At least two outspoken homosexual advocates are calling for churches nationwide to lose their tax-exempt status following last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring that all 50 states must legalize same-sex “marriage.” “[N]ow that the U.S. government formally recognizes marriage equality as a fundamental right, it really shouldn’t skew the tax code so as to […]
GRESHAM, Ore. — The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has issued a gag order against the Christian owners of a bakery in the state, banning them from speaking about their convictions not to participate in same-sex ceremonies by baking, decorating and delivering a cake for the event. “The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor […]
WASHINGTON — A homosexual advocate who works as an activist to fight against Christianity in the military is calling for Christian chaplains who oppose homosexuality to get out of the Armed Forces following last month’s Supreme Court ruling surrounding same-sex “marriage.” Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) posted an op-ed on the […]
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. — The entire staff of a county clerk’s office in Tennessee has resigned following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling declaring that all 50 states must legalize same-sex “marriage.” Three women who work at the Decatur County office announced their resignations this past week, which will be effective July 14. Clerk Gwen […]
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A judge in Sudan ruled yesterday that there was enough evidence to charge two South Sudanese pastors with crimes punishable by death. The charges, including espionage and promoting hatred among or against sects, were formed months after authorities arrested Yat Michael in December 2014 and Peter Yein Reith […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A professing Christian woman from California who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer has sued state officials in her fight to end her life with a lethal dose of medication out of concerns that her natural death will be slow and painful. “I’ve been a Christian my whole entire life and I […]
HELENA, Mont. — A polygamist in Montana is seeking to obtain a “marriage” license for a second “wife” following last Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring that all 50 states must legalize same-sex nuptials because of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. “It’s about marriage equality,” Nathan Collier, 46, told The Associated Press this week. […]
GRESHAM, Ore. — The owners of a Christian bakery in Oregon have officially been ordered to pay $135,000 in damages to two lesbians who claimed that they suffered emotionally after they were told that the bakery could not make a cake for their ceremony because of their convictions not to participate in others’ sins. As […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Episcopalian House of Bishops and House of Deputies voted overwhelmingly this week to allow ministers to officiate same-sex “weddings” and to eliminate the terms “husband and wife” from the denominational rules on marriage. The vote occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday in Salt Lake City during the General Convention, […]
TOPEKA, Kan. — The attorney general of Kansas has filed an “intent to appeal” after a local judge halted the enforcement of a law that would ban dilation and evacuation abortions, which involve dismembering babies during their removal from the womb. As previously reported, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, a Roman Catholic, signed SB 95 into […]