LONDON — A headteacher in the UK who suspended two 10-year-old students over allegations that they had made “homophobic remarks” after expressing objection to a lesson for Pride Month also reported a church that one of the children attends for a “hate crime.” The Christian Legal Centre reports that the parents of the children asked […]
DALLAS (Baptist Press) — A Southern Baptist church employee in Texas and a Maryland Christian school have been dropped from public programs, accused of discrimination for promoting Bible-based views of marriage and gender. In the most recent case David Roark, communications and resources director of the Plano, Texas campus of The Village Church, was dropped […]
READING, Pa. (WPVI) — In a change of course, Reading Mayor Wally Scott says he will allow the LGBTQ rainbow flag to fly over City Hall for the first time. Action News first reported last week that the outgoing mayor was being accused of discrimination for canceling a gay pride flag-raising ceremony. In a video […]
ATLANTA — The mayor of Atlanta, Georgia recently hosted a Drag Queen Story Hour at City Hall. “We want to thank our friends at the @ATLHawks, @AtlantaFalcons, @WholeFoods, @GABeverage and @atlantapride for partnering with us for Drag Queen Story Hour,” the City of Atlanta’s Department of LGBTQ Affairs posted to social media on July 1. […]
OXNARD, Calif. (CBSLA) — A woman and her boyfriend were arrested Friday evening after a newborn baby died from strangulation shortly after being born, authorities said. Oxnard police officers responded to St. John’s Medical Center at 1600 N. Rose Ave shortly before 8 a.m. to reports of a suspicious injury. Upon their arrival, officers learned that […]
CHARLESTON, W.V. — A Democratic senator in West Virginia who supports Donald Trump has sent the president a letter to ask that he consider his “terrible choice of words” as he twice used the Lord’s name in vain during Wednesday’s rally in North Carolina. Sen. Paul Hardesty, D-Logan, sent the exhortation to Trump on Thursday […]
READING, Pa. (WPVI-TV) — Reading Mayor Wally Scott is being accused of discrimination after canceling a gay pride flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on Monday. The outgoing mayor defends his decision though, saying that while he has nothing against the LGBTQ community, he views displaying the pride flag at City Hall as support for […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Syrian man and ISIS supporter who allegedly plotted to bomb a church in Pennsylvania in order to “take revenge for our brothers in Nigeria” has been indicted by a grand jury on terrorism charges. Mustafa Alowemer, 21 and a refugee, is accused of plotting an attack on Legacy International Worship Center in […]
CHESTERFIELD, Va. — The Virginia woman who broke into a family’s new home, wearing no clothes and claiming to be the devil, has been arrested and charged with assault and battery, malicious wounding and breaking and entering. The family is still traumatized from the incident as they believe the woman, who seemed “possessed,” wanted to kill […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently updated its policies surrounding the use of religious elements in publicly viewable displays in VA facilities nationwide in order to ensure that religious freedom is protected. “We want to make sure that all of our veterans and their families feel welcome at VA, no matter […]