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By Scott Barkley UVALDE, Texas (BP) – Ten minutes. Maybe 12. That’s the time from when Neftali Barboza and his wife, Hilda, left Robb Elementary School yesterday until The Call. Their son, Levi, still had his All A’s Honor Roll certificate and was in the truck with them. The caller was relieved to hear it, because a shooter had just entered the school. Barboza, pastor of … [Read more...] about Pastors Gather To Respond, Recount Minutes Before, After School Shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing 14 children, one teacher and injuring others, Gov. Greg Abbott said, and the gunman was dead. It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since the shocking attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago. The gunman entered Robb … [Read more...] about Texas Governor: 15 Killed in School Shooting; Gunman Dead

(Christian Headlines) Four people were shot following a Louisiana high school graduation ceremony Thursday night. The victims all sustained non-life-threatening injuries. According to Fox News, at around 8 pm, as Hammond High School graduates and their loved ones were leaving the school's graduation ceremony – held at Southeastern Louisiana State University – a gunman let … [Read more...] about 4 Shot Following a Louisiana High School Graduation Ceremony

By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — It was lunch hour at the abortion clinic, so the nurse in the recovery room got her Bible out of her bag in the closet and began to read. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding,” her favorite proverb says, and she returns to it again and again. “He will make your paths … [Read more...] about Religious Backers of Abortion Rights Say God’s on Their Side

New details are emerging about Sunday’s fatal shooting at Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Southern California. Authorities say the 68-year-old gunman, a U.S. citizen who grew up in Taiwan, was spurred to carry out the church shooting by hatred toward Taiwan. But he had no known direct connections to the congregation, which meets at Geneva Presbyterian in … [Read more...] about Doctor, Baylor Grad ‘Sacrificed Himself’ To Save Others During Racially Motivated Church Shooting