A pastor that was threatened with arrest for preaching on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street after sunset has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the city’s Aggressive Solicitation ordinance, and is seeking a preliminary injunction against its enforcement. Attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a complaint in district court yesterday on behalf of Pastor Paul Gros, […]
Washington, D.C. — Presidential contender Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan addressed attendees of the 2012 Values Voter Summit this past weekend, an ecumenical event hosted by the Family Research Council, led by Tony Perkins. The annual event featured dozens of prominent evangelicals, along with those from other faiths, such as former presidential candidate […]
Saudi Arabia — A prominent Muslim leader has issued a statement that calls for the United Nations to criminalize criticism of Islam worldwide. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayya, vice chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars and member of numerous international organizations, released the statement late last week, entitled “Declaration Regarding the Offensive Video to […]
A man in Brazil has been allowed to join in a civil union with two women, reports state. The man, whose name has not been released, has been living with this two girlfriends for three years and all have been sharing expenses. They also have a joint account at the local bank. The threesome stated […]
A national evangelistic group is denouncing the recent arrest of six Christians in New Orleans’ French Quarter and is seeking intervention from the federal government, including the Department of Justice. As previously reported, this past Friday, Pastor Troy Bohn of Raven Ministries and five members of his ministry team were arrested while ministering the Gospel […]
The city council of a Florida municipality has voted to ban protests in residential areas following a recent picket at the home of a Planned Parenthood CEO. On August 27th, in a vote of 4 to 1, the City of Winter Park passed a 60-day emergency ordinance to bar protests from being held within 50 […]
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – The State Board of Health voted Friday to require all Virginia abortion clinics to meet building codes similar to those set-up for hospitals. Today’s 13 – 2 vote in favor of the requirements reverses a June vote in which the Board of Health voted to approve the regulations, but grandfathered […]
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a stop-gap budget measure on Thursday, which leaves federal funding at the status quo, including the provisions outlined in Obamacare and the millions endowed to the abortion giant Planned Parenthood. The bill provides for over $1 trillion in funding to the federal government for the next six months, and […]
A pastor and five members of his ministry team were arrested Friday night in New Orleans, Louisiana for preaching on Bourbon Street after sunset. Pastor Troy Bohn of RAVEN Ministries (Restoring a Vision and Evangelizing Nations) and his ministry associates were taken into custody as they were sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ after 10:00 […]
A Massachusetts pro-life organization that is dedicated to “revealing the injustice of China’s one-child policy” says that it has received confirmation that the country has stopped enforcing its forced abortion policy. All Girls Allowed, directed by Brian Lee, outlined that it contacted officials in the Chinese city of Chongquing this week to inquire about reports […]