prohibit those who identify as exhibitionists and voyeurs from accessing women’s locker rooms. If gender-confused men are permitted to be in the presence of naked women, why shouldn’t voyeurs be permitted to be in the presence of naked women?

Why shouldn’t exhibitionists be permitted to expose themselves to women? If women are forced to see the exposed members of gender-confused members, why shouldn’t they be compelled to see the exposed members of those who experience unwanted, unchosen exhibitionist desires?

And why can’t those who experience apodysophilia exercise in the nude or “diaper fetishists” parade around in Pampers?

Many people are rightly concerned about the possibility that men who don’t suffer from gender-confusion will exploit this inanity in order to access women’s private facilities with permission and peep with impunity. Others worry about assaults by both genuinely gender-confused men or wicked men who have the appearance of sincerely gender-confused men.

It should be noted that girls as young as 13 can join Planet Fitness and enjoy their “no judgment zones.”

To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Transgenderism is a 'Delusion' According to Victim

Gay Indoctrination Mandated at George Wash. Univ.

After the George Washington University Student Association voted to mandate "LGBT sensitivity training" for all student organizations, the Young America's Foundation (YAF) indicated that it hopes to be exempted on the basis of the Christian faith of their members; but Allied in Pride, the campus homosexualist student group, screamed that such resistance to the gay indoctrination program constitutes hate and therefore YAF must be defunded.

“Mandated training is not really being tolerant of all religious beliefs. The way people who are deeply Christian behave is for a reason, and if you’re training them to change that behavior, there’s obviously a problem with that.”
-- Emily Jashinsky, YAF chapter president

For background, read about the myriad colleges and universities banning Christian clubs from campus and generally discriminating against Christians.

Also read Marquette University Bans Conservative Professor, Like a Terrorist

And read South Carolina Seminary Says Homosexuality is Sinful — Media Outraged

-- From "George Washington University Young America’s Foundation Chapter Targeted As A ‘Hate Group’" by Taylor Walters, Daily Caller 3/6/15

The GW Student Association voted in favor of a series of bills last month that would publish a list of gender-neutral bathrooms and add a gender-neutral option to all office forms, in addition to the mandatory sensitivity training for student organizations.

[Allied in Pride] argues that because Young America’s Foundation is a political organization and not explicitly religious, it should not be allowed to seek an exemption. Jashinsky told the Hatchet that certain aspects of the training, such as promoting the use of alternative gender-neutral pronouns, would be incongruent with some members’ religious beliefs.

Allied in Pride recently issued an “Allied in Pride Queer Guide” at the school providing a list of preferred “non-binary prounouns,” such as “they/them,” “ze/hir” and “xe/xir.”

It also called YAF’s refusal to use preferred gender pronouns “an act of violence” and a violation of the GW non-discrimination clause.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read about Gender Neutrality at New York University

From "Conservative campus organization accused of being ‘hate group,’ may lose funding" by College Fix Staff 3/7/15

When news that the group sought an exemption from the training spread across campus Thursday and Friday, the controversy engulfed the school, and many students ridiculed the conservative club, calling it names and accusing it of “hate” on the Internet and social media.

Young America’s Foundation Vice President Patrick Coyle said the backlash the group faces is all too typical.

“Like most universities, in order to be ‘inclusive,’ GW must exclude students who disagree with prevailing leftist ideas that are pushed by the administration, faculty, and other liberal student groups,” he said in a statement.

Coyle said George Washington University has a “long history” of such intolerance, citing a number of attacks on its YAF chapter over the years, including an incident last year in which students vandalized a pro-life display and trashed some of the items.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Judge Rules Illinois College Must Accept 'Anti-Gay' Speech

Business, Pro Sports, GOP Urge Supremes to Go Gay

Follow the money . . .

As Americans wait "on pins and needles" for nine unelected black-robed jurists to decide the fate of the nation, those pillars of society that deify money are filing their legal briefs insisting that the highest court of the land sacrifice the people's founding document to that most supreme Gay Agenda god.

