Todd Starnes

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Jun 14, 2013
Obama 'Strongly Objects' to Religious Liberty Amendment
The Obama Administration "strongly objects" to a proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would have protected the religious rights of soldiers – including evangelical Christian service members who are facing growing hostility towards their religion.
Jun 12, 2013
HGTV's Use of American Flag as Table Cloth Draws Outrage
HGTV viewers are expressing outrage after the network suggested they use American flags as tablecloths for Fourth of July celebrations. Many viewers called it offensive, un-American and an insult to the American military.
Jun 5, 2013
Student Suspended for 'Saying' Gun on School Bus
An 11-year-old boy who hopes to become a Navy SEAL was suspended from a Maryland school after he used the word 'gun' in a conversation on board a school bus.
May 31, 2013
Security Company Conducts Eye Scans of Students Without Parental Consent
A Florida school district is facing outrage after a private security company conducted eye scans on students without notifying parents.
May 28, 2013
DOJ Informs Employees to 'Verbally Affirm' Homosexuality
The Department of Justice has been accused of religious intolerance and viewpoint discrimination after workers were sent an email directing them to verbally affirm homosexuality, according to a religious liberty law firm representing a DOJ whistleblower.
May 16, 2013
Court Rules Against German Homeschool Family Seeking Asylum
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obama Administration's decision to deny asylum to a German homeschooling family.
May 10, 2013
School Bans Religious Graduation Songs
A Georgia school district will no longer allow prayers or songs with religious references at graduation ceremonies after a Wisconsin group threatened to file a lawsuit and suggested that forcing non-Christian students to listen to religious music was a form of bullying.
May 6, 2013
Teens Decide to Fight Back Against Christian Bullies
Late last year, a public school teacher in northern Idaho told students to write an essay titled, "I Believe." But there was one caveat – the students were not allowed to write anything about God in their papers.
May 1, 2013
Religious Groups Fear Christian Purge From Military
Religious liberty groups have grave concerns after they learned the Pentagon is vetting its guide on religious tolerance with a group that compared Christian evangelism to "rape" and advocated that military personnel who proselytize should be court martialed.
Apr 25, 2013
Military Blocks Access to Southern Baptist Convention Website
The U.S. Military has blocked access to the Southern Baptist Convention's website on an unknown number of military bases because it contains "hostile content" -- just weeks after an Army briefing labeled Evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics as examples of religious extremism.