(Philadelphia Inquirer) — By the time she was able to ask her mother for help, authorities say, the 14-year-old girl had been raped by as many as four to five people per day for weeks. “I don’t want to be here anymore,” the girl said over Facebook Messenger. Two days later, on May 30, law […]
LOS ANGELES — Renowned pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in California has reportedly received a letter from the City of Los Angeles threatening him with fines or arrest if he does not comply with a state order to stop holding indoor church services due to the COVID outbreak. “He (Jesus) is the head […]
Jerry Falwell, Jr., the president of what hails itself as the world’s largest Christian university, bearing the mission motto “training champions for Christ,” posted — and then deleted — a photo on social media in which he posed with his pants completely unzipped, standing next to a woman in very short ripped shorts with her […]
CHICAGO — A coalition of parents, a teacher and a group of churches have filed suit against Chicago Public Schools in an effort to stop the district from allowing Hindu transcendental meditation, and its initiation Puja, from being taught to students. “Although all named defendants have made statements to the contrary, the ‘Quiet Time’ program is […]
(International Christian Concern) – As a full-time evangelist in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Adam is passionate about sharing the Gospel, especially toward his own kin — the ethnic Dayak people, who mostly follow animist beliefs. Never did he imagine that a Facebook post he shared would cost him his fortune and invite persecution upon him. In […]
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The eighth installation of the nationwide “American Worldview” survey conducted by Dr. George Barna and the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that most Americans believe that having some kind of faith is more important than following a specific religion. The outlet was disheartened to find that more than half […]
ELLENWOOD, Ga. — A special education teacher in the Atlanta area has resigned after being placed under investigation for a comment he wrote on social media supporting a photo showing a black man kneeling on the neck of a white child. According to reports, Isaiah Jackson, 20, of Ohio knelt on the neck of his […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Legislators in Virginia repealed longstanding laws earlier this year that criminalized fornication and profanity, with Gov. Ralph Northam signing his name to the repeals. “We should not have laws that make most of the population into criminals,” state Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, who introduced House Bill 245, told CNN. “Times are very […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Chanting profane statements containing four-letter words, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters burned Bibles and other items on Friday night during a public protest in front of the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in Portland. The hours-long protest was streamed live on YouTube by Ruptly as it went into the night. At […]
XIAMEN, Fujian (ChinaAid) — A missionary from Xingguang Church in Xiamen, Fujian wrote to authorities to protest the persecution of his church. The missionary, named Yu Sang, told the Xiamen Municipal Prosecution Center that officials had abused their power to break into Christians’ private residences. On July 7, Yu’s attorney, Li Guisheng, submitted a 276,000-word […]