WASHINGTON — The wife of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran testified before a Congressional panel on Thursday, pleading for government intervention as she expressed her fears surrounding her husband’s plight. “My husband is suffering because he is a Christian. He is suffering because he is an American,” Naghmeh Abedini told the House Foreign Affairs […]
SAN DIEGO — Following nearly twenty five years of litigation in the courts, a federal judge appointed by George W. Bush has ordered that a historic war memorial cross be torn down as an unconstitutional government endorsement of Christianity. As previously reported, the Mount Soledad war memorial cross was erected near San Diego, California in […]
An increasing number of churches nationwide are seeking to utilize new technological advances, such as innovations in voicemail, to increase the connectivity between pastors and their congregations. While many churches have been utilizing standard answering machines to collect messages for years, some are riding the new wave of virtual voicemail to be more personable and available […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — A representative for a Satanist organization that is seeking to place a ‘homage to Satan’ near a Ten Commandments monument on the premises of the Oklahoma capitol building says that the group’s design may include an ‘interactive display for children.’ As previously reported, the Satanic Temple issued a news release about the […]
LANSING, MI — Legislators in Michigan have approved a proposal that essentially bars abortion insurance coverage in the state unless a woman specifically requests that the coverage be included in her plan. As previously reported, Michigan Right to Life filed the initiative last month, submitting 315,477 signatures to the office of the Secretary of State—well above […]
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI — An intruder fled the home of a single mother on Monday after she began declaring Scripture to him and urging him not to carry out his evil intentions. The 38-year-old woman has not been identified, but neighbors are now talking about the incident, which occurred at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Monday. […]
BANGUI — Thousands of Christians have sought refuge at the Central African Republic’s (CAR) airport, fleeing violence from mostly Muslim ex-rebels. The French military, which controls the Bangui airport, guarded the area as the Christians sought safety from Seleka soldiers with machetes and guns. The UN Security Council had passed a motion last week to allow […]
OKLAHOMA CITY –– A Hindu organization in Reno, Nevada has announced its intent to apply for permission to erect a statue of the Hindu monkey king Hanuman next to a Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma City. The announcement comes just days after a Satanist organization also made known its offer to erect a public ‘homage to […]
LeRoy, MI — A school board in Michigan has voted unanimously to restore the motto ‘In God We Trust’ to a sign at a local elementary school after it was covered up following complaints. The Pine River School Board approved the restoration on Monday after hearing comments from both sides of the issue. Due to […]
IRETON, Ia. — A daycare owner in Iowa is praising God after successfully rescuing from her van the seven children that she was watching minutes before it was engulfed in flames. Tara Dekkers, 36, runs a daycare at her home in Ireton, and on Friday, she loaded the seven children that she was watching into […]