WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Defense recently observed its 15th annual Iftar dinner at the Pentagon in celebration of the Islamic holiday Ramadan. According to a report from the U.S. Army, the event was attended by senior defense leaders, White House and Congressional staffers, imams, Muslim employees and other supporters of the Muslim religion. […]
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the creation of ‘Choose Life’ license plates in the state, the sale of which would be used in part to fund a Christian crisis pregnancy center. The Senate had approved the bill earlier this month 23-13, following in the footsteps […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Several churches in southwestern Indiana had been planning to display a collection of artistic crosses in the middle of their town, but a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has now put that plan in jeopardy. West Side Christian Church (WSCC) in Evansville recently announced plans for the first annual […]
CANTERBURY — (RNS) England and Wales became the 16th and 17th countries in the world to recognize gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth II gave “royal assent” to a same-sex marriage bill. Under the new law, gay men and women will be able to join together in civil ceremonies or in church services — although no […]
SPRINGBORO – Following complaints from a national atheist organization and various community members, a school district in southwestern Ohio announced it will be pulling two controversial community education courses that outline America’s Christian heritage. From July 9th through September 24th, faculty at Springboro Community Schools had planned to facilitate two courses on the U.S. Constitution. One […]
CAIRO – A court in Egypt has sentenced a radical Muslim preacher to 14 years in prison for repeatedly offending Christianity. Ahmed Abdullah, also known as Abu Islam, is a firebrand Islamist who has drawn heavy criticism for his controversial statements, many of which are specifically directed against Christians. In an anti-American rally last September, […]
FRANKFORT — A nationally-recognized Christian legal organization has sent a letter to school districts throughout the state of Kentucky in an effort to combat an attempt by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to end the distribution of Gideons Bibles in public schools. William Sharp of the ACLU had sent a three-page letter to 174 […]
Pastors across the country passionately expressed their opinion over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin on Sunday, with some taking to the pulpit in outrage and others calling for national and personal repentance. Zimmerman was found not guilty on Saturday of second-degree murder in a case that has gripped […]
FAIRFAX — An abortion facility in Virginia that performed over 3,000 abortions a year has closed its doors after being unable to comply with new regulations in the Commonwealth. NOVA Women’s Healthcare of Fairfax County, which opened in 2006, has decided to call it quits as it reportedly cannot comport with mandates that it meet […]
AUSTIN — Texas Governor Rick Perry is expected to sign a controversial abortion bill into law this week following its passage in the Senate late Friday night. As previously reported, the battle over late-term abortion and other similar restrictions has been raging in Texas in recent weeks as pro-life and pro-abortion residents have clashed over […]