WASHINGTON — In presenting a virtual keynote speech to the Federalist Society’s annual National Lawyer’s Convention on Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito expressed his concern that religious liberty is “in danger of becoming a second-class right,” and along with that, freedom of speech. “It pains me to say this, but in certain quarters, religious […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The European Union has announced its ambitious plan to “protect LGBTIQ people” across the Union, which will include sanctions against countries that are not perceived as respecting their rights. In September’s State of the Union debate, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, had hinted that the issue would […]
(The Christian Institute) — A Christian councilor has been cleared of any wrongdoing for opposing the use of public money to promote LGBT ideology. Mary Douglas was forced to step down from her role at Wiltshire Council in November 2019 after she voiced opposition to the use of public funds to promote a “gay pride” […]
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dr. George Barna and the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University are urging churches to step up to the plate and work to “rebuild the biblical worldview” in America as the country is in the midst of a battle that transcends politics but is rather rooted in the spiritual realm. “Most Americans […]
STILWELL, Okla. — The American Humanist Association, along with an unidentified couple and their five-year-old daughter, have filed suit against a public school district in Oklahoma for allowing Christian missionaries to teach a monthly class to pre-K through eighth grade students. According to the lawsuit, a class simply called “missionaries” had been held once a […]
(Evangelical Focus) — 182 Baptist delegates from all over Norway recently met near Oslo Airport defying the coronavirus threat in order to handle a heated situation in the church union over disagreements on same-sex “marriage.” The final outcome is yet to be seen, but the process within the union might lead to the exclusion of […]
PHILADELPHIA — A study conducted by the American Bible Society as part of its 2020 “State of the Bible” report has found that while many in the Armed Forces don’t read the Bible daily, as the number of combat deployments increase, so does the importance of the Scriptures, chapel/the local church and military chaplains as […]
(Yahoo News) — During the Supreme Court’s highly anticipated arguments over the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, the signal from the high court was that President Obama’s healthcare law may largely be safe. Both Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh — one of whom would almost surely be needed to strike down the entirety of […]
(The Christian Institute) — LGBT activist Jayne Ozanne has accused the Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union (OICCU) of homophobia for affirming the Bible’s teaching on sexual morality. Ozanne, a member of the Church of England’s General Synod, praised an article in the student newspaper The Oxford Student, which criticized OICCU over its biblical position on sexual […]
Various outlets are touting the number of homosexual and transgender candidates who won their races on election night and in the primaries. Some are also honing in on firsts for African Americans who identify as homosexual. Among those firsts are two seats in the Florida legislature, where the House of Representatives will add an openly […]