LEBANON, Penn. — A United Methodist minister from Pennsylvania has been summoned to stand before the Eastern Pennsylvania Methodist Conference for officiating his son’s same-sex ‘wedding’ against the denomination’s prohibitions against it. Frank Schaeffer, 51, oversees Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in Lebanon. In 2007, he traveled to Massachusetts to officiate a ceremony between […]
TOPEKA — Christian parents in the state of Kansas have filed a lawsuit challenging newly-adopted educational standards that would mandate children as young as five to be taught about evolution and global warming as if scientific fact. In June of this year, the Kansas Board of Education joined 25 other states and the National Research […]
LIBERAL, Kansas — A school board in Kansas has voted unanimously to allow student-led prayers at school functions, restoring a practice that had been discontinued due to a fear of appearing to endorse a particular religion. While prayer was not on the agenda for this month’s meeting in Liberal, Kansas, members agreed that it was […]
BALTIMORE — The United Methodist Judicial Council is set to decide on whether resolutions passed at regional conferences regarding the homosexual lifestyle are permissible according to church doctrine or are a violation of the denomination’s rules. Specifically, the council will decide whether churches within the denomination may support homosexual causes, whether ministers can officiate same-sex […]
PENSACOLA – Support is pouring in for a Christian ministry’s new Genesis-based movie that is being described as an “incredibly unique,” “breathtaking” project. “Genesis 3D” is a feature-length documentary film being produced by Creation Today—a Florida-based Christian ministry. Using stereoscopic 3D animation, the movie will portray the universe’s beginning, as recorded in the biblical book […]
EUGENE — A minister in Oregon has a launched a sermon series entitled ‘Church S*cks,’ and is announcing seeker-friendly changes to his Sunday services, as a way to attract people who dislike church. Tony Crank, who leads One Love Church in Eugene, claims that churches talk too much about sin, and are not welcoming enough to […]
FORT WORTH — A Texas mother is crediting answered prayer for sparing what police believe could have been a massacre this week at a McDonald’s restaurant in Fort Worth. According to reports, 24-year-old Jestin Joseph entered the fast food restaurant on Tuesday and asked for a cup. Moments later, he pulled out a handgun and […]
TRENTON — A judge in New Jersey has ordered state officials to allow same-sex ‘marriages’ to be performed and recognized in the state. On Friday, Judge Mary Jacobson of the Mercer County Superior Court released the order, citing the recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court, which struck down key parts of the Defense […]
Barack Obama has called for the release of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran, reports state. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) outlines that a senior Obama administration official confirmed to reporters that Obama referenced the pastor while speaking on the phone with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on Friday. The ACLJ has been […]
NEWPORT, Tenn. – A Tennessee judge has overturned an earlier court ruling by declaring that two parents have the constitutional right to name their child “Messiah.” As previously reported, Child Support Magistrate LuAnn Ballew of Tennessee’s 4th Judicial District ruled last month in a name dispute case that two unmarried parents could not name their […]