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Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is suing the college for allegedly exploiting the trademark and image of his father, Jerry Falwell Sr., who founded the Evangelical Christian university in 1971. “This is an action arising from Liberty University’s unauthorized exploitation of the JERRY FALWELL trademark and the name, picture, and/or portrait (together ‘name […]
Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ of Chicago, Illinois. | Screengrab: YouTube/CBS Chicago The church that held the funeral for Emmett Till, an African American youth whose brutal murder in 1955 helped galvanize the modern Civil Rights Movement, has been made part of a national monument. Last week, on what would have been Till’s […]
NBA star Jonathan Isaac at the UNITAS launch in Orlando, Florida, on July 29, 2023. | UNITAS ORLANDO, Fla. — NBA star Jonathan Isaac hosted an event celebrating the launch of his new “anti-woke” apparel brand so people can have a brand to support that aligns with their values. Isaac, an Orlando Magic forward who’s […]
Boston’s City Council did not discriminate against the Satanic Temple when it denied its request to deliver an opening prayer at a recent weekly meeting, a federal judge ruled. In a 31-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley wrote that speakers delivering opening prayers “are invited at the discretion of the individual city councilors.” […]
Protesters hold a Niger flag during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey on August 3, 2023. Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gathered for a mass rally in the capital Niamey with some brandishing giant Russian flags. The demonstrators converged at Concertation Square in the heart of the city, following a call […]
Rebekah “Bekah” Zarco | Screenshot/Gofundme A Virginia man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for a fatal high-speed collision that led to the death of a pastor’s 17-year-old daughter and critically injured three teenagers. The suspect was driving at almost double the speed limit when the accident occurred, officials said. Jose Angel Zelaya of Burke, […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 1, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Hard-line Muslims threw stones at a pastor in eastern Uganda and beat him unconscious as he spoke at a funeral using both the Bible and the Koran, he said from his hospital bed. Pastor Davidson Okirori, 39, said he was officiating a funeral for one of […]
Lauren Daigle on instagram live, 2023 | Screenshot: Instagram/LaurenDaigle Grammy award-winning singer Lauren Daigle has responded to critics of the new anti-trafficking film “Sound of Freedom.” Daigle recently screened the film and jumped on Instagram live the morning after watching it to directly address the naysayers. “One thing I found very interesting is that people […]
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) will pay $80,000 in a settlement after a former graduate student sued the school for discriminating against her for sharing her Christian views. On Wednesday, the nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom announced that a settlement was reached between the school and Maggie DeJong after ADF attorneys first filed the lawsuit in […]
Unsplash/Cosmin Gurau The shares of Americans who believe in God, angels, Heaven, Hell and the devil have all tumbled to the lowest levels ever recorded over the last two decades and belief in God and Heaven have made the steepest dips, new data from Gallup show. A new nationwide survey of 1,011 adults conducted May […]