KENNEWICK, Wash. — After recently shutting down the fundraising page for persecuted Christian bakers in Oregon, the popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe has now removed a page for a Christian florist who is at risk of losing her business, home and/or life savings for declining to use her services for a same-sex “wedding.” The removal of the […]
Continue reading …COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) has settled with a male teenager who filed a lawsuit last year when he was asked to remove his makeup for his driver’s license photo. As previously reported, Chase Culpepper, 17, and his mother Teresa sued the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court was divided on Tuesday as it heard oral argument over states’ rights surrounding the definition of marriage, with some justices expressing a hesitancy to change the definition for one particular type of relationship. As previously reported, the court was set to hear argument in the case of Obergefell v. […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — A Christian legal organization in Alabama has filed a motion urging the recusal of two U.S. Supreme Court justices who have officiated same-sex “weddings” as the high court hears oral argument today surrounding states’ rights regarding the definition of marriage. As previously reported, liberal Justice Elena Kagan, nominated to the bench by Barack Obama, […]
Continue reading …BALTIMORE, Md. — A prominent black Christian leader who works with youth is decrying the Baltimore riots that destroyed parts of the city on Monday, and is calling upon the nation to address the spiritual and domestic root of the problem instead of fueling unnecessary racial tension. Businesses throughout Baltimore went up in flames last night after protesters […]
Continue reading …LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the first decision of its kind upholding the rights of a Christian business, an appeals court has ruled that a Christian t-shirt company did not violate the law when it declined to print t-shirts for a local “gay pride” event. As previously reported, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization of Lexington (GLSO) […]
Continue reading …NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke favorably about abortion, the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare and homosexuality during a speech at Thursday’s “Women in the World” summit in New York, stating that religious beliefs need to be changed over the issues. “Far too many women are denied access to reproductive health care and […]
Continue reading …In an interview airing on ABC’s 20/20 Friday, former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner told reporter Diane Sawyer that he believes God gave him “the soul of a female” but a male body so that he would have to work out his gender identity throughout his life. “I’ve tried to explain it this way [to my kids]: God’s […]
Continue reading …LOS ANGELES — Security measures were upgraded over the weekend at a number of California airports as government officials investigate a possible terror plot against the United States. Department of Homeland Security personnel told reporters that they could not comment on the specifics, but said that intercepted chatter and other intelligence information raised concerns about possible […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — Thousands marched for marriage on Saturday while churches nationwide participated in ‘Stand for Marriage Sunday’ today as the U.S. Supreme Court gears up to hear oral argument surrounding states’ rights pertaining to the definition of marriage. Today’s effort had been organized by the Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council, which urged its “Watchmen on the […]
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