SocietyNews
Houston Mayor Has Received Bibles From All Over the Country
Houston Mayor Annise Parker received a surprise after her order to subpoena the sermons of pastors. Bibles have been sent to her office from all… Read More
SocietyNews
Q&A: Couple Look to Paul’s Example in Resisting Order to Perform Gay Marriages
Perform same-sex wedding ceremonies or pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines and spend months behind bars. That’s the choice their Idaho town gave… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Is Next Step in War on Religious Liberty Inspection of Religious Schools? That’s Happening in the UK
There is no doubt that the rights the First Amendment protects–freedom of speech and freedom of religion–are increasingly the most attacked. Some of the most… Read More
SocietyNews
This Woman Had a Religious Item Taken From Her at Her Trial–Despite Having Judge’s Permission to Carry It
A Sikh woman had an article of her faith taken from her as she entered a federal building–despite having a judge’s permission to bring it… Read More
SocietyNews
Twitter Temporarily Blocks Petition Supporting Houston Pastors
In response to subpoenas issued by the city of Houston to pastors who spoke out on same-sex marriage, a faith-based organization launched a petition demanding… Read More
SocietyNews
Mike Huckabee Wants to Send a Message to Houston Mayor With ‘Thousands’ of Sermons, Bibles
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is calling on “every pastor in America” to send their sermons to Annise D. Parker, the Houston mayor who is under fire… Read More
SocietyNews
Flash Mobs With a Spiritual Twist: How Communities Are Coming Together to Revive Churches
Move over, flash mobs. Mass Mobs are here. Inspired by flash mobs, groups of Catholics have started Mass Mobs, an effort to gather the faithful… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Government to Ordained Ministers: Celebrate Same-Sex Wedding or Go to Jail
For years, those in favor of same-sex marriage have argued that all Americans should be free to live as they choose. And yet in countless cases,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Houston to Pastors: OK, We Don’t Need Your Sermons, but You Still Have to Hand Over Your Speeches
You’d be hard pressed to find a lawyer willing to defend the overly broad subpoenas that were issued by the City of Houston to a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Houston Tries to Force Pastors to Provide Sermons to Government
Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes government intimidation. When the Houston City Council passed an ordinance that some claim would allow men into… Read More
EducationNews
For Second Time, High School Forced to Reverse Ban on Christian Student Group
High school students in Long Island, N.Y., were recently denied the right to establish a club for Christian students by their school administrators. This marks… Read More
SocietyNews
See Why This School District Is Standing Up to an Atheist Group
Post by Donald Zolan. An atheist group has demanded that an Oklahoma school remove a poster from its main office–but the school district said “no.”… Read More
SocietyNews
How Often Americans Pray … and Some of Their Strangest Prayer Requests
Forty-eight percent of Americans pray “every day,” and 31 percent pray “several times a day,” according to a new survey by LifeWay Research. In addition… Read More
SocietyNews
Social Conservatives Share What’s Behind the Left’s Biggest Misconceptions About Them
Are social conservatives struggling to share their message? At the 2014 Values Voter Summit last weekend in Washington, some conference attendees said that’s the case… Read More
LawNews
Teachers Sue Union for Censoring Charitable Donations
Two teachers have taken Pennsylvania’s largest teachers union to court over its attempt to decide which charities may be supported by teachers as an alternative… Read More
SocietyNews
NFL Player Penalized for Prayer
Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah was penalized for praying on the field during Monday’s Chiefs-Patriots game. After making the sixth interception of his career,… Read More
SocietyNews
Fined $13,000 by State, Farmers Are Fighting Back Against ‘Discrimination’ Ruling
A couple who declined to allow a same-sex wedding ceremony on their family farm in upstate New York filed an appeal today that their attorney… Read More
SocietyNews
Mark Levin’s Simple Plan to Put a Conservative in the White House
Hard-charging radio commentator Mark Levin is sick of waiting for the Republican Party to nominate a conservative for president, and today he outlined his plan… Read More
SocietyNews
‘It’s the Culture, Stupid’: Bobby Jindal Sounds Personal Notes at ‘Values’ Venue
Washington may be, in his words, “phony and dangerous,” but Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made it clear last evening that he’s aiming straight for the… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Don’t Let ’em Getcha Down’: 11 Values-Based Zingers From Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin colorfully roused an audience of social conservatives at the Values Voter Summit this afternoon, at one point mocking President Obama for his “latte… Read More
SocietyNews
Benham Brothers: Why Americans Are in a ‘Dangerous Place’ Today
David and Jason Benham, the twin brothers who lost their planned HGTV reality show after a liberal website attacked their Christian beliefs, say too many… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Joy in the Morning’: Cruz Shares the Word on Adversity With ‘Values’ Voters
Two weeks after receiving a chorus of boos from a Washington gathering of Middle Eastern Christians, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today delivered a biblically inspired speech… Read More
SocietyNews
This Cheerleader’s Amazing Response to Prayer Ban
Cheerleader Asia Canada of Oneida, Tenn., wasn’t happy when her high school decided to replace a prayer before football games with a moment of silence,… Read More
SocietyNews
The Two-Year Anniversary This U.S. Pastor’s Wife Never Imagined
Naghmeh Abedini hasn’t seen her husband in more than two years. In July 2012, while Saeed Abedini was building a government-approved orphanage in Iran, the U.S. pastor… Read More
SocietyNews
Farmers to Lesbian Couple: ‘We’re Not Hateful People’
The phone call at 8:30 p.m. seemed routine for Cynthia and Robert Gifford—a bride-to-be inquiring about holding a wedding at their home, Liberty Ridge Farm in upstate… Read More
SocietyNews
First of Its Kind: Tufts University Hires Humanist Chaplain for Atheist Students
Five years ago, a group of atheist and agnostic students launched a campaign to hire a nonreligious chaplain at Tufts University. With the recent addition… Read More
SocietyNews
Family of 6 Says They’ll Go Uninsured Before Paying Obamacare’s ‘Abortion Fee’
Barth Bracy has devoted his life to his Catholic faith. He spent 15 years in the Philippines as a missionary, where he met his wife,… Read More
SocietyNews
7 in 10 Americans Think Role of Religion Has Decreased in Public Life
Americans say the role of religion in public life has diminished, according to a new Pew Research poll. Pew reports that 72 percent of Americans think religion… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Jesus Loves You All!’ College Students Respond to Angry Preacher
A preacher recently spoke at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., telling students they were “going straight to hell” and that there was no possibility of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Don’t Buy the Lie That Freedom to Worship Is the Same as Religious Freedom
The right to live, work and worship according to one’s faith is a freedom foundational to the United States. Many of the first settlers, having… Read More
