PORTLAND, OR — A Portland-area teacher who was escorted from his local high school by police over his continued opposition to Planned Parenthood has been fired as district officials voted this week to terminate his long-standing teaching contract. As previously reported, Bill Diss, an 11-year math and computer science teacher at Benson High School in Portland, was removed […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Harold Camping, the California-based radio broadcaster known for his attempts to pinpoint the exact date of Judgment Day, died on Sunday. He was 92. According to his ministry, Family Radio, Camping died at his home in Alameda following an accident involving a fall. “Mr. Camping sustained a fall in his home, and […]
ATLANTA — A post-abortive mother from the Atlanta, Georgia-area recently repented and believed the Gospel after approaching two sidewalk counselors at a local abortion facility to ask if God could forgive her for ending her child’s life. On Saturday, as Zandra Westenkirchner and Britani Anthony of the Abolitionist Society of Georgia stood ready to minister […]
PHILADELPHIA — A United Methodist minister from Pennsylvania is refusing to give up his credentials after he was ordered last month to repent of officiating same-sex ‘weddings’ within 30 days or relinquish his rights to pastor within the denomination. As previously reported, Frank Schaefer, 51, who oversees Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in Lebanon, […]
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has sentenced a notorious Philadelphia abortionist who is already serving three consecutive life terms to an additional 30 years in prison for running an illegal pill mill. U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe stated that the sentence was meant to deter others who might consider engaging in similar unlawful activity. […]
AUSTIN, TX — A United Methodist Bishop for the San Antonio area has reinstated the candidacy of a lesbian woman who is seeking to be ordained in the denomination as a deacon. Mary Ann Kaiser serves as the youth director at University United Methodist Church in Austin. She initially became a candidate for ordination in […]
WACO, TX – During a televised debate last week, the Republican candidates for Texas lieutenant governor expressed support for prayer and the teaching of Biblical creation in public schools. In a Thursday evening debate broadcast by KCEN-TV, the four candidates for lieutenant governor discussed a variety of political issues, as the coveted position is considered one of […]
ROME — The pope met with the head of an international Islamic organization on Friday, a meeting that was characterized as the first-ever for the group. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), sat down with Pope Francis at the Vatican in an effort to create dialogue between the Muslim and […]
BISMARCK — The North Dakota Supreme Court heard argument this week on whether the state may disregard federal rulings on abortion and solely follow the state Constitution when creating laws that restrict or regulate the procedure. In 2011, North Dakota legislators passed a bill that restricted drug-based abortions to those that only follow the Food […]
WASHINGTON — In a recent speech on the House floor, Republican Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas explained that throughout the Bible, God protects nations that honor Him, but destroys nations that turn away from His rule. Gohmert was speaking about the persecution of Christians around the world, including the in Middle East, and the mainstream […]