A number of Christian colleges have filed suit against the Obama administration for the contraception mandate that is included in the recently upheld health care bill, and have vowed to defy the requirement even if the courts do not rule in their favor. The Affordable Health Care Act requires religious employers to assist workers with […]
An atheist organization has launched a national legislative effort urging government to strike down laws that protect the Biblical convictions of Christians, and to promote legislation that is antithetical to Christian values. The Secular Coalition of America, led by executive director Edwina Rogers, says that it is working to set up lobbying groups in every […]
A group of approximately 50 Nigerian Christians recently burned to death in their pastor’s home while seeking refuge from Islamic militants in the country. The attack was just one of a string of twelve acts of violence that took place, all of which occurred within one weekend. Christians in the village of Maseh state that they […]
An internet evangelist is urging Christians to write-in Jesus for president this November. Bill Keller runs a website called LivePrayer.com, which reportedly has 2.4 million subscribers. He also recently launched a website called VotingForJesus.com, which he states has garnered 200,000 individuals who have committed to write in Jesus for president during the upcoming election. “It’s […]
A federal judge in Georgia has dismissed the lawsuit of a college student who contested her university’s demand that she attend a remediation program in support of the homosexual lifestyle. Jennifer Keeton says that she was was enrolled in Augusta State University’s Counselor Education Program in 2010, when she was reprimanded by officials for reportedly […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Phoenix officials recently cracked down on Christians who were handing out bottled water during an evangelistic outreach in the city. Patrick Moore and Dana Crow-Smith say that they were prohibited from giving away bottled water last Friday at the city’s monthly “First Friday” festival as they were witnessing to event attendees on […]
Christians in Nigeria are on edge following the recent insurgent attacks on churches by the Islamic group Boko Haram. According to reports, a number of businesses closed in the city of Kaduna Thursday, and parents rushed to pick their children up from school, among rumors that protests might take place following a car bomb the […]
A couple from South Carolina is working to build Christian-based Summer camp in Eastern Kentucky. Stephen and Millissia Owens are from Goose Creek, South Carolina, and have a dream of turning a 100-acre plot of land into a farm where kids can learn life lessons out in the country. Animals, cabins and crops will all […]
Two studies that were funded in part by the United States Department of Homeland Security list Christians as “perpetrators of terrorism.” The studies are entitled “Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism” and “Hot Spots of Terrorism and other Crimes in the United States,” and were conducted by the START program at the University of Maryland. START […]
A Christian university in New Brunswick, Canada is facing opposition because of its stand against homosexuality. Crandall University in Moncton is a liberal arts college that receives upwards of $100,000 in annual public funding. River of Pride, a homosexual organization, and the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is working to have the university’s funding […]