‘Whatever,’ Woman Says After Church Revokes Her Membership for Unrepentant Lesbianism

‘Whatever,’ Woman Says After Church Revokes Her Membership for Unrepentant Lesbianism

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Two women who are involved in a lesbian relationship recently contacted the media after receiving a letter from their now-former pastor who advised that their church membership had been revoked as they remained unrepentant. “Hmmmmm, ok whatever. Going to a better church now. Love my wife and Christ! ‘Nough said,” Mary Catherine Trollinger […]

BBC’s ‘Songs of Praise’ Decried After Featuring Same-Sex Ceremony in Program

BBC’s ‘Songs of Praise’ Decried After Featuring Same-Sex Ceremony in Program

(The Christian Institute) — BBC’s “Songs of Praise” has alienated its viewers after it featured a same-sex “wedding” in this week’s program. Jamie Wallace and Ian McDowell married at Rutherglen United Reformed Church near Glasgow – one of the few denominations to have accepted the redefinition of marriage. While presenter Kate Bottley described the URC […]

Early Rain Covenant Church Pastor and Deacon Continue to Face Significant Legal Challenges

Early Rain Covenant Church Pastor and Deacon Continue to Face Significant Legal Challenges

(China Aid) — Two leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) continue to face numerous legal challenges as they grapple with authorities. According to new information, the defense lawyer for Pastor Wang Yi was barred from meeting with his client several weeks ago. More recently, officials said Deacon Tan Defu hired two lawyers in his […]

UK Bus Driver Suspended After Allegedly Swapping Out Bus Promoting Pride

UK Bus Driver Suspended After Allegedly Swapping Out Bus Promoting Pride

NORWICH — A bus driver in the United Kingdom who reportedly switched out his vehicle because its electronic destination sign featured rainbow colors to celebrate pride has been suspended after a passenger lodged a complaint with the managing transportation company. According to The Sun, teenage passenger Becca Sears waited at the Norwich Bus Station earlier this […]

Group to Work With Abortion Facilities to Provide Pre-Paid Gas Cards to Mothers Traveling to Kill Unborn

Group to Work With Abortion Facilities to Provide Pre-Paid Gas Cards to Mothers Traveling to Kill Unborn

WASHINGTON — A national abortion organization that is currently led by an Episcopal priest has announced that it has launched a program to work with member abortion facilities to make pre-paid gas cards available to mothers who must travel a distance to have their unborn child murdered. “The cost of the actual abortion procedure is […]

‘I Will Not Leave My Faith’: Pastor in India Left for Dead but God Shocks Persecutors

‘I Will Not Leave My Faith’: Pastor in India Left for Dead but God Shocks Persecutors

(Open Doors USA) — The Church in India is growing at an unprecedented rate, with village church pastors forging a burgeoning movement. Increasingly, the leaders of these churches are bearing the brunt of persecution in India, often finding themselves the first target of Hindu extremists, especially when extremists begin to see the impact of these […]

Dept. of Justice Tells Supreme Court: Federal Law Prohibiting Sex Discrimination Does Not Include ‘Gender Identity’

Dept. of Justice Tells Supreme Court: Federal Law Prohibiting Sex Discrimination Does Not Include ‘Gender Identity’

WASHINGTON — In a crucial Supreme Court case that could determine whether or not Christian organizations and businesses must accommodate the wishes of an employee who decides to begin identifying as the opposite sex, and whether or not the hiring and dismissal practices of religious organizations are protected in such situations, the U.S. Department of […]

Chinese Government Continues to Dismantle House Churches in Fujian

Chinese Government Continues to Dismantle House Churches in Fujian

(Bitter Winter) — Since the new Regulations on Religious Affairs came into effect in February last year, the CCP has been focusing its crackdowns on those religious groups that are unwilling to be controlled by the government. Designated as unauthorized organizations, they have been subjected to harsh suppression and persecution. Wang Yi, a well-known Chinese […]

Jury Votes Against Church Elder Sued by State Over ‘Loud’ Preaching Outside Maine Planned Parenthood

Jury Votes Against Church Elder Sued by State Over ‘Loud’ Preaching Outside Maine Planned Parenthood

PORTLAND, Maine — A jury deciding a civil case in Maine has ruled that a church elder broke the law in 2015 when, after a police warning, his voice could still be heard inside of a Planned Parenthood facility as he pleaded with mothers not to have their unborn children murdered. According to the Portland […]