MINERAL WELLS, Texas — The council of a small town in Texas has voted against an ordinance that sought to declare the town a “sanctuary for the unborn.” The proposal had been requested by the mayor to prevent the murder of unborn children, but the council feared the cost of a potential lawsuit. “Why are […]
An editorial published by a news outlet in Zambia, Africa on Wednesday laments Western pressure upon developing countries to legalize homosexuality and says that Zambia is a Christian nation that seeks to be governed by biblical principles. “In recent years, many developing countries have come under pressure from some sections of the Western world to […]
BOSTON — A Boston-based group that sought to fly the Christian flag outside city hall during an event celebrating the religious history of the city and the contributions made by Christians has again filed a lawsuit against officials for denying their request. Camp Constitution says that the City of Boston approved 284 other temporary flags, including […]
SANDY, Ore. — Christian author Randy Alcorn recently recounted his days in the pro-life Rescue Movement and his refusal to pay damages and legal fees to an abortion facility, as well as his share in a collective $8.2 million judgment in another abortion-related case. Rather than giving any money toward the killing of unborn children, […]
(The Telegraph) — Christian doctor lost his job in a government department after he refused to refer to “a six-foot-tall bearded man” as “madam,” a tribunal heard. Dr. David Mackereth, 56, claims he was sacked as a disability benefits assessor by the Department of Work and Pensions over his religious beliefs. The father-of-four alleges […]
ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia has ruled that commissioners for one county in Florida were violating the Establishment Clause by “picking and choosing which religions to invite and which to reject” for the invocation presented at the start of each public meeting, and by preferring Christianity “to the exclusion of […]
(CNBC) — Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged with the sex trafficking of “dozens” of underage girls in a federal indictment unsealed Monday morning in New York in advance of a court appearance there by the onetime friend of President Donald Trump and ex-President Bill Clinton. Epstein, 66, is accused in the indictment of […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — A Texas-based religious liberties organization has asked a school district in Ohio to restore a Ten Commandments plaque to a middle school wall after learning that the Decalogue display was removed following a complaint from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). “[I]n light of a recent decision by the Supreme […]
WASHINGTON — More than 200 major U.S. corporations have signed on to an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to rule that employers are prohibited under federal civil rights law from firing workers due to their “sexual orientation” or “gender identity.” The ruling would affect Christian business owners nationwide, as one of the cases surrounds a […]
STRASBOURG — The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the case of a Norwegian family whose children were seized in 2015 after the school principal called authorities to express concern over the manner in which the children were being raised by “radical Christians.” “Parents have the right to direct the upbringing of […]