KANO, Nigeria — A thirteen-year-old Nigerian girl says that her father gave her up to the Islamic group Boko Haram, and was consequently threatened with death by the group if she did not become a suicide bomber. “My father took us to the bush, which was surrounded by gunmen,” Zarau Babangida told reporters during a news […]
JENISON, Mich. — Christians in Michigan are urging officials in Ottawa County to restore a sign citing Scripture to a public park after it was removed following a complaint from a local resident. The sign at issue quotes from Psalm 19:1, which reads, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his […]
WASHINGTON — Several prominent Christian organizations are asserting that Americans are being tricked into paying for the abortions of others through a little known surcharge included in Obamacare. “No one should be forced to pay a secret fee to cover other people’s elective abortions,” said Casey Mattox, Senior Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). […]
HAIFA, Israel — Archaeologists in Israel have discovered an ancient bracelet fragment that is embossed with an image that was used in the holy temple described in the Bible’s Old Testament. Last week, while excavating in Mount Carmel National Park in Haifa, the Israel Antiques Authority found what is believed to be a 1,600-year-old artifact […]
SEATTLE — Mars Hill has accepted an offer from megachurch leader and author Rick Warren to deliver the final message to the congregation this Sunday as it closes its doors following the resignation of Mark Driscoll. “This Sunday, December 28th, will be our final Sunday as Mars Hill Church,” the website for Mars Hill reads. […]
BERKELEY, Mo. — A prominent black Christian leader who works with youth says that our nation needs to stop pointing fingers at the police and start preaching the gospel following the second shooting in the Ferguson, Missouri area, which resulted in the death of an armed teenager. At approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday night, a police […]
NORFOLK, Va. — A prominent black pastor from Virginia has launched a national “Prayer for Police” campaign, and is inviting Christians nationwide to let their local police department know that they are appreciated and covered in prayer. Bishop E.W. Jackson is the chairman of the organization Ministers Taking a Stand and founder of S.T.A.N.D. (Staying True […]
REGINA, Saskatchewan – A Canadian court has upheld the right of two Christians to distribute literature on university campuses despite dislike for their message, and has found the men not guilty of a mischief charge following their arrest this past spring. As previously reported, in April, Peter LaBarbera, the director of the U.S.-based Christian ministry Americans for Truth […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will move to loosen its restrictions on blood donations from homosexual men, provided that they are abstinent from sexual activity for at least one year. “The agency will take the necessary steps to recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period […]
TORONTO — A self-professed homosexual “porn star” has been sentenced to life in prison after being declared guilty of murdering, defiling and dismembering the body of a college student who was believed to have been his lover. As previously reported, Luka Magnotta, 32, was taken into custody in 2012 and accused of killing 33-year-old Jun […]