Over $100,000 in Donations Pour in for Christian Florist Punished for Declining ‘Gay Wedding’

Over $100,000 in Donations Pour in for Christian Florist Punished for Declining ‘Gay Wedding’

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Over $100,000 has been raised in an online campaign for a Christian florist from Washington who is in jeopardy of losing her business, home and life savings after a judge found her guilty of discrimination for declining to service a same-sex ceremony for a regular client. As previously reported, Baronelle Stutzman of […]

Arkansas Lawmakers Pass Proposal to Place Ten Commandments on Capitol Grounds

Arkansas Lawmakers Pass Proposal to Place Ten Commandments on Capitol Grounds

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Lawmakers in Arkansas have passed a proposal to place a Ten Commandments monument on the groups of the state capitol, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson for signing. As previously reported, Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Bigelow) had proposed the monument, which will be overseen by the Secretary of State and funded […]

Texas Students Petition Removal of ‘Insensitive’ Pro-Life Display Over Christian Symbolism

Texas Students Petition Removal of ‘Insensitive’ Pro-Life Display Over Christian Symbolism

ARLINGTON, Texas — Over 200 students at the University of Texas at Arlington recently petitioned a student pro-life group to remove an abortion display featuring nearly 3,000 crosses in part due to concerns that the crosses represented Christianity and thus were “culturally insensitive.” “Every cross is supposed to represent an unborn child, but not necessarily every […]

Humanists Threaten Legal Action After Elementary Teacher Gives Bibles to Students

Humanists Threaten Legal Action After Elementary Teacher Gives Bibles to Students

DUNCAN, Okla. – A national humanist organization has threatened to sue a school district in Oklahoma because an elementary school teacher offered Gideon New Testaments to her students. Erica Mackey is a third grade teacher at Woodrow Wilson Elementary in Duncan, Oklahoma. Last Thursday, Mackey reportedly announced to her students that she had several New […]

‘Hope for Iowa’: Iowa Churches to Distribute Bibles to Every Home in City

‘Hope for Iowa’: Iowa Churches to Distribute Bibles to Every Home in City

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Nearly twenty Iowa churches will work together this weekend to distribute Bibles to every home in their city—an effort that they say may be the first of its kind. First Baptist Church (FBC) of Marshalltown has announced that it, along with 17 other churches, will place 12,000 Bibles in 12,000 homes on Saturday, […]

Commission Rules in Favor of Baker Who Refused to Decorate Bible Cakes Against Homosexuality

Commission Rules in Favor of Baker Who Refused to Decorate Bible Cakes Against Homosexuality

DENVER — Officials in Colorado have ruled in favor of a baker who refused to decorate two Bible-shaped cakes that featured messages and images against homosexuality, finding that she did not discriminate against the Christian who placed the order. William Jack of Castle Rock visited Azucar Bakery in Denver last March, at which time he placed an order for […]

Filipinos Whip Their Backs, Have Themselves Nailed to Crosses in Effort to Atone for Sins

Filipinos Whip Their Backs, Have Themselves Nailed to Crosses in Effort to Atone for Sins

SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines — Hundreds in the heavily Roman Catholic country of the Philippines engaged in self-flagellation activities yesterday during the Good Friday holiday in an effort to atone for their sins or obtain miracles from Heaven. The tradition, while criticized by local Roman Catholic leaders who would prefer to see “good works” from followers rather […]

Hundreds Attend Rally in Support of Principal Under Fire for Citing Scripture in Newsletter

Hundreds Attend Rally in Support of Principal Under Fire for Citing Scripture in Newsletter

SHREVEPORT, La. — Hundreds attended a prayer rally on Friday in support of a Louisiana elementary and middle school principal who is under fire from the ACLU for quoting a Scripture in a recent newsletter sent to parents and posted on the district website. Albert Hardison is the principal of Walnut Hill Elementary-Middle School, and has […]

Tennessee Bill to Make Bible State Book Advances in Legislature

Tennessee Bill to Make Bible State Book Advances in Legislature

NASHVILLE — A proposed Tennessee bill to make the Bible the state book is advancing in the legislature despite opposition from church-state separation groups and questions from the state attorney general’s office. As previously reported, Rep. Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station) recently introduced HB 615 to amend the Tennessee Code to make the acknowledgment. “The Holy Bible is hereby […]