RELIGION HEADLINES
Written by on August 24, 2024
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(SRN NEWS) – A trial date has been set for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. Nicholas Roske (ROS-kee) says he wanted to kill Kavanaugh in order to prevent the high court from overturning Roe versus Wade in 2022. Roske was arrested near the justice’s home, armed with a gun and a knife, carrying zip ties and dressed in black. His trial is set to begin in June of next year — he faces life in prison if convicted of the attempted assasination.
Arizona voters will be able to decide in November whether they want to enshrine abortion in their state constitution. The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on the ballot. The Arizona secretary of state’s office recently certified more than 600,000 signatures — far above the number required to put the question before voters. Several states will vote on abortion in November.
Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group supporting Russia’s invasion. The measure is widely seen as targeting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. It is historically connected to Moscow but now claims independence. However, the Ukrainian government says it’s still tied to Moscow. The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has depicted his country’s invasion of Ukraine as a holy war. A large majority of Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians.
Montana Secretary of State Christy Jacobsen has certified an abortion amendment for the November ballot. The measure would enshrine in the constitution a 1999 state Supreme Court ruling that found the constitutional right to privacy includes the right of a woman to receive an abortion from a provider of their choice. Voters in more than a half-dozen states will be deciding abortion referendums this fall. The process began shortly after the Supreme Court repealed Roe versus Wade in the summer of 2022.
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