CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Officials in a Florida city have opted to end the presentation of prayers at city council meetings altogether rather than face a possible lawsuit from a Satanist who is seeking to lead an invocation. Activist Chaz Stevens had submitted a request to city leaders in Coral Springs and other Florida cities […]
NASHVILLE — Two lawmakers in Tennessee have introduced a bill that would defy the U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding same-sex “marriage” and protect the rule of law in the state. Rep. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, and Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, filed the “Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act” on Thursday in the state legislature to defend the […]
MOREHEAD, Ky. — An attorney for Brian Mason, the Kentucky deputy clerk that has been issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals in place of Kim Davis, told U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning on Friday that he believes Davis has altered the licenses to a point that they are invalid. As previously reported, after Bunning released Davis from […]
NEW YORK — The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. has pledged to continue to inplead the case of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran when she appears before the United Nations. Samantha Power met with the wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini on Friday at the U.S. Mission in New York City. As previously reported, Abedini, a […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to defund the abortion giant Planned Parenthood for one year and reallocate the funds previously granted to the organization to women’s health groups. H.R. 3134, the “Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015,” was passed 241-187—mainly across party lines. Only two Democrats voted in favor of […]
A video has surfaced of Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina praising Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, stating that she has “great admiration” for her because of her achievements as a woman. In the 2008 video, Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, announces her support for then-Republican presidential candidate John McCain, but simultaneously praises Clinton out […]
TEXAS CITY, Texas — A photo of an ex-convict turned Christian who recently prayed on the street with a police officer who once arrested him has gone viral. Edward “Doc” Amey is no stranger to the police. He’s been arrested on numerous occasions and went to prison three times, mainly because of drug activity. But while […]
TIGER, Ga. — A school district in Georgia has agreed to discontinue its practice of presenting prayers at graduation ceremonies and has removed a sign bearing the name of Jesus following a complaint from a humanist organization. The American Humanist Association (AHA) sent a letter earlier this month to the Rabun County School District after it said that […]
BREMERTON, Wash. — A football coach in Washington is under investigation for praying on the field after games. Joe Kennedy, the assistant head coach for the varsity team at Bremerton High School and the head coach for the junior varsity team, takes time after each game to pray at the 50-yard line. According to reports, Kennedy prays of […]
COOLIDGE, Ariz. — City Council members in Arizona have voted to move forward with a proposal to allow only Christian prayers at city hall meetings. The Coolidge City Council voted 4-2 on Monday with one member absent to have attorney Dennis Fitzgibbons provide draft language and counsel as to how the concept might be carried out. […]