Teacher in Michigan forbids student with two lesbian mothers to take same-sex marriage as topic for assignment to speak in favor of it
A teacher in Michigan banned a student from writing a speech about marriage because the girl’s parents are married lesbian couple, and the teacher is afraid it might “offend somebody in the class.” Angela McDermitt-Jackson and Chris Jackson married in 2015 and are raising Destiny McDermitt, their 17-year-old daughter who is a junior at Hill McCloy High School in Montrose, Michigan. Destiny’s assignment at the school was to speak on the social issue, in favor of or against, which they find interesting and important to them. Destiny picked an issue of same-sex marriage for...
Maine might start giving birth certificates with non-binary option
Maine can start offering non-binary birth certificate for the people who have a gender identity that is not strictly male or male. The offer comes from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The idea is that non-binary can be used as gender marker on birth. Although it still remains unclear how it actually is going to happen. Referring to the Press Herald, a new birth certificate without a certain gender identification can be used by an individual later in life. And when a baby is born, it’s up to parents to choose whether to use non-binary certificate or n...
Cross targeted by atheists will remain standing on Florida public property
The Florida Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a 78-year-old Bayview Cross in Pensacola which was targeted by atheist groups will remain standing as it doesn’t violate the Constitution. Back in 2016 the American Humanist Association and the Freedom from Religion Foundation represented by four people sued the city, demanding the cross to be torn down. The Bayview Cross was built ahead of the World Was II as place for the community gatherings. “The Supreme Court has now made clear that religious symbols are an important part of our nation’s history and culture,” Luke G...
California prisoner confesses why and how he killed 2 other inmates who were child molesters
A California prison inmate who beat to death two other inmates sentenced for child molesting explained in a letter why he did that. He said that he had so little to lose and could just “do everybody a favor.” 41-year-old life-sentenced Jonathan Watson confessed in the letter to the Bay Area News Group in Northern California that he used cane to club both men in the head on January 16 at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran. The days before the child molesters were violently terminated his security classification was changed. Wats...
2 killed and 3 injured in shooting at Idaho apartment complex
At least two people were killed and three injured in a shooting at an apartment complex in Caldwell, Idaho. Thursday the police officers responded to the call reporting of an active shooter at the Portstewart Apartment at around 4:20 p.m. When they arrived they found several victims at the scene. One of the injured was a police officers. According to the Department, the officer didn’t suffer life-threatening injuries. The suspect in this case was among the dead. It’s unclear if the people killed and injured in the shooting lived in the complex. “We are still early in...
A firefighter unaccounted for after California library fire found dead
A second firefighter, 25-year-old Patrick Jones, who was unaccounted for after the fire in the Public California library, was found dead, leaving a Fire Department grieving. A fire that allegedly became a result of the arson by two 13-year-old boys started Tuesday at the city library in Porterville, according to the authorities. The fire was difficult to fight due to the presence of a lot of books and furniture inside the library. Eventually in the fire the ceiling collapsed into the building. Porterville Mayor Martha Flores called the firefighters’ death “tragic, horr...
New Illinois bill aims to remove religious exemptions for vaccines in state
Last week the Democrat Heather A. Steans filed a bill in the Illinois State Senate that removes the option for parents to refuse the vaccination of their children on religious grounds. The legislation will also drop most medical exemptions for vaccines required to attend schools in the state. The new bill will also allow the minors age 14 and older to get a vaccine "regardless of whether the minor's parent or guardian consents." If the bill passes it will go into effect on July 1, 2022. "Earlier this month I filed Senate Bill 3668, which takes action to fight infectio...
800 U.S. soldiers returned home from Middle East to Fort Bragg
800 U.S. troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, that was rushed to the Middle East in late December arrived at Fort Bragg Thursday. All 800 soldiers were on the mission to assist with regional security after protestors attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The rest 2,700 soldiers remain deployed in Kuwait, and there is no information when they will return to the United States. According to statement from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, the remainder of the 1st Brigade Combat Team are still providing support to the CENTCOM Commander for any necessary mission. "Nearly...
Three teens arrested for murdering a young man in St. Paul
Three teenagers have been charged with death of a young man of St. Paul, Minnesota, who they shot and left to die on the street on late Saturday. At around 11:15 p.m. the police responded to call reporting of a man found shot on the intersection of Kennard Street North and Ross Avenue. The man, later identifies as 19-year-old Marcus Rashon Johnson, was found not breathing and later pronounced dead at the scene. "While we can’t change what happened to him, we can do everything possible to find the people responsible. And that’s exactly what we did," said Chief Axtell....