COLOMBO — Eight of the nine Islamic suicide bombers responsible for the deadly blasts that killed more than 300 people in Sri Lanki on Sunday, including at two Roman Catholic assemblies and an evangelical charismatic church, have now been identified by officials. According to reports, most were middle to upper class citizens, with some holding degrees […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an injunction to a faith-based foster agency that, along with three foster parents, had sued the City of Philadelphia for canceling its contract due to a city non-discrimination ordinance that prohibits agencies from turning away homosexuals. Without a contract, the agency will no longer be […]
PARIS — Many worldwide have expressed shock and sorrow over the past week following the fire that severely damaged the 800-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. While millions are being pledged by Roman Catholics and others in an effort to rebuild the facility, the incident has also stirred a remembrance among Christians about the […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases that surround the question of whether or not employers, including Christian business owners, are prohibited under federal civil rights law from firing workers due to their “sexual orientation” or “gender identity.” The law has historically been interpreted as barring discrimination against women, but […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina abortionist who had been arrested five years ago on a rape charge that was later dropped, and who was previously captured on camera claiming that he is doing a service to taxpayers by ridding the world of “ugly black babies,” stopped his car on Saturday in front of those […]
XI’AN, Shaanxi — Researchers in China have announced the discovery of a “treasure trove” of fossilized sea creatures, with some being soft-bodied organisms — a rare occurrence as tissues normally decompose and are not preserved unless there has been a rapid aquatic event. While some speculate that the marine life had been buried by a […]
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling in concluding that the chaplain for the U.S. Congress did not discriminate against a well-known professing atheist in declining to permit him to present a secular invocation before the legislature. “Even though we accept as true Barker’s allegation that Conroy rejected him ‘because he […]
DALLAS, Texas — The mother of a baby that was found buried in a flower pot at a Texas cemetery last month has been charged with murder after admitting that she engaged in conduct that resulted in the death of the child, whom she sought to hide from her family. She and a friend then […]
HAVANA — An American homeschool organization is seeking the intervention of the Trump administration after several homeschooling fathers in Cuba were arrested for not sending their children to public school. According to a report from the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), three men were recently taken into custody by authorities because of their homeschooling practices. […]
GLOUCESTERSHIRE — An employee at a school in the UK has been dismissed after posting objection on her personal Facebook page to teaching about homosexuality and transgenderism in the nation’s schools. According to reports, Kristie Higgs learned last year that her son’s primary school, a separate school in the village that is affiliated with the Church […]