WASHINGTON — The Obama administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to strike down new abortion regulations in Texas that some say would close most of the abortion facilities in the state. The brief was one of 45 filed by entities from across the country, including members of Congress and various state attorney generals. As […]
A former Muslim woman turned Christian says that she now works to tell others the truth about Islam after she began reading the Koran and was disturbed about its contents and the life of Mohammed. Mona Walter moved to Sweden from Somalia as a war refugee while a teenager. It was there that she says […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A federal judge has ruled that it was not improper for an Indiana public transportation company to refuse to allow a health care referral service to place advertising cards in its buses because of its pro-life stance. As previously reported, Women’s Health Link, a free referral service that assists women needing physical, emotional, […]
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — A pastor in Northern Ireland who was prosecuted with a hate crime for denouncing the Islamic religion during a Sunday sermon has been declared not guilty of both charges leveled by the prosecution. As previously reported, James McConnell, 78, pastor of the Whitewell Metropolitan Church in North Belfast, discussed Islam during an evening sermon […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A proposed bill in Indiana would ban abortions when a heartbeat is detected, and would create severe criminal penalties for abortionists who kill babies with a beating heart. Senate Bill 144 is proposed by state Sen. Jim Banks, and “prohibits the performance or inducement of an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — The owner of a pharmacy in Washington State, along with two of his pharmacists, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept his appeal of a federal ruling upholding regulations that mandate he stock the morning-after pill despite his religious convictions regarding abortifacients. As previously reported, in 2006, Ralph’s Thriftway owner, Kevin Stormans, […]
A prominent homosexual advocacy group is calling upon the U.S. Department of Education to release the names of religious schools that it believes are “using faith as a guise for discrimination” by seeking exemptions from a federal law that has recently been interpreted to pertain to homosexuality and transgenderism. “There is an alarming and growing trend […]
Scientists who have long been puzzled by the origins of Earth’s water are beginning to believe it originated deep inside of the planet—just like the Bible describes. Where did our planet’s water come from? This question remains a hotly-debated issue among geologists and astronomers, who concede that it is still largely a mystery. Evolutionists who […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has provided a preview of its new stamp designs for 2016, which include a stamp commemorating the Islamic holidays Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. While Islamic holiday stamps are not new, being first released in 2001, the design for the 2016 stamp is among those revamped for the new year. […]
Prosperity preachers Kenneth Copeland and Jesse Duplantis defended their ownership of private jets this past week, stating that they couldn’t accommodate their schedule any other way and that they wouldn’t want to ride commercial with a “bunch of demons.” The discussion aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of Copeland’s “Believer’s Voice of Victory” as Duplantis shared a […]