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Marymount University, a private Catholic university based in Arlington, Virginia. | Marymount University A Catholic liberal arts university in Virginia has decided to cut its theology studies program from its academic degree offerings, along with several other programs. Marymount University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously last week to adopt a proposal that cuts nine majors […]
Miguel Andrade, 15, and Eduard Rodriguez-Tabora, 21, have been charged with the murder of Pastor Autura Eason-Williams. | Screenshot/Fox 13 A 15-year-old teen and a 21-year-old man were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for the daylight murder of the Rev. Autura Eason-Williams who led Capleville United Methodist Church in Tennessee. In a statement from […]
Deion Sanders talks about OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s “Deion’s Family Playbook” during the Winter 2014 TCA presentations in Pasadena, California, January 9, 2014. | Reuters/Lucy Nicholson A religious liberty legal organization has urged the University of Colorado Boulder to uphold the free speech rights of its new football coach Deion Sanders amid a complaint from […]
Getty Images A Pennsylvania school district reversed its decision to allow The Satanic Temple-sponsored After School Satan Club to use its facilities, citing a violation of the school board’s policies and threats that have impacted the safety of students and staff. Superintendent Jaime Vlasaty of the Saucon Valley School District in Leigh Valley rescinded approval […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the annual interfaith breakfast on Tuesday February 28, 2023. | YouTube/NYC Mayor’s Office Just over a year after creating his Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged faith leaders to boldly exercise their faith in the public square and said it […]
Reuters/Thomas Peter Catholic senior archbishops from around the world have urged followers of Christ to actively fight the rise of anti-Semitism amid increasing hate crimes and other incidents targeting Jews in the United States and elsewhere. The call was made last week at an online event hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement to celebrate the […]
The National Archives of the United States in Washington, D.C. | Public Domain The National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., disclosed that the security guard responsible for a group of students being told to conceal their pro-life attire was a private contractor who has since been removed from a contract with the museum. During a […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 28, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A pastor invited to participate in a religion debate by mosque leaders in Uganda was attacked after his arguments ostensibly led to 37 Muslims accepting Christ, sources said. Muslims who apparently converted to Christianity were among those who assaulted Pastor Arthur Asadi Babi, 42, on Feb. […]
Sadie Robertson Huff of “Duck Dynasty” fame speaks on sex and purity culture in the Church in a Feb. 20, 2023 episode of her “WHOA That’s Good” podcast. | Screengrab: YouTube/ Sadie Robertson Huff Sadie Robertson Huff of “Duck Dynasty” fame and her mother Korie Robertson discussed sex, marriage and what the Bible says versus […]
Former Catholic priest, Hilarion Heagy has now embraced Islam. | YouTube/St. Mary Whiting Hilarion Heagy, an Eastern Catholic monk and priest, recently renounced Christianity and embraced Islam triggering multiple headlines in Islamic media and consternation among some who knew him to be a devout Christ follower. “Since news of my embrace of Islam has now […]