Alabama

Hundreds Gather for the 56th Anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

September 15th, 1963 is a day forever etched into Barbara Cross’ mind as the day that changed everything for her and her family. It was the day of the 16thStreet Baptist Church Bombing. Ku Klux Klan members had placed a bomb in the basement of the historically African American church earlier that morning. The bombing claimed the lives of four little girls: Denise McNair, Carol Robertson, Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley.

Chick-fil-A Worker Prays over Customer in Viral Pic – the ‘Spirit Led Him’

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The list of ways Chick-fil-A workers go the extra mile for customers now includes prayer.

Brittany Calden was eating at a Chick-fil-A at Madison, Ala., earlier this month when she saw long-time employee Stephen Spray talking to another customer. Soon, Spray put his hand on the customer and began praying for her, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

Police Drop Manslaughter Charge against Woman Whose Unborn Baby Died after She Was Shot

Friday, July 5, 2019

Police have dropped a manslaughter charge against a woman whose unborn baby died after she was shot.

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Alabama Case to Ban Dismemberment Abortion

Monday, July 1, 2019

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Alabama’s request to bring back a Republican-supported state law that banned dismemberment abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Atheist Groups Demands Investigation after 18 Alabama Football Players Are Baptized

Monday, June 17, 2019

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking an Alabama High School to task after 18 football players were baptized last month.

Alabama Passes Law Mandating Chemical Castration for Some Sex Offenders

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law this week that would require some sex offenders to undergo chemical castration as a condition of their parole. If a sex offenders victim was under the age of 13, he would have to begin treatments designed to block or suppress testosterone production at his own expense for as long as the state deems necessary, though allowance is made for those who are not able to afford the treatments, which can cost $1,000 a month.

University of Alabama Returns $21.5M to Donor Who Urged Boycott of Pro-Life Law

Monday, June 10, 2019

University of Alabama trustees voted Friday to return a $21.5 million gift to a donor after he called for a boycott due to a new state abortion law, although the disagreement between the two sides apparently preceded his comments.

Alabama Sets Record Adoptions of Foster Children

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

A record number of Alabama families adopted children from the foster care system during the 2018 fiscal year. Last week, governor Kay Ivey announced that 710 children were adopted out of the foster care system. This broke the previous record of 676 back in 2009 and was up from 509 in fiscal year 2017 and 502 in fiscal year 2016.

Supreme Court: States Can Require the Burial, Cremation of Aborted Babies

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that states can require the remains of aborted unborn babies to be buried or cremated, upholding part of a 2016 Indiana law that was signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence.

A Forgotten Voice in the Alabama Abortion Debate

Thursday, May 23, 2019

The goal of the new, strict Alabama abortion law is to potentially overturn Roe v. Wade. The law would penalize abortion doctors, and it contains no exception clauses, except for the life and health of the mother.