MADISON, Wisc. — One of the nation’s most conspicuous professing atheist groups has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after its charity Nonbelief Relief lost its tax-exempt status for not filing form 990 for three consecutive years. The organization contends that the government wrongly shows preferential treatment to churches in automatically exempting […]
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — An elderly minister who had been conducting Bible studies in the community room of an apartment complex in Virginia has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as he has been ordered to cease holding the offerings in the building under threat of eviction. According to […]
WASHINGTON — Upon returning home to the United States on Saturday after being sentenced to time served in a Turkish trial, Andrew Brunson, pastor of Resurrection Church in Izmir, laid hands on and prayed for President Trump in the oval office. “We would like to pray for you. We pray for you often as a family,” […]
MADISON, Wisc. — A jury has awarded $479,500 and $301,000 to two male employees at the University of Wisconsin after a judge ruled that the State violated federal anti-discrimination law by excluding “sex change”-related operations from insurance coverage. The jury reached its decision on Wednesday in considering how much should be allotted to a researcher at the Carbone Cancer […]
TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating a second incident of violence at a pro-life outreach after online video shows a member of an abortion “rights” group shoving, throwing metal objects and attempting to start a fight with those who were expressing their pro-life views at Ryerson University. According to reports, the incident occurred on Oct. […]
ALIAGA, Turkey — Andrew Brunson, the American pastor arrested in 2016 after being accused of espionage and having connections to those involved in a failed coup attempt against the Turkish government, is now free to leave the country after a judge sentenced him to time served. “This is the day our family has been praying […]
GREENVILLE, Mich. (Ionia Sentinel Standard) — For the past two years, Montcalm Community College has been hosting the annual Montcalm County Pastors Appreciation Lunch. But the 2018 version of the event, scheduled for Thursday, has been abruptly cancelled, due to complaints from a member of an atheist organization, who claimed the lunch would have violated […]
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas-based U.S. Pastor Council has filed suit against the City of Austin to challenge the lack of an exemption in its non-discrimination ordinance to accommodate the hiring practices of area churches. Austin City Code states that “[a]n employer may not fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise […]
APPLETON, Wisc. — A Wisconsin man who was found guilty of attempted first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child was sentenced this week, admitting in court that he sought to end the child’s life because he feared the baby would have medical issues like his other son. Manishkumar Patel, 45, was sentenced to 22 years in […]
TORONTO — A video showing a Canadian man roundhouse kicking a pro-life woman as she answered his question about rape babies has gone viral, and the man responsible for the act has been arrested. According to reports, Marie-Claire Bissonnette, 27, approached Jordan Hunt, 26, at the annual Life Chain event in Toronto on Sept. 30 […]