LAKEWOOD, Colo. — An administrative judge with Colorado’s Human Rights Commission heard argument this week in a case considering whether a baker must violate his Christian faith while operating his business. As previously reported, Dave Mullin and Charlie Craig visited Masterpiece Cake Shop in Lakewood in July 2012 to look for options for their upcoming same-sex […]
KANSAS CITY — A Christian-owned automotive dealership in Missouri has been granted an injunction against the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. Randy Reed Automotive in Kansas City had filed suit in October with the help of local attorney Kevin Smith and the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom. Reed, a Buick, Chevrolet and Nissan dealer, […]
INDIA – Ministries in India are reporting significant growth in the Christian Church among middle and upper caste Indians and the younger Indian generations. Long recognized as one of the most diverse nations in the world, India is currently the second-most populous nation on earth, with over 1.2 billion residents. Experts predict that India will […]
LONDON — The five justices of the British Supreme Court have ruled against the Christian owners of a UK bed and breakfast for declining to allow two men to sleep together because they are homosexual. As previously reported, Peter and Hazelmary Bull have placed the Chymorvah Hotel on the market as they state that circumstances have […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Christian-owned businesses should be exempted from the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare if the requirement violates their faith. The court announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to hear two cases: Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius. As […]
HARLEM, Ga. — A police chief in Georgia has discontinued writing about Christianity on the department’s Facebook page following pressure from atheists. Chief Gary Jones with the Harlem Public Safety Department had been posting alerts and encouragement on the department’s page, from updates about criminal matters to admonishments about parenting. However, when the Wisconsin-based Freedom […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has ordered Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice to respond to a petition to appeal from a Christian homeschooling family that is fighting deportation to their homeland of Germany. As previously reported, Ewe and Hannelore Romeike have been battling the matter in the courts for […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Christian organization in Oregon has filed a ballot initiative that would protect business owners against lawsuits and other penalties in the event that they decline to directly or indirectly participate in a same-sex “wedding.” The Oregon Family Council filed the proposal, entitled the Protect Religious Freedom Initiative, on Thursday in light […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Christian homeless ministry in Pennsylvania is fighting against county officials for being booted from public property after five years of outreach. Isaiah 61 Ministries, which feeds the homeless in Harrisburg two days each week, says that it was recently ejected from the Dauphin County Courthouse parking lot and advised that members […]
COLUMBUS, OH — The Supreme Court of Ohio has upheld the firing of a teacher for refusing to remove Christian symbols from the classroom, while also ruling that the teacher had a right to place his personal Bible on his desk. As previously reported, John Freshwater, a science teacher at Mount Vernon Middle School, had […]