My ‘Faith’ Won’t Allow It: Judge Holds Imprisoned Pastor in Contempt During ‘International Kidnapping’ Trial

My ‘Faith’ Won’t Allow It: Judge Holds Imprisoned Pastor in Contempt During ‘International Kidnapping’ Trial

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A federal judge held a Mennonite minister in contempt of court on Thursday after refusing to testify for reasons of “faith and conscience” at the trial of a Virginia man who is being accused of aiding an ex-lesbian turned professing Christian who fled the country with her daughter in 2009 to escape a […]

Ethiopian Muslim Attacks Wife for Leaving Islam

Ethiopian Muslim Attacks Wife for Leaving Islam

(Morning Star News) – A woman in Ethiopia had been a Christian for six weeks when her husband found out and beat her for leaving Islam, sources said. Habiba Ibrahim, a 34-year-old mother of three in Bokulu Boma, Ethiopia, received hospital treatment for three days after the assault earlier this month by her husband, Ibrahim […]

Charlotte Under State of Emergency Following Violent Rioting on Streets

Charlotte Under State of Emergency Following Violent Rioting on Streets

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte, North Carolina is under a state of emergency following violent rioting on the streets Wednesday night over a man who was shot and killed by police on Tuesday. “Governor Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency upon the request of Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney,” an […]

Indiana School District Ends Prayer Practice at Kindergarten Graduations Following Atheist Complaint

Indiana School District Ends Prayer Practice at Kindergarten Graduations Following Atheist Complaint

FRENCH LICK, Ind. — A school district in Indiana has agreed to no longer include prayer during its kindergarten graduation ceremonies after receiving a letter from a prominent professing atheist organization. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter last month to Tony Whitaker, the superintendent of Springs Valley Community Schools, upon receiving […]

New U.K. Bill Seeks to Protect Children From Online Pornography

New U.K. Bill Seeks to Protect Children From Online Pornography

(Christian Institute) — A bill that seeks to protect children from the dangers of online pornography has had its second reading in the House of Commons. The Government’s Digital Economy Bill would require commercial providers to set up “robust age verification controls for online pornographic content in the UK.” This would be supplemented by a […]

U.S. Department of Housing Expands Rules to Require Admittance of Men in Women’s Homeless Shelters

U.S. Department of Housing Expands Rules to Require Admittance of Men in Women’s Homeless Shelters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a new rule on Tuesday that requires federally-funded women’s homeless shelters to admit and accommodate men who identify as women—and vice versa. “Today, we take another important step to ensure full acceptance of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in the programs HUD supports,” […]

Judge Refuses to Order District to Immediately Re-Hire High School Football Coach Fired for Praying

Judge Refuses to Order District to Immediately Re-Hire High School Football Coach Fired for Praying

TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge has declined to grant a preliminary injunction against officials with a Washington school district who fired a high school football coach in the midst of a battle over his desire to pray at the 50-yard line. U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton, nominated to the bench by then-President George W. Bush, […]

Jury Selection Begins for Trial of Second Man Accused of Helping Ex-Lesbian Flee Country With Daughter

Jury Selection Begins for Trial of Second Man Accused of Helping Ex-Lesbian Flee Country With Daughter

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jury selection begins today in the case of a Virginia man accused of aiding an ex-lesbian turned professing Christian who fled the country with her daughter seven years ago to avoid a situation she found harmful to her child. Philip Zodhiates of Waynesboro, Virginia is charged with international parental kidnapping and conspiracy for […]

‘The Fabric of Our Society’: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Commissioners’ Prayers at Public Meetings

‘The Fabric of Our Society’: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Commissioners’ Prayers at Public Meetings

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court has upheld the rights of commissioners in one North Carolina county to pray during public meetings, overturning a lower court ruling declaring the invocations in Jesus’ name to be discriminatory. As previously reported, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) had filed […]