WARRINGTON — A primary school teacher was featured in a recent BBC video as she gave an assignment to six-year-old children to write a love letter from a prince to his male servant, convincing him to “marry” him. The controversial assignment has received mixed reaction from viewers, as some support the idea and others find […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The bodies of 34 children attending a Bible camp in a remote northern region of the island of Sulawesi (Indonesia) have been found, the Red Cross confirmed. A mudslide engulfed the Christian church, rescuers said. “A total of 34 bodies were found by the team,” Indonesia Red Cross spokeswoman Aulia Arriani told […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A federal judge appointed to the bench by then-President Bill Clinton has ruled that the addition of abortion to a St. Louis nondiscrimination ordinance interferes with the rights of religious employers to operate in accordance with their faith. “In the absence of a permanent injunction barring enforcement of the ordinance, the […]
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – An encounter between a Lubbock woman and a Department of Public Safety trooper is gaining attention on social media. The special interaction comes after the trooper goes above and beyond to assist the stranded driver. Rosalind Willis said she was driving to Post and was in between Lubbock and Slaton when […]
JARRETTSVILLE, Md. — One of the nation’s most conspicuous Church-State separation groups has written to a Maryland school district to request that it direct the removal of a plaque in an elementary school cafeteria that features a line from the Lord’s Prayer. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter on Wednesday to […]
AZUSA, Calif. — The board of trustees of Azusa Pacific University has overturned a revision of the student code of conduct that was believed to have allowed “romantic” relationships between those of the same sex, while also forbidding sexual activity. “Last week, reports circulated about a change in the undergraduate student standards of conduct. That […]
ZHENGZHOU, Henan (China Aid) — Officials in Zhengzhou, capital of China’s Henan province, sent people to blockade off the church during a service on Sunday, Sept. 16. In response, the church posted an SOS notice online, calling on all Christians in the area to support them. The message appeared at 9:00 a.m., calling on other adherents […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Democratic governor of California has vetoed a bill that would have required state universities to make abortion pills available to students via campus clinics. While Gov. Jerry Brown reiterated his belief that abortion is a “right,” he remarked in a brief statement on Sunday that he believes student access to the […]
TORONTO (CBC News) — A Scarborough church has terminated its more than three-year-old contract with a Toronto sign company over the sign company’s refusal to post “gay-positive” and other messages on the church’s behalf. St. Paul’s United Church is the latest to be embroiled in a dispute with Archer Mobile Signs Limited. Windermere United Church […]
(Fox News) — An Indonesian teenager, who worked on a floating fish trap 80 miles off the country’s coast, survived 49 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean with only a Bible, limited rations and a small radio, reports said Monday. Strong winds during a July storm reportedly snapped the lines keeping Aldi Novel Adilang, a […]