"No religion's belief or practice should be allowed to restrict the rights of people to marry and receive equal protection under the law."
-- Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

PC MLB & NHL: Professional Baseball & Hockey Embrace Gay Agenda

Christian Sports Commentator Fired for Supporting Natural Marriage

Corporations Embrace Gay Agenda, With a Vengeance

Homosexual Lobby Purchases Elections & Same-sex 'Marriage'

Republicans Going Gay, to be 'Moderate' & Likeable

Republican Party Platform OKs Abortion and 'Gay Marriage'

Republican Strategy: Dump Old Uneducated Christian Voters

'Gay Marriage' is Christian in Presbyterian PCUSA, et. al.

Alabama Supreme Court Says Ignore Federal Court — 'Gay Marriage'

'Gay Marriage' Not Favored in Polls, Only in Court

-- From "Super Bowl, World Series champs back gay marriage at court" by The Associated Press 3/6/15

The reigning baseball and football champions, along with baseball's small-market Tampa Bay Rays, are among the thousands of businesses, religious groups, advocacy organizations and politicians who are filing legal briefs at the Supreme Court in support of gay marriage.

Roughly six dozen briefs backing pro-gay rights plaintiffs in the four states are expected by the Friday deadline. Included is a ''people's brief'' filed by the Human Rights Campaign with the signatures of 207,551 people.

Mayors of 226 U.S. cities also are expressing their support for same-sex marriage. Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley says he is not sure how his constituents feel about the issue, but said it wouldn't affect his view either way. "I don't think constitutional rights are subject to public opinion," Cranley said.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Thousands sign court briefs supporting gay marriage" by Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press 3/6/15

With 2 ½ hours of oral arguments set for April 28, the Supreme Court could issue a ruling later this year that could overturn the bans or leave them in place, which would upset a patchwork of laws and court decisions that currently allow same-sex couples to marry in 37 states and the District of Columbia.

While many of the briefs came from groups who have long fought to have the bans reversed, support also came from more unexpected sources: More than 300 Republican, conservative and center-right activists and government officials signed a brief in support of overturning the bans. Another brief was signed by hundreds of U.S. companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Apple, Microsoft and more.

They ranged from the American Bar Association — which included a table of the many legal protections afforded legally married couples and their children that are denied same-sex couples and their families — to universities, organizations representing gay service members, Ohio's Cuyahoga County, the Commonwealth of Virginia and more.

"Inconsistent state marriage laws impose an added economic burden on American businesses at an estimated cost of over one billion dollars per year," said the brief filed by 379 signers, which included insurance companies, manufacturing giants, financial institutions and sports franchises, the New England Patriots, San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays among them.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "379 Corporations Tell Supreme Court Gay Marriage Is Good for Business" by Pat Garofalo, U.S. News & World Report 3/6/15

In an amicus brief arguing that the court should legalize gay marriage across the country, 379 corporations and business organizations – including Apple, Bank of America, Dow Chemical, Goldman Sachs, Hilton, Verizon, Disney and even some professional sports teams – said, "Employees with partners of the same sex should be permitted to marry if they so choose, and then should be treated identically to their married heterosexual counterparts. State laws that require otherwise impose a significant burden on us and harm our ability to attract and retain the best employees. Such laws force businesses to uphold discriminatory laws that run counter to important corporate values. In the end, economic growth suffers."

"Employers are better served by a uniform marriage rule that gives equal dignity to employee relationships. Allowing same-sex couples to marry improves employee morale and productivity," they wrote. "Diversity and inclusion strengthen, not weaken, our businesses."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "More than 300 Republicans ask Supreme Court to back gay marriage" by Catalina Camia, USA TODAY 3/6/15

Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. Mark Kirk and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker are among 300 Republicans who signed onto a friend of the court brief at the Supreme Court in support of gay marriage.

The Republican signatories include billionaire David Koch, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, top aides in Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign, and a host of current and former members of Congress. Baker, elected in November, was the only sitting GOP governor to sign the brief.

“One of the points that I hope people appreciate when they read the brief is that supporting marriage equality is, in fact, the conservative position,” [former Republican National Committee chairman, now openly homosexual, Ken] Mehlman told The Boston Globe in an interview.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "More Than 300 Republicans Call on Supreme Court to Recognize Gay Marriage Nationally" by Zeke J Miller, Time Magazine 3/5/15

Among the signatories are 23 current and former Republicans members of the House of Representatives and Senate and seven current and former Governors. . . .

