A street preacher in Arizona is fighting a jail sentence for holding private worship meetings at his home. Michael Salman says that he has been battling the City of Phoenix for years after code enforcement officials told him that if he was going to hold worship gatherings on his property, it would be considered an […]
Churches in New York City that had been prohibited from using public school buildings for Sunday worship have won a monumental victory in federal court. Judge Loretta Presha issued a permanent injunction today allowing the Bronx Household of Faith to continue to hold services in local public school buildings indefinitely. The school was facing possible […]
In today’s 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Obamacare with conservative darling and chief justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., writing the decision, holding that the federal government may impose tax penalties on those who do not have health insurance. Roberts, a Roman Catholic nominated by former President George W. Bush, joined the four liberal […]
Christians in Rockdale County, Georgia are frustrated by a local zoning ordinance that prohibits the establishment of small churches. The ordinance requires all churches to possess at least three acres of property, stating, “A place of worship shall be located on a minimum of three acres dedicated solely for the place of worship or on […]
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Two Christian evangelists were arrested in West Windsor, New Jersey early Tuesday morning after preaching the Gospel without obtaining permission and for attempting to record the encounter with police. Robert Parker and Don Karns state that they have been preaching at the Princeton Junction train station for several years, which is […]
Members of Congress have written a letter to the United States Defense Department to express concerns that the nation’s Air Force is displaying a pattern of hostility toward Christianity. The letter, which was spearheaded by Republican representatives Randy Forbes of Virginia, Todd Akin of Missouri and Diane Black of Tennessee, was signed by 63 other […]
The General Medical Council in the United Kingdom has issued a warning to a Christian doctor for sharing his faith with a patient. Dr. Richard Scott has been under investigation since 2010, when a 24-year-old man filed a complaint against him for talking about Jesus at the end of an appointment. The man had been […]
A city in California has voted unanimously to change its current zoning code in order to remove penalties against those who host home Bible studies without a permit. The vote follows an incident that occurred last year when San Juan Capistrano residents Chuck and Stephanie Fromm were fined for holding Sunday services and Bible studies […]
A police chaplain in Charlotte, North Carolina is troubled by a recent order prohibiting him from praying in the name of Jesus. Pastor Terry Sartain’s day job is the pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship in Charlotte, but at night or just about any other time in the day he is called to do more. For […]
Regulators in the state of Kansas have revoked the license of a family practitioner for placing the lives of young teens in jeopardy in their quest for an abortion. Dr. Ann Kristin Neuhaus provided second opinions to abortionist George Tiller from 1999 to the time of his death in 2006. State regulations outlaw late-term abortions, […]