ATLANTA — Lawmakers in Georgia have passed a bill providing legal protection to pastors and other religious organizations who object to same-sex “marriage,” sending the measure to the Republican governor, who has asserted that such proposals are discriminatory unChristian. As previously reported, legislators recently combined H.B. 757, also known as the Pastor Protection Act, with S.B. […]
PHOENIX — A Muslim man from Arizona was declared guilty on Thursday on charges that he helped to plot an attack on a “draw Mohammed” contest in Texas last year. As previously reported, Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, had been charged last summer after investigators believed that he helped to plan the attack in Garland, […]
(Mission Network News) — It’s only taken a few centuries, but Creole communities are finally getting a chance to hear God’s Word in their heart language. Gil Moreno with Faith Comes by Hearing says three Creole languages have been recorded in the past few years, and audio New Testaments have been made available. Listening groups […]
TAMPA, Fla. — A toy company has pulled an item for sale and is offering refunds to parents after it was discovered that one of its stuffed toys contained a symbol that is very similar to a secret code used by pedophiles in the child sex trade. According to reports, mother Nicole O’Kelly bought a souvenir […]
ROME (New York Daily News) — The Vatican ambassador to the U.S. who arranged the 2015 meeting between Jorge Bergoglio, also known to Roman Catholics as Pope Francis, and controversial Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is set to be replaced, according to reports. Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò will be replaced by French-born Archbishop Christophe Pierre, […]
MOSUL, Iraq — A new video released by the barbaric Islamic group ISIS, which identifies as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, shows the terror organization burning a pile of Bibles and other religious books. The video is stated to have been recorded this month by the Diwan Al-Hisbah, or ISIS’ “morality police,” and […]
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — A woman who identifies as gender neutral but leans more toward male qualities is considering filing a lawsuit against a men’s barbershop that recently declined to cut her hair. Kendall Oliver, 24, began identifying as “genderqueer” after serving in the Army. The term is defined as “a person who does not subscribe to […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Mission Network News) — For the last 20 years, World Mission has used thrift stores as part of its ministry in the U.S. But only recently has the mission organization begun expanding its thrift store ministry to serve globally, creating an international impact. Greg Kelley with World Mission explains, “We have found so […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Barack Obama nominated veteran appellate court judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, setting up a potentially ferocious political showdown with Senate Republicans who have vowed to block any Obama nominee. Considered a moderate, Garland, 63, is currently chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
PYONGYANG — Officials in North Korea have sentenced a Virginia student to 15 years hard labor for stealing a political poster from a hotel—an act that the student claims he was urged to do as a “church trophy” in exchange for a car. Otto Warmbier, 21, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was charged with subversion and sentenced […]