Some aides to Republican presidential candidates are hoping that if the Court’s rules in favor of the unions it will provide cover for their bosses, who are hoping to avoid talking about the issue. After the party’s 2012 electoral defeat, its autopsy found that gay rights issues are a gateway subject not just for LGBT voters, but also for young voters of all stripes. “We need to campaign among Hispanic, black, Asian, and gay Americans and demonstrate we care about them, too,” the Growth and Opportunity Project report stated.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie both dropped opposition to same-sex unions in their state after court rulings forced their hand, but they remain personally opposed. After marriages began in his state in January, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush called for respect from all sides. “I hope that we can show respect for the good people on all sides of the gay and lesbian marriage issue — including couples making lifetime commitments to each other who are seeking greater legal protections and those of us who believe marriage is a sacrament and want to safeguard religious liberty,” he said.

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From "Jeb Bush Makes A Big [Homosexual] Hire For 2016" by Christina Wilkie, Huffington Post 2/20/15

Tim Miller, a rising star in the world of Republican political opposition research, has joined Jeb Bush's political action committee as a senior adviser. . . .

For Jeb Bush, an establishment candidate with a reputation for reasoned and well-informed policy positions, Miller promises to bring a communications style to the campaign that is sharper and grittier than the candidate's own. . . .

Miller, who is openly gay, is no stranger to presidential politics, having previously worked on the campaigns of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) and Arizona Sen. John McCain (R).

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From "Over 300 Republicans Petition Supreme Court to Legalize Gay Marriage" by Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor 3/7/15

Christian groups say the people and their elected representatives, and not unelected judges, should decide if states should legally recognize gay marriage, which is legal in 36 states and the District of Columbia.

Central to the case are two questions, whether states are required to license marriages between same-sex couples under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which the Michigan case has to decide; and whether the amendment requires states to recognize such marriages when licensed by other states – which the Ohio and Tennessee cases have to decide. The Kentucky case includes both.

Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission . . . [said] this case could potentially transform the cultural landscape of America.

"We should pray for the Court, that they will not seek to redefine marriage," he said. "Marriage was not created by government action, and shouldn't be re-created by government action. Even more than that, we should pray for churches who will know how to articulate and embody a Christian vision of marriage as the one flesh union of a man and a woman in the tumultuous years to come."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Confirmed: President Obama is Liar in Chief RE 'Gay Marriage'

List of Amici (Republicans)

Florida Underground Churches Exposed in City Sting

The City of Lake Worth, Florida has dispatched undercover agents to attend gatherings of citizens suspected of engaging in unlicensed Christian worship services.

“I walked back to the Coffee Bar and was able to visualize, in my opinion what appeared to be a ministry in progress. . . . People holding what appeared to be bibles or religious books as one had a cross on it. . . . I was approached by an unknown man with a cross around his neck.”
-- Gerard A. Coscia, city code enforcement officer, wrote in his narrative of a covert videotape.

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Florida City Finds Family Guilty of Home Bible Studies

Phoenix Christian Jailed for Home Worship Gatherings

Pastor's Wife Fined for Praying Too Loud in North Dakota

City Permit Required for Bible Study in California

Bible Study Limit in Homes in Texas City Rescinded

Also read 'God Bless America' Banned from Florida School

In addition, read Atheists Commandeer City Council Invocations in Lake Worth, FL



-- From "War on religion? Lake Worth orders churches to have license to pray" by Kathleen Walter, WPEC-CBS12TV (West Palm Beach, FL) 2/26/15

At the Common Ground Coffee Bar in Lake Worth, Pastor Mike Olive--the owner--holds two religious services on Sundays that he says city officials are trying to stop.

He says a notice was sent to his landlord that the coffee bar doesn't have the permits to operate as a religious institution. Pastor Mike Olive said, “We had one gentleman come in from the city wearing a hoodie, and he was hiding the camera in the pockets of his hoodie.”

The nearby First Baptist Church paid the almost $500 inspection and use of occupancy fees. CBS12 asked city councilmember Christopher McVoy if this is a business tax? McVoy responded, “I can't tell you the exact answer on that. It's not a business tax, but there will be a fee involved.” CBS12 investigated if this is in line with other municipalities. In the Village of North Palm Beach, churches are exempt from a business tax and are subjected to a $50-to-$75 fire inspection fee.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Liberty Counsel: City Can’t Make Churches Pay to Pray" by Margaret Menge, The Lake Worth Tribune 2/28/15

In the letter [to City Manager Michael Bornstein] from Liberty Counsel, attorney Richard Mast refers to the city’s “egregious treatment” of Common Ground Church.

