(NEWSMAX) — The largest U.S. Protestant denomination chose its first black president on Tuesday, an historic election for the predominately white religious group as it seeks to better reflect the diversity of the country and its membership. Fred Luter, a New Orleans pastor and civic leader, ran unopposed for the top post in the 167-year-old […]
Bible translators are laboring diligently to reach people groups in New Guinea that have never received a copy of the Scriptures. The locals are working in a section of the country called New Ireland, which has 23 different languages spoken by the various people groups there. Bibles have been translated for only eight of the […]
A Florida teacher is facing criminal charges after she allegedly performed a ritual on several teenagers in order to purportedly release evil spirits. Danielle Harkins, 35, was taken into custody by police after one of her former students texted a friend, who in turn informed their father that the literacy tutor had led the teens […]
Several Christians from a church in California have decided to take the Gospel out of the four walls of the church and onto the streets. Rondy Martin, Benjamin Olegario and Anthony Andaya make it a point to meet every Friday or Saturday afternoon to preach to their neighbors in Visalia. The men, accompanied by their […]
The New Mexico state Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that forces a Christian photographer to perform photo shoots at homosexual commitment ceremonies and other similar events. Elane Hugenin and her husband Jon run Elane Photography in Albuquerque. In 2006, when Vanessa Willock, a lesbian, approached Elane and requested that she photograph her commitment […]
CAIRO – The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt’s presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the stunning wave of protests demanding democracy that swept the Middle East the past year. But the military handed itself the lion’s share power […]
The well-known cereal company General Mills has announced its support for homosexual “marriage” and its disdain for any laws that would attempt to prevent it. At a homosexual pride event last week in Minneapolis, Minnesota, CEO Ken Powell declared that he opposes a marriage amendment that is slated to be on the ballot this November, […]
A domain registration company is seeking to introduce more pornographic sites to the Internet. Florida-based ICM Registry is awaiting a decision from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) regarding the approval of the domains .sex, .porn and .adult. ICM already owns the .xxx domain, which it began selling in December 2011. Since […]
An Islamic group is reporting on a recent kindergarten graduation ceremony in which Palestinian children reenacted acts of terrorism and the ongoing struggle between Arabs and the nation of Israel. The organization, called Al-Quds Brigedes, posted numerous photos of the Gaza Strip ceremony, along with quotes from children and teachers who were interviewed by a […]
MUMBAI, INDIA (ANS) — The Indian Rescue Mission (IRM), an organisation that rescues minor girls that have been sold, trafficked and forced into prostitution, was recently able to rescue a 14-year-old girl from the clutches of her perpetrators, and from her own people who were trying to sell her virginity and then force her into […]