WASHINGTON (Yahoo News) — Judge Neil Gorsuch referred to the Supreme Court’s recent same-sex “marriage” decision as “settled law” on Tuesday, using a stronger phrase than he has for other legal precedents. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., asked Gorsuch to explain how his views on “marriage equality” have changed since 2004, when the George W. Bush […]
RADFORD, Va. — Respected preacher and HeartCry Missionary Founder Paul Washer suffered a heart attack Monday night and is in stable condition, according to information released by his missionary society. “Paul Washer suffered a heart attack last night. He is in stable condition,” his social media pages simply read Tuesday morning. By the afternoon, an […]
WASHINGTON — During his first day of questioning for his Senate confirmation hearing, Trump U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch stated firmly that he believes Roe v. Wade is precedent and has been repeatedly reaffirmed, and that “a good judge” should treat it accordingly. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley asked Gorsuch about the matter […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal appeals court has ruled unanimously that prayers presented at board meetings for a Texas school district are constitutional and do not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled 3-0 on Monday that the prayers offered by students during the meetings […]
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Officials with an Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire have decided to retain chaplain invocations at military ceremonies despite receiving a complaint from a prominent professing atheist organization. The Texas-based religious liberties organization First Liberty reported in a national press release on Monday that the Pease Air National Guard Base “will […]
(Evangelical Focus) — God’s servants are everywhere. One such man went by the name of John Harper. As the renowned steam-liner Titanic hit a deadly iceberg on the Atlantic strait that fateful night, 14th April 1912, Harper cried out for women, children and the unconverted to quickly get onto the lifeboats. He even gave his […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A police officer in North Carolina is expressing gratitude after a teenager recently approached him to offer a prayer. “To be honest, I was pretty stunned. It was not what I was expecting,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer Brad Potter wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday. He says that he was sitting in his […]
LONGWOOD, Fla. – Elected officials of a Florida city say they have no intention of removing a cross memorial from their city hall after a prominent professing atheist organization took issue with the memorial, describing it as exclusionary and unconstitutional. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter on March 10 to the mayor […]
(KTLA/CNN Wire) — A Yazidi woman who was kidnapped and taken as sex slave by ISIS told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday that the Iraqi government and the UN should establish an investigation in order to bring members of the brutal regime to justice. Nadia Murad, along with her counsel, international human rights lawyer Amal […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The governor of South Dakota has signed a bill protecting the rights of faith-based adoption agencies to decline to place children with homosexuals. While the legislation does not specifically mention homosexuality, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said that he was concerned that “private child-placement agencies acting in the best interest of a child could be subject […]