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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill requiring public schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ motto

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A bill requiring Tennessee schools to prominently display the national “In God We Trust” motto is headed to the governor for his signature. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, overwhelmingly passed the state House on Monday with 81 of the 99 members voting in favor of it. Before the vote, the Republican lawmaker spoke from the …

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Good News! Congress’ Latest Spending Bill Won’t Repeal the Johnson Amendment

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Another bullet has been dodged. Once again, Donald Trump will fail in his effort to repeal the Johnson Amendment. For more than a year now, Trump has promised the Religious Right that he would sign a repeal of the rule forbidding places of worship from endorsing political candidates if they want to keep their tax exempt status. …

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Abortion rates go down when countries make it legal: report

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Abortion rates have fallen over the past 25 years, even as more countries have made the procedure legal and easier to get, according to a new report released Tuesday. Countries with the most restrictive abortion laws also have the highest rates of abortion, the study by the Guttmacher Institutefound. Easier access to birth control drives down …

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IL Grade School Promotes Creationism at Event Run by District Leader’s Church

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Back in January, students at Central Grade School in Effingham, Illinois were treated to an in-school presentation about dinosaurs. It was organized by Effingham Community School Board President Jeff Michael and put on — unbeknownst to the kids — by Christ’s Church, where Michael serves as pastor. The problem occurred later on. As kids left the room, …

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Controversy Swirls as Lawmakers Eye Campaign Finance Changes

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Lawmakers continue to debate major changes to political money regulations as part of a year-end spending package, despite opposition from numerous congressional Democrats and campaign finance watchdog groups. Even with congressional primaries already underway, the proposals could play out in the November midterm elections if enacted, campaign finance experts on both sides of the debate …

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Civil Rights Chief At HHS Defends The Right To Refuse Care On Religious Grounds

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Critics of Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at HHS, worry Severino’s efforts on behalf of some health workers will reduce women’s access to reproductive health services and could aggravate discrimination against transgender people. When Roger Severino tells his story, discrimination is at its heart. “I did experience discrimination as a child. …

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Supreme Court skeptical of crisis pregnancy center law

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The Supreme Court seems likely to strike down a California law that mainly regulates anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. Both conservative and liberal justices voiced skepticism Tuesday about the law that requires the centers to tell clients about the availability of contraception, abortion and pre-natal care, at little or no cost. Centers that are unlicensed also …

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John Oliver’s Gay Bunny Book Outsells the Pences’

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Literally overnight, the biggest star in the literary world has become a gay bunny named Marlon Bundo. On Sunday night John Oliver announced on HBO’s Last Week Tonight that A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, a children’s book about a gay bunny, named after a pet rabbit owned by the family of Vice President Mike Pence, would be available …

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Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban

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A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks’ gestation — the most restrictive abortion law in the United States. The law took effect as soon as Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed it Monday. The state’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, quickly sued the state, …

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Justices Appear Skeptical Of Calif. Law Challenged By Anti-Abortion Centers

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Supreme Court justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism Tuesday about California’s “truth-in-advertising” law requiring anti-abortion clinics to more fully disclose what they are. The anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” objected to the law on free-speech grounds. While some more liberal justices appeared receptive to the state’s case initially at the court Tuesday, …

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