Thousands gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this weekend for a large-scale prayer event called America for Jesus. While some openly welcomed the gathering, others expressed concern over the apostasy of a number of the scheduled speakers. As previously reported, America for Jesus is led by megachurch speaker and author Anne Gimenez of Rock Church in Virginia […]
A number of Muslim leaders called upon the nations to enact laws that criminalize blasphemy during this week’s UN General Assembly. “Before I take up my speech, I want to express the strongest condemnation for the acts of incitement of hate against the faith of billions of Muslims of the world and our beloved Prophet,” […]
A Baptist church in Texas has made Planned Parenthood part of its missions budget, and hosted a seminar last evening to further provide support. Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, led by Dorisanne Cooper, formed what it calls a “covenant group” that pledges to be be active in providing resources to the abortion giant. […]
A church is Oklahoma is fighting back after city officials removed signs from the church lawn that used the name of Jesus. Grove City, Oklahoma has an ordinance prohibiting the display of religious signs on private property, but a number of churches in city say that they were not aware that the law existed until […]
Following the approval of a child abuse bill that was officially signed into law this month by Delaware Governor Jack Markell, many Christians are expressing concern regarding their rights as parents to spank their children. “This bill establishes the offense of child abuse,” a synopsis of the legislation outlines. “These new statutes combine current statutes […]
Emergent author and speaker Brian McLaren officiated his son’s same-sex commitment ceremony this past weekend, reports state. McLaren’s son, Trevor, 28, joined with his homosexual partner Owen Ryan at the Audobon Naturalist Society in Chevy Chase, Maryland for the event on Saturday. Trevor McLaren is a software salesman, and Owen Ryan works for the Foundation […]
As today marks the opening day of the UN General Assembly debate session, Barack Obama spoke to the nations about the violent Islamic protests that have erupted globally over an American-made YouTube video, his concerns with possible nuclear arms in Iran and his desire for tolerance from people of all faiths. “There are no words that […]
Advertisements criticizing Islamic jihad will be displayed in subway stations throughout New York City starting this week. While the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority had originally refused to run the advertisements, stating that they were “demeaning” to Muslims, after losing a battle in federal court, the signs must now go up. Judge Paul Engelmayer of […]
The New York City Department of Education has announced that it has expanded a pilot program across thirteen area high schools, which will provide free contraceptives to students without parental consent. The program is called CATCH (Connecting Adolescents To Comprehensive Health) and was launched in an effort to prevent teenage pregnancy. While there are no […]
An appeals court in the state of Illinois has upheld a lower court ruling, which declared that pharmacists in the state have the right to refuse to sell abortion-inducing drugs to their clients. The opinion, released by a three-judge panel of Justices Knecht, Steigmann and Pope, is part of a seven-year battle fought by pharmacists […]