Lutherans Elect First Openly Homosexual ‘Bishop’

Lutherans Elect First Openly Homosexual ‘Bishop’

LOS ANGELES — The Lutheran Evangelical Church of America (ELCA) has elected its first-ever openly homosexual bishop. The vote occurred on Friday in Woodland Hills, California, where R. Guy Erwin received 210 of the 381 votes cast on the sixth ballot during the three-day assembly. Erwin’s election was announced by the denomination in a press release, […]

NYC Sex App Shows Teens Where to Get Abortion, Contraceptives, Homosexual Services

NYC Sex App Shows Teens Where to Get Abortion, Contraceptives, Homosexual Services

NEW YORK — A free phone app being offered to teens in New York City provides information on where youth can obtain sexually-related services, including abortions, contraceptives and homosexual counseling. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has been offering the app on its website, as well as a .pdf version of […]

America’s First Atheist Monument to Be Displayed Outside Florida Courthouse

America’s First Atheist Monument to Be Displayed Outside Florida Courthouse

STARKE, Fla. — The first monument in the country dedicated to atheism is set to be displayed in front a county courthouse in Florida later this month. The monument is part of a settlement between officials in Bradford County, Florida and the organization American Atheists of Cranford, New Jersey. Last year, American Atheists sued the […]

Louisiana Lawmakers Reject Proposed Repeal of State’s ‘Creation Science and Evolution Science Act’

Louisiana Lawmakers Reject Proposed Repeal of State’s ‘Creation Science and Evolution Science Act’

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s House Education Committee on Wednesday rejected a repeal to a 1981 law which allows both creation science and evolutionary theory to be taught in public schools. The proposed repeal was sponsored by Republican Dan Claitor, and—had it been passed—would have deleted Louisiana’s “Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act.” According to the 1981 […]

Wife of American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran to Plead for Husband Before United Nations Council

Wife of American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran to Plead for Husband Before United Nations Council

GENEVA — The wife of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran for planting house churches in the country over a decade ago is scheduled to speak before the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on Monday. Naghmeh Abedini and the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) have been meeting with various countries and […]

Dearborn Arab Festival Canceled Over Tensions Between Muslim Attendees and Islam Opponents

Dearborn Arab Festival Canceled Over Tensions Between Muslim Attendees and Islam Opponents

DEARBORN, Mich. — Organizers of an annual Arab festival in Michigan attended by many that adhere to the Muslim religion have decided to cancel this year’s event following four years of tension between attendees and opponents of Islam. Reports state that the City and event organizers faced insurance and liability issues after being sued by […]

Episcopalian ‘Bishop’: Paul Bigoted for Not Embracing Diversity in Demon-Possessed Girl

Episcopalian ‘Bishop’: Paul Bigoted for Not Embracing Diversity in Demon-Possessed Girl

VENEZUELA — The presiding female bishop over U.S. Episcopalians is being sharply criticized for delivering a heretical message about diversity, in which she claimed that the Apostle Paul was wrong and bigoted for setting a demon-possessed girl free from spiritual bondage. In speaking this month at “All Saints Church” in Curaçao, Venezuela, Katharine Jefferts Schori utilized a Scripture […]