A number of international Christian relief agencies are reaching out to provide food, medicine and shelter to the many Filipinos affected by super typhoon Yolanda as death tolls are expected to climb into the thousands in the days ahead. As many as 10,000 people are feared dead in the aftermath of of the disaster, which […]
EUGENE — A vice president of a prominent Christian university in Oregon is defending the school’s student body president after he recently came out as an atheist. Eric Fromm attends Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon, an educational institution that seeks to be “characterized by its commitment to equip students to discover and answer God’s […]
ALBEQUERQUE — Attorneys for a Christian couple in New Mexico who were told by the courts that they may not refuse to shoot homosexual ‘weddings’ in the state have appealed the ruling to the United States Supreme Court. As previously reported, Elane Huguenin and her husband Jon run Elane Photography in Albuquerque. In 2006, when Vanessa Willock, […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — A high school student from Kentucky recently passed up an opportunity to participate in the regional cross country championships after she was assigned 666 as her bib number. Junior Codie Thacker attends Whitley County High School in Williamsburg. She states that she has prepared since June to participate in the regional championships, […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – An upcoming film that challenges Christians to boldly defend their faith is generating considerable attention four months prior to its release. God’s Not Dead, scheduled for release on March 7th, is a creation of Pure Flix Entertainment—an Arizona-based Christian movie company. Pure Flix Entertainment has produced a number of well-known films through […]
Christians worldwide will be observing the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church today by joining together to intercede for those who daily suffer for their faith in Jesus Christ. The organization Gospel for Asia (GFA) reports that 14,000 people around the world are martyred each year for their faith, but believes that actual […]
LONDON — Christian groups in England are being told to stop evangelizing children in government-run schools. In a new report, the National Secular Society (NSS) said that Christian groups regularly use their access to public schools to preach the Gospel to pupils, and contended that the Department of Education needs to step in to stop […]
RICHLAND, Wash. — Attorneys for a Christian florist in Washington have asked a county court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state attorney general, which accused her of violating Washington’s anti-discrimination law for declining to help decorate a same-sex “wedding.” As previously reported, Baronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland was leveled with a […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A prominent atheist organization states that it plans to sue an Alabama city that was recently in headlines surrounding the launch of a new program that unites area pastors and police in reaching the hurting in the community. As previously reported, this past summer, the Montgomery Police Department launched Operation Good Shepherd […]
HARRISBURG — A Christian lawmaker in Pennsylvania has introduced a bill that would require the phrase ‘In God We Trust’ to be posted in public schools throughout the Commonwealth. Rick Saccone of Allegheny County has been known in Pennsylvania for sponsoring bills surrounding the acknowledgment of God in American history. As previously reported, he was […]