CLEMSON, S.C. — A prominent atheist activist organization has lodged a complaint against the practices of the Clemson University football program, claiming that it is unlawfully ‘entangled’ in Christianity. The Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to the university, asserting that head coach Dabo Swinney is violating the separation of […]
Continue reading …MUSTANG, Okla. — A school board in Oklahoma has voted to approve an elective Bible course proposed by the president of the popular arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby. The Mustang School Board agreed Monday to move forward with the “Museum of the Bible” curriculum presented by Steve Green, the president of Hobby Lobby and […]
Continue reading …CINCINNATI, Ohio –– A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has ordered the state of Ohio to recognize out-of-state same-sex ‘marriages,’ despite a 2004 voter-approved amendment enshrining marriage as being defined solely as the union of a man and woman. While the order does not mandate that the state allow homosexuals to marry in Ohio, […]
Continue reading …REGINA, Saskatchewan — Two Christians who focus their ministry efforts on the defense of the biblical family were arrested on a Canadian university campus on Monday after officials asked them to leave when they disagreed with the content of the literature that they sought to distribute. Peter LaBarbera, the director of the U.S.-based Christian ministry Americans […]
Continue reading …SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House of Representatives has rejected a bill would have banned ‘sexual orientation change efforts’ for homosexual youth. HB 5569 was sponsored by Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), a lesbian lawmaker who also pushed for the legalization of same-sex “marriage” in the state last year. Cassidy’s bill, known as the Youth Mental Health […]
Continue reading …THIMPHU, Bhutan (Morning Star News) – Two pastors in southern Bhutan have spent more than a month in jail without being formally charged. Police arrested M.B. Thapa (aka Lobzang) and Tandin Wangyal in Khapdani village in Samtse District on March 5. Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs Damcho Dorji said at a recent press conference that […]
Continue reading …An agreement between a public school board and a faith-based Calgary facility threatens students with expulsion and staff with dismissal if they engage in a ‘lifestyle of sexual immorality.’ The final deal between Palliser Regional Schools and Heritage Christian Academy inked six months ago doesn’t define the term, but earlier versions say premarital relations, viewing […]
Continue reading …LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The attorney general of Arkansas has announced that he will appeal a recent ruling that struck down the state’s ban on abortion after 12 weeks if a heartbeat is detected. “[T]he notice of appeal was filed today and this office will diligently litigate this matter to its conclusion,” Attorney General Dustin […]
Continue reading …CHICAGO — A self-described ‘militant atheist’ who brutally beat an Ohio pastor last fall has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for committing felonious assault. As previously reported, Norman Hayes of Bridge Community Church in North Hampton told reporters last October that following a Sunday church service, James Maxie, 28, and his girlfriend came […]
Continue reading …REGINA — The Canadian Border Services Agency has overturned a decision to deny a Christian speaker entry into the country because of his biblically-based work in opposition of homosexual behavior. As previously reported, Peter LaBarbera, the director of the U.S.-based Christian ministry Americans for Truth about Homosexuality, spent hours responding to questions from authorities with […]
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