Tag: iowa

  • Legal victory for Christian organization at the University of Iowa

    A Christian organization at the University of Iowa had a legal win this week. The University of Iowa has a human rights policy to which it holds registered student organizations. In this policy, it disallows students organizations from treating people different based on: “race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, status…

  • Major step forward for pro-life movement as Iowa passes heartbeat bill

    Yesterday, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that will ban most abortions in that state. The law, which passed the Iowa house 51-46 . The new law will ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected (roughly six weeks into gestation). This is the most restrictive abortion law on the books…

  • Why Northern Illinois should not play in the BCS

    ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has come under criticism for saying that Norther Illinois does not belong in a BCS bowl game. They became eligible after winning the Mid American Conference and finishing ranked in the top 16. For conferences who do not automatically qualify for the BCS, teams become eligible for one of…