SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker has altered a controversial bill that once permitted homosexual and transgender students to sue their Christian college or university if they believe that they were discriminated against because of their personal lives. As previously reported, S.B. 1146 was introduced in February by Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, to close what Lara […]
Continue reading …MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The chief judge of the Alabama Court of the Judiciary (COJ) who also serves as an elder as his local church has joined in an order refusing to dismiss the ethics charges against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, resulting in a trial. Attorneys for Moore had sought to have his charges […]
Continue reading …In an advertisement that aired during the Olympic Games on Monday, the athletics apparel company Nike lauded a female athlete who identifies as a man and serves on the U.S. men’s national team. The commercial, which is part of Nike’s “Unlimited” campaign, features Chris Mosier, a duathlon and triathlon competitor who became the first “transgender” to garner […]
Continue reading …PLATTE, S.D. — An elderly Christian couple recently passed into eternity just 20 minutes apart from each other. One of the sons of Henry and Jeanette De Lange is sharing the couple’s story with the media, as he was there to witness his parents’ final moments. Jeanette, 87, had suffered from Alzheimers and consequently lived […]
Continue reading …NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Over 40 people were arrested last week in what is being called Tennessee’s “most significant human trafficking operation to date.” The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced the arrests on Friday, which were a part of “Operation Someone Like Me.” “This week I learned that we are only scratching the surface,” TBI Director […]
Continue reading …PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A Bible camp in Canada is under fire for its stance on homosexuality, and one group is looking for another location to host its leadership event after the camp cancelled a “gay pride” speaker on its grounds. Lake Ness Bible Camp, located in Prince George, is operated by the evangelical organization […]
Continue reading …EDGERTON, Kansas — A lesbian United Methodist minister in Kansas has been placed on involuntary leave following a complaint over a January sermon in which she came out about her same-sex attractions despite the denomination’s prohibitions against homosexual ministers. On Jan. 3, Cynthia Meyer announced to Edgerton United Methodist Church, where she had served since July, […]
Continue reading …OVIEDO, Fla. — A prominent professing atheist group has taken issue with an awards ceremony for a Florida police department that was held at a theological seminary and included an invocation. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to Jeffrey Chudnow, the chief of police with the Oviedo Police Department, to […]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The state of Missouri has been ordered to pay over $156,00 in attorney’s fees to the abortion giant Planned Parenthood after it had been sued for seeking to revoke the abortion license of the organization’s Columbia location. As previously reported, Planned Parenthood of Columbia ceased providing medical abortions in November as the University […]
Continue reading …JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge appointed to the bench by Barack Obama is refusing to lift his injunction against Mississippi’s Freedom of Conscience Act, requiring clerks within the state to issue “gay marriage” licenses despite their religious convictions. “Issuing a marriage license to a gay couple is not like being forced into armed combat or to […]
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