PORTLAND — A former Portland-area teacher who was escorted from his local high school by police over his continued opposition to Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit against his school district after his teaching contract was terminated following internal scrutiny. As previously reported, Bill Diss, an 11-year math and computer science teacher at Benson High […]
INDIAN SPRINGS, N.V. — The United States Air Force has decided to allow an atheist airman to omit the phrase ‘So help me God’ from the reenlistment oath after a prominent humanist organization threatened to file a lawsuit about the matter. As previously reported, according to the American Humanist Association (AHA), the unidentified serviceman stationed […]
VENTURA, Calif. — At least two Christian legal organizations have sent a letter to a California principal after she banned her school’s booster club from selling Chick-fil-A sandwiches for its football fundraiser due to the company’s stance on the institution of marriage. As previously reported, Val Wyatt, principal of Ventura High School, recently told the Ventura […]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Following a firestorm of controversy over the issue, officials at Arkansas State University (ASU) have decided to allow members of the university’s football team to wear a cross decal on their helmets—as long as the players personally choose to affix them and pay for the stickers themselves. As previously reported, the decal […]
A number of false Christs have been arising in various nations worldwide, claiming to be the second coming of Jesus. While many are following these self-proclaimed Messiahs, some are speaking out against their cults, being mindful of Christ’s words in Matthew 24:5, “For many shall come in My name, saying, ‘I am Christ,’ and shall […]
ORLANDO — A prominent Satanist organization plans to distribute pamphlets and other materials to public school students in Florida after an atheist group that took issue with the distribution of Christian materials was given the green light to also share its printed publications. As previously reported, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) learned last year that […]
Christian groups across the country are angered after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week, which outlines that many Americans are indeed paying for abortion through Obamacare. The report, Health Insurance Exchanges: Coverage of Non-Excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans, was posted to the organization website on Monday and features extensive information […]
ONEIDA, Tenn. — Cheerleaders at a high school in Tennessee have found a way to put prayer back into the pre-game period of athletic events in the face of a recent decision by school officials to replace the prayers with a moment of silence. According to reports, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association instructed schools two […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A Yemen-born man living in New York is among the latest being charged with aiding the Islamic terrorist group ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in federal court. Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, has been leveled with a seven-count indictment via a grand jury in Rochester. […]
NIGERIA — A Christian man in Nigeria recently stood firm for his faith despite Muslim attempts to force him to convert to Islam by threatening him with death. As previously reported, the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram has been attacking the Gwoza area for several years, with violence intensifying throughout 2014. In June, South Africa Today reported that the death […]