Following outcry from Christian and veterans organizations, the U.S. Navy has ordered that Bibles booted from lodge guest rooms be restored while it reviews its policy on the availability of religious material, reports state. As previously reported, in March of this year, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to the Navy Exchange Service Command […]
ALBANY, NY — A New York farm has been fined $13,000 by the state Division of Human Rights for declining to host a same-sex ‘wedding’ on their property two years ago, and has been ordered to train their employees to accommodate homosexual ceremonies despite their Christian beliefs. Administrative Law Judge Migdalia Peres fined Liberty Ridge […]
PINEVILLE, La. — A Christian college in Louisiana has won its legal challenge against the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare as a federal court ruled that the mandate overly-burdened the school’s right to religious freedom. As previously reported, Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention, filed suit against the Obama […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Approximately 200 students at a Georgia high school and their parents gathered to pray on the football field Wednesday—with an even larger gathering on Thursday—in response to a letter from a national humanist organization that threatened possible legal action if the school’s coaches continue “promot[ing] Christianity.” As previously reported, the American Humanist Association (AHA) sent […]
An American pastor imprisoned in Iran is facing death threats from ISIS militants that are incarcerated in his ward, reports state. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is reporting that Pastor Saeed Abedini is in serious danger after receiving threats from fellow prisoners that are Muslim militants. “ISIS militants imprisoned in the same […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A nationally-recognized humanist organization has threatened to file a lawsuit against a Georgia school district if it does not forbid football coaches at a local high school from “promot[ing] Christianity.” The American Humanist Association (AHA) sent a letter on Tuesday to the superintendent of Hall County Schools, the principal of Chestatee High […]
The U.S. Navy has directed that Bibles be removed from hotel rooms on naval bases following a complaint from a prominent atheist organization, reports state. In March of this year, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) advising that two unidentified service members contacted them to […]
An online documentary released by VICE News shows firsthand footage of children being groomed to fight jihad for Allah in order to build the Islamic State. The video is a segment from a five-part series on “The Battle for Iraq” and features interviews with Islamic fighters and others about their desire to establish a Muslim caliphate in Iraq […]
APPLETON, Wisc. — A Christian man in Wisconsin has succeeded in his effort to raise enough funds to begin production of ‘In God We Trust’ license plates in the state, just months after a measure allowing for the plates was signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker. David Hinds of Appleton birthed the idea of […]
KINGSTON, Tenn. — For the first time since the courts began ruling on challenges against state marriage amendments enshrining the institution as being between a man and a woman, a judge in Tennessee has upheld the state’s same-sex “marriage” ban as constitutional. Roane County Circuit Judge Russell E. Simmons, Jr. ruled on a matter surrounding […]