Bans on Christian Activity in Indian State Escalating Into Violence Against Believers

Bans on Christian Activity in Indian State Escalating Into Violence Against Believers

NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Attacks on Christians in Chhattisgarh state have raised suspicion that local officials are collaborating with Hindu extremists, church leaders said. Local officials on Saturday summoned area Christians to a meeting in Madota village, Bastar District, on the pretext of resolving conflict over bans in the district on missionaries and non-Hindu […]

Brittany Maynard Kills Self Under Oregon’s ‘Death With Dignity Act’

Brittany Maynard Kills Self Under Oregon’s ‘Death With Dignity Act’

PORTLAND – Despite pleas from numerous concerned citizens across the country—including those who are fighting terminal diseases themselves, Brittany Maynard ended her life under Oregon’s “Death with Dignity Act”. The 29-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with brain cancer, wrote to followers prior to her death that she wanted them to push other states to permit […]

Starbucks Releases First Homosexual-Themed Commercial Featuring Crossdressers

Starbucks Releases First Homosexual-Themed Commercial Featuring Crossdressers

Starbucks has released its first homosexual-themed commercial this week, featuring two crossdressers. In the one-minute commercial, Starbucks Corporation featured the top two contestants from RuPaul’s “Drag Race” season six: Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio. Starbucks has been a long-time supporter of homosexuality. Earlier this year, Starbucks raised a “gay pride” flag over its headquarters […]

Kirk Cameron Called to ‘Repent’ for Encouraging Christians to Celebrate Halloween

Kirk Cameron Called to ‘Repent’ for Encouraging Christians to Celebrate Halloween

Kirk Cameron, who has been making appearances promoting a new documentary film, is now being called to repentance after raising concerns by statements he made encouraging Christians to celebrate Halloween. Cameron, best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the 80’s TV sitcom Growing Pains, is on a mission, not only to save “Christmas,” […]

New York’s Highest Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Incest ‘Marriage’ Between Uncle and Niece

New York’s Highest Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Incest ‘Marriage’ Between Uncle and Niece

NEW YORK – New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, has ruled that a marriage between a half-uncle and a half-niece is legal in a unanimous court decision. According to the ruling, while “parent-child and brother-sister marriages . . . are grounded in the almost universal horror with which such marriages are viewed . . . there is […]

Mississippi Court Rejects Request for Injunction Against Police Harassment of Christians

Mississippi Court Rejects Request for Injunction Against Police Harassment of Christians

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge in Mississippi has denied a request for a preliminary injunction against a local police department accused of harassing and intimidating Christians who conduct pro-life outreach outside of the state’s last remaining abortion facility. “[Our] request that pro-life advocates receive injunctive relief from harassment by the City of Jackson, Mississippi […]

Pope Contradicts Genesis Account of Creation, Argues ‘God and Evolution’ Are Compatible

Pope Contradicts Genesis Account of Creation, Argues ‘God and Evolution’ Are Compatible

ROME — The Roman Catholic Pontiff Francis addressed an audience at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Monday, during which he reaffirmed long-held Catholic beliefs that evolution is not “inconsistent” with Creation. “When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. […]

Top United Methodist Council Affirms Reinstatement of Minister Who Officiated Same-Sex ‘Wedding’

Top United Methodist Council Affirms Reinstatement of Minister Who Officiated Same-Sex ‘Wedding’

MEMPHIS — Citing procedural errors, a top United Methodist judicial council has affirmed the reinstatement of a Pennsylvania minister who was defrocked last year after he refused to neither repent for officiating a same-sex “marriage” or to relinquish his ministerial license over his rebellion against Church law. As previously reported, Frank Schaefer, 51, who oversees Zion […]

‘There Is No God But Allah’: Father Pulls Son From School Over Pro-Islam Textbook

‘There Is No God But Allah’: Father Pulls Son From School Over Pro-Islam Textbook

REVERE, Mass. — A father in Massachusetts has pulled his son from school over outrage that students were being taught about Islam in a positive light, including a section that includes the sentence, “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah.” “Muhammad never expected to change the world,” the textbook reads. “He was kind, […]