BEAUMONT — A school district in Texas is investigating a complaint after a mother who identifies as a Christian contacted a prominent atheist activist organization to express concerns over a prayer offered during a pre-k graduation ceremony. The Beaumont Independent School District has confirmed that it received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation […]
DETROIT– Three years after an Islamic group persuaded Michigan public school officials to forbid the distribution of Christian permission slips, the very same organization is urging nearby school districts to permit regular Muslim prayers. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a non-profit Muslim advocacy organization, dedicated to promoting Islamic values and fighting discrimination against […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has decided to end its fight against a federal ruling that ordered the government to make the morning-after pill available to girls of all ages. As previously reported, Judge Edward R. Korman, appointed by Ronald Reagan, blasted the Obama administration in March for not making Plan B, and other […]
LYNCHBURG — The enrollment of an openly homosexual student at a prominent Baptist theological seminary is being called into question by those who wonder why the institution is seemingly overlooking immoral behavior by those it will be sending out into the ministry. As previously reported, The Atlantic recently published an essay written by Liberty University graduate […]
FORT WORTH– The recent recognition of an atheist student organization and the public promotion of different faiths have led some to question the religious policies of Texas Christian University (TCU). As previously reported, in February, a 32-year-old transfer student at TCU submitted paperwork to form an atheist and agnostic group called the “Freethinking Frogs.” This […]
A Mexican restaurant chain known for its large burritos made with organic ingredients and ‘Food With Integrity’ motto has been making the rounds at homosexual pride parades across the country declaring its support for the homosexual lifestyle. Chipotle Mexican Grill participated in both the Capital Pride parade in Washington, D.C. and the Philly Pride parade […]
AMMAN — A Syrian watch group is reporting that a 15-year-old boy was executed in front of his parents on Sunday after arguing with another individual about the Islamic religion. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Britain states that an Islamic group linked to al Qaeda shot Mohammad Qataa in the face and neck […]
TRENTON — A video tribute to first sergeants was recently removed from the YouTube channel of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey following complaints over the overtly Christian content in the production, reports state. The video was based on a poem written by Chaplain Douglas Hess and was written in the vein of a piece narrated […]
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats unveiled legislation this past week that would—among other things—protect homosexual students from discrimination in federally-funded schools. The 1,150-page long bill, titled the “Strengthening America’s School Act of 2013,” is a proposed revision to the “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) act that was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. […]
Nearly 1,100 pastors nationwide are expected to participate in an effort today that seeks to challenge government regulations on political speech from the pulpit. The effort is called Pulpit Freedom Sunday, and was organized by the Pulpit Initiative, a project of the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). As the sixth annual event of […]