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Senate Bill 438 restricts state employee health insurance plans from paying for abortion services

Published Friday, March 09, 2012

BY SARAH FAY CAMPBELL
THE NEWNAN TIMES-HERALD

State Senator Mike Crane’s bill restricting state employee health insurance plans from paying for abortion services was one of many approved by the Georgia Senate on “crossover day” Wednesday.… Read the rest

Abortion bill gaining momentum, has support of Georgia speaker

By Christopher Quinn
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Legislation is moving quickly through the House that would leave women with less time to have an abortion without restrictions, and it appears destined for a floor debate with the support of House Speaker David Ralston.… Read the rest

Air Force Removes ‘God’ From Logo: Rep. J. Randy Forbes Leads Objection

Click here for a video clip of Congressman Forbes Discussing the Air Force’s Decision to Remove “God” from Official Logo

Here is another article about this from The Washington Post:

‘God’ reference removed from Air Force office

By Annalisa Musarra| Religion News Service, Published: February 8

Dozens of members of Congress are upset that the Air Force has removed the Latin word for “God” from the logo of an Air Force acquisitions office.… Read the rest

Georgia General Assembly calls for education changes

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

Health plans ordered to cover birth control without co-pays

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

Responsibility for reporting child abuse would expand under proposed bill

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

The Christian Post: Supreme Court Upholds Church’s Religious Liberty in Unanimous Decision

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

Legislative Preview

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

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

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