UK Student Expelled Over Facebook Comments Outlining Biblical Stance on Homosexuality Wins Appeal

UK Student Expelled Over Facebook Comments Outlining Biblical Stance on Homosexuality Wins Appeal

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 […]

Amish-Mennonite Aid Worker Who Fled to US Over Rape of Boys in Haiti Indicted by Grand Jury on Sex Abuse Charges in Ohio

Amish-Mennonite Aid Worker Who Fled to US Over Rape of Boys in Haiti Indicted by Grand Jury on Sex Abuse Charges in Ohio

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, […]

Minnesota Minister Defrocked, ‘Church’ Expelled for Embracing Homosexuality as ‘Non-Salvific Matter’

Minnesota Minister Defrocked, ‘Church’ Expelled for Embracing Homosexuality as ‘Non-Salvific Matter’

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) has voted to defrock a minister within its denomination and to also expel the church that he leads because of its stance on welcoming homosexuals and transgenders to serve in leadership roles, as well as its willingness to provide wedding services and baptisms to the unrepentant. According to […]

Over 1,000 New Zealand Doctors Sign Open Letter Opposing Euthanasia Bill

Over 1,000 New Zealand Doctors Sign Open Letter Opposing Euthanasia Bill

(The Christian Institute) — More than 1,000 New Zealand doctors have signed an open letter opposing proposals to legalize euthanasia. In their letter, they urged politicians to let them focus on saving lives and providing palliative care, rather than taking lives. The bill will legalize euthanasia for adults assumed to have less than six months […]

Calls From Over 40 States, 10 Countries Pour in to Help or Adopt Newborn Abandoned in Plastic Bag

Calls From Over 40 States, 10 Countries Pour in to Help or Adopt Newborn Abandoned in Plastic Bag

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 […]

Florida “Pride Prom” for Teenagers, Where Youth Could Dress in Drag, Canceled

Florida “Pride Prom” for Teenagers, Where Youth Could Dress in Drag, Canceled

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A “Storybook Pride Prom” for teenagers that had been scheduled for Friday night, where youth were invited to dress as their favorite book characters — including in drag, was canceled due to stated “emotional and physical safety” concerns and a lack of “adequate security.” The event had generated an impassioned response from […]