DARMSTADT — A German couple whose children were seized by authorities due to concerns that they were being homeschooled rather than sent to public school has been granted the right to retain custody of their two youngest children, who are still minors, as they are attending a state school — albeit under duress. According to Alliance […]
(Fox News) — A Bible that once belonged to President Abraham Lincoln resurfaced 150 years after his death, pointing to the faith he clung to at a pivotal moment in American history and when he was growing more overtly religious. Lincoln’s faith has long been debated over the years. He was known as the “village […]
LONDON — A student at a prominent university in the United Kingdom who was expelled over comments that he made on Facebook outlining the biblical stance on homosexuality has won his case upon appeal. The court expressed concern that Christians and others in professional careers would have to hide their faith in all of public […]
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — A U.S.-based aid worker who fled back to the states after it was discovered that he had been sexually abusing boys in Haiti has now been indicted by a grand jury in Ohio for child sexual abuse committed in America. Jeriah Mast, 37, a longtime employee of the Amish-Mennonite charity Christian Aid Ministries, […]
CUMMING, Ga. — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia states that it has received phone calls and messages from over 40 states and 10 countries expressing interest in either donating toward or adopting a newborn baby who was found abandoned in a wooded area on the side of the road. “We would like to […]
WASHINGTON — Andrew Brunson, an American missionary to Turkey who had spent two years in prison after being falsely accused of using “Christianization” to overthrow the government, testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on Thursday. He explained his belief that his case was used to cause the general population to think negatively and […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has wiped out a lower court ruling that found a Florida cross monument unconstitutional and has instructed the court to revisit the case in light of SCOTUS’ other ruling last week upholding a similar cross display. “The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Although in disagreement, a public school district in Ohio has removed a Ten Commandments plaque from the walls of a middle school following a complaint letter from the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). “In speaking with the district, it is my understanding that the plaque has been taken down and is […]
WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker from Puerto Rico has joined with a Democratic representative from Georgia to reintroduce a bill that that would prohibit foster and adoption agencies that receive federal funds from declining to place children in homosexual or single parent households. “No child or youth involved with child welfare services, family, or individual shall, […]
LONDON — A Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom has overturned a lower court ruling that would have required a woman with mental disabilities to obtain an abortion against her wishes. The woman’s mother has said that she will primarily care for the child. The woman, who is in her 20s and whose name […]