HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A former Seventh Day Adventist leader who announced at the beginning of 2014 that he would experiment with atheism for a year now claims that he doesn’t believe that God exists. As previously reported, Ryan Bell, 43, led Hollywood Adventist Church until March of last year, when he was asked to resign […]
ALBANY — The governor of New York has approved a regulation requiring Medicaid to cover treatments for “transgenders,” including sex change surgeries–a move that is stirring opposition from those who disagree that taxpayer funds should be used for questionable operations. “New York has always been a progressive leader and ensuring that all New Yorkers—regardless of […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education has directed federally funded schools nationwide to allow students to be placed in classes that align with their “gender identity” when it comes to placement in single-sex classrooms. The directive comes from a 36-page memo that was released earlier this month, as one of the sections presents the question: “How […]
A new commercial released by the popular pharmaceutical company Tylenol features a lesbian twosome, along with the ex-husband of one of the women, who raise their children together as a family. The commercial is part of Tylenol’s “What Matters Most” video series, which focuses on American families. “For 60 years, the makers of Tylenol have helped […]
DRESDEN, Tenn. — A Tennessee teen says that a car accident earlier this year changed his life in more ways than one, including his perspective on attending church on Sundays. Kourtney Sawyer was to have started his senior year of high school in the fall. But in August, just weeks before school was to start, […]
KANO, Nigeria — A thirteen-year-old Nigerian girl says that her father gave her up to the Islamic group Boko Haram, and was consequently threatened with death by the group if she did not become a suicide bomber. “My father took us to the bush, which was surrounded by gunmen,” Zarau Babangida told reporters during a news […]
JENISON, Mich. — Christians in Michigan are urging officials in Ottawa County to restore a sign citing Scripture to a public park after it was removed following a complaint from a local resident. The sign at issue quotes from Psalm 19:1, which reads, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his […]
WASHINGTON — Several prominent Christian organizations are asserting that Americans are being tricked into paying for the abortions of others through a little known surcharge included in Obamacare. “No one should be forced to pay a secret fee to cover other people’s elective abortions,” said Casey Mattox, Senior Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). […]
HAIFA, Israel — Archaeologists in Israel have discovered an ancient bracelet fragment that is embossed with an image that was used in the holy temple described in the Bible’s Old Testament. Last week, while excavating in Mount Carmel National Park in Haifa, the Israel Antiques Authority found what is believed to be a 1,600-year-old artifact […]
SEATTLE — Mars Hill has accepted an offer from megachurch leader and author Rick Warren to deliver the final message to the congregation this Sunday as it closes its doors following the resignation of Mark Driscoll. “This Sunday, December 28th, will be our final Sunday as Mars Hill Church,” the website for Mars Hill reads. […]