Church-State Separation Group Objects to Calif. Board of Education’s Proposed Changes to Prayer Policy

Church-State Separation Group Objects to Calif. Board of Education’s Proposed Changes to Prayer Policy

COSTA MESA, Calif. — The group Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) has sent a letter to the Orange County Board of Education to express objection to proposed changes to its prayer policy — and to the presentation of prayers at public meetings altogether. A proposed amendment to the current invocation policy […]

Separation of Jesus and Education? NC School Cuts Scriptures Out of Student Planners Donated by Church

Separation of Jesus and Education? NC School Cuts Scriptures Out of Student Planners Donated by Church

HIDDENITE, N.C. — A public school in North Carolina cut two Bible verses out of the back cover of planners donated by a local church before giving them to students out of concern that it would be considered a form of religious indoctrination. According to reports, Sulfur Springs Baptist Church contacted East Alexander Middle School over […]

Joy for UK Parents as Baby Born at 23 Weeks Comes Home From Hospital

Joy for UK Parents as Baby Born at 23 Weeks Comes Home From Hospital

(The Christian Institute) — Parents have shared their joy at welcoming home their baby who was born at just 23 weeks. Born before the abortion limit, Millie Bushell, who weighed 1lb 7oz, initially struggled with her breathing, had to fight off numerous infections and underwent a heart operation during her 15-week stay. Mom Tiffany and […]

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Introduces ‘Transgender,’ ‘Non-Binary’ Characters in Season 3

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Introduces ‘Transgender,’ ‘Non-Binary’ Characters in Season 3

Season three of “Star Trek: Discovery” on CBS All Access will introduce the franchise’s first “transgender” and “non-binary” characters in the history of the science fiction drama. “Star Trek has always made a mission of giving visibility to underrepresented communities because it believes in showing people that a future without division on the basis of […]

Ga. False ‘Church’ Leaves United Methodist Denomination Over Continued Ban on Homosexuality

Ga. False ‘Church’ Leaves United Methodist Denomination Over Continued Ban on Homosexuality

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The South Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church has voted to allow a Savannah assembly to leave the denomination over its affirmation of those ensnared in the sin of homosexuality. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church will now be known as Asbury Memorial Church and identify as non-denominational after the Conference voted on […]

Colombian Missionary Family Takes Jesus to the Jungle

Colombian Missionary Family Takes Jesus to the Jungle

(Voice of the Martyrs Australia) — Surrendering all to God, a Colombian family boldly shares the gospel in a guerrilla-controlled red zone known for drug trafficking and violence. David and Gloria Martinez moved deep into Colombia’s Chocó Department in 2005 to share the gospel, distribute Bibles and plant churches. The couple studied the local language […]

Missionary Family in Philippines Stands Firm Amid Massive Struggles

Missionary Family in Philippines Stands Firm Amid Massive Struggles

(Christian Aid Mission) — Even before COVID-19 began devastating lives, trials of another nature this year were already battering a native ministry leader in the Philippines. The year began with the death under suspicious circumstances of one of his native missionaries working in an area of violent opposition. “At first I thought that he had […]

‘Their Request Is Denied’: US Senator Won’t Bow to Bidding to Stop Posting Bible Verses on Sundays

‘Their Request Is Denied’: US Senator Won’t Bow to Bidding to Stop Posting Bible Verses on Sundays

WASHINGTON — A Louisiana senator says he won’t stop posting from the pages of Scripture on Sundays after the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) requested that he take down such quotes from his official social media pages and refrain from citing Scripture on his government accounts in the future. “The Freedom From Religion Foundation […]