(Evangelical Focus) — During the period prior to the approval of the euthanasia law by the Spanish Parliament, several institutions, such as the Spanish Evangelical Alliance or the Spanish Bioethics Committee, expressed their public assessment of the regulations. After the law was ratified on Dec. 17, more voices have continued to speak out about its […]
(The Christian Institute) — The number of children born with Down syndrome in the UK has halved since the introduction of controversial Down syndrome tests, a recent study has shown. Since non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) was made available here in 2012, Down syndrome births have fallen by 54 percent. … In Great Britain, around 92 […]
NEW YORK — Liberal Gov. Andrew Cuomo cited two Scriptures on Sunday while delivering virtual remarks about state vaccination efforts from a Baptist church in New York City. “Happy New Year to all. 2020 is over and I say amen,” Cuomo, a Roman Catholic who supports abortion “rights” and same-sex “marriage,” said from Abyssinian Baptist Church. […]
HAMILTON, Ala. (ABC 33/40 News) — Pastor Mike Stancil preached the gospel at Fulton Bridge Baptist Church for nine years. This week, his congregation is grieving. “It’s still hard to believe. I still believe Brother Mike should be back here Sunday to get into the pulpit. Hard to get a grasp of it, although this […]
(New York Post) — Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who died of COVID-19 complications, was operated on for a blood clot before he succumbed to a heart attack, according to a new report. The 41-year-old Republican underwent two procedures to treat a blood clot that he developed while he battled the coronavirus, the Monroe News-Star reported. […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The Spanish Parliament has approved the first euthanasia law in the country. The rule, promoted by the Social Democrat government party, PSOE, received 198 votes in favor, 138 against and 2 abstentions. Spain becomes the fourth country in Europe and the sixth worldwide to legalize euthanasia, after the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada […]
WASHINGTON (People) — Vice President Mike Pence will publicly receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine this Friday in an effort “to promote the safety and efficacy” of the vaccine. Pence, 61, and Second Lady Karen Pence “will publicly receive a COVID-19 vaccine” to “build confidence among the American people,” the White House announced Wednesday. “Vice President […]
LONDON (Premier Christian News/Press Association) — A [widowed] mother whose five-year-old daughter is in a vegetative state and at the center of a life-support treatment dispute has told a High Court judge that she will not give up. Doctors treating Pippa Knight at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London say life-support treatment should end and […]
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Ohio Christian Education Network and three faith-based schools have filed a lawsuit against the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department for halting in-person schooling for grades 7-12 until Jan. 11 due to the COVID pandemic. “The act of worship (or engaging in physical or mental acts to honor God) takes many forms beyond singing […]
(AL.com) — Years ago, Francesca McCall and her sister, Chantale, made a pact: should either of them die young, one sister would take in the other’s children and raise them as their own. It was a promise Francesca McCall, 40, never hoped she would have to uphold. Already raising seven biological children ranging in age […]