Corps refuses to remove ‘God Bless the Military’ Sign
A Marine Corps base in Hawaii has refused to remove a sign that asks for God’s blessing following a complaint from a group that seeks to separate Him from the military.
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Group wants ‘God Bless the Military’ sign removed
A group that seeks to separate Christianity from the military is now demanding the removal of a sign at a Marine base in Hawaii, according to the Christian News.
Atheists Demand Schools Remove Christian Quotes
An atheist group is demanding that a Texas school district remove any Christian quotes from its buildings by claiming that they ‘unconstitutionally promote religion.’
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects State’s Attempt to Keep Ten Commandments Monument
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a last ditch attempt by the state to keep a Ten Commandments monument next to the Oklahoma Capitol.
Deal with Iran Done Despite Detained Americans
While the United States and other world leaders reached an agreement with Iran about its nuclear program, the fate of Pastor Saeed Abedini and three other Americans trapped inside the Islamic Republic were not even addressed, according to International Christian Concern.
Holocaust survivor repays ultimate debt via rescue of Syrian Christians
On the eve of Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria in 1938, 19-year-old George Weidenfeld escaped Vienna for the United Kingdom. He began work at the British Broadcasting Corporation and within ten years had co-founded the publishing firm Weidenfeld & Nicholson.
Oklahoma Gov to Keep Ten Commandments Monument on Capitol Grounds
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday the Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol will stay there despite the state’s Supreme Court ruling it violated the Constitution and must be removed.
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Head Plan Historic Meeting
An historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church is “getting closer every day,” a senior Orthodox prelate said in an interview published on June 28th.
10 Commandments Statue Must Be Removed, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules
A Ten Commandments monument on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds is a religious symbol and must be removed because it violates the state’s constitutional ban on using public property to benefit a religion, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Atheist Activists Go After Florida Sheriff
An atheist organization is after a sheriff in Florida for speaking at local churches while wearing his official uniform.
ISIS Fighter Who ‘Enjoyed’ Killing Christians Wants to Follow Jesus After Dream
It has become a common occurrence over the years for Muslims in the Middle East who have converted to Christianity to claim to have been compelled to do so after dreaming of a person who they believe is Jesus Christ. Now, one militant belonging to the brutal Islamic State that has massacred Christians has converted to his victims’ religion after dreaming of “a man in white” with a startling message, according to one missionary’s account.
Let God be a ‘she’, says Church of England women’s group
A group within the Church of England is calling for God to be referred to as female following the selection of the first female bishops.
Flocks don orange to support Middle East Christians
Orange is the new color for Sundays, as the movement to wear the color either in clothing or on ribbons – to raise attention to the Christians executed by ISIS.
Hundreds of Kenyan pastors to Obama: Stop preaching homosexuality
Hundreds of Kenyan pastors have had enough of President Barack Obama’s aggressive push for African nations to forsake their religious convictions and fully embrace homosexual behavior and same-sex “marriage.”
Countries Charged with Violations of Religious Freedom
Last week, the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom released its annual report that named 17 countries as Tier 1 violators of religious freedom for “engaging in, or tolerating systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom.”
Huckabee: ‘We Are Moving Rapidly Toward the Criminalization of Christianity’
The persecution of Christians because of their moral opposition to homosexual behavior and so-called gay marriage is on the rise in America, to the point where “Christian convictions are under attack as never before” and “we are moving rapidly toward the criminalization of Christianity,” said former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is also an ordained Southern Baptist minister.
‘We will not obey’: Christian leaders threaten civil disobedience if Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage
“We will not obey.” That’s the blunt warning a group of prominent religious leaders is sending to the Supreme Court of the United States as they consider same-sex marriage.
Christian Leaders Affirm Support for Traditional Marriage Ahead of Supreme Court Case
Religious leaders from a wide array of denominations have released a joint statement reaffirming their support for traditional marriage ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments on Tuesday. The Christian leaders have said that reaffirming marriage as being between one man and one woman is vital for protecting children and offering them both a father and a mother.
Messianic Judaism Flourishes in Holocaust Towns
An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 Ukrainian Jews worship Jesus as Messiah. This makes Ukraine, a nation of 45 million, the region’s fulcrum of the Messianic Jewish movement.
IRS Surveillance of Churches After Secret Agreement With Atheists May Go to Court
An Arizona-based legal group has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding that the Internal Revenue Service divulge information about an agreement it made with an atheist organization regarding the monitoring of churches.