USA: chaplain cleared
The Christian Institute
Date posted: 1 Oct 2018
A decorated US Army chaplain who faced a
court martial over accusations of discrimination against a lesbian couple was cleared of
all charges, it was reported on 25 August.
Major Scott Squires was investigated and
faced dereliction of duty charges after he
told a soldier he could not lead a marriage
retreat that included a same-sex couple. The
chaplain had to pull out of the event when he
learned of the same-sex couple and arranged
for an alternative chaplain to take over, but
his actions were deemed discriminatory.
Wheaton: case won
The Christian Institute
Date posted: 1 May 2018
A Christian college gave thanks to God in
February after winning a legal battle with
significant implications for religious liberty
in the US.
Wheaton College won the right to not
provide health insurance which covers abortion-inducing drugs. The case centred on the
Affordable Care Act – ‘Obamacare’ – which
obliges employers to provide health insurance that includes ‘contraceptives’ which act
to destroy human embryos.