Washington, D.C. — Presidential contender Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan addressed attendees of the 2012 Values Voter Summit this past weekend, an ecumenical event hosted by the Family Research Council, led by Tony Perkins. The annual event featured dozens of prominent evangelicals, along with those from other faiths, such as former presidential candidate […]
Saudi Arabia — A prominent Muslim leader has issued a statement that calls for the United Nations to criminalize criticism of Islam worldwide. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayya, vice chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars and member of numerous international organizations, released the statement late last week, entitled “Declaration Regarding the Offensive Video to […]
A national evangelistic group is denouncing the recent arrest of six Christians in New Orleans’ French Quarter and is seeking intervention from the federal government, including the Department of Justice. As previously reported, this past Friday, Pastor Troy Bohn of Raven Ministries and five members of his ministry team were arrested while ministering the Gospel […]
The city council of a Florida municipality has voted to ban protests in residential areas following a recent picket at the home of a Planned Parenthood CEO. On August 27th, in a vote of 4 to 1, the City of Winter Park passed a 60-day emergency ordinance to bar protests from being held within 50 […]
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a stop-gap budget measure on Thursday, which leaves federal funding at the status quo, including the provisions outlined in Obamacare and the millions endowed to the abortion giant Planned Parenthood. The bill provides for over $1 trillion in funding to the federal government for the next six months, and […]
A pastor and five members of his ministry team were arrested Friday night in New Orleans, Louisiana for preaching on Bourbon Street after sunset. Pastor Troy Bohn of RAVEN Ministries (Restoring a Vision and Evangelizing Nations) and his ministry associates were taken into custody as they were sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ after 10:00 […]
A Massachusetts pro-life organization that is dedicated to “revealing the injustice of China’s one-child policy” says that it has received confirmation that the country has stopped enforcing its forced abortion policy. All Girls Allowed, directed by Brian Lee, outlined that it contacted officials in the Chinese city of Chongquing this week to inquire about reports […]
A popular arts and crafts store filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration Wednesday, challenging the mandate under Obamacare that all employers provide insurance coverage for abortifacients such as the morning-after pill to their staff members. Hobby Lobby, which was founded in 1972 by evangelical Christians, is asking a court in Oklahoma to grant […]
A teenage college football player from North Dakota was permanently booted from his team after he was was caught kissing his 65-year-old boyfriend during a game and lied to his coach about the matter. Jamie Kuntz, 18, was a linebacker for the North Dakota College of Science. During an away game, he suffered a concussion […]
A non-denominational church in Utah has filed a federal lawsuit challenging an ordinance in Brigham City that restricts speech to designated “free speech zones.” Main Street Church, which has been active in the community since the 1960’s, says that it sought to distribute Gospel literature specific to its concerns about Mormonism outside of a newly-constructed […]