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 […]
A Christian doctor in England is facing disciplinary proceedings for sharing his faith with a patient. Dr. Richard Scott has worked at Bethesda Medical Center in Margate, Kent for 28 years, and has never received a mark on his record. However, in 2010, when a patient filed a complaint against him for talking about Jesus, […]
Nigeria is a nation in Western Africa with a population estimated at over 170 million. It is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populated country in the world. Sadly, the country is also largely comprised of practicing Muslims, including the militant jihadist group Boko Haram, which seeks to establish Sharia law […]