Month: December 2011

Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
Associated Press

Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, some employers in Alabama must verify new workers’ U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012.… Read the rest

Somes churches cancel Christmas Day services

By Gracie Bonds Staples
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

December 22, 2011

This Sunday may be the first in a long while that Annette Bridges hasn’t attended church.

But as it does occasionally, Christmas Day falls on a Sunday and Bridges’ church, First Baptist of Atlanta, will hold its weekly church services on Saturday — Christmas Eve — instead of Sunday, a practice that is becoming more common here and across the country.… Read the rest

New rule creates challenge for day cares [in Georgia]

12/12/2011

By MICHAEL HALL The Brunswick News

A new rule from the state agency that oversees early child care and education in Georgia is forcing some day care center employees in Brunswick to go back to school to keep their jobs.… Read the rest

Abortion Battle Heats Up on the Hill

By Shannon Bream
December 05, 2011 | FoxNews.com

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., an outspoken pro-life advocate, is preparing to do battle again on Capitol Hill.
On Tuesday, he’ll chair a House hearing in support of his latest legislative effort, the Prenatal NonDiscrimination Act (PreNDA).… Read the rest

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