Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
BREAKING NEWS: Senator Kennedy Dies At 77
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009
United States Senator Edward Kennedy, a Liberal towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most known political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died,his family said Wednesday, August 26.…
Americans Free But Thousands Still Jailed, Executed In North Korea
Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2009
An international Christian advocacy group welcomed Wednesday, August 5, North Korea's decision to release American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling but warned that at least 200,000 religious and political prisoners remain behind bars in labor camps across…
NEWS ALERT: Al-Qaida Kills US Christian Aid Worker In Mauritania
Posted on Friday, June 26, 2009
An American aid worker has been shot and killed in Mauritania by suspected Islamic militants of the Al-Qaida network because he was involved in spreading Christianity in the African nation, several Christian groups confirmed Friday, June 26.
US University Prohibits Thanking Jesus At Graduation
Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009
A professor at the government-funded University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has prohibited a graduating student from saying "I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," in her own graduation speech, amid a heated debate…
Outrage Over US Military Bible Burnings In Afghanistan
Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009
The president of a US-based group helping Christians persecuted for their faith has expressed outrage that United States military personnel have burned confiscated Bibles in Afghanistan.
BREAKING NEWS: FBI Foils New York Terror Attack
Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2009
Four men have been detained for allegedly planning to bomb a synagogue and a Jewish community center in the Bronx area of New York City and were expected to appear in federal court Thursday, May 21, police officials…
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Releases American Reporter
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009
American Iranian free-lance journalist Roxana Saberi who reported for Vatican Radio, National Public Radio and other international media has been freed from a Tehran prison, amid international pressure, her attorney confirmed Monday, May 11.
President Obama Scales Back National Day Of Prayer
Posted on Thursday, May 7, 2009
United States President Barack Obama was to limit his participation in the annual "National Day of Prayer," Thursday, May 7, to signing a proclamation, disappointing both Christian conservatives and atheists who want to end the tradition.
U.S. Commission Names 13 Countries as Religious Freedom Violators
Posted on Saturday, May 2, 2009
The latest annual report by the independent United States Commission on International Religious Freedom names 13 countries as serious violators of religious freedom, Worthy News monitored Saturday, May 2, with reporting by the Voice of America network (VOA).
BREAKING NEWS: New York Shooting Kills 14 (Developing Story)
Posted on Friday, April 3, 2009
A gunman opened fire at an immigration center in Binghamton, in the northeastern state of New York, Friday, April 3, killing at least 13 people before killing himself, US officials said. The shootings apparently happened after he took…
World Leaders Pledge Over $1 Trillion To Tackle Global Crisis
Posted on Thursday, April 2, 2009
World leaders meeting in London pledged on Thursday, April 2, a whopping $1.1 trillion to global institutions such as the International Monetary Fund to combat the global economic crisis, prompting investors to buy up stocks while the Dow…
Plane Crashes Kill 16 In US, Japan
Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009
Officials on Monday, March 23, began investigating plane crashes in three countries which killed 16 people, most of them in United States, where aviation experts wanted to know why a single-engine plane plunged into a cemetery in the…
US Chaplains Banned From Mentioning God
Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2009
Chaplains working at a hospice home in the U.S. state of Florida are no longer allowed to say "God"in inspirational messages to staff members, as part of a wider trend in the United States, Worthy News learned Saturday,…
Personhood Bills Planned Across United States
Posted on Friday, February 27, 2009
As part of a nation-wide trend, states – stretching from Montana to Maryland -- are introducing personhood bills to affirm the right to life for the unborn, starting from the moment of conception, Worthy News monitored Friday, February…
Obama Tells Americans Keep Dreaming; Investors Concerned
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Americans woke up Wednesday, February 25, after United States President Barack Obama urged them not to give up their dreams of a better life in his first speech to a joint session of Congress.
Montana Constitution To Define When Life Begins
Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2009
A new bill could give citizens in the least populated American state the right to constitutionally define a person as a human being from conception, as part of a national movement to reduce abortion rates, Worthy News monitored…
