Arizona’s top court revives 19th century abortion ban
Reuters Arizona’s top court on Tuesday revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a half century before statehood and women’s suffrage, further restricting reproductive rights in a state where terminating a pregnancy was already barred at 15 weeks of gestation. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled four-to-two in favour of an […]
US pastor John MacArthur, Grace Community Church, defy bans on singing, indoor worship
Los Angeles, USRNS Grace Community Church congregants in Sun Valley gathered indoors and sang hymns on Sunday, defying California regulations that aim to limit the spread of COVID-19. “This is a very special day in the life of our church family. It is for us a return to what we love the most, the fellowship […]
Christian leaders push for Pentecost reopening in California
RNS Southern California pastors Jack Hibbs, Rob McCoy, Matt Brown and Dan Carroll agree with Governor Gavin Newsom. It’s time to start opening up their state – including its churches – after weeks of being shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. They disagree, however, on how fast that should happen. And when churches should […]
Trump’s California funding threat over abortion puts nuns in unexpected spot
Los Angeles, USRNS Kevin Eckery said the Catholic order of religious sisters isn’t interested in “sparking a huge cultural war”. They also don’t want to punish anybody, said Eckery, a communications consultant. But – whether they wanted it or not – a culture war might be upon them. Thousands of abortion opponents march in the […]
Christians urge California governor to veto bill for abortion pill access at colleges
Los Angeles, USRNS Christian organisations are urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would require the state’s public universities to offer abortion medication through campus health clinics. If signed into law, the “College Student Right to Access Act,” or SB 24, would take effect in January, 2023. Newsom has until Sunday to make a […]
ESSAY: WHY US EVANGELICALS ARE APPLAUDING CALIFORNIA’S GOVERNOR FOR HALTING EXECUTIONS
HEATHER BEAUDOIN, senior manager of the EJUSA Evangelical Network, which promotes a justice system centred on redemption and healing and helped to launch Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, explains the group’s opposition to the death penalty…