ROWAN COUNTY, Md. — A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled that commissioners in one local county can’t present prayers only in Jesus’ name even if they all are Christians because doing so isn’t “nondiscriminatory” toward other religions and elevates Christianity in government. As previously reported, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU […]
WASHINGTON — The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) told reporters on Thursday that he believes that there may be potentially thousands of ISIS sympathizers present nationwide. “I know there are other Elton Simpsons out there,” James Comey stated, referring to one of the Islamic gunmen who sought to attack the “Muhammad Art Exhibit and […]
Christians across the country will be gathering today in observance of the 64th annual National Day of Prayer, the theme of which this year is “Lord, Hear Our Cry.” The theme comes from I Kings 8:28, which states, “Hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying in Your presence this day,” and serves […]
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Concerns are being raised after scrutiny continues into the lives of a homeschooling family whose children were taken from them earlier this year by the Garland Country Sheriff’s Department—which friends of the family now state has scared away the midwife who was to have helped with the soon-coming birth of their ninth child. […]
HOPE, Ark. — Former Baptist preacher and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee announced his candidacy for president of the United States on Tuesday, calling for a major overhaul in Washington and the defense of moral values. Huckabee spoke before a crowd in Hope, Ark., the place where he was raised, and used the location to often repeat […]
COCHRAN, Ga. — The city council of a municipality in Georgia has decided to reverse its course regarding a Christian flag that it initially approved to fly outside of city hall, and has voted to remove the flag at the end of the week. The city council in Cochran had voted 5-1 last month to allow […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear appeal from a male convicted murderer who is seeking a sex change operation behind bars and to be transferred to a women’s prison facility. As previously reported, Robert Kosilek has been serving a life sentence since the early 1990’s after being convicted of murdering […]
WAKE, N.C. — A Christian legal organization has filed a federal lawsuit against a public library in North Carolina after officials denied use of the facility for a lecture simply because the presentation was considered to be “religious instruction.” Liberty Counsel, which has offices in Virginia, Florida and Washington, D.C., regularly conducts lectures throughout the […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal over a New Jersey law that bans therapists and counselors from providing help to homosexual youth to overcome temptation. As previously reported, reiterating his belief that homosexuality is “not a sin,” the Republican governor of New Jersey signed a bill into law in […]
DALLAS, Texas — Two gunmen are dead after opening fire at a security officer outside of a Texas event that included a contest to see who could draw the best cartoon of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The incident occurred on Sunday evening just as the “Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest” was coming to a conclusion. […]