‘I Forgive You’: Families of Charleston Shooting Victims Urge Killer to Repent, Trust Christ

‘I Forgive You’: Families of Charleston Shooting Victims Urge Killer to Repent, Trust Christ

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Family members of those who were shot and killed Wednesday night during a Bible study at a historic African American church in South Carolina addressed the gunman on Friday, forgiving him and calling him to repentance and faith in Christ. “You took something very precious from me,” declared Nadine Collier, daughter of […]

Woman Who Helped Police Find Charleston Killer Credits God: ‘He Had Me Where I Needed to Be’

Woman Who Helped Police Find Charleston Killer Credits God: ‘He Had Me Where I Needed to Be’

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — The North Carolina woman who helped police find the gunman who shot and killed nine members of a historic African American church on Wednesday is crediting God for placing her in the right place at the right time. Debbie Dills, 51, works as a bookkeeper for Frady’s Florist in Kings Mountain. […]

Man Who Gunned Down Blacks at Bible Study Described as Racist Who ‘Wanted to Start a Civil War’

Man Who Gunned Down Blacks at Bible Study Described as Racist Who ‘Wanted to Start a Civil War’

CHARLESTON, S.C. — As additional information surfaces surrounding the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting at a South Carolina church, friends and acquaintances of the gunman are describing the man as a racist who “wanted to start a civil war” over blacks in the country. Dylann Roof, 21, was taken into custody on Thursday in Shelby, North […]

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Law Forcing Church Signs to Be Displayed at Night

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Law Forcing Church Signs to Be Displayed at Night

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of an Arizona church and against a local law that essentially forced churches to display their signs at night, while allowing other types of signs to be displayed 24/7. As previously reported, in 2008, Good News Community Church of Gilbert filed a lawsuit in […]

Gunman Kills Nine After Opening Fire on Service at Historic African American Church

Gunman Kills Nine After Opening Fire on Service at Historic African American Church

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nine people are dead and several others were injured after an unidentified gunman opened fire during a worship and prayer service at a historic African American church in South Carolina Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at approximately 9 p.m. local time at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. The suspect is […]

Teacher Who Read Homosexual Book to Third Graders Resigns Following Parental Outrcy

Teacher Who Read Homosexual Book to Third Graders Resigns Following Parental Outrcy

EFLAND, N.C. — An elementary school teacher who read a book about homosexuality to third graders has resigned following outcry from parents who were upset that their children were exposed to the material. Both teacher Omar Currie and Assistant Principal Meg Goodhand have resigned from their positions at Efland-Cheeks Elementary School following the incident, which […]

Southern Baptists Declare: No Court Can Change ‘God’s Definition of Marriage’

Southern Baptists Declare: No Court Can Change ‘God’s Definition of Marriage’

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Delegates of the Southern Baptist Convention voted on Tuesday to pass a resolution declaring that the denomination will stand by the biblical definition of marriage found in the book of Genesis and that no court or government authority can change God’s definition. Southern Baptist President Ronnie Floyd, an Alabama megachurch pastor, spoke […]

Florida Sheriff Under Fire from Atheist Activists for Speaking at Church in Uniform

Florida Sheriff Under Fire from Atheist Activists for Speaking at Church in Uniform

LAKELAND, Fla. — A sheriff in Florida is under fire from a prominent atheist activist organization for speaking at a local church in his official uniform. Sheriff Grady Judd often speaks at churches throughout Polk County—sometimes up to 20 appearances a year—in his uniform. This past April, he spoke to over 2,500 people at the […]

Virginia Girl Who Identifies as Boy Sues School District for Being Disallowed Use of Men’s Restroom

Virginia Girl Who Identifies as Boy Sues School District for Being Disallowed Use of Men’s Restroom

GLOUCESTER, Va. — A Virginia girl who identifies as a boy has sued her local school district in an effort to obtain permission to use the men’s restroom at school. As previously reported, Gavin Grimm, 16, told reporters in December that she began using the boys’ restroom after obtaining permission from the school principal when […]