Republican lawmakers in Texas are expected to present a revised version of the controversial bathroom bill when it goes before the State Affairs Committee of the Texas Senate on Tuesday.
A New Jersey branch of the Boy Scouts has agreed to pay $18,000 and apologize to the family of a nine-year-old transgender boy, who was prevented from participating in the activities of the organization last year.
A North Carolina lawmaker has filed a bill into the state legislature that would declare that life begins at the moment of conception.
An Iowa Senate Committee has advanced a bill aimed at banning abortions after 20 weeks into pregnancy on Thursday.
Two U.S. lawmakers are asking for $20 million to improve the security of Jewish and other faith-based community centers following a series of bomb threats.
A drive-in theater in Alabama will not be screening the live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast" because its Christian owners objected to the Disney film's inclusion of an overtly gay character.
Over 1,800 religious leaders have joined a legal brief in support of a Virginia transgender student who wanted to use a school bathroom that corresponds to his gender identity.
Two members of the notorious gang known as Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13 have been charged for the murder of an unidentified woman as part of an alleged Satanic sacrifice. The two men were also accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl.
The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, who were penalized for declining to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, have taken their case to the Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday.
A school district is asking the Supreme Court to postpone a case filed by a transgender student who wants to use the boy's restroom in his school. The oral arguments are scheduled to be heard on March 28.
Over 100 conservative leaders have affixed their signatures to a letter that calls on President Donald Trump to sign an executive order that would protect the religious freedom of business owners and individuals who want to uphold their religious beliefs about marriage and sexuality.
Director Alejandro Monteverde, best known for “Sound of Freedom,” is bringing the Nativity to the big screen this Christmas season with “Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ,” a biblical epic highlighting the courage and faith behind the birth of Jesus. Distributed by Angel Studios, the drama-thriller opens in theaters Dec. 11 and depicts Mary and Joseph’s struggle to protect the newborn Messiah amid political turmoil.
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast has chosen the Rev. Paul Donison as its next bishop, ending months of uncertainty following an inconclusive election in May. The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) announced Wednesday that the Texas-based diocese elected Donison on Nov. 7.
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.
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.
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.