PRATTVILLE, Ala. — A high school football coach in Alabama has resigned from his job as athletic director over the Christian school’s requirement that he become a member of their church. According to reports, Scott Phillips had been serving as the coach for the football and basketball teams at East Memorial Christian Academy in Prattville, […]
ANCHORAGE — An Air Force commander from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska has caved to atheist demands to remove an online article written by the base chaplain that uses the adage “There are no atheists in foxholes.” Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Reyes recently posted the article in his “Chaplain’s Corner” section of the base website. The […]
SAN ANTONIO – The 7th-largest city in the United States might soon implement a non-discrimination policy that would ban individuals who have expressed disapproval of homosexuality from serving in city government positions. Late last month, the San Antonio City Council officially proposed changes to the city’s non-discrimination code. The revised ordinance is 21 pages long, […]
ISTANBUL – Eight Christians in Iran were recently sentenced to prison on charges of “action against the national security” and “propaganda against the order of the system.” According to a press release by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)—a ministry devoted to demonstrating solidarity with the persecuted Christian church—Eskandar Rezaie and Roxana Forughi were both sentenced to one-year […]
DES MOINES – Two up-and-rising Christian senators spoke before a private gathering of several hundred evangelical pastors last Friday in central Iowa, calling for a return to Christian freedoms and values in America. Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky each made an appearance at this year’s “Iowa Renewal Project”—a two-day convention […]
LAHORE, Pakistan – A Christian man was recently sentenced to life in prison by a Pakistani court for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages, even though the prosecution’s evidence was said to be highly questionable. Earlier this month, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mian Shahzad Raza of Pakistan’s Toba Tek Singh district ruled that Sajjad Masih will spend the […]
A Christian homeschooling family that has been fighting the U.S. Department of Justice in an effort to avoid deportation to their homeland of Germany will now appeal their legal challenge to the nation’s highest court. Ewe and Hannelore Romeike have been battling the matter in the courts for several years while continuing to raise their six children in […]
BROOKLYN – A Yahoo! News journalist is being bombarded with heavy ridicule and criticism over an essay published last week outlining her personal belief in creation over evolution. Virginia Heffernan is a 43-year-old Harvard graduate who worked for several years as a New York Times journalist. In early 2012, she was hired by Yahoo! News as a […]
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – A religious liberties advocacy group has mailed a letter to a school district in southeastern Michigan, asking them to revise a controversial school prayer policy that has put a voluntary practice of student-led, post-game prayer in jeopardy. Bloomfield Hills Schools (BHS) generated a sizable controversy earlier this year when one of their […]
CAIRO – A court in Egypt has sentenced a radical Muslim preacher to 14 years in prison for repeatedly offending Christianity. Ahmed Abdullah, also known as Abu Islam, is a firebrand Islamist who has drawn heavy criticism for his controversial statements, many of which are specifically directed against Christians. In an anti-American rally last September, […]