SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A nationally-recognized religious liberties organization is seeking the dismissal of an international lawsuit filed by an African homosexual activist group, which accuses an American pastor of committing ‘crimes against humanity’ for speaking out against homosexual behavior in the country. As previously reported, Massachusetts Pastor Scott Lively, author of “The Pink Swastika,” had visited […]
LONDON — A pastor in the U.K. who was conceived in rape is expressing his thankfulness for his mother after she refused abortion and chose to rather be kicked out of the house rather than end the life of her child. “It seems to me that God’s been saving my life even before I was […]
NICE, France (NBC News) — The death toll continued to climb Friday as forensics teams combed the scene where a truck driver mowed down dozens of revelers after a fireworks display at the French seaside. Police told NBC News that 84 people were now confirmed dead following the attack in the coastal city of Nice. […]
India (Mission Network News) — Recently, 50 anti-Christian extremists attacked a congregation of believers as they were worshipping at a church in east India. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Mission India heard of the situation after their church planting partner, Biren, was one of the congregation members who was attacked. The extremists assaulted and beat everyone in […]
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — The Anglican Church of Canada has voted to approve of same-sex “marriage” a day after a miscount resulted in reports that the measure had been struck down. “A minister may only solemnize a marriage between persons of the same sex if authorized by the diocesan bishop,” the resolution, moved by minister Colin Johnson, […]
(Christian Institute) — A U.S. church group currently in the U.K. has been compared to neo-Nazis and Islamist terrorists by a newspaper columnist. Shona Craven said The King’s Project singers were a “musical Trojan horse” who were part of a church that “ticks every box on the Ugly Religious Fundamentalism checklist”. Craven pointed to the […]
JERUSALEM — American archaeologists leading dig teams in Israel have announced the discovery of a Philistine cemetery in the seaport city of Ashkelon, providing researchers a glimpse into the lives and deaths of a people group known in the Scriptures as the foe of the nation of Israel. “So much of what we know about […]
SOUTHPORT, U.K. — The United Reformed Church (URC) in the United Kingdom has overwhelmingly voted to allow same-sex “weddings” to be held in houses of worship. “Today the URC has made an important decision at which some will rejoice and with which others will be uncomfortable,” General Secretary John Proctor said in a statement. Those […]
(Christian Institute) — David Cameron has lifted a ban on women serving in close combat roles in the British military. Women were previously allowed to serve on the front line, but could not “close with and kill the enemy”. The outgoing Prime Minister asked that the change be implemented “as soon as possible.” An ex-army […]
MOSCOW — The president of Russia has signed into a law an anti-terror bill that contains several provisions that have raised concerns among Christians, including requirements that religious citizens obtain permission from the government to share their faith. According to reports, the amendments to the “Yarovaya law,” named after the bill’s author, are meant to protect citizens from terrorists […]
