SEATTLE — The building monitor that is being hailed a hero after disarming a gunman who opened fire on students at a Christian university is crediting God’s grace for saving the lives of countless others who could have been killed or injured. As previously reported, Jon Meis, 22, quickly disarmed Aaron Ybarra, 26, after he […]
EWING, Va. — Members of the senior class at a high school in Virginia defied the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) demand to remove a Christian song from their graduation ceremony this past Friday, which would have ended a 70-plus year tradition at the school. Students at Thomas Walker High School in Ewing lined up after […]
ROME — In an effort to encourage peace in the Middle East, Pope Francis hosted the leaders of the Israeli and Palestinian worlds at the Vatican on Sunday, presenting an ecumenical gathering that joined professing Christians and Catholics together with Muslims, Jews and Druze. Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas […]
SEATTLE — A lone gunman was disarmed and held until police arrived after he killed one student and injured three others yesterday on the campus of a private Christian university in Seattle. Aaron Ybarra, 26, was taken into custody on Thursday following the incident at 3:30 p.m. local time after he walked into the Otto […]
HAMPTON, Va. — A community college in Virginia has altered its free speech policy after Christian student was barred from preaching on campus without prior approval. As previously reported, Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) student Christian Parks had filed suit against the university earlier this year after experiencing difficulty in publicly preaching the gospel on campus. Parks […]
LAWTON, Okla. — A public university in Oklahoma is facing a federal lawsuit after it reportedly banned a Christian student from distributing flyers that warned about an organization that he considered to be a cult. The Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) recently filed suit against Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma after officials stopped […]
TUPELO, Miss. — A well-known Christian organization that regularly alerts the public to moral matters of concern is urging Christians to reject a new stamp released by the United States Postal Service in honor of the first homosexual to hold government office. The American Family Association (AFA), headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, is asking Christians nationwide to avoid purchasing […]
WASHINGTON — A nationally-recognized Christian organization is urging the Obama administration to provide a safe haven to a Sudanese woman who was recently sentenced to death for refusing to convert to Islam, but is reportedly expected to be freed. As previously reported, Meriam Ibrahim, 27, was officially sentenced on May 15th after she was convicted of apostasy […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A school superintendent in North Carolina is expressing his disagreement with his colleagues that Christian prayers presented at a recent veteran’s event violated the district’s religion policy. As previously reported, the North Buncombe High School Band Boosters hosted the ceremony last weekend as a kick-off to its “Field of Honor” flag display in honor of […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) As Brazil counts down to the opening of the World Cup on June 12, churches in cities hosting the international soccer tournament are not content to sit on the sidelines and cheer. They’ve launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the hundreds of vulnerable children at risk of sexual exploitation […]