COLUMBUS, Ohio — A school district in Ohio has filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration for threatening to pull its funding after administrators would only provide single occupancy spaces for a male student who identifies as female rather than allow them to use the restroom with the opposite sex. According to reports, the anonymous […]
(Reuters) — Religious publishers in the United States are busy these days, releasing such new books as a biography of pop music phenom Justin Bieber — entitled “Belieber!: Fame, Faith and The Heart of Justin Bieber.” Other tomes mix spirituality with memoir and self-help topics. New editions of the Bible have also been released recently, as […]
WASHINGTON — During a speech before supporters of the abortion giant Planned Parenthood, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Friday that she believes legalizing abortion has helped to keep women in the workplace, and thus has aided the economy. “Roe v. Wade guaranteed the right to safe, legal abortion, so young women were no […]
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Young Muslim men stabbed a non-Muslim in Kaduna state on Tuesday (June 7) for failing to observe a day-time fast during the month-long Islamic celebration of Ramadan, according to local reports. Francis Emmanuel Olokpo, who appears to identify as a Christian though his church affiliation was not immediately clear, sustained […]
WASHINGTON — An ecumenical event featuring Hillsong United, Lecrae, Michael W. Smith, Josh McDowell, Ravi Zacharias, Francis Chan and other renown evangelical and Catholic speakers and musicians that is set to take place in Washington, D.C. is raising concerns as it seeks to draw a million attendees to “link arms” in unity, including with the Vatican. […]
(The Christian Institute) — Asking children to attend Christian assemblies undermines their human rights, according to a United Nations committee. A highly controversial new report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expresses ‘concern’ that pupils in the UK are legally required to take part in a daily act of collective worship, […]
LONDON — A congregation in London is raising eyebrows over its practice of quoting from celebrities such as Kanye West on their outdoor blackboard rather than Scripture as a way to attract attendees. “You’re not perfect, but you’re not your mistakes,” read a recent quote outside of St. Andrew’s Church in Hornchurch, London, attributing the lyric to rapper […]
WASHINGTON — The House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives has called for an investigation into the abortion giant Planned Parenthood and one of its baby body parts buyers as new evidence has surfaced that allegedly suggests the entities violated patient privacy laws. Chairwoman Marsha Blackburn recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and […]
(The Christian Institute) — Stroke patients have shown a “remarkable recovery” in a trial that used ethical stem cell procedures. People who had suffered strokes received cells from two healthy donors, in the form of an injection into their brains. As a consequence patients regained the ability to walk and use their arms. Unlike embryonic […]
NEW YORK — The toothpaste manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive has joined the push to promote “gay pride” in the month of June by releasing an advertisement featuring two homosexual men. The commercial, which generated over 21,000 likes on social media, features two men who are moving into an apartment together. As they stand next to the moving […]