Phillipsburg, New Jersey– A substitute teacher in New Jersey is facing suspension for giving a middle school student a copy of the Bible. Walter Tutka has been substitute teaching in the Phillipsburg School District for many years, including at Phillipsburg Middle School, but now faces disciplinary action after an incident that occurred this past October. […]
Dordrecht, Netherlands — A Christian in the Netherlands has opened his life-size replica of Noah’s ark to the public following three years of work to build it exactly as outlined in Scripture. John Huibers says that he followed the instructions given to Noah as detailed in Genesis chapters 6-9 in creating the gigantic vessel, which […]
A university in Michigan has agreed to pay damages to a student who was expelled for refusing to receive homosexual sensitivity training because she would not affirm a fellow student’s sexual relationship. As previously reported, Julea Ward, a high school teacher, was enrolled in Eastern Michigan University’s counseling program in 2009 and was just a […]
Despite recent comments that he would never again make statements on political matters that could be construed as public declarations, Rick Warren, author of the best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church in California, recently posted a message on Twitter to his 800,000 followers reinforcing his opposition to a largely church-supported homosexuality bill […]
A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan has ordered the state of North Carolina to stop producing pro-life license plates unless it also makes available plates that favor abortion. U.S. District Court Judge James Carroll Fox said that the current “Choose Life” plates amount to “viewpoint discrimination” and are therefore unconstitutional. “This court concludes … […]
A nationally-known atheist activist group is demanding that a central Kansas city shut down its police chaplaincy program after it received a complaint from an area resident. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, based in Madison, Wisconsin, recently sent a letter to city officials in McPherson, Kansas, claiming that the existing chaplaincy program violates the U.S. […]
A well-known Christian evangelist has released a new documentary based on the life and death of Beatles icon John Lennon as a way to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Ray Comfort of Living Waters Ministries, whose first film 180 received critical acclaim and was viewed by millions worldwide, created the movie Genius to generate thought […]
A new reality show that centers on the lives of preachers’ kids is scheduled to air on the Lifetime Television Network in 2013. Preachers’ Daughters is said to give a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of teenagers whose fathers are Christian ministers, and how they handle worldly temptations with the guidance of their parents. Broadway World reports: […]
A school district in Pennsylvania is continuing its battle against a well-known atheist group over a Ten Commandments monument that has been on display at a local middle school for over 50 years. Officials with the Connellsville Area School District in Southwest Pennsylvania filed paperwork in court this week to defend the monument, despite accusations […]
Four Christians in Minnesota that were recently barred from evangelizing during an annual event in Duluth known as the Tour of Lights have regained their right to share the Gospel in the public park. As previously reported, last month, Steve Jankowski and three other friends were forced to move to a “free speech zone” outside […]