“The City has inexplicably targeted CG Church for investigation, despite the fact that CG Church has made no secret of its weekly worship and other meetings since the Coffee Bar opened in November 2014 (and prior thereto, when CG Church met for six months at the same location run by the previous secular coffee bar).”

The letter [from the City to the property owner], Mast writes, cites the church’s lack of a “license,” requests that the “violation” be corrected by March 2 or a hearing would be held April 30 before the Special Magistrate and also threatens the property owner with fines of $200-$500 a day and potential foreclosure action if the property owner does not “correct” the violation.

The [Liberty Counsel] letter specifically refers to Commissioner Andy Amoroso, who owns a newsstand and gay pornography shop on Lake Avenue, and his conversation a few weeks back with Pastor Mike Olive, in which Olive says Amoroso pointed at him and said, of the coffee bar: “You better not have a church there. That better not be a church.”

Mark Woods, the manager of the city’s Code Compliance Department, told the Tribune last week that the code action regarding Common Grounds Coffee Bar was the result of an anonymous complaint. William Waters [who oversees the building and code compliance departments] told the Tribune last week that the code compliance officer was sent to investigate the coffee shop because of “several” anonymous complaints. E-mails obtained by the Tribune in a public records request show that William Waters was alerting staff about the church in September, well before the coffee shop opened, writing, “We need to look into the church that is growing down the street along the east side of the South J Street between Lake and 1st” and stating that “a lot of downtown people” are concerned about it.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Florida city wages soviet-style crackdown on churches" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 3/5/15

Pastor Mike Olive told me there had not been any problems until early last month, when he had an encounter with Andy Amoroso, a city commissioner.

“After we opened up the coffee bar and started doing services, I heard that he told people we were anti-gay,” Olive said. “So I went to his shop to ask him about that. . . . He pointed at me and said, ‘Listen, you better not have a church down there.”

“Government employees are public servants and prohibited by the Constitution from inhibiting religious freedom,” said Mat Staver, founder of the religious liberty law firm Liberty Counsel. “That is a far cry from sneaking around and into a church and acting like KGB agents.”

Staver is calling on city leaders to immediately rescind the business license mandate on churches. He is also representing Common Ground Church, the congregation that was targeted by the city’s investigator.

Staver said the city’s actions violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Florida Constitution, the Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the federal Religious Land Uses and Institutionalized Persons Act.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Lake Worth denies targeting churches, but paper trail says it did" by Vanessa Garcia Rodriguez, Christian Examiner 3/6/15

Lake Worth officials are denying claims they threatened local churches with fines and foreclosures if they did not possess business licenses.

A letter to City Manager Michael Bornstein by the Orlando-based non-profit Liberty Counsel on behalf of Common Ground Church referenced the city's request for a business license "by March 2, 2015, or a hearing would be held April 30, 2015 before the Special Magistrate."


Now the city says Common Ground Church does not require a "business license" -- which requires payment of a business tax from which churches are exempt -- and that the congregation only needs a use and occupancy (U&O) certificate (for "safety purposes") apart from that of the 2,500 square foot coffee bar.

City Manager, Mike Bornstein, told Raw Story the dispute apparently was a misunderstanding and produced a letter from the city to Olive relaying that information.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Homosexualists Admit Goal to End Religious Liberty

And read Vice President Biden Says 'Gay Rights' Trump Religious Beliefs but Pastors Lead Local Battles Against 'Gay Rights'

Sexual Deviancy Special Class? Not in Charlotte NC

After contentious lengthy debate with massive citizen attendance and participation, the Charlotte, North Carolina City Council, by a 6-5 vote, rejected a proposed new ordinance for protections of homosexuals, transgenders, etc. (to make them a special class above other citizens).  In 2012, former City Manager Curt Walton unilaterally created special privileges for LGBT employees, but that policy does NOT apply to the general public.

