Decades after the gay rights movement swept the country’s secular schools, more gays and lesbians at Christian colleges are starting to come out of the closet, demanding a right to proclaim their identities and form campus clubs, and rejecting suggestions to seek help in suppressing homosexual desires. Many of the newly assertive students grew up... Continue Reading

A former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia charged President Barack Obama with actively sabotaging the federal defense for the Defense of Marriage Act in a Friday Judiciary subcommittee hearing held by House Republicans. Edward Whelan, who currently serves as president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, testified that Obama is knowingly... Continue Reading

A circuit judge in Illinois has ruled that pharmacists should not be forced to violate their religious beliefs by dispensing the morning-after pill. The drug, sold as Plan B, contains high concentrations of the hormones found in oral contraceptives and is given to women within 72 hours of sex to prevent pregnancy. It may cause... Continue Reading

The leaders of the Shouwang Church in Beijing have a simple explanation for why they’d rather relinquish their freedom than abandon their church services: “Sunday worship is the most basic necessity for Christians in their life of faith.” That conclusion led church members to gather outside for a Sunday morning service on April 10, which... Continue Reading

‘They testify about me: Preaching Jesus from the Old Testament” was the theme of the fourth annual Gospel Coalition Conference held in Chicago on April 12- 14. Approximately 5,300 people registered for the gathering of evangelical pastors and lay people. The Coalition’s preamble states their purpose: “We have committed ourselves to invigorating churches with new... Continue Reading

The school official told Dominguez that he was not allowed to share his faith because of the “separation of church and state.” According to Dacus, Dominguez had not created any disruption when he was testifying about his faith to fellow students. He didn’t shout or preach out loud and he limited his talk to lunch... Continue Reading

Faced with a looming government shutdown and stonewalling by the Obama administration, Republicans on Friday night lost the battle to defund Planned Parenthood in the federal budget. However, party leaders managed to claim victory on one important pro-life rider – ending taxpayer-funded abortion in the District of Columbia – and may also have secured a... Continue Reading

That conclusion does nothing to support or contradict the common idea that the Czech Republic is the most atheistic in the world. The census data does not ask, “Do you believe in God?” but only in what religious organization a person claims membership. It seems especially cold that religion’s extinction would be predicted not by... Continue Reading

In a 7-0 ruling on Apr. 7, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved law that prohibited any cohabiting couples from adopting or fostering a child. Act 1 — which was written by the Arkansas Family Council (AFC) — passed in 2008 with 57 percent of the vote. The American Civil Liberties Union sued,... Continue Reading

Some might call it much ado about free chicken, but the fallout over one fast-food chain’s goodwill donation could have some business owners afraid that even hinting at conventional religious beliefs will soon make them pariahs in polite society. In February a local Pennsylvania franchise of the national fast-food restaurant, Chick-fil-A, donated sandwiches and brownies... Continue Reading