Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Freedom of Speech Threatened in Texas
Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010
A city ordinance to stop the distribution of commercial leaflets and handbills now threatens the freedoms of both speech and religion.
Rifqa Bary able to live in the US
Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010
Rifqa Bary, the Muslim-turned-Christian convert who ran away from her parents last year fearing her life was in danger, has been granted permanent resident status in the United States, Worthy News has learned.
Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research Continues
Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2010
An appeals court Thursday decided to suspend a district court’s prohibition on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research while the court reviews whether it violates a ban by Congress on spending taxpayer money for experiments that are…
Pastor Plans Koran Burning on September 11 Despite Controversy
Posted on Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A small evangelical Christian group in Florida on Saturday plans to burn Korans as a protest against violent Islamic extremists on September 11, the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States.
Petraeus: Planned Koran Burning Endangers Troops
Posted on Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says an American church's plan to burn Korans on September 11 could endanger U.S. troops and damage the overall war effort in that country.
Hurricane Earl Downgraded to Category Two
Posted on Friday, September 3, 2010
U.S. forecasters have downgraded Earl to a category two hurricane, but expect it to remain a powerful storm as it closes in on the U.S. east coast.
Hurricane Earl Closing In On US East Coast
Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2010
The category four storm is on course to lash the coast of North Carolina late Thursday, before shifting to the north. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings and watches are in effect along the Mid-Atlantic coast and as far…
“Emergency Contraceptive” Ella Receives FDA Approval
Posted on Monday, August 23, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 'Ella', a new morning-after contraceptive pill effective up to five days after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure, despite the lack of adequate clinical trials, critics say.
Last Full US Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq
Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2010
Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq. Pentagon officials stress that some American combat forces remain in the country ahead of an August 31st date…
Crosses and Atheists Clash Again, This Time in Utah
Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2010
Lawsuits against open displays of crosses appear to be on the rise. A series of 14 crosses erected in Utah to honor state Highway Patrol officers that have died on Utah roads are in danger of being removed,…
Whistleblower Uncover Botched Abortion Epidemic
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Documents and information provided by an abortion whistleblower indicated that botched abortions occur much more often than the public is led to believe according to a leading pro-life organization, Worthy News has learned August 18.
Same-Sex Marriages Placed on Hold in California
Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit placed an indefinite hold on California same-sex marriages Monday, overruling the order of U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker who paved the way for such unions to start on Wednesday.
Muslim-Turned-Christian Girl Released From Custody
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2010
Rifqa Bary, a young Muslim-turned-Christian girl who fled her home amid fears she would be killed turned 18 Tuesday, August 10, and is now released from Ohio state custody, Worthy News has learned.
Obama Supports Building Mosque Near Scene Of 9/11 Attack
Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama says he supports a plan to build a mosque and Islamic cultural center in New York, near the scene of the deadly September 11, 2001 attacks. It was the first time the president has…
Same-Sex Marriages to Resume in California on Wednesday
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010
The California ban on homosexual marriage, known as Proposition 8, was overturned last week and is now awaiting an appeal, Worthy News has learned. Chief United States District Judge Vaughn Walker said same-sex marriages will resume on August…
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Dead at Age 86
Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Ted Stevens, former United States Senator from Alaska was killed in a plane crash in a remote area of Alaska on August 9, 2010. He served in the U.S. Senate as Senator of Alaska from 1968 to 2008,…