“I will not and I cannot support an amendment that does not protect all of our [sexually deviant] citizens.”
-- Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield (Democrat)

“To support this law is to be a bully. We as adults in this city have a right to protect our children. … This process is corrupt. We are telling the City Council: We know your dirty business.”
-- Jason Jimenez, resident

“I will not be silenced. A man’s right to choose the lady’s room is ridiculous and it’s dangerous.”
-- Jeannette Wilson, resident

UPDATE 2/24/16: Charlotte City Council Reverses Itself, Passes Gay/Transgender Agenda Ordinance

For background, read New Law Against 'Gay Rights' Ordinances Passes in Arkansas

Also read how the Gay Agenda attacks Christians one town at a time across America because the homosexualists have been unable to force the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) through Congress.

For example, read Houston Lesbian Mayor Subpoenas Sermons of Pastors Who Oppose 'Gay Rights' as well as Homosexualists Admit Goal to End Religious Liberty in Arizona



-- From "Charlotte council rejects LGBT protections measure before a large, contentious crowd" by Jen Wilson, Associate Editor, Charlotte Business Journal 3/3/15

In an often-heated meeting that stretched until nearly midnight and included more than 100 speakers, Charlotte City Council narrowly rejected an amended ordinance that would have provided protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals in public spaces.

A deeply divided crowd filled the meeting chambers as well as an overflow room as speaker after speaker took a turn at the microphone, each making an impassioned plea for the council to vote a particular way. And that's after hundreds had rallied for hours before the meeting started Monday evening and thousands had sent emails to the council members.

The original proposal would have updated the city's existing nondiscrimination ordinance for commercial and transportation-for-hire enterprises and public accommodations, adding five new protected characteristics — marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. In addition, transgender individuals would be allowed to choose which restroom, locker room or shower to use in public places.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Charlotte LGBT ordinance fails 6-5 in contentious meeting" by Ely Portillo and Mark Price, Charlotte Observer 3/3/15

Before the final vote, council members had removed the section of the ordinance that would have allowed transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. That issue drew the most vigorous opposition from dozens of speakers.

But even with the bathroom portion removed, council remained divided. Several council members had said they were opposed to removing that part, which would also have applied to locker rooms and showers, because it weakened the ordinance.

Mayfield and Autry, also a Democrat, voted against removing the bathroom section, and both voted against the final bill because they couldn’t support a half measure.

The final vote against the bill brought together both supporters and opponents of the original measure. [Kenny] Smith, a Republican, said he believed the bill was motivated not by a desire to end discrimination but by a political agenda to “impose the progressive left’s new morality on our citizens.”

Council members Michael Barnes, Kenny Smith, LaWana Mayfield, Ed Driggs, John Autry and Greg Phipps voted against it. Voting in favor of the ordinance were David Howard, Claire Fallon, Vi Lyles, Patsy Kinsey and Al Austin, all Democrats.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Contentious LGBT Non-Discrimination Ordinance Before City Council Tonight" by Tom Bullock, WFAE-FM90.7 (Charlotte, NC) 3/2/15

On Sunday, [Nancy Kraft, pastor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church] told congregants she just doesn't understand how anyone could oppose the measure. "It feels mean and hateful to me," and added, "what makes me crazier is seeing such injustice being perpetrated by people who claim to follow Jesus."

Last week, Reverend Mark Harris at First Baptist Church in Charlotte said the city council is "trying to make protected classes out of purely abnormal behavior."

Both Reverend Harris and Pastor Kraft have done more than just preach to their faithful. They are both activists on this issue. Both have joined dozens of other clergy members in signing letters to the city council either for or against the expansion of the non-discrimination ordinance.

. . . Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, a group opposed to the measure [said,] "It leads to religious discrimination by the city because it automatically discriminates and excludes businesses that have religious beliefs."

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Policy gives city of Charlotte transgender employees bathroom choice" by Steve Harrison, Charlotte Observer 3/4/15

City of Charlotte policies [in place since 2012] prohibit discrimination against transgender employees, which allows them to use the bathroom of their choice on the job. The same goes for job applicants.

But those protections don’t always extend to nonemployees using public Government Center bathrooms, highlighting the complexities of the issue.

Lisa Metzger, 38, a wife and mother of 11 who lives in Matthews, said she alerted a police officer Monday night that transgender women were using the women’s restroom during the City Council meeting.

