“We will not obey.” That’s the blunt warning a group of prominent religious leaders is sending to the Supreme Court of the United States as they consider same-sex marriage.
Religious leaders from a wide array of denominations have released a joint statement reaffirming their support for traditional marriage ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments on Tuesday. The Christian leaders have said that reaffirming marriage as being between one man and one woman is vital for protecting children and offering them both a father and a mother.
An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 Ukrainian Jews worship Jesus as Messiah. This makes Ukraine, a nation of 45 million, the region’s fulcrum of the Messianic Jewish movement.
An Arizona-based legal group has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding that the Internal Revenue Service divulge information about an agreement it made with an atheist organization regarding the monitoring of churches.
James Dobson hosted a panel of Christian leaders on his “Family Talk” radio show Wednesday and warned that Christians are about to face a new status in America as a “hated minority” if the U.S. Supreme Court decides, as many expect, to mandate same-sex “marriage.”
A Navy chaplain who faces the end of a stellar 19-year career because of his faith-based views on marriage and human sexuality was told by a base commander to refrain from offering a prayer in the name of Jesus, according to attorneys representing the chaplain.
A pastor-led coalition fell short in its bid to overturn a Houston transgender-rights ordinance after a judge ruled Friday that the group had failed to submit enough signatures to place a repeal measure on the ballot.
A Christian campus ministry has lost its official university recognition after being accused of alleged religious discrimination, according to Christian News.
In March, a federal judge in Oklahoma dismissed a lawsuit filed by an atheist group that challenged a monument to the Ten Commandments in the state capital, according to Christian News.
An Indiana bakery whose Christian owners declined a request to make a cake for a same-sex ceremony has decided to close, according to the Christian Post.
North Carolina residents came together last week to protest the removal of a veterans’ memorial, according to Christian News.
The Michigan House of Representatives has approved a state version of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act despite claims that the bill will give license for religious discrimination, according to Christian News.
Not surprisingly, atheists were angered by an Alabama town’s “Keep Christ In Christmas” theme for its annual Christmas parade, according to The Inquisitr News.
Atheists in Illinois intend to place secular public displays near nativity scenes this Christmas, according to TheBlaze.
To improve relations between Muslims and Christians, the Washington National Cathedral hosted its first Muslim prayer service Friday, according to The Christian Post.
Christian students at a public high school were told that they could no longer meet to pray, sing religious songs or discuss religious topics during their free time because it violated the Constitution, according to Fox News.
A Kentucky human rights commission Tuesday ordered a Christian company to print T-shirts with pro-gay messages and undergo diversity training for declining to do so two years ago for a gay pride parade, according to Christian News.
Thirty-five towns worldwide have launched new Sunday Assemblies, according to The Christian Post.
A high school student in New Jersey is going to court to defend her right to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance with the phrase “one nation under God.”
Last week, Hamas Political Bureau member Mahmoud Al-Zahar said that Hamas wants to build an Islamic state in all of Palestine, meaning it would replace Israel.