Court Rules Against Atheist Who Sought to Remove ‘In God We Trust’ From U.S. Currency

Court Rules Against Atheist Who Sought to Remove ‘In God We Trust’ From U.S. Currency

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has ruled against a prominent atheist and his quest to remove the motto ‘In God We Trust’ from American currency. As previously reported, atheist Michael Newdow, who has filed numerous suits challenging the mixture of God and government, submitted a complaint in the Southern District of New York in March 2013, asserting […]

Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Hang for Refusing to Convert to Islam Gives Birth

Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Hang for Refusing to Convert to Islam Gives Birth

KHARTOUM, Sudan – A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death by hanging for refusing to convert to Islam has given birth in prison, reports state. As previously reported, Meriam Ibrahim, 27, was officially sentenced on May 15th after she was convicted of apostasy against Islam for professing to be an Orthodox Christian. Ibrahim was born to […]

Un-‘United Methodist Church’ Faces Split Over Embracing of Homosexuality

Un-‘United Methodist Church’ Faces Split Over Embracing of Homosexuality

A group of 80 pastors is suggesting that the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination is facing an imminent split over its inability to resolve long-standing theological disputes about sexuality and church doctrine. But more than lamenting the current divisions, the pastors indicated there is little reason to think reconciliation — or even peaceful coexistence — could […]

Publisher of Popular Christian Books to Release Jennifer Knapp’s Lesbian Memoir

Publisher of Popular Christian Books to Release Jennifer Knapp’s Lesbian Memoir

A company known for publishing books of interest to Christians has generated criticism for agreeing to publish a memoir from Jennifer Knapp—a former contemporary Christian singer who now describes herself as a lesbian. Jennifer Knapp, now 40, was a popular Christian singer who won Dove Awards and a Grammy Nomination during the late 1990s and […]

Creation Museum Unveils ‘Exceptional’ Dinosaur Exhibit to Challenge Evolution

Creation Museum Unveils ‘Exceptional’ Dinosaur Exhibit to Challenge Evolution

CINCINNATI – Leaders of the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky unveiled a new $1.5 million dinosaur exhibit last week which they say ‘will challenge evolutionary theory.’ Since 2007, the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum has displayed exhibits which affirm and illustrate the history of the world from a biblical perspective. According to the museum’s website, […]

Parents Sue High School Over Claims Teachers Lured Daughters Into Death Cult

Parents Sue High School Over Claims Teachers Lured Daughters Into Death Cult

AVON, Conn. — The parents of three Connecticut girls have filed a lawsuit against their local school district, high school and several teachers over claims that their daughters were lured into a “bizarre” death cult without the family’s knowledge or consent. “All three girls experienced sudden and severe personality changes,” the lawsuit, filed by the unidentified […]

‘I’ll Be a god’: Man Makes Sadistic Video Before Murderous Rampage in Santa Barbara

‘I’ll Be a god’: Man Makes Sadistic Video Before Murderous Rampage in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, Calif. — At least six people were killed and thirteen injured in a stabbing and shooting rampage near the University of Santa Barbara Friday night. The assailant was also found dead with a gunshot wound to the head, and a YouTube video recorded by the suspect is now being analyzed by the local police. Elliot Rodger, 22, […]

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