(Winston-Salem Journal) — A Clemmons pastor who was killed in a Catawba County crash Thursday afternoon is remembered for his gentle spirit. Scott Randolph Hammett Jr., 59, of Clemmons, was driving back to Forsyth County from a vacation with his family. About 12:15 p.m., his Honda Accord ran off Interstate 40 east in Conover and […]

JENKINS, Ky. (Baptist Press) — Bessie and Lester McPeek are known throughout eastern Kentucky as Diaper Lady and Diaper Man. They wouldn’t want it any other way. The McPeeks, married for 24 years, started a unique diaper distribution and parent education ministry in Jenkins, Ky., in 2001. Since then, they have given away more than […]

(Arkansas Times) — The Satanic Temple has been allowed to enter the lawsuit challenging the 10 Commandments monument at the state Capitol on the ground that refusal of its request to install a Baphomet monument was a violation of their constitutional equal protection right. The Freedom from Religion Foundation and the ACLU had previously sued […]

(The Daily Wire) — British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced this week that he has ordered the creation of a new commission to investigate the persecution of Christians worldwide and how England can work to relieve the issue. Bishop of Truro, Philip Mounstephen, has been tasked with leading the new group. … In an op-ed […]

Abortion is Murder from I’ll Be Honest on Vimeo. (Irish Times) — A bill that will give women access to abortion for the first time in the history of Ireland has been signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins. A statement released by Áras an Uachtaráin on Thursday evening said, “Having considered the Health […]

(Premier) — Lessons about Jesus should include exploration of how Muslims view him as a prophet and investigation of his Jewish identity, experts have said. … The textbook, titled ‘Who is Jesus?’, introduces a team of fictional scholars who each have different motivations for studying Jesus, different ways of going about their studies, and different […]

(Wall Street Journal) — The Boy Scouts of America is considering filing for bankruptcy protection as it faces dwindling membership and escalating legal costs related to lawsuits over how it handled allegations of sex abuse. Leaders of the Boy Scouts, one of the country’s largest youth organizations, have hired law firm Sidley Austin LLP for […]

 (Yahoo News) — A Democratic assemblyman in California was arrested Monday on suspicion of child cruelty after allegedly spanking his daughter. On Wednesday, he claimed that he had only done so as a means of punishment. In an interview with the Fresno Bee, lawmaker Joaquin Arambula spoke about an incident at home Sunday night […]

(International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that more than 100 members and leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church in China’s Sichuan province have been arrested. The arrests took place on Dec. 9 after local authorities raided the homes of many church members. According to a statement from the church, beginning at […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (Associated Press) — A teenager who told authorities he “snapped” and killed his parents while struggling with gender identity and acceptance was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. Andrew Balcer, who was 17 at the time of the fatal stabbings, asked for forgiveness from his remaining family members, many of whom had […]