Authorities have identified the gunman who shot a security guard Wednesday at the headquarters of the Christian-based lobbying group Family Research Council. Floyd Corkins II, 28, of Herndon, Virginia, was taken into custody by Washington, D.C. police yesterday morning after opening fire in the lobby of the organization. He was characterized by witnesses as being […]
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Tuesday, a Good Samaritan and the local street preacher he helped were reunited. Kenneth Cushman shook hands with Gene Duffy Sr., just one day after being released from the hospital with multiple stab wounds. “The goodness of god is just all over that man,” said Duffy. Continue Reading This Story >>
PHILADELPHIA — An evangelist was cited with disorderly conduct Friday night after a woman passing by stopped and exposed herself as he was preaching. Mike Stockwell of Cross Country Evangelism says that he was open-air preaching on the infamous South Street in Philadelphia late Friday, which is a popular downtown area known for its bars, […]
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 […]