KENNEWICK, Wash. — A florist from Washington is in jeopardy of losing her business, home and life savings after a judge ruled against her on Wednesday for declining to fulfill an order for a same-sex ceremony, but rather provided a referral for the regular customer. As previously reported, Baronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland […]
Continue reading …ATLANTA — The Atlanta fire chief who was fired last month over his Bible study-inspired book that included one page that listed homosexuality with other sexual perversions has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and its mayor for wrongful termination. As previously reported, Chief Kelvin Cochran was suspended for one month beginning in late November and was placed […]
Continue reading …A prominent atheist activist organization has sent letters to school districts throughout Oklahoma in an effort to stop Bible distributions in public schools. The Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent the letter to 26 school districts after it was made aware that Jamison Faught, son of Rep. George Faught (R-Muskogee), had distributed Bibles with […]
Continue reading …NASHVILLE — A lawmaker in Tennessee has proposed a bill to make the Bible the state book. Rep. Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station) recently introduced HB 615 to amend the Tennessee Code to make the acknowledgment. “The Holy Bible is hereby designated as the official state book,” it simply reads. Tennessee has a number of adopted […]
Continue reading …This past Sunday, during an episode of Oprah’s “Super Soul Sunday,” Rob Bell, the former head “pastor” of Michigan’s Mars Hill Bible Church and author of “Love Wins,” a book questioning the orthodox Christian view of Hell, told the talk show host that he believes the Church is “moments away” from embracing same-sex “marriage.” Bell had […]
Continue reading …AL BAGHDADI, Iraq — Approximately 45 Iraqi citizens have reportedly been burned to death by the barbaric Islamic group ISIS, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Local Police Chief Qasim al-Obeidi told the BBC that some of the dozens that were killed may be with the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), which […]
Continue reading …HARTFORD, Conn. — Homeschooling organizations continue to express opposition to plans by the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to monitor certain homeschoolers to prevent future acts of violence such as occurred in 2012 during the notorious Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. As previously reported, lawmakers in Connecticut proposed a bill in 2013 that would have mandated mental health assessments […]
Continue reading …RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — A truck driver in Texas says that he was fired for listing Jesus as his co-driver on log sheets that he is required to complete. According to reports, all truck drivers across the United States must keep a logbook, and one of the sections asks for the name of the […]
Continue reading …COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish gunman who carried out dual acts of terror near Copenhagen on Saturday had just been released from prison two weeks prior and was intent on waging “a holy war,” states a friend of the now-deceased suspect. Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, 22, has been identified as the gunman responsible for the […]
Continue reading …CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A grand jury has indicted a self-described “anti-theist” with three counts of first-degree murder after allegedly gunning down three Muslims near the University of North Carolina campus last week. As previously reported, Craig Hicks, 46, turned himself into the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday following the execution-style shooting that took the […]
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