American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Remains Strong in Faith Despite Suffering ‘Severe Pain’

American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Remains Strong in Faith Despite Suffering ‘Severe Pain’

An American pastor imprisoned in Iran remains strong in faith despite suffering from internal injuries resulting from beatings behind bars, according to an update from his wife and the legal organization that is fighting for his release. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been keeping Christians abreast of the plight of Saeed […]

Appeals Court Overturns Judge’s Order for State to Fund Murderer’s Sex Change Operation

Appeals Court Overturns Judge’s Order for State to Fund Murderer’s Sex Change Operation

BOSTON — An appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that ordered the state of Massachusetts to pay for the sex change operation of a man who was convicted of murder over 20 years ago. As previously reported, Robert Kosilek has been serving a life sentence since the early 1990’s after being convicted of […]

Taliban Attack on Pakistani School Leaves Over 140 Dead, Mostly Children

Taliban Attack on Pakistani School Leaves Over 140 Dead, Mostly Children

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Members of the Pakistani Islamic Taliban opened fire on a military school on Tuesday, killing over 140 people—mostly children. The attack was carried out by members of Tahreek-e-Taliban, a group that seeks to overthrow the Pakistani government and create an Islamic state. A spokesman for the organization told reporters that they targeted […]

Report: Islamic Saudi Arabia Passes Law That May Impose Death Penalty on Bible Smugglers

Report: Islamic Saudi Arabia Passes Law That May Impose Death Penalty on Bible Smugglers

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Recent reports state that officials in the Islamic country of Saudi Arabia have passed a law that may impose the death penalty on Bible smugglers and any others distributing religious materials that are not of the Muslim religion. “[T]he new law extends to the importing of all illegal drugs and ‘all […]

Officer Delivers Truckloads of Groceries to Grandmother Caught Stealing Eggs to Feed Toddlers

Officer Delivers Truckloads of Groceries to Grandmother Caught Stealing Eggs to Feed Toddlers

TARRANT, Ala. — An Alabama police officer says that he wants to encourage other communities to help feed the hungry after he recently delivered several truckloads of groceries to a grandmother that was caught stealing eggs in order to feed her toddler-aged grandchildren. Tarrant officer William Stacy was called to a General Dollar store on […]

Virginia Attorney Wants Public Schools to Stop Renting to Churches

Virginia Attorney Wants Public Schools to Stop Renting to Churches

LEESBURG, Va. — An outspoken Virginia attorney says that he wants public schools to stop renting space to churches for worship services, as he believes that the arrangement is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Attorney John Flannery, a former federal prosecutor and congressional chief of staff, recently wrote on the blog “Loudon Progress” that he […]

Arizona Biology Teacher Mocks Jesus, Biblical Creation in Lecture Slide

Arizona Biology Teacher Mocks Jesus, Biblical Creation in Lecture Slide

TEMPE, AZ – A biology teacher who describes himself as ‘an open-minded skeptic’ purportedly showed a slide in one of his classes that mocks Jesus and describes biblical creation as ‘magic.’ Christofer Bang is a lecturer at Arizona State University who teaches biology and ecology courses. According to his academic profile page, his areas of “expertise” […]

Atheist Who ‘Prayed’ to Mother Earth, Satan Denied Request to Open Palm Beach Meeting

Atheist Who ‘Prayed’ to Mother Earth, Satan Denied Request to Open Palm Beach Meeting

PALM BEACH, Fla. — A professing Florida atheist who recently led an invocation to Mother Earth, Satan and other entities at a public meeting in Lake Worth has been denied his request to do the same at a commission meeting in Palm Beach County. As previously reported, as Preston Smith of Miami stepped to the podium […]

Christian Bookstore Owner to Be Released from Chinese Prison

Former bookstore employee, Wenxi Li, is currently scheduled for release from a Shanxi province prison on December 18th. Wenxi, who is from Beijing, had travelled to Shanxi province to help local Christians open a new bookstore. Police raided the new business and confiscated hundreds of books. On December 19, 2012, Wenxi was asked to come […]

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