Originally published in Charisma News The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is filing a petition with the United States Supreme Court today (Thursday, October 10) to hear Romeike v. Holder, the German home-schooling asylum case. In April, a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals sustained the […]
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Billboards in New York’s Times Square reach out to atheists
Originally published in Christianity Today New billboards have gone up in New York’s Times Square to engage atheists and other secularists. The billboards are emblazoned with the strapline: “To all of our atheist friends: Thank God you’re wrong.” The digital billboard in Times Square measures 45 feet by 90 feet […]
US Government shuts down amid Congressional fighting
(Photo: Reuters/Jason Reed Originally published in CBN The United States federal government partially shut down from Tuesday (Ocober 1) as Republicans and the president duke it out over Obamacare. Some 800 000 federal workers are off the job as a dispute over President Barack Obama’s signature health care law reached […]
US trucker buying billboards everywhere to spread word of God
How serious are you about spreading the word of God? No matter how serious you might be, there is a man who can probably give you a run for your money. A trucker in Wisconsin is going throughout his home state buying one billboard after another, working to get people […]
Homeless US man a hero after giving back $42000
Tough economic times can lead people to desperation, but they can also show us what a person is truly made of. Glen James has been homeless for many years. Living on the streets of Boston, he often encounters tourists who are taking in some of the city’s historic areas and […]
US abortion clinics closing at unprecedented rate
Originally published in CBN News Abortion centres are closing their doors at an unprecedented rate in America, according to the Bapist Press. So far, there have been 44 closings this year. Some of the shutdowns have been of major clinics, including Virginia’s leading abortion provider, which closed following new state […]
Former ‘Satanic drag queen’ turns to love of Christ, receives hate from homosexuals
A former self-described ‘Satanic drag queen’ is set to be honored later this month at an awards ceremony for turning his life over to Jesus Christ despite the hatred that he received after walking away from the homosexual lifestyle. Trace McNutt, formerly known as “Coma,” states that he grew up […]
Pastor Terry Jones arrested before he could burn Qurans on 9/11 anniversary
By Tamara Lush — Originally published in Huffington Post A Florida pastor was arrested Wednesday as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue-style grill filled with kerosene-soaked Qurans to a park, where the pastor had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Muslim holy books_ one […]
Christian leaders in Middle East largely opposed to US military strike in Syria, says WEA
Originally published in Christian Post Christian leaders in the Middle East believe that a US military intervention in Syria will have a “detrimental effect” on Christians in the region, Geoff Tunnicliffe of the World Evangelical Alliance said in a statement to the White House on Thursday. Tunnicliffe, who serves as […]
US keeping option open to attack Syria over chemical weapons
Originally published in Worthy News The United States will continue to seek out an international coalition to act together on Syria, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday, after Britain’s parliament rejected military action. “It is the goal of President (Barack) Obama and our government … whatever decision is […]