MISHAWAKA, Ind. — An Indiana woman who allegedly threw her newborn baby in the trash after giving birth was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Monday, while being lectured by the presiding judge that she should have obtained an abortion. Purvi Patel, 33, was arrested in 2013 after arriving at St. Joseph’s Hospital in […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Christians are expressing disappointment after Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a clarification to the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Thursday that prohibits businesses from declining services relating to homosexual ceremonies. As previously reported, last week, Gov. Mike Pence signed SB 101 into law in a closed ceremony, with an estimated 70 t0 80 […]
NAIROBI, Kenya — Over 140 Kenyan students were shot dead today as an Islamic terror group carried out a bloody attack aimed at Christians at a university in Nairobi. “We sorted people out and released the Muslims,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, the spokesman for the group Al-Shabaab, which took responsibility for the armed assault, announced. “There are […]
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A former New York mob boss whose life was changed by the power of Jesus Christ is set to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Santa Clarita Valley Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast in California. Michael Franzese is the son of the underboss of the infamous and violent Columbo crime family, and is considered “one […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The producer of an acclaimed documentary that recently hit theaters across the country and is currently being shown in churches nationwide is sharing his story of how he came to Christ as a result of his work on the film. Brian Ivie, 24, is the director of the film “The Drop Box,” a […]
LITTLE ROCK — The governor of Arkansas says that he won’t sign the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in light of its current language, just a day after the legislature sent the bill to his desk. H.B. 1228 passed the Arkansas House of Representatives 67-21 on Tuesday, sending the legislation to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. — A pastor in Mississippi who was arrested and jailed four years ago while participating in a pro-life outreach on the public thoroughfare has prevailed in his lawsuit against city officials almost two years after being exonerated of criminal charges for his activities. As previously reported, Pastor Stephen Joiner of Columbus Church of […]
WASHINGTON — Over 30 members of Congress have come to the defense of a decorated Navy Chaplain who is facing possible discharge after superiors called his Christian counseling against premarital sex and homosexuality a “recipe for disaster.” As previously reported, last December, several sailors allegedly filed complaints against Chaplain Wes Modder, a 19 year decorated military veteran […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The governor of Indiana is defending his signing of the state Religious Freedom Restoration Act, stating that it is has been “grossly misconstrued” and made to be an issue about discrimination against homosexuals when the bill mentions nothing about homosexuality or any issue at all. As previously reported, Gov. Mike Pence signed SB 101 into […]
WASHINGTON — During a private prayer breakfast for pastors on Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told those gathered that the Constitution never meant that God must be removed from government, but that the government was not to interfere with the practice of religion. “The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn’t say […]