Controversy is erupting over a new best-selling book that makes a number of claims about the life of Jesus Christ, including that He never claimed to be God, that He was a “man of profound contradiction” and that He was killed for His crimes, not as the Savior of the world. Dr. Reza Aslan is […]
WASHINGTON — The FBI announced Monday the arrests of 159 people and recovery of 105 children involved in child prostitution rings across the country. The 76-city sweep, conducted in the past three days, represents the largest such law enforcement action focused on children forced into sexual slavery, federal authorities said. Assistant FBI Director Ron Hosko, […]
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Police in western Pennsylvania have stated that a 12-year-old boy used a BB gun to rob a 10-year-old who was running a lemonade stand. According to Johnstown Sgt. Patrick Goggin, a 12-year-old boy threateningly approached the younger boy who was running a lemonade stand with what appeared to be a handgun in […]
LOUISVILLE — Two homosexual men from Kentucky have filed suit in an effort to challenge the state’s current ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed both out of state and out of the country. Attorneys for Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon, both 55, filed the legal challenge on Friday in federal court, contending that Kentucky’s statute […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan has placed a permanent injunction on a plan by a number of Indiana churches to display a collection of artistic crosses in the middle of their city. As previously reported, West Side Christian Church (WSCC) in Evansville recently announced plans for the first annual “Cross the River” […]
VIRGINIA BEACH — On his Sunday broadcast of the 700 Club, Pat Robertson shocked a number of viewers in responding to a question about those who decide to have sex change operations. Robertson’s comments made were during the Q&A segment of the broadcast, as he was fielded the question by co-host Terry Meeuwsen. “I work […]
RALEIGH — The governor of North Carolina signed new abortion regulations into law on Monday despite a protest across the street from his home led by Planned Parenthood supporters. As previously reported, Republican Governor Pat McCrory has received criticism from both pro-life and pro-abortion residents alike over the legislation. The original bill, which had cleared […]
New polling data shows that nearly half of Americans now believe humans evolved from simpler life forms, while less than 40% maintain that God created humans in their present form. The internet-based polling group YouGov recently published results from a detailed survey of several hundred people in the United States. In the study, individuals were […]
PHILADELPHIA — Officials in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania filed suit on Tuesday against a rogue clerk that recently began issuing marriage licenses to homosexual residents in violation of the law. The Pennsylvania Health Department, which oversees marriages in the Commonwealth, says that following the Supreme Court ruling striking down a key part of the Defense of […]
WASHINGTON — A United States congressman has chosen to ‘adopt’ the cause of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran as part of a congressional effort to raise awareness of the plight of those persecuted worldwide for their religious beliefs. Representative Trent Franks (R-Az.), a Christian, spoke briefly on the House floor last week during “Defending […]