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 […]
With presidential campaigning in full force, Jerry Falwell Jr., president of what heralds itself as the world’s largest Christian university, is defending and cozying up to the lead contender on the Republican ticket, recently recalling to the university newspaper how he and Trump watched an Elton John concert together on the billionaire’s private jet—a man whose sins he […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A second Supreme Court justice in Pennsylvania has resigned amid a massive porn email scandal that involves numerous government officials throughout the Commonwealth. Justice Michael Eakin, 67, stepped down from the bench on Tuesday following allegations that he had exchanged inappropriate emails with friends and attorneys. His lawyer, William Costopoulos, said during a […]
ZHEJIANG, China (China Aid) — As a result of an ongoing “beautification” campaign across China’s coastal Zhejiang province, four more church crosses were demolished by authorities on Thursday and Friday of last week. Dajing Christian Church and Bailuyu Christian Church both lost their crosses on Thursday evening, and two other crosses, those of Dongyu Church […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate has approved a bill authorizing the creation of an elective social studies course on the Bible in public schools. S.B. 278 directs the Kentucky Board of Education to “promulgate administrative regulations” for the course, which may include an elective study on the Hebrew Scriptures or the New Testament, or both. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Senators in Utah have approved a bill that would require abortionists in the state to give anesthesia to unborn babies so they cannot feel pain as they are murdered. “Let’s call it what it is: It is killing babies, and if we’re going to kill that baby, we ought to […]
Pro-life groups in Canada are expressing concern after a parliamentary committee recently recommended that doctors who have objections to assisted suicide provide patients who seek to end their lives referrals to other physicians who are willing to provide euthanasia services. As previously reported, last February, the Canadian Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a law providing criminal […]
(Open Doors USA) — “I will give you 15 days to decide to abandon your Christian faith. If you choose not to, you will no longer be considered my daughter and will no longer be part of the family.” The words of her father felt like the blow of a hammer to Nedjma* who had […]
In a statement posted to former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s social media pages, campaign director Bob Dees compared those who have expressed opposition to Carson’s endorsement of Donald Trump to those who turned on Jesus and called for His crucifixion. “[M]any of you sent strong messages of support for today’s endorsement, while many others […]
CHICAGO — Two Chicago-area university students are facing criminal charges after they allegedly spray-painted the campus chapel with offensive hate slurs and vulgar imagery on the walls, along with the word “Trump.” Freshmen Anthony Morales, 19, and Matthew Kafker, 18, are accused of entering Northwestern University’s Alice Millar Chapel on Thursday night and vandalizing the […]