OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Officials in Oklahoma voted on Tuesday to remove a Ten Commandments monument on the state capitol grounds amid a court battle over the Decalogue display. The Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission voted 7-1 to give authorization to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to remove the monument following a court order declaring that […]
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. — A sheriff in Alabama has removed a Scripture decal from all of his patrol vehicles upon recommendation following the threat of a lawsuit from a prominent church-state separation group. As previously reported, in July, Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza purchased decals citing Matthew 5:9, and quoting the Scripture in part, “Blessed […]
NEW YORK — What do Kenneth Copeland, Paula White, Jan Crouch, Dr. David Jeremiah and Robert Jeffress all have in common? A video has surfaced online showing the men and women, along with others, laying hands on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump this week and praying for his potential presidency. According to reports, an estimated three […]
WASHINGTON — During her testimony on Tuesday before a Congressional panel investigating Planned Parenthood’s alleged harvesting and sale of aborted babies, the president of the organization admitted that the abortion giant does not provide mammograms despite beliefs otherwise. “Planned Parenthood’s annual report says that you are providing over 489,000 breast cancer screenings, and you’ve stated […]
NEW YORK — In an interview with CNN on Sunday, the president of Iran stated that his country might free Americans imprisoned in the nation—which includes a pastor from Idaho—if the United States first releases Iranian prisoners. “If the Americans take the appropriate steps and set [19 Iranians in the United States who are imprisoned] […]
NEW YORK — During a Democratic National Committee fundraiser on Sunday, Barack Obama told those gathered that religious rights have limits when it comes to homosexuality. “We affirm that we cherish our religious freedom and are profoundly respectful of religious traditions,” he said. “But we also have to say clearly that our religious freedom doesn’t […]
WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania Congressman is raising eyebrows after he snatched the half-full water glass of the Roman Catholic pontiff known as Francis following his speech before Congress, and then sipped from it out of his belief that the water was now “blessed” because the pope touched it. “Anything the pope touches becomes blessed,” Pennsylvania […]
HAWKINS, Texas — A Texas man is fighting back against efforts to remove a “Jesus” sign from a plot of land that he asserts is privately, not publicly owned, and is warning that the landowners will arrest anyone who tries to remove the sign. The situation centers around a sign in Hawkins, Texas that reads, […]
KANEOHE, Hawaii — A group that seeks to separate God from the military is demanding the relocation or removal of a sign at a Marine base in Hawaii that asks God’s blessing on the Armed Forces. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) sent an email this week to Col. Sean Killeen, the commanding officer of Marine […]
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee offered words of praise and support for the Roman Catholic pontiff known as Francis this week as he landed in the United States for a six-day visit. On Wednesday, a piece penned by Cruz was featured in The Federalist lauding that “[i]n an era when many […]