LACONIA, N.H. — A prominent professing atheist group that seeks to separate God from government has succeeded in stopping a church from distributing gospel literature and an invitation to Sunday services to attendees of a state-affiliated hunter’s safety class held at the house of worship. “These proselytizing handouts are supremely insulting to non-Christians and unbelievers,” […]
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. — Council members in a Minnesota city have voted to eliminate a free speech zone that it had just created in February as a way to try to save a veterans memorial that upset atheists because of its perceived religious symbolism. “The original intent of providing the public space was to recognize those […]
LONDON (The Christian Institute) — London Underground announcements will now be in “gender-neutral” language, after a change in policy. Transport for London (TfL) has informed its workers to begin announcements with “hello everyone” instead of ‘ladies and gentlemen” to ensure Tube stations are “fully inclusive.” Homosexual lobby group Stonewall celebrated the news, claiming that language […]
RICHLAND, Wash. — A Washington florist who has been accused of discrimination for declining a regular customer’s request that she create floral arrangements for his same-sex ceremony is taking her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington had provided a referral to the customer instead. “Barronelle is an artist with […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A federal judge has found pro-life activist David Daleiden, who is known for his undercover investigation into Planned Parenthood’s provision of aborted baby body parts to biomedical companies, to be in contempt for releasing video footage from the National Abortion Federation’s annual conventions despite a court order. U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House has rejected a proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have banned the U.S. Department of Defense from using federal money to fund the “gender transition” procedures of soldiers who wish to live as the opposite sex. Over 20 Republicans voted no on Thursday to Amendment 183, presented […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The full Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia has ruled that the prayers presented during a North Carolina commission’s meetings cannot be exclusively Christian, asserting that representing only one faith at the public-attended government events violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. “We conclude that the Constitution does not allow what […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Funeral services were held on Thursday for a Texas teenager who, according to his parents, committed suicide after a social media challenge dared him to kill himself and broadcast his death on social media. The parents of 15-year-old Isaiah Gonzalez said they found their son on Saturday morning, July 8th, after […]
VALLETTA, Malta (New York Times) — Lawmakers in Malta, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, joining much of Western Europe by replacing the traditional “you are now husband and wife” declaration in civil ceremonies with “you are now spouses.” Only one lawmaker out of 67 in the Maltese Parliament […]
LifeWay Christian Stores, which is owned by the Southern Baptist Convention, says that it will not pull the “Message Bible” or any of Eugene Peterson’s other writings now that the author has retracted his initial statements about same-sex “marriage.” “Based upon Eugene Peterson’s retraction, we will continue to sell his resources,” Carol Pipes, the director […]