PHOENIX — The U.S. Army has ordered the removal of a sandwich board outside of an Arizona recruiting office because it included the phrase “On a mission for God and country.” The sign, which has been posted outside of the recruiting office since at least last October, was removed on Friday following complaints. A photo […]
CHICAGO — The Illinois Bible Colleges Association has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Higher Education (IBHE) in an effort to obtain the right to issue degrees to students. “The IBHE prevents Illinois Bible colleges from operating and granting degrees unless their teaching and curriculum is approved by the state,” reads a website that provides […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — Concerns are growing as the Canadian Supreme Court is set to rule on the country’s current assisted suicide ban, which provides criminal penalties for those who take part in ending the life of another. “Every one who … aids or abets a person to commit suicide, whether suicide ensues or not, is guilty […]
JACKSON, Miss. — Three Mississippi lawmakers have proposed bills to make the Bible the state book. Rep. Tracy Arnold (R-Boonville), a non-denominational pastor, recently introduced a proposal in the House to recognize the value of the Scriptures, and Rep. Tom Miles (D-Forest) and Michael Evans (D-Preston), both Baptists, introduced a similar bill in the Senate. […]
(Daily Mail) — A Tennessee man who told police he ate part of his victim’s body has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty in the woman’s death. Coffee Circuit Judge Craig Johnson sentenced 37-year-old Gregory Scott Hale of Summitville on Thursday. The Tullahoma News said Hale pleaded guilty to first-degree […]
Beijing (China Aid) — Police in Beijing dispersed more than 25 people at a house church gathering on Sunday and took more than 20 of those worshipers in for interrogations. Shunyi District’s Guoshulin Church, home to dozens of Christians who travel to and from Beijing for work or other matters, was holding a Bible study at […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that would determine whether or not the U.S.Constitution provides states the right to ban same-sex “marriage”—a decision that could have massive ramifications nationwide. The high court made the announcement on Friday that it would hear cases out of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee—all […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A proposed bill in Oklahoma aims to protect public schools in the state from legal action should they decide to offer Bible courses as electives for students. Senate Bill 48 was introduced by Sen. Kyle Loveless (R-Oklahoma City) in light of the opposition that a school district faced last year for […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A federal judge in South Dakota has struck down the state’s voter-approved marriage amendment which enshrines marriages as being solely between a man and a woman, opining that the law is unconstitutional because it excludes homosexuals from having the same opportunity. “Plaintiffs have a fundamental right to marry,” wrote Judge Karen Schreier, […]
ATLANTA — Thousands have signed petitions calling for the mayor of Atlanta to reinstate the city’s fire chief after he was terminated following a complaint over a Christian book that he published containing brief remarks decrying homosexual behavior and other forms of sexual perversion. To date, nearly 100,000 people have participated in efforts launched by […]