Megachurch leader and author T.D. Jakes says that he is “shocked” by how his comments last week regarding homosexual rights have been interpreted as some across the nation are now calling his theology into question over the opinions he provided about the issue. FINDING GAY-AFFIRMING CHURCHES AND ‘RESPECTING’ GAY RIGHTS As previously reported, during an […]
Continue reading …NEW YORK — Two “engaged” homosexual men who have served as ministry leaders at Hillsong’s New York campus have released a statement contradicting claims from leader Brian Houston, outlining that the church has known about their homosexuality from the “very beginning” and still allowed them to serve in ministry roles. As previously reported, Josh Canfield, […]
Continue reading …TORONTO — An ordained minister with the United Church of Canada is resisting efforts to oust her from the pulpit because she is an atheist. “I don’t believe in … the god called God,” Gretta Vosper told the Globe and Mail. “Using the word gets in the way of sharing what I want to share.” […]
Continue reading …MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has become the third state to defund the abortion giant Planned Parenthood, following Louisiana and New Hampshire. “I respect human life, and I do not want Alabama to be associated with an organization that does not,” Gov. Robert Bentley Tweeted on Thursday. “The deplorable practices at Planned Parenthood have been exposed […]
Continue reading …Megachurch leader and author T.D. Jakes says that homosexuals should attend congregations that affirm their lifestyle and that politics do not need to reflect biblical ethics, adding that his position on homosexuality is both “evolved and evolving.” During an interview with the Huffington Post on Monday, Jakes was asked by a viewer if he believes […]
Continue reading …A former Muslim imam in Africa is sharing his story of how he converted from Islam to Christianity and now preaches Christ to Islamists throughout his country. World Watch Monitor recently released the video testimony of a man who once was taught to persecute Christians as a Muslim and is now facing persecution himself as […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate John Kasich revealed during Thursday’s Republican national debate that he recently attended the “gay wedding” of his friend, citing “strong faith” and “God’s unconditional love” as factors in doing so. Kasich, 63 and an Anglican, was asked by Fox’s Megyn Kelly, who served as one of the event’s moderators, what he […]
Continue reading …MOUNT VERNON, Texas — A prominent atheist activist group is demanding that a Texas school district remove a number of Christian quotes from its walls, contending that they “unconstitutionally promote religion.” The Mount Vernon Independent School District has over 100 quotes stenciled on the walls of its public schools, and approximately seven of them reference […]
Continue reading …JERUSALEM — Archaeologists in Israel have announced the discovery of the gate to the biblical city of Gath, which was once the home of the notorious Philistine Goliath. Bar-Ilan University issued notice of the find on Monday, which was led by The Ackerman Family Bar-Ilan University Expedition to Gath and professor Aren Maeir. “Prof. Maeir, […]
Continue reading …CONCORD, N.H. — Officials in the state of New Hampshire have voted to defund the abortion giant Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, canceling its $650,000 contract. The 3-2 party line vote by the State Executive Council comes as a result of a series of videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, showing that the organization […]
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