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LGBT K-12 School Proposed For Georgia

The school, being called the first of its kind in Georgia, will also employ LGBT teachers

Written by Joe Westbury | Tuesday, January 19, 2016

“Initially, Pride School will be based out of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta church after it opens by September. Tuition will be set at $13,000, the AJC reported. Zsilavetz said financial assistance will be available for students who need it.”   A new school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in grades K-12... Continue Reading

Government Can, Should, Support Religion, Justice Antonin Scalia Tells Metairie Crowd

Government support for religion is not only justified by the Constitution, it was the norm for hundreds of years and it helped the United States become a free and prosperous nation

Written by Robert McClendon | Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Citing a quotation attributed to former French President Charles de Gaulle, Scalia said “‘God takes care of little children, drunkards and the United States of America.'” Scalia then added, “I think that’s true. God has been very good to us. One of the reasons God has been good to us is that we have done... Continue Reading

Kentucky Governor Orders County Clerk Names Dropped From Marriage Licenses

Republican Matt Bevin issues executive order to protect ‘sincerely held religious beliefs’ of officials like Kim Davis after same-sex marriage license controversy.

Written by The Guardian/Associated Press | Sunday, January 17, 2016

The executive order comes after Davis, the Rowan County clerk, spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis said she could not issue the licenses because they had her name on them. Bevin said he issued the executive order to “ensure that the sincerely held religious beliefs of... Continue Reading

Thousands Protest Norwegian Embassies for Return of 5 Christian Children Seized by CPS

The three sons and two daughters of Ruth and Marius Bodnariu were taken into custody on Nov. 16

Written by Samuel Smith | Saturday, January 16, 2016

“Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Norwegian Embassy in Washington. Supporters who know the family told reporters that the claims that the children were abused is unproven and added that the Bodnariu family is one of thousands of “normal” families suffering because of the unjust actions of Barnevernet.”   Thousands of Romanian Pentecostal Evangelicals peacefully... Continue Reading

North Korea Gets Competition: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Now Hardest To Be a Christian

Modern persecution hits record high, according to 2016 World Watch List.

Written by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra | Friday, January 15, 2016

Open Doors noted that “16 of the 50 countries on the 2016 WWL are African, outnumbering the 14 countries from the Middle East and Persian Gulf. When the list is expanded to 65 countries, a further nine African nations are added.” Analyst Ronald Boyd-McMillan said, “In numerical terms at least, though not in degree, the... Continue Reading

Massachusetts Court: Catholic School Must Hire Gay Employees

A Massachusetts state court ruled in mid-December that a Catholic school may not deny employment to a homosexual

Written by Daniel James Devine | Thursday, January 14, 2016

Superior Court Associate Justice Douglas H. Wilkins ruled the school discriminated against Barrett in violation of Massachusetts law, which prohibits denying employment on the basis of “sexual orientation.” In a 21-page ruling, the judge wrote the facts of the case made it clear Barrett had “suffered denial of employment, that the reason for denial was... Continue Reading

Colorado Meat Plant Fires 200 Muslims Who Walked Out Of Work Over Prayer Dispute

A Cargill beef processing plant in Colorado fires nearly 200 Somali Muslims who walked off the job in a dispute over the company’s accommodations of their prayer rituals.

Written by Chuck Ross | Thursday, January 14, 2016

Cargill spokesman Mike Martin said that the plant could not facilitate a large prayer facility without disrupting operations. He also disputed that any of the workers were told that if they wanted to pray that they should go home. “Cargill plant supervisors have been very clear that such a statement was never made,” Martin told... Continue Reading

5 Questions I’d Ask a Missionary Before I Supported Them

Your missionaries should be comfortable and able to defend their theological bend

Written by Justin Bullington | Tuesday, January 12, 2016

“If a missionary isn’t willing to slow things down just because he wants some quick, shoddy results and cool Facebook pictures, the dude needs to reevaluate why he’s even going overseas. Truthfully, between you and me, it would’ve been better if he hadn’t gone at all.”   I’ve rubbed my boney shoulders with lots of... Continue Reading

Boston College Prof: “6 Books I Would Assign to Save Western Civilization”

In a 1993 talk, Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College, mentioned the following as the 6 books people should read if they want to save Western civilization

Written by Daniel Lattier | Saturday, January 9, 2016

“In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society. Both astonishing and prophetic, this books is one of the most debated of Lewis’s extraordinary works.”   In a 1993 talk, Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy... Continue Reading

Schools Must Teach Children That Britain is a Christian Country

The new guidance makes clear that schools are not required to teach pupils about atheism

Written by Steven Swinford | Saturday, January 9, 2016

A spokesman for the British Humanist Association said: “We welcome the Department for Education acceptance that schools need to teach not just about religions as part of RS but also about non-religious worldviews such as humanism but we fear, as a result of the Secretary of State’s original error, that many schools will continue to... Continue Reading

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