EATONTOWN, N.J. — A retired police officer was arrested and charged with trespassing this week for witnessing to patrons of a New Jersey mall. David Wells is a former corporal with the Long Branch Police Department, and over the past year, he has spent time sharing his faith at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown. Wells […]
SAN DIEGO — Two California chaplains have filed suit against the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), alleging that they had been forced out of a training and placement program because of their Christian faith. Chaplains Major Steven Firtko and Lieutenant Commander Dan Klender state that they were repeatedly harassed and threatened […]
EUGENE — A vice president of a prominent Christian university in Oregon is defending the school’s student body president after he recently came out as an atheist. Eric Fromm attends Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon, an educational institution that seeks to be “characterized by its commitment to equip students to discover and answer God’s […]
ALBEQUERQUE — Attorneys for a Christian couple in New Mexico who were told by the courts that they may not refuse to shoot homosexual ‘weddings’ in the state have appealed the ruling to the United States Supreme Court. As previously reported, Elane Huguenin and her husband Jon run Elane Photography in Albuquerque. In 2006, when Vanessa Willock, […]
DARMSTADT, Germany — Four homeschooled children who were seized by German officials earlier this year are now attending government schools after their parents agreed to the condition in order to have them returned home. As previously reported, approximately 20 social workers, police officers and special agents swarmed the home of Dirk and Petra Wunderlich in […]
CAMDEN — The parents of a homosexual teenager who also struggles with gender identity issues have filed a lawsuit against New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in an effort to overturn a law that bars their son from obtaining professional help. As previously reported, while reiterating his belief that homosexuality is “not a sin,” the Republican […]
WASHINGTON — South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has introduced a federal bill that would nationally ban abortions past 20 weeks. The measure, called the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, includes exceptions in instances of rape, incest and the life of the mother. Graham held a press conference on Thursday to formally announce the effort […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — A high school student from Kentucky recently passed up an opportunity to participate in the regional cross country championships after she was assigned 666 as her bib number. Junior Codie Thacker attends Whitley County High School in Williamsburg. She states that she has prepared since June to participate in the regional championships, […]
PISMO BEACH, Calif. — A prominent atheist activist organization has filed suit in an effort to stop a chaplain from leading prayers at council meetings in a city located along California’s central coast. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed the complaint last week, asserting that the prayers offered regularly by Pismo Beach chaplain Paul […]
MINNEAPOLIS — A pastor who works as a school bus driver during the week recently lost his job for praying with the children who ride his bus. George Nathaniel, 49, is the pastor of both the Elite Church of the First Born and Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Minneapolis. He has worked for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage […]