The Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled Aug. 22 that the First Amendment does not protect a Christian photographer's ability to decline to take pictures of a same-sex commitment ceremony -- even when doing so would violate the photographer's deeply held religious beliefs. As Elaine Huguenin, owner of Elane Photography, explained: "The message a same-sex commitment ceremony communicates is not one I believe."
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August 26th, 2013
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August 25th, 2013
For 15 years Canon Andrew White has led Iraq’s only Anglican church, in an increasingly menacing period for Christians across the Middle East.
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August 23rd, 2013
A Christian university has publicly apologized for its response to a pro-life student and make a complete turnaround on its actions, detailing how it will work to promote an active pro-life culture in line with the university’s vision and mission.
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August 23rd, 2013
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled on August 22, 2013 against our clients, Jonathan and Elaine Huguenin of Elane Photography, stating that there is a “price” to pay for their faith – and it involves “compromising” their beliefs.
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August 22nd, 2013
New Mexico’s highest court ruled Thursday that the owners of an Albuquerque wedding photography company violated state law when they turned away a lesbian couple who wanted to hire them to take pictures of their ceremony.
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August 2nd, 2013
A pastor's daughter in Nigeria has been abducted by a Muslim leader who forced her to convert to Islam in a sharia court.
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August 2nd, 2013
Eritrean authorities are punishing 39 Christian high school students by subjecting them to beatings and hard labor, according to Open Doors.
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August 1st, 2013
The family of late locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson and paralysed road accident victim Paul Lamb have lost their right-to-die challenges.
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August 1st, 2013
Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson's widow and a paralysed road accident victim today pledged to continue their battle for a change in the law to give people who are physically unable to end their own lives the choice of a "dignified and humane" death.
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August 1st, 2013
Irish pro-life campaigners have vowed to work to repeal a new law that permits abortion in limited circumstances.