Brookfield, Wisconsin — A school district in Wisconsin is asking the United States Supreme Court to rule on whether it is permissible for high school graduations to be held in church buildings. The Elmbrook School District has filed a petition to the nation’s highest court surrounding a case that began in 2009, when it was […]
New York, New York — During an interview Monday night with Rick Warren, megachurch pastor of Saddleback Church in California and author of the best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life, CNN talk show host Piers Morgan asserted that the Bible is flawed and needs to be amended. Morgan, whose broadcast Piers Morgan Tonight replaced Larry […]
Washington, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court has refused to grant the popular craft chain Hobby Lobby an emergency injunction against Obamacare’s abortion pill mandate, requiring the company to comply at least temporarily while its case moves forward. The court handed down its decision yesterday, written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. It stated that it […]
Istanbul, Turkey — The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) in Turkey recently fined television network CNBC-e for blasphemy, reports state. The network had allegedly aired an episode of The Simpsons called “Treehouse of Horrors,” in which God is depicted as taking orders from the devil, who requests a cup of coffee. Additionally, a […]
St. Louis, Missouri — A federal court has ruled against a newly-enacted Missouri law that sought to block Obamacare’s abortion pill mandate by allowing religious-owned businesses to be exempt from the requirement. In September of this year, Missouri legislators enacted the law, overriding a veto from Democratic Governor Jay Nixon. It had initially passed in May, 28-6 […]
A council candidate in the United Kingdom has been suspended after recommending that the National Health Service consider mandating mothers to abort their disabled children. Geoffrey Clark, a professing Christian, had been running for Kent County Council. However, Clark stirred up a firestorm recently when he made the recommendation as a means to decrease national […]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — A federal judge has ruled against Planned Parenthood in its pursuit of an emergency injunction against the state of Oklahoma for its decision to end its WIC contracts with the organization. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Friot handed down his opinion Monday, noting that while the state’s reasons for ending the contract […]
West Point, New York — A Washington-based group that works to separate God from government is demanding that a prominent military academy end all prayers that are traditionally held during official school events. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, led by Barry Lynn, an attorney and licensed “minister” in the United Church […]
A new book released by a British journalist warns that Christianity is in danger of being wiped out in the Middle East. In Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack, Rupert Shortt asserts that over the past 100 years, half to two-thirds of Christians in the Middle East have either been killed or have left their homeland […]
Webster, New York — A gunman opened fire this morning upon a group of firefighters responding to the scene of a house fire in upstate New York. William Spengler, 62, is believed to have set fire to a house and car near Rochester, and then waited for emergency personnel to arrive so that he could […]