ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Evangelists that visited the largest free festival in the Southeast this past weekend say that police looked on while event-goers engaged in openly lewd acts and turned hostile toward the message of the gospel. Christians from at least nine states traveled to the Bele Chere festival in Asheville, North Carolina to witness […]
A group of approximately 50 Nigerian Christians recently burned to death in their pastor’s home while seeking refuge from Islamic militants in the country. The attack was just one of a string of twelve acts of violence that took place, all of which occurred within one weekend. Christians in the village of Maseh state that they […]
TORONTO — Police recently shut down a Canadian preacher for sharing the gospel during a homosexual pride parade. The parade took place on July 1, also known as Canada Day, in the city of Toronto, Ontario, which is the equivalent of Independence Day in America. David Lynn of Christ’s Forgiveness Ministries brought a group to […]
HOLLY RIDGE, N.C. — The criminal charge that was filed against a missionary who told police officers to repent on Independence Day has been dismissed. Ernest Lee, the District Attorney for Onslow County, North Carolina, has informed Jesse Boyd of Full Proof Gospel Ministries, a missionary to South Asia, that prosecutors will not pursue his […]
The preacher in Phoenix, Arizona that was sentenced to 60-days incarceration for holding worship meetings on his private property is now in jail. “I have spent time with my family this morning praying, crying and saying our goodbye. My heart is broken, but glory to God,” Michael Salman, father of six, wrote on his Facebook […]
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a public school teacher who was fired for questioning evolution in his classroom. John Freshwater, a science teacher at Mount Vernon Middle School, had approached school officials in 2003 to request that he be allowed to explain to students the various disagreements that exist […]
Christians in Nigeria are on edge following the recent insurgent attacks on churches by the Islamic group Boko Haram. According to reports, a number of businesses closed in the city of Kaduna Thursday, and parents rushed to pick their children up from school, among rumors that protests might take place following a car bomb the […]
HOLLY RIDGE, N.C. — A missionary to South Asia was arrested last night while conducting a gospel outreach at an Independence Day celebration in Holly Ridge, North Carolina. Jesse Boyd of Full Proof Gospel Ministries told Christian News Network that he had just returned to his home state from a 13-month missions trip two weeks prior, […]
Pro-abortion vandals recently lashed out at members of Personhood USA, and days later, a volunteer with the organization was violently attacked. Keith Mason, the president of Personhood USA, reports that his personal residence was vandalized last week following the publication of an article in Newsweek Magazine that spotlighted his pro-life work. The story was also […]
A street preacher in Arizona is fighting a jail sentence for holding private worship meetings at his home. Michael Salman says that he has been battling the City of Phoenix for years after code enforcement officials told him that if he was going to hold worship gatherings on his property, it would be considered an […]