Author and megachurch speaker Joel Osteen raised eyebrows this week when he wrote on his popular Facebook page that Moses was present to see the sun stand still under Joshua’s leadership and that he witnessed the Hebrew boys being thrown into the fiery furnace. “God said in Numbers 11:23, ‘Moses, is there any limit to […]
PORTLAND — A former Portland-area teacher who was escorted from his local high school by police over his continued opposition to Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit against his school district after his teaching contract was terminated following internal scrutiny. As previously reported, Bill Diss, an 11-year math and computer science teacher at Benson High […]
INDIAN SPRINGS, N.V. — The United States Air Force has decided to allow an atheist airman to omit the phrase ‘So help me God’ from the reenlistment oath after a prominent humanist organization threatened to file a lawsuit about the matter. As previously reported, according to the American Humanist Association (AHA), the unidentified serviceman stationed […]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Following a firestorm of controversy over the issue, officials at Arkansas State University (ASU) have decided to allow members of the university’s football team to wear a cross decal on their helmets—as long as the players personally choose to affix them and pay for the stickers themselves. As previously reported, the decal […]
A number of false Christs have been arising in various nations worldwide, claiming to be the second coming of Jesus. While many are following these self-proclaimed Messiahs, some are speaking out against their cults, being mindful of Christ’s words in Matthew 24:5, “For many shall come in My name, saying, ‘I am Christ,’ and shall […]
ORLANDO — A prominent Satanist organization plans to distribute pamphlets and other materials to public school students in Florida after an atheist group that took issue with the distribution of Christian materials was given the green light to also share its printed publications. As previously reported, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) learned last year that […]
ONEIDA, Tenn. — Cheerleaders at a high school in Tennessee have found a way to put prayer back into the pre-game period of athletic events in the face of a recent decision by school officials to replace the prayers with a moment of silence. According to reports, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association instructed schools two […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A Yemen-born man living in New York is among the latest being charged with aiding the Islamic terrorist group ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in federal court. Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, has been leveled with a seven-count indictment via a grand jury in Rochester. […]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A member of the Arkansas State University (ASU) football team is fighting back against a recent decision to order players to remove a cross decal from their helmets over a complaint that the symbol is unconstitutional. As previously reported, the decal was meant to serve as a memorial to former player Markel Owens […]
FRESNO, Calif. — The California Southern Baptist Convention Executive Board has unanimously voted to withdraw fellowship from a local Southern Baptist congregation after its minister announced his support for homosexuality. As previously reported, Danny Cortez leads New Heart Community Church, a small congregation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Last year, Cortez concluded that he no […]