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Originally published in Christian Post WASHINGTON – Thousands of atheists showed up at the National Mall Saturday for what they believe will be a game-changing event for secularists. Though the Reason Rally was billed as a celebration of reason and a “coming out” event for atheists, as opposed to an […]
Originally published in FoxNews.com Congress unanimously approved a new resolution condemning the Iranian government for sentencing to death a Christian pastor accused of renouncing Islam. Youcef Nadarkhani’s sentence has been affirmed at the highest levels of Iran’s legal system and could be carried out at anytime, according to his supporters. […]
By Chuck Colson — Originally published in LifesiteNews I’ve been talking a lot lately about the Obama Administration’s relentless attempts to restrict religious freedom. You know by now that the Catholic bishops have strongly rejected the president’s so-called “accommodation” to exempt religious organizations from paying for abortion-inducing drugs, contraception, and […]
Originally published in Christian Post Legendary pop artist Whitney Houston died suddenly aged 48, her publicist Kristen Foster told a stunned music world on Saturday. She was found dead in the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angleles. There was no immediate word on the cause of her death, but authorities said […]
Originally published in LifeSiteNews.com Rick Warren, perhaps the most influential evangelical pastor in America, has tweeted he would “go to jail” rather than cave in to a government mandate that violates God’s commandments. Pastor Rick Warren, pastor of the 20 000-member Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, tweeted his defiance […]
By Mark Hensch – Originally published in Christian Post Talk of God is back on page one of the sports section and beyond thanks to evangelist quarterback Tim Tebow’s orchestration of yet another miraculous finish, this time in the Denver Broncos’ playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday. The unashamed-of-the-Gospel […]
Originally published in Christian Post Police in Virginia USA, have recovered an 36 kilogramme statue of baby Jesus after a woman who allegedly stole it from a nativity scene uploaded a picture of the figure on her Facebook page. Fredericksburg Police detectives found the plastic baby Jesus figure, which had […]
Originally published in Onenewsnow.com The House on Tuesday passed a non-binding resolution reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the national motto. The measure sponsored by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Virginia), supports and encourages the motto’s display in all public schools and government buildings. It was approved 396-9, with 2 abstentions. Forbes […]
Originally published in The Christian Century Risking their careers or standing in the United Methodist Church, at least 164 clergy and six congregations from Long Island to the Catskill Mountains and southern Connecticut are vowing to marry same-sex couples. Hundreds of UMC clergy elsewhere in the US have made similar […]
By Paul Stanley — Originally published in Christian Post President Obama sent the world a message in his Wednesday speech to the United Nations General Assembly, where he said that Palestine’s desire to seek official recognition as a sovereign state from the U.N. “will not come through statements and resolutions […]