WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. — The parents of a mentally disabled woman have adopted their granddaughter after the child was spared from abortion during a court battle that could have ended in the termination of the baby’s life. Bill and Amy Bauer are officially the adoptive parents of Cierra Marie, who was born in May of […]
Continue reading …WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A restaurant in North Carolina has discontinued issuing random discounts for patrons who pray over their meals after a prominent atheist organization threatened to file a lawsuit over the matter. Mary’s Gourmet Diner has been randomly issuing customers a 15 percent discount for “praying in public,” that is, praying over one’s meal, […]
Continue reading …The children of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran have appeared in an online video plea to President Obama, asking that he ‘help bring [their] daddy home.’ As previously reported, Saeed Abedini, a former Muslim turned Christian, left Iran in 2005 and moved to the United States with his wife and children to find religious […]
Continue reading …DUBLIN, Ga. — The owners of a mall in Georgia have released a statement saying that they have no problem with peaceful prayer at their mall after a security guard at the mall reportedly ordered a women’s power walk group to stop praying. Dublin Girls Run has been meeting at Dublin Mall each week since November […]
Continue reading …An award-winning worship leader continues to generate controversy after revealing that he no longer accepts the Genesis account of creation as being literal. Michael Gungor and his wife Lisa, who in 2006 formed a congregation called “Bloom” in Denver, are known for their the Dove Award-winning and Grammy nominated worship music, such as Beautiful Things, Say So […]
Continue reading …OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — A city in Kansas has payed $50,000 in attorney’s fees after a court ruled that it had violated the First Amendment rights of Christians who sought to distribute materials about their soccer camp outside of a city-owned soccer complex. In April 2012, Gordon Hunjak of Victory Through Jesus Sports Ministries Foundation sought […]
Continue reading …MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge nominated by then-President Jimmy Carter has struck down a Alabama law that would have closed three of the state’s five abortion facilities. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued his ruling on Monday in a 172-page decision, declaring that a regulation that mandates abortionists to obtain admitting privileges at a […]
Continue reading …TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A tax collector in Texas has decided to print the motto ‘In God We Trust’ on outgoing office stationery, generating both support and opposition over the usage of the statement. Tarrant County tax assessor and collector Ron Wright told reporters recently that he has been contemplating printing the nation’s motto on […]
Continue reading …ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — A New Jersey police officer ticketed a Christian who was sharing the gospel outside of a local abortion facility this weekend after the officer took issue with a sign displayed on his truck that cited two Scriptures. Luis Zapata says that he has posted Scripture and other messages on his vehicle for […]
Continue reading …CHICAGO — Recently released video footage of a sermon delivered at the Chicago Islamic Center shows a local imam passionately urging Muslims to wage jihad against the nation of Israel “for the sake of Allah.” The video, shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), provides clips of the message delivered by Sheikh Mohamed Elimam […]
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