The administrator of a Florida Christian school is defending its long-standing human-sexuality policy, which prohibits gay and transgender students as well as any type of premarital sexual activity. In a video statement last week, Barry McKeen, a pastor who oversees Grace Christian School in Valrico, Florida, responded to an NBC … [Read more...] about Christian School Defends Ban on Gay Students: ‘There Are Things Worth Standing Up For’
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North Carolina Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban, Citing Roe Reversal
By Diana Chandler RALEIGH, N.C. (BP) – A federal judge’s reinstatement of a North Carolina ban on abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy is among the latest fruit from the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. U.S. District Judge William Osteen cited the reversal of Roe as his reason for reinstating the ban he had ruled unconstitutional in 2019. Urgent medical … [Read more...] about North Carolina Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban, Citing Roe Reversal
The Bible, ‘Gender Queer,’ Anne Frank Adaptation Among 41 Books Removed by Texas School District
The Bible, Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” and a graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s “The Diary of Young Girl” are among 41 books that were pulled from the shelves yesterday by officials with the Keller Independent School District (Keller ISD) based in Keller, Texas. Keller ISD has been at the center of a heated statewide controversy over which books should and … [Read more...] about The Bible, ‘Gender Queer,’ Anne Frank Adaptation Among 41 Books Removed by Texas School District
‘Lord I Lift Your Name on High?’ Oakland Church Sues Police Department After They Raid Cannabis and Mushroom Stash
Zide Door in Oakland, California, which identifies itself as a church, is suing police officers and the city of Oakland over a 2020 raid of their facility, in which authorities confiscated $200,000 worth of cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms. Zide Door distributes the drugs to church members. According to Zide Door’s website, they are “a Church in Oakland … [Read more...] about ‘Lord I Lift Your Name on High?’ Oakland Church Sues Police Department After They Raid Cannabis and Mushroom Stash
Pastor Murdered by Wife After Years of Forcing Her To Have Sex With 50 to 100 Men; Sentencing Underway
Sentencing is underway for Oklahoma woman Kristie Evans, who pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of her husband, pastor David Evans. According to Kristie, the pastor had emotionally, physically, and sexually abused her for years, forcing her to have sexual encounters with between 50 to 100 men. David Evans, 50, was shot while sleeping in his bed on March 22, … [Read more...] about Pastor Murdered by Wife After Years of Forcing Her To Have Sex With 50 to 100 Men; Sentencing Underway