FAYETTE, Mo. — A national humanist organization has filed a federal lawsuit against school officials in Missouri over a high school math teacher who is accused of leading a weekly devotional and prayer meeting in her classroom. The American Humanist Association’s (AHA) Appignani Humanist Legal Center filed the suit on Wednesday, asserting that Fayette High […]
CHICAGO — The governor of Illinois signed a bill into law on Wednesday that allows homosexuals to ‘wed’ in the state. Democratic Governor Pat Quinn held a signing ceremony at the University of Illinois in Chicago, which was attended by an estimated 2,000-3,000 supporters, including former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who now […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Questions still remain after a Liberty University student was shot to death this week when he reportedly attacked a security guard in the middle of the night with a hammer. As previously reported, the incident occurred at approximately 4:00 a.m. at Annex II, a dormitory that houses an estimated 200 female students. […]
LONDON — Christian street evangelists could be caught under new antisocial behavior legislation currently being debated in the House of Lords, a senior peer and campaigners have warned. The new antisocial behavior bill, if successful in the House of Lords, would replace current antisocial behavior orders (ASBOS) with injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyance (IPNAs) that […]
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The wholesale retailer Costco has issued an apology after a pastor in California Tweeted a photograph of a Bible at his local store being marked as “fiction.” On Friday, Pastor Caleb Kaltenbach of Discovery Church posted the photo on Twitter after shopping for a gift for his wife at his Simi […]
SPRING CITY, Pa. – A United Methodist minister from Pennsylvania has been given an ultimatum before the Eastern Pennsylvania Methodist Conference to repent of officiating same-sex ‘weddings’ or lose his ministerial license. As previously reported, Frank Schaeffer, 51, who oversees Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in Lebanon, was found guilty on Monday of “conducting a […]
ORLANDO – A professor at a Baptist seminary is developing a virtual tour of ancient Israel that will allow the public to experience the Holy Land without traveling across the world. Dr. Dan Warner is an associate professor of Old Testament and archaeology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s Orlando location. According to his academic […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Voters in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, also known as the ‘late-term abortion capital’ of the nation, have voted to strike down a proposed ban on late-term abortions in the city. As previously reported, the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance” was presented by the local pro-life organization Project Defending Life […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has decided by a narrow margin to reject a request from Planned Parenthood to block a new Texas abortion law that went into effect on October 31st. As previously reported, last month, a federal judge appointed by then-President George H.W. Bush struck down portions of the law, declaring the regulations […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A Liberty University student was shot dead at an off campus dormitory early this morning after he reportedly attacked a campus officer with a sledgehammer. The incident occurred at approximately 4:00 a.m. at Annex II, a dormitory that houses an estimated 200 female students. Details have yet to be provided as to […]