Sarah Padbury

• Boy and Girl Locker Rooms Going Extinct in States on U.S. Coasts Tuesday, January 19, 2016
  At the end of 2015, two human rights commissions over 2,800 miles apart enacted new rules that could be precedent-setting for the gender battle across the nation.
• Students Talk Guns, Safety after Mass Shootings Monday, December 14, 2015
  Jerry Falwell Jr.’s suggestion to get concealed-carry permits is not a bad idea, some students say.
• VA Hospital Reverses Christmas Tree Ban Monday, November 30, 2015
  The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Va. has reversed their decision to ban Christmas trees from all public areas.
• Chicago Schools in Standoff with Feds over Same-sex Locker Rooms Monday, November 2, 2015
  A united Chicago school board is fighting an order from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights to allow a transgender student full access to the high school girls’ locker room.
• High School Rejects ACLU Bid to Block Prayer Boxes Monday, October 5, 2015
  A Louisiana school board rebuffed the ACLU at a meeting Oct. 1 when it passed a resolution calling the organization’s recent threats unwarranted.
• Office Depot Offers Muddy Apology for Refusal to Print Pro-life Flier Monday, September 21, 2015
  Office Depot has apologized to a Chicago woman who claims the company refused to print a flier for her last month due to its religious content. But last week’s apology did not rule out the...
• Pastor Defends Baptisms on High-School Football Field Monday, September 14, 2015
  A Georgia high school football coach is in hot water after organizing a baptism service on the field last month.
• Denver Discriminates Against Chick-fil-A Over CEO's Marriage Beliefs Monday, August 31, 2015
  Several Denver City Council members want to stop Chick-fil-A from opening at Denver International Airport (DIA), claiming the fast food chain CEO’s support of “biblical marriage” would hurt the...
• Sweet Cakes Raises Almost Triple State Fine on Faith-Based Funding Site Monday, July 27, 2015
  Christians looking to raise funds for religious liberty causes have a new crowdfunding option that won’t kick them off the site for defending their faith.
• Christian Bakers to Appeal Gag Order and Discrimination Fine Monday, July 13, 2015
  The Oregon official who fined a Christian couple $135,000 for declining to bake a cake for a same-sex commitment ceremony also ordered them to stop talking about their religious liberty fight.
• Will Drop in International Adoptions Lead to More In-Country Placements? Wednesday, April 22, 2015
  International adoptions plummeted to a 30-year low for U.S. citizens last year, with further declines expected. But some see the trend as an opportunity to help children remain in their home...
• Washington Florist Fined, Ordered to Create Gay Wedding Arrangements Monday, April 6, 2015
  A great-grandmother was ordered to pay $1,001 last week for violating its Consumer Protection Act when she refused to create a flower arrangement for a customer’s same-sex wedding.
• Teen in Foster Care Wins Miss Alabama Pageant -- And A New Family Tuesday, March 24, 2015
  A high school foster youth pulled off a surprise win at Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen Pageant earlier this month.
• Police Officer, Suspended over Gay Pride Parade, Defends Religious Liberty Monday, March 9, 2015
  A former Salt Lake City police officer who was put on leave and later resigned after he objected to riding in the motorcycle brigade at the front of a gay-pride parade spoke out for his religious...
• Court Rules Same-sex Marriage Rights Trump Florist’s Religious Beliefs Monday, February 23, 2015
  A Washington state judge ruled Wednesday that a Christian flower shop owner is required under state law to provide full services for same-sex wedding ceremonies, even though it violates her faith.
• Kentucky Sinks Tourism Tax Incentives for Noah's Ark Theme Park Tuesday, January 6, 2015
  Kentucky officials withdrew a state tax incentive package for a Christian nonprofit building a replica of Noah’s ark, claiming the rebate violated the principle of church-state separation.
• Serial Anti-Religion Bullies Switch Targets Monday, December 15, 2014
  Two atheists who recently targeted churches in Hawaii that rent space from public schools are continuing their assault on religious liberty—this time, in Michigan.
• 'Tis the Season for the Public School Scrooge Monday, December 8, 2014
  The trend of removing Christ’s birth from the reason we decorate our homes, buy gifts, attend concerts, and take two weeks off from school in December continues.