Rocky River, Ohio — A Lutheran minister from Ohio has been hosting a bi-monthly Bible study for men — inside his local cigar shop. Eric Van Scyoc of St. Thomas Lutheran Church calls the gathering the “Smokin’ Bible Study,” where the men gather in the back room of Cigar Cigars and smoke stogies as they […]

The Vatican has beckoned New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin, neither of which are Catholic, to appear at its upcoming sports conference, arranged by the Pontifical Council for Culture. According to a report by the Catholic News Service, the Council is planning an international event that seeks to […]

New York, New York — A student at New York University recently sparked heated debate when they secretly notified their fellow classmates that they had filed a complaint against their professor for allegedly calling the Bible “a book of spells” and “the original Harry Potter.” Students at the university run a Facebook page called “NYU […]

Washington, D.C. — Thousands of military children and their parents flocked to the kids’ inaugural concert last night at the Washington Convention Center to see singer Katy Perry, known for her hit single “I Kissed a Girl,” and other artists, as Obama staffers are gearing up for the inaugural ball Monday night with the controversial Lady […]

The persecution watch group Open Doors USA has confirmed that two Christians in North Korea have been killed for their faith. While their identities have not been released, the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the Christians, apparently both males, have been explained. The first man had been visiting China on a number of occasions in […]

Chicago, Illinois — A Chicago man was recently taken into custody and charged with a felony after he threatened to blow up the bus he was riding in “Jihad against the white devil.” The Chicago Tribune reports that 23-year-old Caleb Russell boarded a CTA bus during rush hour on January 8th and worked himself into […]

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — A middle school teacher who was fired after students learned she had appeared in pornography has lost her appeal to return to the classroom, her lawyer said Tuesday. A three-judge panel unanimously decided Stacie Halas, 32, was unfit for the classroom. Halas was fired in April from her job as a […]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — In a landmark case that experts say will reverberate for generations, the European Court of Human Rights ruled against three out of four U.K. Christians who suffered from discrimination because of their faith. Analysts who spoke with WND had mixed feelings about the verdict, parts of which will be appealed to the ECHR […]

Tallahassee, Florida — A Satanic organization has organized a rally in support of a religious freedom bill signed last year by Florida Governor Rick Scott. The Satanic Temple recently issued a news release about the scheduled event, which will be held on January 25th. “Satanists from all over Florida are scheduled to gather on the […]

Jon Hammar says he read nearly the whole Bible — all of the Old Testament and most of the New Testament — during more than four months in a Mexican prison on a dubious weapons charge before he was freed late last month. Hammar, a 27-year-old Marine combat veteran from Florida, withstood threats, attempts at […]