WASHINGTON — Several prominent Christian organizations are asserting that Americans are being tricked into paying for the abortions of others through a little known surcharge included in Obamacare. “No one should be forced to pay a secret fee to cover other people’s elective abortions,” said Casey Mattox, Senior Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). […]
SEATTLE — Mars Hill has accepted an offer from megachurch leader and author Rick Warren to deliver the final message to the congregation this Sunday as it closes its doors following the resignation of Mark Driscoll. “This Sunday, December 28th, will be our final Sunday as Mars Hill Church,” the website for Mars Hill reads. […]
BERKELEY, Mo. — A prominent black Christian leader who works with youth says that our nation needs to stop pointing fingers at the police and start preaching the gospel following the second shooting in the Ferguson, Missouri area, which resulted in the death of an armed teenager. At approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday night, a police […]
NORFOLK, Va. — A prominent black pastor from Virginia has launched a national “Prayer for Police” campaign, and is inviting Christians nationwide to let their local police department know that they are appreciated and covered in prayer. Bishop E.W. Jackson is the chairman of the organization Ministers Taking a Stand and founder of S.T.A.N.D. (Staying True […]
REGINA, Saskatchewan – A Canadian court has upheld the right of two Christians to distribute literature on university campuses despite dislike for their message, and has found the men not guilty of a mischief charge following their arrest this past spring. As previously reported, in April, Peter LaBarbera, the director of the U.S.-based Christian ministry Americans for Truth […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will move to loosen its restrictions on blood donations from homosexual men, provided that they are abstinent from sexual activity for at least one year. “The agency will take the necessary steps to recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period […]
TORONTO — A self-professed homosexual “porn star” has been sentenced to life in prison after being declared guilty of murdering, defiling and dismembering the body of a college student who was believed to have been his lover. As previously reported, Luka Magnotta, 32, was taken into custody in 2012 and accused of killing 33-year-old Jun […]
WARREN, S.C. — A South Carolina man who lost his wallet while traveling out of state had his money and credit cards returned to him anonymously by a Christian who simply included a note providing the biblical inspiration for their good deed. Bruce Rylant recently stopped for gas while returning home from a trip to […]
FARMVILLE, N.C. — A video denouncing an Islamic-themed vocabulary lesson at a North Carolina high school has gone viral, and has now elicited a response from the local school district over the matter. Dianne Lynn Savage of Florida recently posted a video to Facebook alerting followers about the matter after a parent whose child attends […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has uphold a lower court ruling that struck down a North Carolina law that required mothers to obtain an ultrasound prior to proceeding with an abortion, stating that the requirement was unconstitutional because it violates the right to free speech. As previously reported, lawmakers in North […]