WASHINGTON — In a recent interview published by the New York Times, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that the Bible “was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking.” “If you had to name one book that made you who you are today, what would it be?” the Sunday Book Review asked Clinton. […]
Continue reading …The civil war that erupted in Iraq last week has placed Christians in great peril and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians. The group known as ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) seized Mosul, a city of two million people, and Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. […]
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case surrounding whether high school graduations may be held in churches, allowing a lower court ruling to stand that declared the practice to be unconstitutional. The court issued its denial on Monday, with Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissenting. “It is perhaps the job […]
Continue reading …BRAWLEY, Calif. — The salutatorian at a high school in California recently defied school administrators who disallowed him from speaking about his faith at graduation, presenting a bold Christian speech that urged his classmates to stand for what is right. Brooks Hamby is a senior at Brawley Union High School. In a YouTube video posted […]
Continue reading …KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri woman and her family are crediting prayer for saving her life after she was trapped in her wrecked car for over eight hours. Cassandra Wiggins, 39, was traveling to work on Thursday morning at approximately 7:00 a.m. when her car hydroplaned and she slid down an embankment out of […]
Continue reading …FAYETTE, Mo. — A Missouri school district has reached a settlement with a national humanist organization that filed a lawsuit in federal court over alleged practices that it said violated the U.S. Constitution by promoting Christianity on campus. The American Humanist Association (AHA) of Washington had filed suit in November 2013 against the Fayette School District […]
Continue reading …ROANOKE, Va. — Some Muslims in Virginia have expressed offense to local media over a gospel tract that is being distributed by a local church that denounces Islam. The Bible Baptist Church of Roanoke has been distributing tracts every Sunday in an effort to tell others about Jesus Christ. One tract that has generated controversy […]
Continue reading …DUNDEE, Scotland — Police in Scotland have dropped all charges against an American evangelist who was arrested earlier this week for offending a single bystander by allegedly making ‘homophobic comments.’ As previously reported, Evangelist Tony Miano, a retired police officer from California, was arrested for breach of peace in Dundee, Scotland in January following a complaint that […]
Continue reading …BATON ROUGE, La. — The governor of Louisiana is considering whether or not to sign a bill that requires doctors to keep brain dead women on life support if they are at least 20 weeks pregnant. The House and Senate overwhelmingly passed H.B. 1274 last week, a bill that now is in the hands of […]
Continue reading …GREENVILLE, N.C. — A university in North Carolina has been ordered to pay over $710,000 in attorney’s fees for discriminating against a Christian professor in denying him a promotion because of his beliefs. As previously reported, Mike Adams works as a professor of criminology in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University […]
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