by Mark Andrews
02.03.12
About one month into the Georgia General Assembly, education has become a key issue with several bills being introduced this week ranging from areas such as parent interaction and early childcare safety to disciplinary action toward local school board members.… Read the rest
By Julian Pecquet 01/20/12
Most healthcare plans will be required to cover birth control without charging co-pays or deductibles starting Aug. 1, the Obama administration announced Friday.
The final regulation retains the approach federal health officials proposed last summer, despite the deluge of complaints from religious groups and congressional Republicans that has poured in since then.… Read the rest
By MAGGIE LEE – mlee@macon.com
As part of a long to-do list this year, Republicans in the state Senate say they will resubmit a bill that requires nearly anyone who witnesses child abuse to report it to authorities.
“With the recent allegations that have happened in Pennsylvania, I think now is a good time to bring that bill back forward,” said state Sen.… Read the rest
Stephanie Samuel
Christian Post Reporter
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday that the government should not interfere with religious groups’ internal affairs in the case of a disgruntled former employee of a Lutheran school.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion for Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v.… Read the rest
BY SARAH FAY CAMPBELL
THE NEWNAN TIMES-HERALD
(Editor’s Note: This is the second of three articles focusing on the upcoming session of the Georgia Legislature from the point of view of Coweta’s legislative delegation. Today we feature the view from State Rep.… Read the rest
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
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
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
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
By DORIE TURNER, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — An attorney for a graduate school counseling student told federal judges in Atlanta on Tuesday that the student’s First Amendment rights were violated when professors at a Georgia university sought to punish her for her biblical views on gay rights.… Read the rest