Tag : civil liberties
Franklin Graham Fox title : Franklin Graham: Trump's Immigration Ban Is Not Bible Matter
summary : Franklin Graham, evangelical pastor and president of international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse, said this week President Donald Trump's attempt to protect America from harm is "not a Bible issue." During an interview about Trump's executive orders issued on Friday to impose a four-month refugee freeze into the United States, Graham said there is a difference between showing love and putting lives at risk.
date : Jan 29, 2017 06:29 PM EST
White House Obama LGBT Web Page title : Trump Administration Purges LGBTQ Rights, Health Care, Climate Change White House Web Pages
summary : A WhiteHouse.gov page previously about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is non-existent after U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn in. The whitehouse.gov/lgbt page reportedly was gone within an hour of Trump taking office. It was replaced by a Trump "transitionsplash" page. Other previously available White House webpages about climate change, civil rights and health care, also were taken down.
date : Jan 22, 2017 05:04 PM EST
Sam Brownback title : New Kansas Law Allows Faith College Groups To Restrict Members To 'Like-Minded' Believers
summary : Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed SB 175 legislation Tuesday allowing faith-based groups at college campuses to restrict membership to "like-minded" people. Civil liberty group leaders were quick to oppose such a concept, and some are considering legal challenge options. The new law takes effect July 1, and will prevent public colleges and universities in the state from denying funds or campus resources to religious groups that limit their memberships.
date : Mar 23, 2016 11:41 AM EDT
U.S. Policies, American Flag title : Pew Research: With Few Exceptions, Rest of World ‘Largely Welcome’ U.S. Policies
summary : A global survey of 40 countries has found that when it came to economic issues and general status, many people around the world hold a largely favorable opinion of the United States.
date : Jun 25, 2015 06:25 PM EDT
Revenge Porn title : Google Takes Steps to Remove ‘Revenge Porn’ from Search Results as Rep. Jackie Speier Tackles Problem
summary : Internet search giant Google has announced that it will honor requests to scrub sexually explicit content commonly known as “revenge porn” from its search results that were posted online without consent. In addition, a House member from California is about to propose legislation to tackle the problem at the federal level.
date : Jun 19, 2015 06:41 PM EDT
Obama Cybersecurity title : President Obama Talks about Cyber Security in Silicon Valley; Some Express Concern Over His Latest Executive Order
summary : President Barack Obama visited the Cyber Security Summit at Stanford University on Friday, signing an executive order aiming to protect computer networks and data. However, not everyone was on board with the president's plan.
date : Feb 13, 2015 05:16 PM EST