WALKERTON, Ind. — Hundreds of thousands in donations have poured in out of a show of support to a pizzeria that was forced to close after it faced arson and death threats by homosexual activists and advocates simply for expressing their biblical beliefs on marriage when asked by a local news station. The matter began […]
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — An Indiana woman who allegedly threw her newborn baby in the trash after giving birth was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Monday, while being lectured by the presiding judge that she should have obtained an abortion. Purvi Patel, 33, was arrested in 2013 after arriving at St. Joseph’s Hospital in […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The producer of an acclaimed documentary that recently hit theaters across the country and is currently being shown in churches nationwide is sharing his story of how he came to Christ as a result of his work on the film. Brian Ivie, 24, is the director of the film “The Drop Box,” a […]
LITTLE ROCK — The governor of Arkansas says that he won’t sign the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in light of its current language, just a day after the legislature sent the bill to his desk. H.B. 1228 passed the Arkansas House of Representatives 67-21 on Tuesday, sending the legislation to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. — A pastor in Mississippi who was arrested and jailed four years ago while participating in a pro-life outreach on the public thoroughfare has prevailed in his lawsuit against city officials almost two years after being exonerated of criminal charges for his activities. As previously reported, Pastor Stephen Joiner of Columbus Church of […]
WASHINGTON — Over 30 members of Congress have come to the defense of a decorated Navy Chaplain who is facing possible discharge after superiors called his Christian counseling against premarital sex and homosexuality a “recipe for disaster.” As previously reported, last December, several sailors allegedly filed complaints against Chaplain Wes Modder, a 19 year decorated military veteran […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The governor of Indiana is defending his signing of the state Religious Freedom Restoration Act, stating that it is has been “grossly misconstrued” and made to be an issue about discrimination against homosexuals when the bill mentions nothing about homosexuality or any issue at all. As previously reported, Gov. Mike Pence signed SB 101 into […]
WASHINGTON — During a private prayer breakfast for pastors on Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told those gathered that the Constitution never meant that God must be removed from government, but that the government was not to interfere with the practice of religion. “The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn’t say […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a ruling barring New York City churches from meeting in public schools, now leaving the matter in the hands of Mayor Bill de Blasio. As previously reported, the case of Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of […]
WASHINGTON — The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of approximately 34,000 churches spanning various denominations and representing an estimated 15.7 million African Americans and Latinos, has “broken fellowship” with the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) after a majority vote was reached among the denomination’s regional presbyteries to redefine marriage. As previously reported, last June, the General Assembly of PCUSA, […]