Founder of fake 'faith-based' mortgage company sentenced for fraud
A Michigan man faces 30 to 99 years of jail time for creating a fake company, Freedom by Faith, to scam $300,000 from Christian homeowners who needed mortgage assistance.
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Michigan governor to veto proposed RFRA bill
Michigan\'s Republican Gov. Rick Snyder released a statement Thursday declaring he would veto any Religious Freedom Restoration Act that made it to his desk.
Boy Scouts' New York charter hires first openly gay camp counselor
Defying a ban on hiring openly gay adults, a New York Chapter of Boy Scouts of America announced Thursday it will employ the organization\'s first out gay Eagle Scout to serve as a camp counselor this Summer.
Robert Schuller, 88, Crystal Cathedral megachurch founder dies
Robert H. Schuller, 88, televangelist and founder of Crystal Cathedral, a Southern California megachurch has died.Schuller, who was diagnosed with terminal esophageal cancer in 2013, died early today at a care facility in Artesia, California, his daughter Carol Schuller Milner said.
University of Hawaii performs gruesome abortion experiment on 14 year olds
A controversial abortion study at the University of Hawaii is allowing patients as young as 14 years old to risk hemorrhage and possibly death following second trimester abortions.
'Stained Glass' vids bring Bible heroes to life
The leading publisher of Christian games now offers a free match-three mobile app available for download on both Apple and Android platforms.
Arkansas religious freedom law returns to legislators for amendment
Gov. Asa Hutchinson refrained from signing Tuesday\'s proposed Religious Freedom bill and asked legislators to pass an additional measure demonstrating more consistency with the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Nebraska fights for marriage between 'a man and a woman'
Nebraska filed a motion March 31 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit asking that judicial body to overturn for the second time a federal judges nullification of Nebraska\'s Marriage Definition Amendment, passed by 70 percent of voters in 2000 to protect marriage as only between \"a ...
LifeWay will no longer sell 'Heaven Is for Real' books
LifeWay Christian Resources announced last week it will no longer sell books that lay claims of \"experiential testimonies about heaven.\"
Arizona bill prevents taxpayer funded abortions, highlights discovery which reverses RU-486 effects
An Arizona bill signed into law March 30 by Governor Doug Ducey requires physicians to disclose to women seeking a drug-induced abortion that the procedure could potentially be reversed, however, he emphasized the \"main thrust of the bill was to make sure there weren\'t tax payer dollars involved ...
Supreme Court lets New York City ban churches, mayor to give access anyway
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a lower court ruling to stand that found New York City schools could deny public access to religious groups.In deciding not to overturn the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, the Supreme Court essentially abandoned its own 2001 ruling in Good News Club et ...
Grandmother florist fined, ordered to participate in same-sex weddings
Barronelle Stutzman, whose Washington religious liberty case has become a talking point in the debate about Indiana\'s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, has been fined $1,000, assessed a $1 court fee and instructed she must service same-sex weddings.Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom ...
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