Christian Newswire

SF Archbishop Schools Pelosi on Marriage Tolerance

Prime opportunity to model how to defend marriage from the vicious methods of pro-homosexual activists

Christians in Jordan and Lebanon Embrace Syrian Refugees Despite Opposition

Bible Society of Jordan

Impact of 2001 U. S. Supreme Court Ruling on Public Schools

WARRENTON, Mo. -- It has been thirteen years since the Supreme Court ruling permitting Good News Clubs to meet after hours in public schools. What circumstances led to this case and has the ruling proven beneficial to our public school children?

Pro-Life Political Speech Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON,-- Today the United States Supreme Court upheld the First Amendment right to free speech as applied to pro-life political speech in Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus. The controversial case sprung from the Ohio election commission's decision that the pro-life advocacy organization's statements about an incumbent Congressman's voting record were a violation of state law.

Strip Club in Nuns' Backyard Violates Illinois Zoning Law

CHICAGO, -- The Thomas More Society has filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, the Village of Melrose Park, and Melrose Park residents against Get It/Club Allure and the Village of Stone Park. The Club Allure strip club opened across the back fence and adjacent to the convent and, as the suit filed Friday alleges, in violation of Illinois zoning law.

Iraq: Christians Join Massive Exodus from Mosul

SANTA ANA, -- "If this continues, Mosul soon will be emptied of Christians. This could be the last migration of Christians from Mosul."

Black, Franks Lead Bipartisan Effort to Call on Harry Reid to Bring the 'Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act' to a Vote

WASHINGTON, -- Today, Reps. Diane Black (R-TN-06) and Trent Franks (R-AZ-08) led a bipartisan effort of 105 Members of the House to send a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) urging him to allow for a vote in the Senate on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

D-Day 70th Anniversary Prayer Storm

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif., -- On Friday, June 6, 2014, many of "His people, called by His name" in over 30 nations will be part of a "Prayer Storm" to "scale the cliffs and attack evil" -- in their lives and in their nations -- in the same way that thousands of brave men took the cliffs of Normandy in WWII.

Bogus Trespass Charges Dismissed Against Pro-Life Advocate in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, -- Attorneys from the Thomas More Society successfully defended pro-life sidewalk counselor Peggy McGinty against spurious trespass charges brought by the Sioux City Planned Parenthood. McGinty has been providing peaceful, pro-life sidewalk counseling outside Planned Parenthood's Sioux City, Iowa facility for 14 years. In December 2013, Planned Parenthood persuaded city authorities to bring criminal trespass charges against her after she drove into its parking lot and quickly turned around. Thomas More Society attorneys won a dismissal of her case last week, on May 22, without trial, when Planned Parenthood's witness failed to appear.

Legal Defenders of Traditional Marriage Back Nebraska's Refusal to Grant Same-Sex Divorce

OMAHA, Neb., -- Yesterday, the Nebraska Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Nichols v. Nichols, a same-sex divorce appeal that challenges Nebraska's marriage law. Attorney Martin Cannon of the Thomas More Society-Omaha branch, filed an amicus brief earlier this month in support of Nebraska's Constitution. In 2000, Nebraska citizens voted with a 70-30 margin, to amend the Constitution to reserve marriage to unions between a man and a woman.

Knights of Columbus Supporting Archdiocese for Military Services Pilgrimage to Lourdes for Wounded Troops

LOURDES, France, -- More than 125 wounded or disabled troops and veterans, family members, chaplains and support staff will join other U.S. pilgrims in a visit to the Marian shrine of Lourdes, France, for an annual pilgrimage organized by the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA (AMS), May 14-19. The AMS pilgrimage coincides with the 56th International Military Pilgrimage (PMI), which will include delegations from more than 40 countries.

Sign Petition Against Satanic Black Mass at Harvard University

SPRING GROVE, Penn., -- In only two days, 26,763 people signed a petition by TFP Student Action against a Satanic Black Mass to be performed tonight at Memorial Hall at Harvard University.

Nightmare for Pelletier Family Continues

Demonstration for Justina Pelletier: Sunday at 1 PM FRAMINGHAM, Mass., -- Department of Children and Families (DCF) denied the meeting for Linda Pelletier to be with Justina after a request was submitted by the Pelletier's attorneys.

Life Without Limbs Founder Hits Social Media Milestone, Reaching 3 Million Facebook 'Likes'

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., -- Life Without Limbs founder Nick Vujicic has just reached a milestone on his Facebook page, passing three million 'likes' - a powerful reminder of how social media can deliver the word of God to a global audience.

ACRU: Leave Clergy Housing Allowance Alone

WASHINGTON, -- An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule allowing clergy to have a tax-exempt housing allowance is a reasonable accommodation of religion, not an unconstitutional establishment of religion, the ACRU argued in a federal court brief filed on April 9.

Western Media Ignores Slaughter of Coptic Woman by Muslim Brotherhood, says Coptic Solidarity

CROFTON, Md., -- Coptic Solidarity strongly condemns the latest attack on Egypt's Copts by the Muslim Brotherhood and their allies -- and calls on the U.S. government to do likewise.

Boycott Guinness, Sam Adams, Heineken

NEW YORK, -- Bill Donohue is calling for a boycott of Guinness, Heineken, and Sam Adams:

DHS Tells Romeike Family 'You Can Stay'

PURCELLVILLE, Va., -- The Department of Homeland Security verbally informed Home School Legal Defense Association that the Romeike family is being granted indefinite deferred action status. The Department told HSLDA that this meant the order of removal would not be acted on and that the Romeikes could stay.

Coptic Solidarity Condemns Inadequate Response to Murder of 7 Copts in Libya

WASHINGTON, -- Coptic Solidarity is severely disappointed by the insubstantial response of Libyan and Egyptian authorities regarding the murder of seven Coptic Christians in Libya on February 25. The individuals, who had all been shot execution style in the head, were found on a beach in Benghazi's Jarhoutha suburb.

Australia Asks for Prayer from USA and the World

CANBERRA, Australia, -- This Saturday 1st March 2014, a live webcast will make it possible for churches, fellowships and individuals across the USA, and around the world, to join in Australia's historic 4th National Day of Prayer and Fasting. This Prayer Service in Parliament House, Canberra (Australian time - Sunday 10AM - 4PM, 2 March 2014) will go out electronically to up to a million viewers. Many Christians will be moved to pray for REVIVAL and a renewal of sexual purity not only in Australia, but around the world.