Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Bills to Make Bible State Book

Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Bills to Make Bible State Book

JACKSON, Miss. — Three Mississippi lawmakers have proposed bills to make the Bible the state book. Rep. Tracy Arnold (R-Boonville), a non-denominational pastor, recently introduced a proposal in the House to recognize the value of the Scriptures, and Rep. Tom Miles (D-Forest) and Michael Evans (D-Preston), both Baptists, introduced a similar bill in the Senate. […]

Hundreds Protest Islamic ‘Stand With the Prophet’ Conference in Texas

Hundreds Protest Islamic ‘Stand With the Prophet’ Conference in Texas

GARLAND, Texas — Hundreds protested on Saturday outside of a Muslim conference in Garland, Texas that was intended to combat American “Islamophobia.” “Stand With the Prophet Against Terror and Hate” was held at the Curtis Culwell Center on Saturday and was reportedly a sold out event. “Frustrated with Islamophobes defaming the prophet? Fuming over extremists like […]

North Carolina Residents Peacefully Rally Over Removal of ‘Religious’ Veterans Memorial

North Carolina Residents Peacefully Rally Over Removal of ‘Religious’ Veterans Memorial

KING, N.C. — A number of residents from the city of King, North Carolina came together on Sunday to peacefully protest the removal of a veterans memorial in the city and to stand in solidarity in support of the display. As previously reported, in 2012, the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State […]

High School Teacher Accused of Promoting Christianity, Giving ‘Bible Cookies’ to Students

High School Teacher Accused of Promoting Christianity, Giving ‘Bible Cookies’ to Students

STOCKTON, Calif. — A high school teacher in California is under investigation after a church-state separation group lodged a complaint that the teacher is promoting Christianity in the classroom and gives out “Bible cookies” to students. The organization Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU), led by Barry Lynn, an attorney and licensed […]

Alabama Officials Pass Resolution Declaring Winfield a ‘City Under God’

Alabama Officials Pass Resolution Declaring Winfield a ‘City Under God’

WINFIELD, Ala. — Officials in an Alabama city recently passed a resolution declaring the municipality of Winfield a “city under God.” The resolution was passed in late December at the prompting of Mayor Randy Price, who urged city council to make the statement and take a stand for Christ. “I feel like we need to […]

Two Dead, Hundreds Injured as Filipino Crowd Throngs Idol Being Marched Through Streets

Two Dead, Hundreds Injured as Filipino Crowd Throngs Idol Being Marched Through Streets

MANILA, Philippines — Two people are dead and hundreds more were injured as the result of massive throngs that followed and sought to press up against a centuries-old statue of Christ that was marched through the streets of Manila as part of an annual Roman Catholic celebration called the Feast of the Black Nazarene. While […]

French Atheist Editor Murdered By Muslims Also Often Printed Vile Mockeries of Christ

French Atheist Editor Murdered By Muslims Also Often Printed Vile Mockeries of Christ

PARIS — The French newspaper that was targeted by Muslim gunmen this week in what appeared to be a planned massacre had also repeatedly printed vile mockeries of Jesus Christ, and its editor was stated to have been a self-professing atheist. As previously reported, Wednesday’s attack occurred at approximately 12 noon local time at Charlie […]

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