She even videotaped some of them, which Metzger says she showed police to prompt officers to stop the activity.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "For Gay Rights Advocates, No Time To Rest After Charlotte Decision" by Paul Garber, WFDD-FM88.5 (Winston-Salem, NC) 3/4/15

It’s been a roller-coaster year across the state for gay rights advocates and opponents. In January, Greensboro became the first city in the state to pass a housing non-discrimination measure that includes protections for gays and transgendered people.

Chris Sgro is executive director of the gay and transgender advocacy group Equality NC, and a resident of Greensboro. He says even though the Charlotte measure failed to pass, he believes other cities across the state will continue to push for anti-discrimination policies.

“I still think the fact that we had that conversation with a majority of the Charlotte City Council and got them to a place where they want to provide these protections is going to provide pressure for other parts of the state – municipalities across the state – to consider protections for gay and trans folks.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Pastors Lead Local Battles Against 'Gay Rights'

Idaho Pastors Face Fines, Jail for Refusing 'Gay Wedding'

Oregon Bankrupts Bible-clinging Baker: Gay Agenda

Also read Vice President Biden Says 'Gay Rights' Trump Religious Beliefs

Harvesting Aborted Organs for Human Transplant

While organ transplantations have more than doubled in the past 20 years, and available organ donations have increased at an even greater rate, the number of patients on waiting lists has more than quintupled.  Now a new company is publishing research with a solution to the organ shortage: grow aborted fetus organs in living animals for eventual transplantation to humans.

"If the [fetal] organs are available, it is better to use them to save somebody's life rather than throw them into the trash bin."
-- Eugene Gu, CEO of Ganogen, Inc., Redwood City, CA

UPDATE 8/6/15: 'Humanized Mice' Created with Aborted Babies for Gay Agenda (using taxpayer$$)

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Harvesting Blood of Children for Fountain of Youth

Type 1 Diabetics' Hope Rests in Dead Human Embryos

Human Embryos Cloned, Killed to Harvest Stem Cells

Boy 'Created' Artificially to Cure Sister's Disease

-- From "Coming age of Xenotransplantation: Would you accept an organ from a pig to save your life?" by David Warmflash, Genetic Literacy Project 2/12/15

A shortage of organs means a shortage of organs from human donors, and in the years to come, non-human organs may be used to fill the gap. Known as xenotransplantation, the idea of grafting organs from non-human animals to human patients is not new, but historically, it’s been essentially a surgical research tool.

As the technology has advanced, researchers have begun developing a technique that could get more kidneys to people who need transplants. But the method is controversial: It is now feasible to remove a kidney from an aborted human fetus and implant the organ into a rat, where the kidney can grow to a larger size. It’s possible that further work could find a way to grow kidneys large enough that they could be transplanted into a person, the researchers said, although much more research is needed to determine whether this could be done.

“Our long-term goal is to grow human organs in animals, to end the human donor shortage,” said study co-author Eugene Gu, a medical student at Duke University and the founder and CEO of Ganogen, Inc., a biotech company in Redwood City, California.

As for how people feel about xenotransplanation, a poll conducted at the turn of the century found 71 percent of the public saying that they would consider xenotransplantation for a family member, if no human organ match were available. But there is also the animal rights objection.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Kidney Harvested From Aborted Human Fetus Grown In Rat: An End To Organ Donor Shortage, Scientists Say" by Susan Scutti, Medical Daily 1/23/15

“We feel that our research is more palatable than all the other researchers who use taxpayer money to fund their research involving aborted human fetal tissues, which is the vast majority of major biomedical research labs,” Gu tells Medical Daily. In fact, Gu and his research team acquired the fetal kidneys used in their experiments from Stem Express, a self-described “multi-million dollar company that supplies human blood, tissue products, primary cells, and other clinical specimens to biomedical researchers around the world.”

“We did this study in rats as proof-of-concept to show that human fetal organs can indeed survive in an animal host, can function to keep the animal alive, and can grow larger over time,” Gu says. Indeed: the rats survived roughly four months after the transplant, and one even lived for 10 months.

