TUPELO, Miss. (The Clarion Ledger) — A 13-year-old girl is dead in Monroe County after authorities say she was shot Saturday by her 9-year-old brother. Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said the girl would not give up a video game controller when her brother wanted it. Cantrell said she was shot in the back of the head […]
WASHINGTON — Both conservative and liberal justices alike expressed skepticism on Tuesday over a law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers in California to provide information to clients regarding how they can take part in government programs that would allow them to obtain an abortion at little or no cost. The nine justices heard oral argument this […]
NORTH AUGUSTA, SC (WJBF) — A North Augusta family is rebuilding after a fire left them without a home. The family lost everything, including their two dogs, but among all the rubble one thing remained. “I will never leave you or forsake you, and He hasn’t left us, ” homeowner Wendy Crawley told WJBF NewsChannel 6. Crawley […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man who went on a shooting rampage at Burnette Church of Christ last September, killing one and injuring seven others, has been indicted on 43 counts by a grand jury. The indictments against Emanuel Samson include one count of first-degree murder, seven counts of attempted first-degree murder, 24 counts of […]
76 people have been arrested in a multi-state sting operation that focused on capturing those who engage in the sexual exploitation of minors, especially infants and toddlers. “While investigators regularly target the trading of all types of child pornography, in Operation Southern Impact II, investigators targeted those seeking out and distributing the most violent child […]
NEW YORK — A megachurch minister recently told his congregation that he thinks it’s “insanity” to believe that men will go to Hell for rejecting Christ, and claimed that it is “not even what Jesus believes.” His comments have been met with outcry as blasphemy and false teaching from many who have viewed an online video […]
(World Watch Monitor) — The Algerian government has once again been criticized for alleged discrimination against the country’s Christian minority, this time by handing large fines to two brothers for carrying over 50 Bibles in their car. Prosecutors claimed the Bibles were to be used for proselytism, though the brothers said they were for church […]
BOSTON — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration that challenged its recent expansion of protections for religious employers who are opposed to the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare, also known as the “abortion pill mandate.” U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton, appointed to the bench by then-President George H.W. Bush, found that the […]
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio — One of the nation’s most conspicuous atheist activist groups is seeking to stop an Ohio pastor from holding a voluntary lunchtime Bible study for students at a local middle school. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to the superintendent of the Indian Creek School District to assert […]
NEW YORK — A woman who miraculously survived the attacks the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 was able to share her story in court last week, and also explain why she feels compelled to reach mothers outside of an abortion facility in Queens. Angela Braxton was working on the 80th floor of One […]