PORTLAND — The Christian owners of a bakery in Oregon state that they will be forced into bankruptcy if the government stands by its imposition of a fine in excess of $150,000 after the couple declined to make a “wedding” cake for a lesbian because they viewed it as a form of personal participation in […]
VENTURA, Calif. — At least two Christian legal organizations have sent a letter to a California principal after she banned her school’s booster club from selling Chick-fil-A sandwiches for its football fundraiser due to the company’s stance on the institution of marriage. As previously reported, Val Wyatt, principal of Ventura High School, recently told the Ventura […]
VENTURA, Calif. — The principal of a high school in California has banned the booster club for the school from selling Chick-fil-A sandwiches for its football fundraiser due to the company’s stance on the institution of marriage. Val Wyatt, principal of Ventura High School, recently told the Ventura County Star that she wanted to refrain […]
Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy died Monday at age 93, and was hailed by a wide range of leaders for his generosity and for putting his Christian convictions before his business success. Cathy, who started in 1946 with one small restaurant selling his signature chicken sandwich, growing his business over the next 70-plus years into nearly […]
As the sin of homosexuality becomes more of an accepted behavior in American culture, satellite television provider DirecTV and drug store giant CVS have become the latest to join the bandwagon of major corporations pushing homosexuality in marketing campaigns. In a commercial entitled Rivalry, DirecTV uses two men who state that they are “just like any couple” to promote […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — A couple in New York state who was fined $13,000 and ordered to re-educate their staff to accommodate same-sex ‘weddings’ has decided to close their wedding venue rather than violate their religious beliefs. As previously reported, Robert and Cynthia Gifford own Liberty Ridge Farms in Schaghticoke, a 50-acre facility that hosts a […]
SEARCY, Ark. — The Christian owner of an Arkansas pizza parlor is not backing down after a prominent atheist activist organization sent a warning letter claiming that its church bulletin discount promotion was unlawful as atheists could not qualify. As previously reported, Bailey’s Pizza, owned by Steven Rose, opened in Searcy last month, and is […]
WASHINGTON — Faith-based organizations across the country continue to express objection to the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare after the Obama administration rolled out a new rule on Friday that shifts the burden of paying for abortion-inducing contraceptives onto insurance companies. As previously reported, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in June […]
The Obama administration on Friday announced new measures meant to accommodate religious nonprofits and some private employers who don’t want to pay for birth control under ObamaCare, on the heels of Supreme Court rulings that weakened the law’s so-called contraceptive mandate. The changes had been expected, particularly after the Supreme Court ruled in June that […]
SEARCY, Ark. – The Christian owner of an Arkansas pizza parlor received a warning letter from atheists for offering discounts to customers who bring church bulletins to the restaurant. Steven Rose is owner of Bailey’s Pizza—a small, down-home restaurant in Searcy, Arkansas. The pizza parlor offers customers an old-fashioned ambiance, something Rose describes as an “old school […]