Craryville, New York — Attorneys representing an eighth grade student who was barred from asking God to bless her classmates during middle school graduation have filed an appeal in federal court. The student, who is only being identified as A.M. since she is a minor, served as co-president of her eighth grade class at Taconic […]
Raleigh, North Carolina — A bill seeking to close up loopholes in North Carolina’s indecent exposure law is headed for a full vote in the state legislature, criminalizing any woman who appears topless in public. Current statutes in the state prohibit the display of one’s private parts, but say nothing about breasts. A state court […]
Washington, D.C. — Dozens of members of Congress have signed a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, requesting that he become directly involved in seeking the release of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran. As previously reported, 32-year-old Saeed Abedini of Idaho was taken into custody last September while visiting his homeland of Iran […]
A Chinese preacher who was recently arrested for preaching and singing hymns in a public park without prior government authorization has filed a lawsuit against the police. Cao Nan, 39, regularly conducts charity work in the city of Shenzhen, and also shares the Gospel on the streets. Last December, while preaching and singing hymns with […]
Peoria — Details were slow to emerge in the homicide of a Baptist missionary and mother of three found dead in her Far North Peoria home, leaving neighbors wondering what actually happened in the usually quiet neighborhood. Denise Leuthold, 39, was found dead at 700 W. Mossville Road on Thursday afternoon after police arrived to […]
Malden, Massachusetts — The Massachusetts Commissioner of Education has released an outline of its new school policy regarding gender equality, mandating that boys be allowed to use girls restrooms and locker rooms — and vice versa — if they contend that they prefer to identify with the opposite gender. The 11-page document, written by Mitchell […]
Wake Forest, North Carolina — A high school wrestler from North Carolina was recently penalized for stopping to say a prayer before he began his match in the state playoffs. Nicholas Fant, a student at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, has a practice of bowing down on one knee a few seconds before each match to […]
Montgomery County, Maryland — A Washington D.C.-area evangelist has filed a lawsuit against a Maryland county and its police department after being cited with criminal trespass for engaging in free speech activity on what he asserts is a public sidewalk. Attorneys representing Michael Corral explain that the evangelist was reading the Bible aloud, distributing tracts […]
San Diego, California — A former staff member at a Christian college in California has filed a lawsuit against her employers for firing her for having sexual relations outside of marriage, stating that the college’s actions were “un-Christlike.” Teri James, 29, worked as a financial aid specialist at San Diego Christian College in El Cajon […]
Cross City, Florida — A Ten Commandments monument will remain atop the steps of a Florida courthouse after a district court dismissed a case filed on behalf of an atheist. As previously reported, the American Civil Liberties Union first sued officials in Dixie County, Florida in 2007 for displaying a privately-owned, Christian-themed monument on the county […]