SALISBURY, Md. – The president of a public school board in southeastern Maryland generated considerable attention and criticism when he recently took issue with a claim from a textbook that his school district might soon use for history classes. Ron Willey, president of the Wicomico County Board of Education (WCBE), has served on the school […]
During a recent trip to Africa to help renovate a cancer screening clinic in Zambia, former president George W. Bush used Scripture to outline his belief that the world should not be “overly critical” of homosexuality. A Zambian reporter had asked Bush how he feels about the issue of same-sex “marriage,” and whether it is […]
RALEIGH — Senators in North Carolina were met with angry shouts from hundreds of abortion activists on Wednesday after they passed several pro-life amendments late Tuesday night. According to reports, a large crowd of abortion supporters began chanting “shame, shame, shame” outside of the legislative building in Raleigh after learning of the outcome of the […]
An American Christian that was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea has appeared in a prison interview, tearfully imploring the United States to help secure his release. As previously reported, Kenneth Bae, who operates a Washington-based tourist company, was arrested not far from the city of Yanji in November, where some Christian […]
MADISON – Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin signed a bill into law on Friday that requires all abortionists in the state to both show women ultrasound images of their unborn children and have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. The 11-page bill, officially titled 2013 Senate Bill 206 (SB206), has been heralded as a strong piece of […]
An evangelist with Jeremiah Cry Ministries is leading a 10-week ‘Cross Canada Tour’ to spread the good news of Jesus Christ throughout the country. Chris Sippley of New Brunswick, Canada, who conducts evangelistic outreach locally and throughout the United States, says that this is his first full tour of the nation. “While I am originally […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly three years after a major news network described two homosexual men and their young son as a “happy, relaxed family,” one was sentenced to prison this past weekend on sexual exploitation charges and the other is awaiting to hear of his fate. While living together in Queensland, Australia, in 2005, American Mark […]
REHOBOTH BEACH — A Delaware pastor who was recently denied a permit to conduct church services on the beach preached to a crowd of approximately 1,500 people on the Fourth of July. As previously reported, Pastor Robert Dekker of New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lewes told reporters that he recently submitted a permit application to hold […]
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have passed a bill mandating schools to allow boys to use girls’ restrooms and vice versa if they identify with the opposite gender. As previously reported, AB 1266, also known as the “Bathroom Bill,” serves as an amendment to the Education Code and requires all schools in the state to comply with […]
MUNCIE, Ind. – This week, an influential creation organization delivered a petition to Ball State University officials, urging them to protect the academic freedoms of a controversial science professor out of fears that an investigation into the teacher was “deliberately stacked” against him. As previously reported, Eric Hedin is a science professor at Ball State […]