Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
‘Harbinger’ Author Warns of Judgment as ‘Tree of Hope’ Uprooted
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2014
The author of the "Harbinger," Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, warned the replacement of the fallen sycamore tree at Ground Zero, the "Tree of Hope" has finally been uprooted after it withered away and died. He told WND, "The ancient…
Satanists’ Plan to Stage ‘Black Mass’ in Oklahoma City
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2014
Satan worshippers are planning to stage a"black mass" next month in Oklahoma City, prompting outrage from the leader of the city's 120,000 Catholics, who also condemns municipal officials for allowing the event to be held in a public…
Hawaii Braces for Twin Storms
Posted on Friday, August 8, 2014
Hawaii residents stocked up on essentials Tuesday and prepared for nature's onslaught as a double-barreled threat of hurricane and tropical storm takes aim at the islands.
Gay Marriage Bans Tested in Four States
Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear six lawsuits seeking to strike down marriage amendments in four states: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. The states have passed amendments approved by its voters that defines marriage as being between…
Obama to Sign $16.3 Billion Veterans Spending Bill
Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2014
President Barack Obama will travel to a military facility outside Washington on Thursday to sign a $16.3 billion plan to ease health care delays at Veterans Affairs facilities as he seeks to restore confidence in an agency tarnished…
U.S. Senate Blocks House Border Security Bills
Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2014
In a matter of minutes, Senate Democrats on Tuesday adjourned for the summer, blocking a pair of House bills that would have provided nearly $700 million to deal with the surge of immigrants on the southern border and…
Red Tide Invades U.S. Coastal Waters
Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2014
A 'red tide' bloom nearly 80 miles long and 50 miles wide in the Gulf of Mexico led to a large-scale fish kill, according to a report released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
Pew Report: 75% of Illegals from Mexico Repeat Offenders
Posted on Tuesday, August 5, 2014
According to a Pew Center Research report, three in four illegal immigrants from Mexico who are apprehended at the border are repeat offenders, 15 percent were juveniles apprehended at least six times.
Court Rules Against ‘Ailing’ Atheists
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014
A court of appeals has unanimously ruled against ailing atheists who claimed that two steel beams in the shape of a cross found in the debris of the 2001 attack on the WTC has caused them to suffer…
