ASHLAND, Ky. — The judge that ordered Kim Davis to be placed behind bars nearly one week ago has now ordered her release, but simultaneously demanded that she not stop any of her deputy clerks from issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals. U.S. District Judge David Bunning’s order came just hours before a rally was set to […]
The domain FreeKimDavis.com has been purchased to either deceptively trick Davis’ supporters into giving money to a homosexual activist organization, or to keep supporters from being able to raise funds for her cause. When the domain is entered, one is redirected to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) website, specifically its donation page. “Donate to HRC […]
North Korea (MNN/VOM) — North Korea is sick of balloons. These are not the kinds that you find at parties, but they’re the sturdy kinds, built for tracking weather and able to carry weight—and they’re used by Voice of the Martyrs to reach North Korea with the gospel. VOM USA spokesman Todd Nettleton explains, “They clearly […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Over 30 judges in North Carolina have opted out of officiating “gay weddings” following the passage of a bill that allows magistrates to decline because of their religious convictions. According to reports, the state court system has received 32 notices from judges since the law took affect in June. The figure amounts […]
TROY, Ohio – A non-profit legal organization is urging an Ohio school district to reverse its recent decision to allow “transgender” students to use restrooms for the opposite sex. Late last month, a female student at Troy Junior High School, asked if she could use the school’s male restroom, claiming that she identified as a […]
MESA, Ariz. — A prominent church-state separation group is demanding that officials at an Arizona high school cease referencing Christianity in its government class under threat of a lawsuit. Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU), led by Barry Lynn, an attorney who is also ordained in the United Church of Christ, recently sent […]
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Authorities this week charged and jailed a Christian accused of blasphemy by Muslim business competitors, and police beat area Christians in their search for him, sources said. Jamshed Masih told Morning Star News that local Muslims had entrapped his brother, 35-year-old Pervaiz Masih, in a false blasphemy case after he […]
AMHERST, N.Y. — Police in New York are investigating after a firebomb was thrown inside of a door at a non-denominational church on Saturday. The incident occurred early Saturday morning at approximately 5:30 a.m. as a yet unidentified suspect threw a Molotov cocktail threw a glass door at the Chapel at Crosspoint in Getzville. The […]
SALEM, Ore. — A county judge in Oregon who refuses to officiate same-sex “weddings” because of his religious identity—and who has now discontinued officiating nuptials of any kind—is under investigation by the State Ethics Board. Marion County Judge Vance Day is being investigated by the Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness to determine whether or not he […]
HARGEISA, Somaliland (Morning Star News) – Desperate to avoid arrest in Somaliland for leaving Islam, one Christian fled to Ethiopia, while another in Somalia escaped kidnappers after losing fingers for his faith. Sharif (full name withheld for security reasons) said he had to leave his wife and four children behind in order to sneak out of […]