Evangelical leader Al Mohler said even if all charges are dropped against McAlpine, the message is clear that “the act of Christian preaching is now a potential criminal offense.” The arrest of a street preacher has renewed concern over religious freedom for Christians in the United Kingdom. Dale McAlpine, 42, was arrested in his home... Continue Reading

In February Defense Secretary Robert Gates notified Congress that the Navy intended to repeal the ban unless Congress took some action against it. On April 29, the deadline for congressional intervention passed, and the new policy has now taken effect. The Department of the Navy has announced a policy change that will allow women to... Continue Reading

The Protect Life Act would afford the same pro-life protections that were approved with bipartisan support in the House last year. Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) has introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to apply the Hyde amendment to the recently passed health care law. Rep. Pitts’ bill would amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... Continue Reading

“Our babies in the nursery are subject to attack while the mother is in the sanctuary worshiping,” said Durell Tuberville of the Shreveport Community Church. “We want to protect our people, our sheep.” People qualified to carry concealed weapons should be able to keep them strapped on in a church or temple as a way... Continue Reading

Mervyn Thomas, Chief Executive of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said: “We call on the local authorities to make every effort to track down the perpetrators of these appalling acts of violence. Two journalists working for a Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) publication have become the latest casualties of the violence that has afflicted Plateau... Continue Reading

The 2,000 strong group packed the pews at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale to demand action in two major social justice issues: rising crime rates and out of control housing costs. Two thousand members of two dozen Broward churches were hot about crime and housing issues during a recent meeting with community officials,... Continue Reading

Joining in the majority were Justices Kennedy, Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas. Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Breyer filed dissenting opinions. In a 5-4 majority ruling filed today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the continued display of a lone cross in California’s Mojave Desert memorializing veterans of World War I. In... Continue Reading

“Raise my taxes! Raise my taxes! Raise my taxes!” they chanted, lined up shoulder to shoulder for a few hundred yards stretching a street in front of the Capitol. http://bit.ly/d7CuZI Before last week when is the last time you heard a citizen crying out in the public square, “Raise my taxes?” I don’t know about... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: At the end of this article you will find names of the EPC, OPC, and PCA chaplains who signed the letter (18 of the 41) plus a list of other denominations represented. Over 40 retired military chaplains are urging President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to consider the impairment of religious liberty... Continue Reading

“We believe that through discovery we may well uncover evidence that the Notre Dame police engaged in ‘viewpoint discrimination:’ that the university singled out the ND88 for especially harsh treatment” In a major ruling that may prove decisive for the defense of pro-lifers arrested on Notre Dame’s campus last year, an Indiana Judge has lifted... Continue Reading