APPLETON, Wisc. — A federal judge appointed by then-President Jimmy Carter has declared Wisconsin’s same-sex ‘marriage’ ban unconstitutional, stating that it infringes upon the Fourteenth Amendment’s right to equal protection under the law. “Quite simply, this case is about liberty and equality, the two cornerstones of the rights protected by the United States Constitution,” U.S. […]
An American tourist is being detained in North Korea after he was discovered to have left a copy of the Bible in a hotel room, reports state. According to reports, the tourist, identified in English as Jeffrey Fowle, has been held since mid-May, but North and South Korean news outlets first released the information today. “The […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — For years, opponents of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro vowed to take their legal fight to shut down the mosque all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. That fight ended Monday (June 2), when the nation’s highest court declined to hear their case. The four-year conflict over construction of the […]
A Catawba County trial judge has been scolded by the N.C. Court of Appeals for invoking Christian teachings into a lecture during a defendant’s sentencing phase. In its opinion released yesterday, however, the court ruled that the judge’s word choice did not violate the due process of the defendant, Max Earls, who was sentenced to […]
SEATTLE — A lone gunman was disarmed and held until police arrived after he killed one student and injured three others yesterday on the campus of a private Christian university in Seattle. Aaron Ybarra, 26, was taken into custody on Thursday following the incident at 3:30 p.m. local time after he walked into the Otto […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House of Representatives has passed a bill protecting students’ rights to religious expression, and allowing teachers and other staff members to voluntary participate in student prayers before or after school. According to reports, SB 370 was presented in response to a recent situation where an elementary school student was prohibited […]
HAMPTON, Va. — A community college in Virginia has altered its free speech policy after Christian student was barred from preaching on campus without prior approval. As previously reported, Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) student Christian Parks had filed suit against the university earlier this year after experiencing difficulty in publicly preaching the gospel on campus. Parks […]
NASHVILLE — Southern Baptists will ponder a number of items for discussion at its annual meeting on June 10-11 in Baltimore, including decreasing membership, how to handle congregations that accept homosexuality and the push for transgender accommodation. A recent report released by LifeWay Christian Resources, an arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, notes that Southern Baptist membership […]
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A mother in Washington says that she is ‘shocked’ and ‘in tears’ after attending a profanity-laced and sexually-charged awards ceremony at her daughter’s local high school. The unidentified mother told local television station KOMO that she eventually walked out of the event held on Sunday at Bellingham High School. She states that was outraged […]
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in northeastern Nigeria and the military failed to intervene even though it was warned that an attack was imminent, witnesses said on Thursday. A community leader who witnessed the killings on Monday said residents of the Gwoza local […]