Among the ethical questions raised by Gu's work is whether the use of human fetal organs in research should be permissible and whether it is right to transplant human organs into animals. The Ganogen website argues that, as personalized medicine advances and becomes increasingly prevalent, “the differences between mice and men can no longer be ignored.” The reason? Simple animal testing of new drugs, which increasingly target highly specific proteins or genetic variations, cannot sufficiently safeguard our human health. The drug Herceptin is their case in point. This commonly prescribed breast cancer drug caused heart failure in some patients after extensive animal testing proved it safe.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Aborted baby organs to be used to grow transplants for medical patients" by Ethan A. Huff, Staff Writer, Natural News 3/3/15

Set to be published in the American Journal of Transplantation, a study on the process shows that it is entirely possible to cultivate living organs inside the bodies of animals. Whether these synthetically derived organs will be accepted by the bodies of actual human donors is still unknown, but researchers believe that the concept is promising for achieving their goals.

After obtaining human fetal kidneys from Stem Express, a California-based company that supplies researchers with various tissues harvested from both dead babies and adults, Gu and his colleagues implanted them into rats deliberately bred without immune systems. If the rats had had immune systems, their bodies likely would have rejected the foreign organs.

Earlier research has attempted to grow immature human kidneys in the abdomens of mice, but this latest study represents the first time that whole organs have been successfully sown inside animals. If the process proves to be successful on a larger scale, it forebodes a future in which aborted human babies become a commercial commodity for companies to capitalize on artificial organ development.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Scientists grow kidneys of aborted babies in animals" by Bob Unruh, World Net Daily 3/3/15

A video by Ganogen glosses over the source of the organs by euphemistically calling them “discarded.” But obtaining viable human organs requires working in concert with abortion businesses.

Ganogen says it already is working on the processes for kidney transplants as well as human fetal heart transplantation.

Jim Sedlak, spokesman for the American Life League, the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life movement in the U.S., called the transplant program “totally immoral” and “another outlandish use of aborted babies to produce results that humans think are good.”

“We are totally opposed to any use of aborted cells from human beings to grow organs or for any other purpose,” he said. “Someone died in order for these organs to be grown.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Obama Administration OKs Aborted Baby Brain Experiments

And read President Obama's FDA: Why not Three Biological Parents?

SC Seminary: Homosexuality Sinful — Media Outraged

As courts have now imposed same-sex "marriage" on South Carolina, Erskine College, a small private Christian college in Due West, SC, has publicly reiterated the Biblical position on homosexuality a year after two students made their homosexual behavior public.  Erskine offers liberal arts undergraduate studies and a graduate theological seminary.

Erskine College exists to glorify God . . . in a Christ-centered environment where learning and biblical truth are integrated to develop the whole person.
-- Mission Statement (excerpt)

We believe the Bible teaches that monogamous marriage between a man and a woman is God’s intended design for humanity and that sexual intimacy has its proper place only within the context of marriage.
We believe the Bible teaches that all sexual activity outside the covenant of marriage is sinful and therefore ultimately destructive to the parties involved. As a Christian academic community, and in light of our institutional mission, members of the Erskine community are expected to follow the teachings of scripture concerning matters of human sexuality and institutional decisions will be made in light of this position.
-- Statement on Human Sexuality (adopted 2/20/15), Board of Trustees and Student Services and Athletic Committee

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Massachusetts Christian College Ostracized by City & Media for Opposing Gay Agenda

Gays and Media Attack Nebraska Christian College for Being Moral

Liberal Media Pounce on Evangelical Liberty University

California Boots College Christian Clubs Across the State

California School Bans Books by Christian Authors

Atheists Force Bible Bans at Colleges Across America

Marquette University Bans Conservative Professor, Like a Terrorist

New York Univ. Strips Students of Gender Identification (Gay Agenda)

Stanford Univ. Hires Anti-Christian Lesbian Ordained Priest

-- From "South Carolina college's statement ignites homosexuality furor" by Patrick Foster, USA TODAY Voice 2/27/15

In March of last year, Drew Davis and Juan Varona, two Erskine volleyball players, were featured in an article published on OutSports, in which the athletes officially came out as gay. Following the article’s appearance, the Division II team went on to the NCCA tournament.

The college has reacted to the flurry of news stories on Twitter, saying “No gay (or straight) students have been asked to leave Erskine College based on the Statement.”

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "South Carolina college denounces homosexuality after two volleyball players come out as gay" by Marissa Payne, Washington Post 2/27/15

. . . the college, which is aligned with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian tradition, released a strongly worded denouncement of homosexuality on campus that many read to be a behavioral ban. The document, titled “Statement on Human Sexuality,” was submitted by the Student Services and Athletic Committee and adopted by the board of trustees last Friday.

