Scott Slayton

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Scott Slayton writes at “One Degree to Another.”

• Iranian Attorney Sentenced to 38 Years, 148 Lashes for Defending Women Who Removed Their Head Scarves The husband of a human rights attorney in Iran recently announced that his wife has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes. Mar 18, 2019

  

  Iranian Attorney Sentenced to 38 Years, 148 Lashes for Defending Women Who Removed Their Head Scarves
• Growing Percentage of U.S. Catholics Rethinking Their Commitment after Abuse Scandal More Catholics are questioning their membership and participation in the church after heavily publicized sexual abuse scandals. Thirty-seven percent of Catholics in the United States say they have been questioning whether or... Mar 15, 2019

  

  Growing Percentage of U.S. Catholics Rethinking Their Commitment after Abuse Scandal
• President Trump Sends Record-Breaking Budget to Congress President Trump unveiled his “Better for America” budget for the year 2020 on Monday. The record-high $4.75 budget increases spending on the military and border security while cutting many domestic programs. Mar 12, 2019

  

  President Trump Sends Record-Breaking Budget to Congress
• ACLJ Investigating Virginia’s Extreme Abortion Law The American Center for Law and Justice filed Freedom of Information Act demands with the state of Virginia, requesting all records regarding “The Repeal Act.” The act, numbered HB 2491, would remove almost all restrictions on... Mar 08, 2019

  ACLJ Investigating Virginia’s Extreme Abortion Law
• Deaths from Suicide, Drugs and Alcohol Reach Highest Level Ever The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released statistics showing that death from suicide, alcohol, and drugs hit their highest level since the federal government started recording data in 1999. Mar 07, 2019

  Deaths from Suicide, Drugs and Alcohol Reach Highest Level Ever
• Student Says a Christian Can’t Survive at Yale Law School A third-year student at Yale Law School said he thought he could survive as a Christian and a person committed to constitutional freedoms at the school, but recent events showed him that he was mistaken. Mar 06, 2019

  Student Says a Christian Can’t Survive at Yale Law School
• U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate, Causing Concern Among Palestinians and Their Advocates The United States closed the doors on its consulate in East Jerusalem Monday. The consulate acted as the “de facto embassy” to the Palestinians, but now most of its work will be carried out from the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Mar 05, 2019

  U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate, Causing Concern Among Palestinians and Their Advocates
• Pastor Who Died During Double Lung Transplant Says He Went to Heaven A Louisville pastor is grateful to be alive after dying during a life-saving double lung transplant. Mar 01, 2019

  Pastor Who Died During Double Lung Transplant Says He Went to Heaven
• Transgender Girl Wins State Track Championships in Connecticut Terry Miller of Bloomfield High and Andraya Yearwood of Cromwell High recently finished first and second in the 55-meter dash in Connecticut’s state track championships, with Miller breaking the state record. Everyone is not... Feb 27, 2019

  Transgender Girl Wins State Track Championships in Connecticut
• Some American Colleges Are Teaching Students to 'Queer' the Bible An increasing number of colleges and universities in the United States are training college students to read the Bible from an LGBT perspective. The details of these courses became public through the Young America Foundation’s... Feb 20, 2019

  Some American Colleges Are Teaching Students to 'Queer' the Bible