Evangelist Luis Palau asks for prayer following cancer diagnosis
World-renowned evangelist Luis Palau has asked for prayers when he announced on Thursday that he has stage IV lung cancer.
Trump denounces legal abortion in March for Life Address: 'It is wrong. It has to change'
President Donald Trump has condemned permissive abortion laws in the U.S. and vowed to support pro-life advocates when he became the first commander-in-chief to address the annual March for Life via video feed on Friday.
Evangelicals hail new HHS division aimed at protecting religious freedom of health workers
Evangelical leaders are applauding the creation of a new division under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to protect the conscience rights of medical professionals who may have objections to certain procedures such as abortions or gender reassignment surgery.
Facebook lifts ban on ad for Roe v. Wade movie following appeal
Facebook has lifted a ban on a paid advertisement for a pro-life film about the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case following an appeal from the movie producers.
Gay couple sues printing company after receiving Christian pamphlets instead of wedding programs
A same-sex couple is suing a printing company after they received Christian pamphlets that warned against the weakness of the flesh and temptation instead of the customized wedding programs the ordered.
3 out of 4 Americans support 'significant restrictions' on abortions, poll shows
More than three out of four Americans support significant restrictions on abortions, according to a new survey released just two days before the annual March for Life in Washington.
Secularist group demands removal of Santa Fe Ten Commandments monument from public grounds
A prominent secularist group is calling for the removal of a Ten Commandments monument from a Santa Fe city park in New Mexico, saying the display of the 6-foot-tall granite tablet on public grounds is unconstitutional and should be moved to a private property.
Proposed bill would require all West Virginia schools to offer elective Bible course
Two West Virginia senators have proposed a new legislation that would require public and private schools in the state to offer an elective course on the Bible.
Arizona ranked as the nation's most pro-life state
Americans United for Life (AUL) has named Arizona in its annual Life List as the most pro-life state when it comes to passing legislation that protects human life from conception to natural death.
Christian parents arrested for starving and chaining their 13 children inside 'house of horror'
A California couple was arrested on Sunday after their 17-year-old daughter alerted the police, claiming that they were keeping their own children captive in what has been described as a "house of horror."
Faith-based student organizations file brief supporting Christian group that sued University of Iowa
Five faith-based student organizations have filed a brief in support of a Christian group that sued the University of Iowa after it was expelled from the school late last year for denying a leadership position to an openly gay student.
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Texas Chief Justice-Elect Seeks to End Religious Exemptions for Judges Who Refuse Same-Sex Weddings
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis has announced plans to overturn a rule protecting judges who decline to officiate same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs.
China’s New Law Expands Communist Party Control Over Religious Freedom, Report Warns
A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s new report. In the past year freedom of religion in China has deteriorated with the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress coming into effect on July1.
Calvary Chapel Pastors Push Back Against Costa Mesa’s Ordination of Women
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.
“I Would Never Renounce My Faith”: 20-Year-Old Egyptian Christian Killed by ISIS in Libya
A 20-year-old Egyptian Christian was reportedly killed by Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Libya after resisting repeated demands to abandon his Christian faith and embrace Islam while in captivity. Milad Malak, a Coptic Christian, was the only Christian among a group of Egyptian workers abducted by ISIS fighters, according to Open Doors, which cited accounts from two Muslim companions who were later released.
Myanmar Military Airstrike Kills 3 Students at Christian Bible School, Injures 6
Three students were killed and six others injured when Myanmar's military launched an airstrike and drone assault on a Christian Bible school in Karen State. The attack occurred Tuesday in Day Bu Noh village in Hpapun District, an area largely populated by Christian Karen communities. Military aircraft reportedly dropped bombs before armed drones struck the village, with one exploding directly above the Bible school.