Some Parents Find Gender Neutral ‘Mx’ Title Used by Teacher at Missouri Elementary School Inappropriate

Some Parents Find Gender Neutral ‘Mx’ Title Used by Teacher at Missouri Elementary School Inappropriate

KIRKWOOD, Mo. (KMOV) — Students were back in class for the first day of school in the Kirkwood School District on Thursday. At Keysor Elementary School, students welcomed a new teacher who doesn’t go by Mr. or Mrs. but instead uses the non-gender title of Mx. Some people don’t identify as male or female, which is […]

New Hope Rises from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley as Syrian Refugees Coming to Christ

New Hope Rises from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley as Syrian Refugees Coming to Christ

(Mission Network News) — Lebanon may be short on money, but it’s full of problems. An estimated 900,000 to 1.5 million Syrian refugees strain resources and infrastructure. Forced deportations, ongoing since April, send refugees back to Syria whether they want to leave or not. Political leaders blame the refugees for many of Lebanon’s problems, especially […]

More Than 400 Religious Places Attacked in Northern Ireland in 3 Years

More Than 400 Religious Places Attacked in Northern Ireland in 3 Years

(Evangelical Focus) — According to the British charity Christian Action Research and Education (CARE), 445 churches and religious buildings in Northern Ireland have been attacked over the past three years. On average, a crime against religious buildings, churchyards and cemeteries happens almost every other day. The figures also show that attacks have happened in every […]

Kazakhstan Authorities Harass Church Members in Attempt to Block Registration

Kazakhstan Authorities Harass Church Members in Attempt to Block Registration

Kazakhstan (Mission Network News) — Trouble’s brewing in Central Asia. Sources note increasing efforts to restrict religious freedom in Kazakhstan. Forum 18 counted more than 100 cases between January and June this year. In the latest incident, officials began interfering with one church’s attempts to follow the law. “The New Life Pentecostal Church [was] just […]

Back in Pulpit After Scandal, Tullian Tchividjian Insists Sex With Former Congregants Was Not Abuse

Back in Pulpit After Scandal, Tullian Tchividjian Insists Sex With Former Congregants Was Not Abuse

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — (The Christian Post) — As he gets ready for the fall launch of his unaffiliated The Sanctuary church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Billy Graham’s grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, who was stripped of his preaching credentials in 2015 due to extramarital relationships with former congregants, says they were all “consensual” and […]

National Right to Life Testifies Against Tenn. Bill to Ban Abortion, Says Supreme Court Not Ready

National Right to Life Testifies Against Tenn. Bill to Ban Abortion, Says Supreme Court Not Ready

 (LifeSite News) — As Tennessee lawmakers debate their latest proposal to end abortion in the state, America’s most prominent “pro-life” lobbying group is condemning the measure as “irrational” and “foolish.” Like other states, Tennessee has been considering legislation to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Earlier this summer it was amended […]

BBC’s ‘Songs of Praise’ Decried After Featuring Same-Sex Ceremony in Program

BBC’s ‘Songs of Praise’ Decried After Featuring Same-Sex Ceremony in Program

(The Christian Institute) — BBC’s “Songs of Praise” has alienated its viewers after it featured a same-sex “wedding” in this week’s program. Jamie Wallace and Ian McDowell married at Rutherglen United Reformed Church near Glasgow – one of the few denominations to have accepted the redefinition of marriage. While presenter Kate Bottley described the URC […]

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