Ten years ago, an Islamic State group attacked and took over areas of Syria and Iraq, destroying property and killing members of religious minorities, including Christians who had made their home in the Nineveh region for more than 1,000 years.
Author: Carol Zimmermann
Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Order Against Pro-Life Advocate Violated First Amendment
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unanimously June 27 that an order blocking a pro-life advocate from speaking to a Planned Parenthood worker violated his First Amendment free speech rights and should be overturned.
Iowa Bishops Praise State Supreme Court’s Decision Lifting Injunction on Abortion Ban
Iowa’s three Catholic bishops praised the state Supreme Court’s ruling that lifted an injunction on a state’s abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy.
Oklahoma Schools Required to Teach Bible, Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are getting a lot of attention these days. A week after Louisiana passed a law requiring public school classrooms in the state to display the Ten Commandments, Oklahoma’s superintendent of public schools announced in a memo that all state schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums for grades 5 through 12.
Biden and Trump Address Abortion, Immigration in First Election Debate
The first presidential debate on June 27 in Atlanta between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump turned to the topic of abortion about 15 minutes into the hour and a half discussion.
Lawsuit Challenges Louisiana Law Requiring Classrooms to Display Ten Commandments
Less than a week after the Louisiana governor signed a bill into law requiring all public school classrooms in the state to display the Ten Commandments, civil liberties groups representing parents of Louisiana schoolchildren from different religious backgrounds filed a lawsuit against it, calling it unconstitutional.
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho for Now
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s strict abortion ban to allow emergency room doctors in the state to perform abortions.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Calls Proposed Catholic Charter School Unconstitutional
Oklahoma’s Supreme Court on June 25 rejected a proposed Catholic charter school that would have been the first publicly funded religious school in the country.
Montana’s Catholic Bishops Oppose Abortion Ballot Measure That Gained Required Signatures
In late June, Montana organizers had collected enough signatures to advance a ballot initiative to expand abortion access in the state although officials still need to verify the signatures and the secretary of state’s office must certify the measure before it is placed on the November ballot.
Catholic Anti-Death Penalty Group Urges Texas, Oklahoma to Stop Upcoming Executions
Two executions — one in Texas and one in Oklahoma — scheduled for the end of June will be the eighth and ninth executions to take place this year in the United States. They would also be the second executions in each state this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.