CHICO, Cal. – Two secularist organizations are working together to end legislative prayer before city council meetings in a northern California municipality. For years, Chico city council members have invited local religious leaders from various faiths to lead invocations prior to official city council gatherings. For instance, the agenda for an upcoming meeting this week […]
COLUMBUS — Lawmakers in Ohio are reviving a pro-life bill that was stalled in the legislature last year when the Republican Senate President opted not to bring the matter up for a vote. In a news conference this week, 24-year-old Representative Christina Hagan reintroduced the Ohio Human Heartbeat Protection Act, which has been co-sponsored by […]
MILWAUKEE — A pastor from Wisconsin has authored a book advising state and municipal government leaders that when they are forced to make a choice between obeying God or the federal government, they must always obey God rather than men. Matt Trewhella pastors Mercy Seat Christian Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has long been a […]
WASHINGTON — A commission of Christian denominational leaders and non-profit organizations submitted a report this week to a prominent Republican Congressman in an effort to urge Congress to take steps to stop the IRS from muzzling the political speech of churches. The Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations sent the report on Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An Islamic activist group is planning to hold a “Million Muslim March” this year on the 12th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The American Muslim Political Action Committee (AMPAC)—an organization that strives to “stimulate an active interest in Muslim Americans relating to Political and Governmental affairs”—recently announced plans for a […]
BRYN MAWR, Penn. — A Christian street preacher who was cited for disorderly conduct this past spring for preaching to patrons of a Pennsylvania bar district has been vindicated of the charge. As previously reported, James MacPherson joined other local Christians on a Saturday night this past April to share the Gospel on the streets of Bryn […]
SAN ANTONIO – Reports were swirling earlier this week that a prominent megachurch minister in Texas was no longer opposed to an anti-discrimination ordinance that includes protection for homosexuals. However, the initial outlet that broke the story has since been notified by the pastor that this is actually not the case. As previously reported, the […]
VIERA, Fl. – A public school district in eastern Florida is grappling with allegations that one of their history textbooks touts a strong pro-Muslim bias. Brevard Public School district, home to approximately 70,000 students, currently uses a Prentice Hall textbook titled “World History” for many 9th grade classes. According to reports, the history book is […]
Murrieta, Calif. — An attorney for two Christians who were vindicated in court this week after being arrested in 2011 for reading the Bible outside of a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in California says that the case resembled more of his childhood memories of communist Romania more than the USA. As previously reported, Pastor […]
An American pastor who is imprisoned in his homeland of Iran for planting house churches in the country over a decade ago is suffering with increasing pain, reports state. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release of Saeed Abedini, a 32-year old pastor who has been incarcerated in […]