The statement will now be added to the school’s official manuals and used to further make procedural rulings, according to an article posted to Erskine’s official Web site on Thursday.

It is unclear how the newly adopted statement will affect student life going forward; however, Erskine said in a followup statement on Friday that the new language “does not ‘ban’ any individual or class of individuals from attending Erskine.”

Reaction from those outside the college has been mostly negative, as well, with many taking to Twitter to denounce what they see as a step in the wrong direction in a state that has already legalized gay marriage.

In some parts of the country, college accreditation boards are demanding conservative Christian colleges revise what they believe to be discriminatory policies and positions. . . .

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read So-called 'Anti-Gay' Gordon College (Salem, Mass.) Accreditation Threatened

From "Erskine College statement on sexuality attracts national attention" by Kirk Brown, Anderson Independent Mail 3/2/15

According to the board's statement, "Sexual relations outside of marriage or between persons of the same sex are spoken of in scripture as sin and contrary to the will of the Creator."

Erskine spokesman Cliff Smith said Sunday that the national news coverage has inaccurately described the board's statement as a reaction to publicity surrounding two gay athletes on the college's men's volleyball team. Smith said discussions among the trustees regarding the statement on sexuality began before a website called OutSports.com posted a story last year about athletes Andrew Davis and Juan Varona.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

From "Erskine releases statement on homosexuality" by Nathaniel Cary, The Greenville (SC) News 3/2/15

The Board's statement on human sexuality, which is released Feb. 20, denounces the practice of any sex outside of marriage, including homosexuality.

The statement has sparked a flurry of national news stories.

Erskine has 600 undergrad students and 130 graduate students in its seminary and is aligned with the conservative Associate Reformed Presbyterian, which appoints the school's trustees. Erskine celebrated its 175th anniversary last year.

The school said its students are expected to follow scriptural teachings on homosexuality.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

In addition, read Gay Agenda will be Complete when Christians are Muzzled, Say Homosexualists as well as Senator Ted Cruz Says the Gay Agenda Ends Christian Liberty

And read American Decline: Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians

Pastor's Wife Fined for Praying Too Loud—N. Dakota

Martha Nagbe, wife of United Methodist Pastor Juwle Nagbe of Lisbon, North Dakota, has been fined $150 after multiple court dates because police ticketed her for "praying too loud on city sidewalks."  The family, originally from Africa, are protesting the infringement of their American right to freedom of speech.

"I can't stop [praying]. I'm trusting God. . . . In the United States it's one nation under God."
-- Martha Nagbe

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Indiana Town Denounces Loud, Praying Christians

Missouri Police Steal Preacher's Amplifier to Shut Him Up

Pastor Arrested in California for Reading Bible in Public

Christian Jailed in Texas for Witnessing on Sidewalk

Buffalo, NY Police Boot Christian from Festival for Talking

Jesus Talk Outlawed in New Orleans, Arrests Made

Preacher Arrested: 'Breach of the Peace' on Street

Virginia Police Halt Bible 'Noise,' Preacher Sues City & Wins

Pastor Wins Free Speech Lawsuit Over California Mall

Police Say Prayer Illegal Outside U.S. Supreme Court Building

Christians Arrested for Praying Too Loud Near Chicago Abortion Clinic

Christians Arrested for Praying at Gay Festival

Praying Mother Banned from School Grounds in New Hampshire



-- From "Lisbon pastor's wife fined for praying too loud" by Christina Craig, Valley News KVLY-TV11 & KXJB (Fargo, ND) 2/24/15

Nagbe said police told her to stop praying downtown and in area neighborhoods. She moved from Liberia to this country for opportunity, but feels that she's being denied her rights.

In one hand Nagbe carries her bible, singing versus [sic] of praise throughout the streets. Lisbon's police chief told us Nagbe's loud praying is "disturbing the peace."

Police further comment this isn't about race, religion, or freedom of speech. They've received complaints from neighbors "that have been woken up and she is standing outside of their house shouting,” said Chief [Jeanette] Persons. “It's not that she just walks by, but she will stand out there for a lengthy period of time."

Chief Persons said if Nagbe continues to pray loudly in the streets, she will continue to get fined. But, Chief Persons also comments if Nagbe lowered her voice the problems would go away.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.