Parents Oppose District’s Policy of ‘Interrogating’ Homeschoolers on Religious Beliefs

Parents Oppose District’s Policy of ‘Interrogating’ Homeschoolers on Religious Beliefs

GOOCHLAND, Va. – Hundreds of concerned parents in Virginia recently voiced opposition to a controversial policy that allows school officials to grill homeschool parents and students on their religious beliefs. In 2013, Goochland County Public Schools began requiring homeschool parents to reapply for a religious exemption to public education once their children turn 14 years […]

U.S. Army Removes ‘God and Country’ Recruiting Sign Following Complaint

U.S. Army Removes ‘God and Country’ Recruiting Sign Following Complaint

PHOENIX — The U.S. Army has ordered the removal of a sandwich board outside of an Arizona recruiting office because it included the phrase “On a mission for God and country.” The sign, which has been posted outside of the recruiting office since at least last October, was removed on Friday following complaints. A photo […]

Illinois Bible Colleges File Legal Challenge for Right to Issue Degrees to Students

Illinois Bible Colleges File Legal Challenge for Right to Issue Degrees to Students

CHICAGO — The Illinois Bible Colleges Association has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Higher Education (IBHE) in an effort to obtain the right to issue degrees to students. “The IBHE prevents Illinois Bible colleges from operating and granting degrees unless their teaching and curriculum is approved by the state,” reads a website that provides […]

Concerns Growing as Canadian Supreme Court Set to Rule on Assisted Suicide Ban

Concerns Growing as Canadian Supreme Court Set to Rule on Assisted Suicide Ban

OTTAWA, Ontario — Concerns are growing as the Canadian Supreme Court is set to rule on the country’s current assisted suicide ban, which provides criminal penalties for those who take part in ending the life of another. “Every one who … aids or abets a person to commit suicide, whether suicide ensues or not, is guilty […]

Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Bills to Make Bible State Book

Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Bills to Make Bible State Book

JACKSON, Miss. — Three Mississippi lawmakers have proposed bills to make the Bible the state book. Rep. Tracy Arnold (R-Boonville), a non-denominational pastor, recently introduced a proposal in the House to recognize the value of the Scriptures, and Rep. Tom Miles (D-Forest) and Michael Evans (D-Preston), both Baptists, introduced a similar bill in the Senate. […]

Bibles Banned on Religious Freedom Day Over Satanists Seeking to Pass Out Coloring Books

Bibles Banned on Religious Freedom Day Over Satanists Seeking to Pass Out Coloring Books

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Christian group in Florida was not allowed to distribute Bibles for Religious Freedom Day on Friday after the school district decided to change its policy on distribution by outside groups when a New York-based Satanic organization sought last fall to pass out coloring books to students. As previously reported, the Freedom From […]

Hundreds Protest Islamic ‘Stand With the Prophet’ Conference in Texas

Hundreds Protest Islamic ‘Stand With the Prophet’ Conference in Texas

GARLAND, Texas — Hundreds protested on Saturday outside of a Muslim conference in Garland, Texas that was intended to combat American “Islamophobia.” “Stand With the Prophet Against Terror and Hate” was held at the Curtis Culwell Center on Saturday and was reportedly a sold out event. “Frustrated with Islamophobes defaming the prophet? Fuming over extremists like […]

Satanist Sentenced to Life in Prison for Dismembering, Cannibalizing Woman

Satanist Sentenced to Life in Prison for Dismembering, Cannibalizing Woman

(Daily Mail) — A Tennessee man who told police he ate part of his victim’s body has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty in the woman’s death. Coffee Circuit Judge Craig Johnson sentenced 37-year-old Gregory Scott Hale of Summitville on Thursday. The Tullahoma News said Hale pleaded guilty to first-degree […]