ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York appeals court has unanimously upheld a $13,000 fine against a couple who declined to host a same-sex “wedding” at their farm because of their religious convictions not to facilitate the sins of others. As previously reported, Robert and Cynthia Gifford, who are Roman Catholics, own Liberty Ridge Farms in […]
WASHINGTON — The abortion giant Planned Parenthood has sued the group who recorded and released a series of undercover videos regarding the organization’s alleged harvesting and sale of the bodily organs of aborted babies. As previously reported, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) released nearly a dozen videos last year in its “Human Capital” series, […]
BLUEFIELD, W.V. — A West Virginia man who identifies as a woman and was welcomed by several Episcopal priests to serve as a youth minister in their assemblies has now been charged with the years-long sexual abuse of a young girl. James “Jimmy” Lilly, 24, was taken into custody on Tuesday and is facing dozens […]
MOSCOW — A Russian man has been granted allowance to wear a crocheted colander on his head for his driver’s license photo after he asserted that it was a part of his religion—a satirical movement that is meant to mock Christianity and its beliefs. Muscovite Andrei Filin became the first person in Russia to wear a colander […]
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A watchdog organization that releases a report each year on the global persecution of Christians states that 2015 marked “unprecedented” levels of persecution on every continent, fulfilling its prediction from it previous report that matters would get worse. “The levels of exclusion, discrimination and violence against Christians is unprecedented, spreading and intensifying,” David Curry, […]
TOPEKA, Kansas — During his State of the State address on Tuesday, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced that he has ordered the state Department of Health and Environment to defund the abortion giant Planned Parenthood, making Kansas the eighth state to do so. “In 2011, I signed legislation stopping most taxpayer funding from going to Planned […]
WASHINGTON — During his last State of the Union address of his presidency, Barack Obama again condemned what he called the “lie” that the barbaric terror group ISIS is representative of the Islamic religion. While speaking on a variety of issues during his Tuesday night speech before members of Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, representatives of […]
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senator from Connecticut has introduced a resolution that would express Congressional support for the designation of Feb. 12 as “Darwin Day.” Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal introduced Senate Resolution 337 on Dec. 17, which was referred to the Congressional Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for consideration. “Charles Darwin developed the theory of […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A three-time alumni of Liberty University, which is stated to be the world’s largest Christian educational institution, is expressing his disappointment that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was invited to speak at an upcoming convocation service. On Jan. 4, Liberty announced Trump’s upcoming appearance, and later provided guidelines for attendance as the […]
AKRON, Ohio — A prominent professing atheist has filed another lawsuit in his effort to have the motto “In God We Trust” removed from U.S. currency. As previously reported, atheist Michael Newdow, who has filed numerous suits challenging the mixture of God and government, first submitted a complaint in the Southern District of New York in March 2013, asserting […]