By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) A Texas death row inmate won a reprieve Wednesday evening from execution for killing a convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery that garnered $1.25 after claiming the state was violating his religious freedom by not letting his pastor lay hands on him at the time of his lethal … [Read more...] about Texas Man Gets Execution Delay Over Pastor’s Touch Request
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Dr. Fauci Under Fire After Report Alleges U.S. Funded Gain-of-Function Research at Wuhan Lab
(Christian Headlines) Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is facing calls to resign after newly released documents allege that the National Institute of Health (NIH) funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, fueling further speculation regarding the origins of the novel … [Read more...] about Dr. Fauci Under Fire After Report Alleges U.S. Funded Gain-of-Function Research at Wuhan Lab
Franklin Graham: One Political Party Is to Blame for People Avoiding ‘Hard Work’
(ChurchLeaders) In a series of tweets Monday, evangelist Franklin Graham addressed America’s labor shortage, blaming Democrats for disincentivizing work. Graham’s Labor Day posts coincided with the end of pandemic-related federal jobless benefits, which some experts say made it difficult to fill open positions. Franklin Graham on a ‘Troubling’ Situation Graham, president … [Read more...] about Franklin Graham: One Political Party Is to Blame for People Avoiding ‘Hard Work’
Texas Death Row Inmate Seeks Pastor’s Touch at Execution
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) A Texas death row inmate set to be executed Wednesday for killing a convenience store worker more than 17 years ago in a robbery that garnered $1.25 is asking that his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him as he dies by lethal injection. The request by John Henry Ramirez, 37, is the latest clash between death row inmates and … [Read more...] about Texas Death Row Inmate Seeks Pastor’s Touch at Execution
Court Rules Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay Substitute
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) A gay substitute teacher was wrongfully fired by a Roman Catholic school in North Carolina after he announced in 2014 on social media that he was going to marry his longtime partner, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn ruled Friday that Charlotte Catholic High School and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Charlotte violated Lonnie … [Read more...] about Court Rules Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay Substitute