Half a million children have fled attacks by the Islamist group Boko Haram over the past five months, the UN children’s agency says. Unicef says this brings the total number of displaced children in Nigeria and neighboring countries to 1.4 million. Tens of thousands are suffering from acute malnutrition and some of their camps have been […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to defund the abortion giant Planned Parenthood for one year and reallocate the funds previously granted to the organization to women’s health groups. H.R. 3134, the “Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015,” was passed 241-187—mainly across party lines. Only two Democrats voted in favor of […]
LUANG PRABANG PROVINCE, Laos (Morning Star News) – A pastor in northern Laos who disregarded officials’ orders to stop preaching Christ has been stabbed to death, sources said. A prison official identified only as Wansai entered the home of pastor Singkeaw Wongkongpheng in Na-ang village, Chomphet District, Luang Prabang Province on the night of Sept. 8, relatives told […]
A video has surfaced of Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina praising Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, stating that she has “great admiration” for her because of her achievements as a woman. In the 2008 video, Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, announces her support for then-Republican presidential candidate John McCain, but simultaneously praises Clinton out […]
TEXAS CITY, Texas — A photo of an ex-convict turned Christian who recently prayed on the street with a police officer who once arrested him has gone viral. Edward “Doc” Amey is no stranger to the police. He’s been arrested on numerous occasions and went to prison three times, mainly because of drug activity. But while […]
TIGER, Ga. — A school district in Georgia has agreed to discontinue its practice of presenting prayers at graduation ceremonies and has removed a sign bearing the name of Jesus following a complaint from a humanist organization. The American Humanist Association (AHA) sent a letter earlier this month to the Rabun County School District after it said that […]
BREMERTON, Wash. — A football coach in Washington is under investigation for praying on the field after games. Joe Kennedy, the assistant head coach for the varsity team at Bremerton High School and the head coach for the junior varsity team, takes time after each game to pray at the 50-yard line. According to reports, Kennedy prays of […]
COOLIDGE, Ariz. — City Council members in Arizona have voted to move forward with a proposal to allow only Christian prayers at city hall meetings. The Coolidge City Council voted 4-2 on Monday with one member absent to have attorney Dennis Fitzgibbons provide draft language and counsel as to how the concept might be carried out. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon man was arrested this week after allegedly making online threats to kill teachers and children at a Christian school. Zachariah Peterson, 29, had been reported to law enforcement officials earlier this month after posting the threat in an online forum called General Mayhem. In his post, Peterson claimed that he had been […]
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – An attack on a prayer meeting in Jharkhand state that sent six people to the hospital on Sept. 4 began when Hindu women entered the home where it was held and began insulting Christians, sources said. By the end of the day, Hindu extremists with guns, axes, spades and clubs […]