CAMBRIDGESHIRE, U.K. — A Christian prison worker who was barred from participating in chapel services after quoting a Scripture that references homosexuality has been granted permission to appeal a ruling from earlier this year striking down his discrimination claim. A hearing had been held last week over the matter, which has now resulted in approval to appeal the […]
TURKEY (Morning Star News) – An emergency order issued over the weekend makes it significantly easier for Turkey to deport expatriates, further unsettling foreign Christians after the government this month ordered the deportation two U.S. Christians. The directive eliminates the need for a court decision before a foreigner can be deported, amending sections of the […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An ethics complaint has been filed against Acting Alabama Chief Justice Lyn Stuart over her handling of suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore and his upcoming appeal. The organization Sanctity of Marriage Alabama filed the complaint with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) on Oct. 24, asserting that she has violated multiple Canons of […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama who once ordered the removal of Roy Moore’s Ten Commandments monument has now also blocked a state law banning abortion facilities from operating near k-8 schools. Judge Myron Thompson, appointed to the bench by then-President Jimmy Carter, opined that the law would close two abortion facilities that […]
GREELEY, Colo. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held up a rainbow “LGBT’s for Trump” flag at the start of a campaign rally in Colorado on Sunday after being handed the banner by a homosexual supporter. According to reports, attendee Max Nowak gave the flag to Trump, who unfurled it and then, smiling, walked across […]
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – The future education of more than 1,000 pupils was unclear after authorities closed down a Christian school in eastern Sudan last week, sources said. Civilians who bused in from Khartoum and elsewhere aided armed police in taking over the Evangelical Basic School in Madani, Al Jazirah state on Oct. […]
A viral video that has obtained nearly 400,000 views since Monday urges Christians not to make their voting decisions out of a fear of Hillary Clinton, but in obedience to God and His Word. “As a Christian, I’ve been told this election that we should hold our noses and vote for the lesser of two […]
NEW YORK — In an article published this week by Religion News Service, a clergy woman from New York City defended her choice to obtain a late-term abortion, and asserted that every woman ought to have the “right” to make the decision. “I wish I never had to live through the loss of my child, but […]
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — A prominent professing atheist group is taking issue with an Alabama teacher’s recent promotion of national “Bring Your Bible to School Day” to students by telling students about the event. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) says that it was contacted by a parent who advised that Patsy Smithey, a third grade […]
JERUSALEM (National Geographic) — For the first time in centuries, scientists have exposed the original surface of what is traditionally considered the tomb of Jesus Christ. Located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, the tomb has been covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 A.D., and most […]