A renowned South African missionary is cautioning against a new film that praises the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, whom he says was actually a terrorist that promoted abortion, pornography and homosexuality in the nation. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is set to open in theaters in the United States this weekend, […]
HARLEM, Ga. — A police chief in Georgia has discontinued writing about Christianity on the department’s Facebook page following pressure from atheists. Chief Gary Jones with the Harlem Public Safety Department had been posting alerts and encouragement on the department’s page, from updates about criminal matters to admonishments about parenting. However, when the Wisconsin-based Freedom […]
JACKSON, Miss. — The owner of the last remaining abortion facility in Mississippi told reporters last week that she believes God wants her to be a part of the abortion industry. “I feel like God wants me to do this job,” Diane Derzis, owner of Jackson Women’s Organization, told the Associated Press in a report […]
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A Mennonite university in Virginia is considering making a change to its current hiring policy to allow faculty members to be in same-sex relationships. Eastern Mennonite University issued a news release on the matter last week, noting that it has decided to open up a 60-day listening period “to review current hiring […]
AUSTIN – The Texas Board of Education has endorsed science textbooks that sanction evolution and no longer include scientific criticism of evolutionary theory. On Friday, members of the Texas Board of Education (TBE) considered several proposed textbooks for use in state high schools. Historically, TBE members have chosen science textbooks which describe evolutionary theory but […]
SAN DIEGO — A group of atheists in San Diego, California has taken to the streets to speak to the public about their denial of the deity. According to local news outlet KPBS, the San Diego Coalition of Reason has been setting up a booth every other weekend in Balboa Park, a location that features […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has ordered Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice to respond to a petition to appeal from a Christian homeschooling family that is fighting deportation to their homeland of Germany. As previously reported, Ewe and Hannelore Romeike have been battling the matter in the courts for […]
WASHINGTON — A Washington-based Christian ethics organization has scheduled a national day of prayer against pornography on Tuesday, December 10th. Morality in Media (MIM) recently announced the day of prayer, urging Christians across the nation to join thousands of others to stand in the gap on behalf of those that struggle with or are affected […]
MADISON, Wisc. — A federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down a nearly 60-year-old law that allows pastors in the nation an exemption from paying taxes on their housing allowance. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) had filed suit in August of last year, challenging the 1954 “parish exemption” granted by Congress. “In the […]
WASHINGTON — A video released this week by a pro-life student organization shows that many drug stores across the country are willing to sell Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, to a statutory rapist. The Washington, D.C.-based organization Students for Life of America (SFLA) conducted the investigation this past August and September, going […]