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
By Mark Davis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ray Newman has been studying a state map since last week’s Sunday alcohol sales referendums. A pastor and lobbyist for the Georgia Baptist Convention, Newman can cite one town after another where voters overturned blue laws.… Read the rest
The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation
Thomas Messner
November 2, 2011
Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin debate on legislation that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
In 1996, Congress passed DOMA by wide margins, and President Clinton signed the bill into law.… Read the rest
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