In recent opinion columns, a Planned Parenthood board member has claimed that abortion is ‘a sacred gift,’ and that nonbelievers have ‘reasons to celebrate’ since Christianity is ‘in decline.’ Valerie Tarico is a member of Planned Parenthood’s Board of Advocates, which—according to the board’s website—is a 400-member body of individuals “united by their personal integrity and […]
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — A former Seventh Day Adventist pastor has announced his intention to live without God for one year. Ryan Bell, 42, led Hollywood Adventist Church until March of last year, when he was asked to resign over his increasingly liberal views and his disagreements with Adventist theology. Bell says that he expressed support […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The former governor of Florida has issued an apology for opposing same-sex ‘marriage’ in the state, calling his past beliefs a ‘mistake.’ Charlie Crist served as governor from 2007 to 2011 after taking over the office from Jeb Bush. In 2008, he expressed his support for a state constitutional amendment that enshrined […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The family of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who died in 2005 after making national headlines in the battle to keep her on life support, is assisting the parents of a teenage girl who was recently declared brain dead following a tonsillectomy and other throat and nasal procedures. The Terri Schiavo Life […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A lawmaker in Utah has proposed a constitutional amendment that would protect churches in the state from being forced to perform same-sex ‘weddings.’ Republican Representative Jacob Anderegg told reporters this past week that he constructed the amendment in light of increasing court rulings that interpret the equal protection clause of 14th […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The president of a South Carolina-based atheist organization is auctioning off the chance for her to attend church with her daughter. Eve Brannon, the president of Upstate Atheists, posted the offer on Ebay this week in an auction entitled “Take an Atheist Leader to Church.” “We will listen to the sermon, and […]
CINCINNATI – Well-known apologist Ken Ham and outspoken evolutionist Bill Nye have agreed to a public creation-versus-evolution debate in early February. Nye was the popular host of the children’s TV show Bill Nye the Science Guy, which was produced by Disney during the 1990s. An outspoken evolutionist, Nye was also featured in a YouTube video […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — State lawmakers in South Carolina are renewing their push for a bill that would introduce a moment of silent prayer in public schools. H.B. 3526 was introduced last February in the House of Representatives, but stalled in the House Committee on Judiciary. It was sponsored by ten Representatives—mostly Democratic—including Wendell Gilliard, Robert […]
NEDERLAND, Co. — Mennonite Church USA has ordained its first openly homosexual pastor, reports state. According to Mennonite World Review, the Mountain States Conference, a division of the Mennonite Church USA, has approved the ministerial license of a Colorado woman who identifies as a lesbian. Theda Good, who is in a relationship with another woman, […]
FLOWER MOUND, Texas — The mayor of a small Texas town has declared 2014 ‘The Year of the Bible.’ Mayor Tom Hayden of Flower Mound made the announcement last month at a city council meeting, explaining that he wants to encourage residents to read the entire Bible through in a year. “There’s so much benevolence […]