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  • Judge Tosses Suit against Gay 'Marriage' Recognition in NY

    By Jennifer Peltz

    A judge has thrown out the first direct legal challenge to the New York governor's move to recognize same-sex "marriages" performed in other states, calling the policy a legally allowable stand for fairness.

    Sep 03, 2008 | Comments 28

  • Calif. Court: Docs Can't Withhold Fertility Treatment to Gays

    By The Associated Press

    California's high court on Monday barred doctors from withholding medical care to gays and lesbians based on religious beliefs, ruling that state law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination extends to the medical profession.

    Aug 18, 2008 | Comments 295

  • Death Sentence Upheld Despite Bible in Jury Room

    By The Associated Press

    A federal appeals court has ruled that East Texas jurors wrongly used a Bible during deliberations in a capital murder case, but that there isn't enough evidence to show they were prejudiced when they decided to send a Waco man to death row for fatally shooting and bludgeoning a 64-year-old man.

    Aug 15, 2008 | Comments 16

  • Jury Rejects Lawsuit, Sides with Osteen's Wife

    By The Associated Press

    The wife of televangelist Joel Osteen did not assault a flight attendant during an angry tirade over a stain on her first-class seat, a jury ruled Thursday. "I'm glad it's over," Victoria Osteen said.

    Aug 14, 2008 | Comments 11

  • Passengers Didn't See Any Attack by Osteen's Wife

    By Juan A. Lozano

    Passengers and a pilot testified Wednesday they never saw or heard anything that indicated the wife of renowned pastor Joel Osteen assaulted a flight attendant before the start of a 2005 flight.

    Aug 13, 2008 | Comments 4

  • Judge Rejects Christian Schools' Discrimination Suit Against UC

    By Nathan Black

    A federal judge upheld the University of California's decision to deny students credit for some courses offered by Christian high schools, rejecting claims of discrimination and infringement of free expression.

    Aug 13, 2008 | Comments 30

  • Flight Attendant Claims Pastor's Wife Attacked Her

    By Juan A. Lozano

    A flight attendant suing the wife of megachurch evangelist Joel Osteen told a jury Tuesday she was simply doing her job when she was attacked without provocation. Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown testified that Victoria Osteen approached her and was upset and angry before the start of a 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colo.

    Aug 12, 2008 | Comments 2

  • Osteen's Wife 'Dumbfounded' by Assault Accusation

    By The Associated Press

    The wife of megachurch evangelist Joel Osteen told jurors Friday she was "dumbfounded" and "shook up" after a flight attendant accused her of assaulting her over a spill on a first-class seat. Victoria Osteen, in court because the flight attendant is suing her, said she pushed no one and even ended up cleaning the spill that sparked the incident herself.

    Aug 10, 2008 | Comments 19

  • Calif. Court OKs Homeschooling

    By Nathan Black

    Parents have the right to home school their children even without a teaching credential, a state appeals court ruled Friday to the applause of conservative groups. The ruling reverses a decision the court made in February.

    Aug 09, 2008 | Comments 9

  • Joel Osteen Says Wife Did Not Assault Flight Attendant

    By Associated Press Writer

    Renowned pastor Joel Osteen told jurors Friday that his wife never assaulted a flight attendant over a small spill on her airplane seat.

    Aug 08, 2008 | Comments 58
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