Rock Island, Illinois — An evangelist that was threatened with arrest in Illinois for scaring the public with the message of the Gospel is continuing his legal battle against police in an effort to regain his right to preach on the public streets. Stephen Johnson told Christian News Network that his attorneys recently added the […]
Princeton, New Jersey — An itinerant evangelist has filed a lawsuit in federal court after a charge that he had engaged in “tumultuous” preaching was dismissed in municipal court. Mike Stockwell of Cross Country Evangelism was one of over a dozen Christians that went to the Princeton eating clubs in October 2011 to minister to […]
Kampala, Uganda — Thanks to the Bible Society of Uganda, those are blind in the country will now be able to read the Bible in its entirety for the first time. While portions of Scripture have been available to the people, never before has a complete translation of the Bible been printed in braille. Using […]
West Windsor, New Jersey — Two Christian evangelists that were arrested in New Jersey last June after preaching the Gospel at a local train station are still facing jail time as their ongoing trial has been continued in municipal court. Robert Parker and Don Karns state that they have been preaching at the Princeton Junction […]
Orlando, Florida — A young Florida mother that had considered aborting her 26-week-old son recently returned to the abortion facility with her baby to thank the sidewalk counselor for encouraging her to choose life. John Barros, a Christian who has been sharing the Gospel with abortion-minded mothers for over two years outside of Orlando Women’s […]
A Chinese preacher who was recently arrested for preaching and singing hymns in a public park without prior government authorization has filed a lawsuit against the police. Cao Nan, 39, regularly conducts charity work in the city of Shenzhen, and also shares the Gospel on the streets. Last December, while preaching and singing hymns with […]
Peoria — Details were slow to emerge in the homicide of a Baptist missionary and mother of three found dead in her Far North Peoria home, leaving neighbors wondering what actually happened in the usually quiet neighborhood. Denise Leuthold, 39, was found dead at 700 W. Mossville Road on Thursday afternoon after police arrived to […]
Montgomery County, Maryland — A Washington D.C.-area evangelist has filed a lawsuit against a Maryland county and its police department after being cited with criminal trespass for engaging in free speech activity on what he asserts is a public sidewalk. Attorneys representing Michael Corral explain that the evangelist was reading the Bible aloud, distributing tracts […]
New Orleans, Louisiana — Hundreds of Christians are gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana as today marks the beginning of the popular five-day notoriously wild Cajun French celebration known as Mardi Gras. However, the Christians that have come to the city for the event state that they are not there to party like most, but rather […]
Visalia, California — An elder at a California church has filed suit against a local mall for threatening him with arrest if he did not stop sharing his faith with shoppers. John Vadnais had regularly visited the Visalia Mall to shop and eat, and sometimes to also share his faith at the same time. However, […]