Santa Ana, California — The persecution watch group Open Doors has released its 2013 World Watch List of the 50 countries where Christians are most persecuted, indicating a surge of persecution throughout the continent of Africa and continued hostility throughout the Middle East. Open Doors has created the list for a number of years in […]
Continue reading …Indianapolis, Indiana — A Republican Indiana state senator has introduced legislation that would require public school students to recite the Lord’s Prayer each morning. Senator Dennis Kruse, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, says that the bill is beneficial because it will help students to “recognize the importance of spiritual development […]
Continue reading …Springfield, Massachusetts — A pastor in Massachusetts attended a federal hearing yesterday as a lawsuit filed against the minister by a Ugandan homosexual activist group accusing him of “crimes against humanity” is being considered by the courts. Pastor Scott Lively, author of The Pink Swastika, had visited the nation of Uganda in 2009, where he […]
Continue reading …Grand Rapids, Michigan — A pro-life media group and a nationally-recognized adoption agency state that they have been making a positive impact for life through their partnership in producing a television advertisement for abortion-minded mothers. Heroic Media and Bethany Christian Services joined forces late last year to launch the first-ever national television campaign that centered on […]
Continue reading …Washington, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court has to refused to hear a case seeking to end taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research, allowing a lower court ruling to stand on the matter. In 2009, two scientists filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration, alleging that the destruction of human embryos violated the Dickey/Wicker […]
Continue reading …As 2o13 marks the 150th year since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, setting an estimated three million slaves at liberty across the nation, PBS is observing the occasion with a new documentary called The Abolitionists. The three-part series will begin airing on Tuesday, January 8, as the network presents a production weaved together […]
Continue reading …A number of prospective families are expressing frustration and heartbreak over Russia’s recent ban on American adoptions. President Vladmir Putin signed the proposed prohibition into law late last month, which will now close off the country to Americans who seek to adopt orphaned boys and girls in the nation. Approximately 46 adoptions that were in […]
Continue reading …Tens of thousands of Christians across the country are expected to shop at their local Hobby Lobby outlet today in support of the company’s determination to obey God rather than Obama. As previously reported, Joe Grabowski of StandWithHobbyLobby.com has named Saturday, January 5th as the official appreciation day for the company, when proponents will shop at Hobby Lobby as […]
Continue reading …Peoria, Arizona — A photo showing an unborn baby grasping the finger of the doctor performing a c-section on her mother has gone viral. In October, Alicia Atkins gave birth to a baby girl named Neveah at a hospital in the Phoenix area. Her husband Randy was in the room with a camera ready to […]
Continue reading …Karachi, Pakistan — A mob stormed a police station in Pakistan and burned a man to death for destroying a copy of the Koran, reports state. The incident happened on Saturday, after a man, who is only being identified as a traveler, spent the night at a local mosque. When the remains of a charred […]
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