MOUNT VERNON, Texas — A prominent atheist activist group is demanding that a Texas school district remove a number of Christian quotes from its walls, contending that they “unconstitutionally promote religion.” The Mount Vernon Independent School District has over 100 quotes stenciled on the walls of its public schools, and approximately seven of them reference […]
JERUSALEM — Archaeologists in Israel have announced the discovery of the gate to the biblical city of Gath, which was once the home of the notorious Philistine Goliath. Bar-Ilan University issued notice of the find on Monday, which was led by The Ackerman Family Bar-Ilan University Expedition to Gath and professor Aren Maeir. “Prof. Maeir, […]
CONCORD, N.H. — Officials in the state of New Hampshire have voted to defund the abortion giant Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, canceling its $650,000 contract. The 3-2 party line vote by the State Executive Council comes as a result of a series of videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, showing that the organization […]
HOUSTON — Two churches in Texas have filed suit to stop the Houston Housing Authority from bulldozing their properties in order to build a housing development. With the assistance of the Christian legal organization The Liberty Institute, First Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church and Latter Day Deliverance Revival Church filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Harris […]
HOUSTON, Texas — The fifth investigative video into Planned Parenthood’s harvesting and sale of fetal organs released by the Center for Medical Progress shows a Texas director describing how abortion procedures can be “creatively” altered to pull the baby’s body out intact, depending on the demand. The video, released on Tuesday, captures Melissa Farrell, director […]
HOUSTON — A group of Texas pastors whose sermons were subpoenaed last year in the midst of a lawsuit over a petition seeking to repeal Houston “Bathroom Bill” have filed suit against the city’s mayor, alleging a violation of their religious freedom. As previously reported, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, an open lesbian, had promoted an […]
DALLAS — A respected sports commentator and former football star has filed suit against his former employer over his belief that he was wrongfully fired over his past remarks regarding the sin of homosexuality. As previously reported, Craig James played for the New England Patriots in the 1980′s and later became a sportscaster for ESPN. […]
NEW YORK — Reports that a Hillsong choir director (or former choir director) has come out as “gay” and is engaged to another member has raised controversy nationwide and has elicited a response from the leader of the international chain of churches. Josh Canfield, a Broadway performer, told Playbill earlier this year that he had […]
WASHINGTON — An Oklahoma Senator has authored a bill that would provide an exemption for businesses and non-profit organizations from what has been deemed the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. The Health Care Conscience Rights Act, presented by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., would remove penalties for entities that object to providing coverage for contraceptives and […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate fell short of the necessary votes to defund the abortion giant Planned Parenthood on Monday, causing lawmakers to look elsewhere in its effort to strip Title X funding from the group. The 53-46 vote fell just short of the 60 votes required to overcome a Democratic filibuster. As previously reported, […]