PORTLAND, Ore. (The Oregonian) — In a late Monday ruling, the Oregon Supreme Court stepped in to put a hold on a dramatic decision by an eastern Oregon judge that declared not only Gov. Kate Brown’s restrictions on church gatherings “null and void” but all her “Stay Home Save Lives’’ coronavirus emergency orders. State Supreme Court Presiding […]
Syracuse, N.Y. (Syracuse.com) — Churches and other houses of worship will be among the last things to reopen in New York state, along with concert halls and stadiums. Religious institutions will be part of phase four of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s four-phase reopening plan. That’s because they invite large gatherings, which are a big concern as […]
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Christian News Network) — Nearly 200 pastors and other ministry leaders have signed on to a letter to Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak to ask that he lift his current 10-person limit on in-person church services — “so long as each church develops, implements, and maintains a safety plan that adheres to applicable social […]
DETROIT — A Michigan man who identified as a woman, who was at the center of a major Supreme Court case surrounding whether or not Christian businesses must accommodate the wishes of an employee who decides to begin identifying as the opposite sex, and whether or not the hiring and dismissal practices of religious entities are […]
BOTHELL, Wash. (Christian News Network) — A Republican gubernatorial candidate in the state of Washington has succeeded in his legal challenge against sitting Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order, which he believed prohibited him from holding outdoor one-on-one Bible studies as it prohibited religious gatherings of any size. “We successfully ended enforcement of the blanket […]
DEDHAM, Mass. (Christian News Network) — A Baptist church in Massachusetts was recently issued a cease and desist order from local officials who learned that it planned to resume holding Sunday services. Officials assumed that, by announcing services at all, the church planned on violating the 10-person limit on in-person gatherings. A religious liberties organization […]
(The Christian Institute) — The Brazilian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to legalize abortions of unborn children who may have disabilities after their mothers contracted the Zika virus. In Brazil, abortion is currently classed a “non-punishable crime” in the case of a risk to the mother’s life, anencephaly or rape. However, activists were attempting […]
RICHMOND, Va. (Christian News Network) — Following a lawsuit from a church that was issued a summons for having 16 members in attendance at a Sunday service, as well as a letter from 200 pastors requesting that he make an allowance to assemble, the governor of Virginia has decided to exempt churches from the 10-person […]
CINCINNATI (Christian News Network) — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio has unanimously ruled in favor of three members of a Kentucky church who had sued Gov. Andy Beshear over the Commonwealth’s temporary halt on in-person church gatherings. “The governor’s restriction on in-person worship services likely ‘prohibits the free exercise’ of ‘religion’ in […]
(Al Jazeera) — Gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 14 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses. At least 14 people were killed in the morning assault on the Barchi Hospital, officials said on Tuesday. Continue reading this […]