Connecticut Teen Found in Morocco Meeting Her Facebook Boyfriend
A 17-year-old Connecticut girl has been found safe in Morocco after jetting off to the country to meet her Facebook boyfriend, police announced Friday.
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Connecticut’s Best Kept Secret Could Be Its Religious Liberty Exemptions Against Same-Sex Marriage
In April of 2009, the Connecticut state legislature amended a law to codify same-sex marriage to read that churches and religious groups cannot be forced “to provide services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods or privileges” to a same-sex marriage, or be forced to “provide adoption, foster care or social services” to a same-sex marriage.
Black Pastor To Al Sharpton: ‘You’re Nothing But A Pimp!’
Sharpton founded NAN in 1991. As Breitbart News reported in April of last year, the IRS fined the nonprofit for not properly reporting its taxes, and it was charged with $1.9 million in back taxes and penalties. Additionally, the New York Times reported last November that Sharpton owes more than $4.5 million in state and federal taxes.
Assisted Suicide Bill in Connecticut Defeated for Third Time
For the third consecutive year, a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to commit suicide with the help of a physician failed to make it out of the state’s Judiciary Committee.
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy Bans State-Funded Travel to Indiana
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy took to Twitter Monday morning to announce he will be signing an executive order barring state-funded travel to Indiana in the wake of Gov. Mike Pence signing a Religious Freedom law.
‘Boycott Indiana’: The Church Of the State Is the One True Faith
Religious liberty has become something believers have to beg for, on bent knee, hats in hand, while mumbling a stream of apologies about how they’re not motivated by personal animosity toward anyone. Their adversaries are free to question their very humanity, dismissing matters of faith and conscience with a sneer.
Opt-Out Movement Against Common Core Tests Grows as School Officials Threaten Parents
Despite threats from some school officials, more parents are opting to take their children out of the online tests associated with the Common Core standards that have been created by two federally funded interstate consortia.
Connecticut High School Confirms Worm Found in School Lunch
A student at Sheehan High School raised fears of contaminated food after posting photos to social media of a worm found in a fruit cup served in the school cafeteria.
Painting Featuring Mother Teresa and Margaret Sanger Fires Up Town Over Freedoms of Speech and Religion
A painting on display in Trumbull, Connecticut, that depicts an image of Mother Teresa with Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, and abortion proponent Gloria Steinem has been the subject of much controversy over issues of freedom of speech and religion.
Teacher Suspended After Reading Graphic Gay Sex Poem to Class
A teacher at South Windsor High School in Connecticut has been suspended after reading a poem to his Advanced Placement (AP) English class containing a graphic description of gay sex acts.
Homeschoolers to Form Parental Rights Coalition Against Threats to Freedom from Newtown Commission
Homeschooling families in Connecticut are in the process of forming a parental rights coalition, as they reject the use of the Newtown shootings over two years ago as a vehicle to undermine the rights of parents to choose the venue for educating their children.
Gallup: Connecticut Dead Last in Job Creation in 2014
According to a new Gallup survey, Connecticut dropped below every other state in the nation in job creation in 2014, with workers there reporting the worst climate for hiring.
Couple Reportedly Left Two-Week-Old in Freezing Car to Go into Sex Shop
In another story in a series of parents leaving infants in the freezing cold while they cavorted somewhere else, a 26-year-old Connecticut woman allegedly left her two-week-old son outside in the car while she went shopping in a sex store with her male friend.
Lack of Enthusiasm? Few Connecticut Residents Attend Gov. Malloy’s Inaugural
Few Connecticut residents felt compelled to attend the inaugural ceremonies for Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) in Hartford on Wednesday. Malloy, who was re-elected to a second term in November, was sworn in at the state armory.
