HOLLAND, Mich. (Holland Sentinel) — David-Olonade Segun’s story began long before the fire, but that day—the day his father was killed by terrorists—would set the course for a new chapter in his life. David-Olonade, who goes by the name David, and his wife, both of southwest Nigeria, had begun a ministry in the northern part of […]
20 attorneys general have signed an amicus brief supporting Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for altering its Title X funding criteria to prefer groups that promote abstinence and work with faith-based entities. They claim that the new standards will negatively affect the ability of women to contribute to the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Republican governor of Kansas has signed a bill into law that protects the convictions of religious foster care and adoption agencies, in that the government is prohibited from punishing such organizations for declining to place children in certain households when doing so would violate the tenets of their faith. “The actions taken in […]
SANTA FE, Texas (Click 2 Houston) — Ten people were killed Friday in a shooting at Santa Fe High School, according to NBC News, and police are investigating explosive devices found at the scene and nearby. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a majority of those that were killed in the shooting were students. He said that […]
GOLD COAST — An Australian”miracle girl” who was stated to be 99.8 percent brain dead recently defied the odds and happily took her first steps without assistance. Mackinlee Anderson, 6, had been involved in a multiple vehicle accident in New South Wales last September, which took the life of her grandmother and injured her mother and brother. […]
JACKSON, Mich. — A cross that has stood on a Michigan hillside since 1950 has been removed following a complaint from a local resident who asserted that crosses shouldn’t be displayed on state property. While the cross is displayed atop Sackrider Hill in the Waterloo Recreation Area, it belongs to the Grass Lake Ministerial Association, which holds […]
(The Christian Institute) — A mother who was shocked by her daughter’s sexualized makeup has succeeded in encouraging Boots to drop the product. Angela Fitzsimons complained to the retailer over names such as “homewrecker,” “sugar daddy” and “foreplay” that featured on the Obsessive Eyes product. It has now been removed—although a similar product remains on […]
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A private Catholic university in Iowa has opened a prayer room for Muslim students and those of other faiths, stated to be complete with sinks for ritual foot-washing and separate spaces for men and women. “On Tuesday, May 8, St. Ambrose University dedicated a room that will be available for daily prayer […]
CRANDON, Wisc. — A Wisconsin man who was accused of sexually abusing several young girls over a period of six years and performing an abortion on one of them after impregnating her has been sentenced to 60 years behind bars. According to reports, Matthew Christenson, 34, had been charged with 14 felonies that included sexual assault and child […]
NAPA, Calif. — A county judge in California has struck down the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, ruling that lawmakers wrongfully glided the bill through during a special legislative session that was to have focused on Medicaid funding, services for the disabled and in-home healthcare services. While he did not base his decision on the merits of […]