The Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is calling for a day of prayer and fasting on behalf of a Christian homeschooling family that is fighting deportation to their homeland of Germany. Ewe and Hannelore Romeike have been battling the matter in the courts for several years while continuing to raise their six children in rural Tennessee. As […]
Family members of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran are reporting that they were turned away this week when they attempted to bring blankets and medication to the prison. As previously reported, Pastor Saeed Abedini of Idaho, a former Muslim, left Iran in 2005 and moved to the United States with his wife and children […]
HONOLULU — Hawaiian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that legalized same-sex ‘marriage’ in the state, sending the measure to Governor Neil Abercrombie for signing. The Hawaii Senate voted on the matter for the second time this month after the House passed an amended version on Friday 30-19. The House had allowed the public to […]
CHICAGO — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a temporary injunction to two religious-owned businesses who had sought relief from the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. The court ruled 2-1 on Friday that plaintiffs Korte & Luitjohan Contractors and Grote Industries may challenge the mandate, taking issue with the government’s insinuation that faith […]
SACRAMENTO — A coalition comprised of parents, students, churches and other non-profit organizations has submitted over a half a million signatures to California election officials in an effort to place the state’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ on the ballot. As previously reported, this past August, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1266 into law—a bill that allows boys […]
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. — A school district in North Carolina has refused to accept donated posters that bear the motto ‘In God We Trust’ due to their concern that they would violate the separation of church and state. The local chapter of the American Legion had offered the patriotic posters to the Watauga County School […]
JACKSON, Miss. — A guard who works at the last remaining abortion facility in Mississippi was found guilty of four counts of simple assault this past week for pepper-spraying several Christians who were praying and singing hymns on the public sidewalk. As previously reported, the incident took place in January of this year as the […]
STOCKHOLM — Christians around the world are being asked to help plead for the release of an 11-year-old boy who was abducted by government officials because his parents chose to homeschool the child. As previously reported, Domenic Johansson was seized by the Swedish government in 2009 as he and his parents, Christer and Annie Johansson, were […]
EATONTOWN, N.J. — A retired police officer was arrested and charged with trespassing this week for witnessing to patrons of a New Jersey mall. David Wells is a former corporal with the Long Branch Police Department, and over the past year, he has spent time sharing his faith at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown. Wells […]
SAN DIEGO — Two California chaplains have filed suit against the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), alleging that they had been forced out of a training and placement program because of their Christian faith. Chaplains Major Steven Firtko and Lieutenant Commander Dan Klender state that they were repeatedly harassed and threatened […]