Sentenced American Missionary Sent Back to North Korean Labor Camp Despite Health Concerns

Sentenced American Missionary Sent Back to North Korean Labor Camp Despite Health Concerns

An American missionary sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea has been sent back to serve at a labor camp despite concerns that his health is worsening, reports state. As previously reported, Kenneth Bae, who operates a tourist company in Washington state, was arrested not far from the city of Yanji in […]

Construction Begins on Much-Anticipated Noah’s Ark Project in Northern Kentucky

Construction Begins on Much-Anticipated Noah’s Ark Project in Northern Kentucky

CINCINNATI – A Kentucky-based Christian organization has officially broken ground on a life-sized Noah’s Ark project that is expected to become a major tourist attraction and evangelistic outreach. Answers in Genesis (AiG) is an international ministry committed to proclaiming and defending the historicity and reliability of the Bible. In 2010, AiG unveiled plans to build […]

Homeschooling Growing at Record Rate in North Carolina

Homeschooling Growing at Record Rate in North Carolina

Homeschooling is growing at a record rate in North Carolina, according to reports. Over 10,000 more students are being homeschooled than just two years ago, with enrollment figures surpassing that of private schools. The News & Observer reports that the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education estimates that there are 98,172 homeschooled students in North Carolina, compared […]

Missions Leader: Although 1 Percent is Christian, Spain is ‘Breeding Ground’ for Gospel

Missions Leader: Although 1 Percent is Christian, Spain is ‘Breeding Ground’ for Gospel

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The president of Assemblies of God Spain recently explained during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the denomination that although missions work has been difficult in the country, he sees it as a “breeding ground” for the gospel. Pastor Juan Carlos Escobar was among the speakers at the Assemblies of God […]

Court Grants ‘Pregnant Man’ Divorce Amid Argument Whether Woman Was Man When ‘Married’

Court Grants ‘Pregnant Man’ Divorce Amid Argument Whether Woman Was Man When ‘Married’

PHOENIX — An appeals court in Arizona has ruled that a woman who began converting her appearance into a man over a decade ago may be granted a divorce, overturning a lower court ruling that denied the proceedings over confusion whether the woman was a man when she married. As previously reported, in 1997, Tracy Lehuanani […]

School District Holds Health Book After Parents Outraged by Explicit Sexual Content

School District Holds Health Book After Parents Outraged by Explicit Sexual Content

FREMONT, Calif. — A school district in California has voted to place the use of a health book that it had previously approved for ninth grade students on hold after outraged parents complained about the publication’s explicit sexual content. The Fremont Unified School Board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to pull the book Your Health Today published […]

British Officials Condemn Biblical Creation, Compare It to Radical Islam

British Officials Condemn Biblical Creation, Compare It to Radical Islam

LONDON – In an attempt to crack down on religious ‘extremism,’ Britain’s Education Secretary has announced that any schools that teach creation will be stripped of government funding. Nicky Morgan, Education Secretary of Great Britain, delivered a statement to Parliament late last month, in which she condemned the spread of religious views within British schools. […]

U.S. Navy Restores Bibles Booted from Guest Rooms Following Outcry

U.S. Navy Restores Bibles Booted from Guest Rooms Following Outcry

Following outcry from Christian and veterans organizations, the U.S. Navy has ordered that Bibles booted from lodge guest rooms be restored while it reviews its policy on the availability of religious material, reports state. As previously reported, in March of this year, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to the Navy Exchange Service Command […]

NY Farm Fined $13,000 for Declining Lesbian ‘Wedding,’ Ordered to Prove Staff Training

NY Farm Fined $13,000 for Declining Lesbian ‘Wedding,’ Ordered to Prove Staff Training

ALBANY, NY — A New York farm has been fined $13,000 by the state Division of Human Rights for declining to host a same-sex ‘wedding’ on their property two years ago, and has been ordered to train their employees to accommodate homosexual ceremonies despite their Christian beliefs. Administrative Law Judge Migdalia Peres fined Liberty Ridge […]