ALBANY, N.Y. — A disciplinary hearing panel with the apostate Episcopal Church has concluded that a New York bishop violated canon law when he prohibited same-sex “weddings” from taking place at churches in his diocese. According to reports, the panel unanimously ruled that William Love, who presides over the diocese of Albany, broke church rules […]
(International Christian Concern) – On October 4, a pastor in India’s Uttar Pradesh state was brutally attacked after they falsely accused the pastor of being involved in forced conversions. The attack left the pastor hospitalized with serious injuries, including multiple bone fractures. On the day of the incident, a mob of 10 to 12 people […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The latest British Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s (IICSA) report recently published, has focused its investigation on the Church of England and the Church of Wales. It is based on the inquiry’s public hearings held in July 2019. The report explains that “convictions of sexual abuse of children by people who […]
BRISTOL — An employment tribunal in the United Kingdom has ruled that school officials did not engage in religious discrimination or harassment when they fired an employee for posting objection on her personal Facebook page to teaching about homosexuality and transgenderism in the nation’s schools. “In short, this was an unexceptional disciplinary process. Whilst it clearly […]
(International Christian Concern) – According to The Arunchal Times, the pastor of Tawang Revival Church, Pastor Joseph Singhi, was arrested by police in Tawang for allegedly constructing an illegal church. Pastor Singhi was later released on bail, but the controversy over the church continues. According to the Christian community of Tawang, located in India’s Arunchal […]
During a briefing on Monday regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke of concerns surrounding large religious gatherings, including those of Jewish communities, and stated that the rules on gatherings must be followed and enforced or “we’ll close the institutions down.” The crackdown resulted in a public protest Tuesday night where […]
TYLER COUNTY, Texas (WFLA) — Netflix, Inc. has been indicted by a grand jury in Texas for distributing and promoting the film “Cuties,” which the state says sexualizes preteen girls. … The film’s creator, Maimouna Doucoure, said she made the film to spotlight the dangers social media has on pre-teens who think they need to […]
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Students in a Kentucky school district will no longer be allowed to present prayers during graduation ceremonies after the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently wrote to the district to state that the practice violates the principle of government neutrality toward religion. FFRF had sent the letter in August after being […]
During a recent interview on her “You and Me Both” podcast, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed that youth are leaving the church because, in part, they perceive it to be “judgmental” and “alienating.” In the first half of her Sept. 29 broadcast, Clinton, who identifies as United Methodist and […]
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) — A [man who identifies as a woman] was sworn in as deputy prime minister in Belgium’s new government on Thursday, becoming the most senior trans politician in Europe. Petra De Sutter, a gynecologist and Green party Member of the European Parliament, became one of seven deputy prime ministers in Belgium’s coalition […]