Non-Hindu Religious Activity Banned in Some Indian Villages

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Church leaders in India have asked national and Chhattisgarh state officials to reverse a ban on non-Hindu religious activity that more than 50 villages have reportedly adopted. The head of the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) wrote to Union and Chhattisgarh officials on July 10 […]

Governor Signs Bill to Help Save Unborn Babies Diagnosed with Down Syndrome

Governor Signs Bill to Help Save Unborn Babies Diagnosed with Down Syndrome

HARRISBURG — The governor of Pennsylvania has signed a bill into law that aims to help save the lives of Down Syndrome babies who would otherwise be aborted. The Down Syndrome Prenatal Education Act, otherwise known as “Chloe’s Law,” was drafted through the efforts of the Kondrich family of St. Clair, Pennsylvania. In 2003, Kurt and […]

Ecumenical Leader Tied to Papal Meeting to Unite Catholics, Evangelicals Dies in Crash

Ecumenical Leader Tied to Papal Meeting to Unite Catholics, Evangelicals Dies in Crash

Tony Palmer, the former South African director of Kenneth Copeland Ministries who recently used a cellphone camera to record Pope Francis issuing an appeal for unity between Catholics and Christians, died Sunday after a motorcycle crash in the United Kingdom. In January, Palmer held the smartphone that recorded Pope Francis calling on all Christians to set aside […]

Four Trustees Resign from Bryan College as Creation Controversy Continues

Four Trustees Resign from Bryan College as Creation Controversy Continues

DAYTON, Tenn. – Four Bryan College trustees have resigned from their positions out of their disagreement with the leadership’s handling of an ongoing controversy over its holding to the literal Creation account. As previously reported, a controversy erupted at Bryan College earlier this year when the small evangelical school clarified its stance on the creation […]

IRS Settles with Atheists, Agrees to Crack Down on Churches for ‘Electioneering’

IRS Settles with Atheists, Agrees to Crack Down on Churches for ‘Electioneering’

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reached a settlement with a prominent atheist organization, agreeing to crack down churches and religious groups for infringements of its prohibition against  ‘electioneering.’ As previously reported, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, sued the IRS in 2012, asserting that many non-profit religious organizations have […]

Obama Refuses to Add Religious Exemption to Homosexual Employment Mandate

Obama Refuses to Add Religious Exemption to Homosexual Employment Mandate

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has refused to include a religious exemption in an executive order that he plans to sign today, which mandates that federal contractors hire homosexual and transgender persons. According to White House representatives, Obama will sign the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on Monday without any provisions for religious entities. The order prohibits federal contractors […]

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