(The Christian Institute) — U.K. couples will be able to file for divorce online this year if a controversial new project goes ahead. Government ministers are drafting a pilot scheme which will allow divorce proceedings to be initiated over the internet for the first time, in order to save time and paperwork. The move was […]
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A shocking viral video that has been making its rounds on social media shows a self-identified street preacher lambasting a county police officer as he walks away, tongue-lashing him with the proclamation, “You deserve a sniper bullet in your head.” Jim Gilles of Indiana had been holding signs and calling out to passersby outside […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A “pastor” in North Carolina has been arrested and charged in connection with nine armed robberies in the Charlotte area. John Thomas Lindsey, 47, who leads True Love Church of Refuge, was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with nine counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, nine counts of conspiracy […]
AUSTIN, Texas — An assistant attorney general for the state of Texas told a federal judge during oral argument this week surrounding new rules for the disposal of aborted babies that “fetal tissue is not human remains” under the law and is simply “pathological waste” since the child hasn’t yet been born. “Fetal tissue is […]
WASHINGTON — A special House panel that was formed two years ago to investigate the practices of the abortion industry, specifically its business partnerships in transferring the remains of baby body parts, has called for federal defunding of the organization. The Select Panel on Infant Lives issued its 471-page final report on Wednesday, concluding that there indeed […]
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CHICAGO — Four suspects are in custody after a live Facebook video showed a special needs teenager being bound, tortured and taunted by African American youth who yelled, “[Expletive] white people!” Chicago police state that the 30-minute physical assault shows the bound 18-year-old with his mouth duct-taped having his clothes and scalp cut with a knife until […]
WACO, Texas — One of the hosts of the popular HGTV show “Fixer Upper” has written a blog post that some are interpreting as a response to the recent controversy over the church the couple attends, which holds to biblical beliefs on marriage and homosexuality. “Jo and I refuse to be baited into using our influence […]
WASHINGTON — A prominent professing atheist organization is asking President-elect Donald Trump to keep God out of this month’s inaugural ceremony by removing the Bible, prayer and the “so help me God” phrase of the oath from the event. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to Trump to urge him […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The Democratic governor of Virginia has vowed to veto a 20-week abortion ban if it makes it to his desk this year. Gov. Terry McAuliffe told reporters that he believes that such laws would adversely affect the state’s image and would harm business in Virginia. “I can’t sit back and have that […]
CHICAGO — 2016 was one of the most violent years in history for residents of Chicago, as year-end figures show that there were 762 homicides and 3,550 shooting incidents—the highest murder level since 1996. “It’s no secret that the city of Chicago had its fair share of challenges in 2016,” Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson […]