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Ex Dave Ramsey followers sue him for more than $150M over endorsement of failed timeshare exit company
Friday June 2nd, 2023 11:21:43 PM

Evangelical financial advisor and CEO Dave Ramsey is being sued by a group of his former followers for more than $150 million for allegedly deceiving thousands of listeners of his nationally syndicated radio show and podcast to invest millions of dollars into a failed timeshare exit company.

Baby who was only 30 minutes old saved by Tennessee's first safe haven baby box
Friday June 2nd, 2023 07:30:00 PM

A baby who was only 30 minutes old was recovered uninjured from the state of Tennessee’s first safe haven baby box, a community resource to help parents in crisis.

'Pride' event at LA elementary school spurs protests
Friday June 2nd, 2023 05:49:02 PM

Parents who protested plans for teachers at a Southern California elementary school to hold a pride event squared off against LGBT activist counter-protesters Friday.

Married youth pastor, former Compassion International volunteer recorded woman as she showered: police
Friday June 2nd, 2023 04:11:33 PM

Daniel Kellan Mayfield, a married youth pastor at First Baptist Gowensville in Landrum, South Carolina, who states on LinkedIn that he's also an event coordinator for global Christian humanitarian aid agency Compassion International, has been fired from his role at the church after admitting to secretly recording a woman, who is not his wife, from her bathroom window as she showered.

Pastor, son arrested for turning church into drug house
Friday June 2nd, 2023 03:30:59 PM

A North Carolina pastor and his son were arrested Sunday for allegedly turning their church that had been shuttered since the COVID-19 pandemic into a drug house that manufactured marijuana with the intent to traffic the drug.

Woman thankful for 'God's timing' after good Samaritan rescues her from fiery death trap
Friday June 2nd, 2023 11:47:00 AM

A woman faced her worst fear after her car caught fire on a Georgia highway, and she credits a good Samaritan’s timely intervention and God’s mercy for her survival.

Do Americans still believe in God? Shocking research on prayer, faith opens eyes about US faithful
Thursday June 1st, 2023 06:05:25 PM

What do Americans believe about God — and do they still fervently pray? Plus, how have these trends changed in recent years?

Target executive tied to LGBT group pushing schools to hide students' gender identity from parents
Thursday June 1st, 2023 04:13:00 PM

A senior executive for Target also serves as a board member for an LGBT advocacy organization that advises school districts to implement policies that keep parents in the dark if their child is identifying as the opposite gender in school.

LGBT gear at Kohl's: 'Little kids' T-shirt with transgender flag, 'proud' rainbow baby bib
Thursday June 1st, 2023 03:41:34 PM

The retail chain has become the latest retail outlet to face scrutiny over its pro-LGBT merchandise for young children.

Girl denied transplant over vaccination status receives kidney; lawsuit moving forward
Thursday June 1st, 2023 02:08:00 PM

A 14-year-old girl in North Carolina whose parents say she was denied a kidney transplant because of her vaccination status has received a kidney as efforts to prevent other families from having the same experience continue to move forward.

Pro-life activists assaulted outside Maryland abortion clinic, suspect remains at large
Thursday June 1st, 2023 10:27:41 AM

A fundraiser set up on behalf of a pro-life activist beaten outside a Maryland abortion clinic has raised tens of thousands of dollars as the attacker remains at large.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to investigate 2 trustees for ‘possible misconduct’
Thursday June 1st, 2023 10:05:38 AM

The leadership of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has approved an investigation into two of the Fort Worth, Texas-based institution's trustees over allegations of "possible misconduct."

Church associate arrested in shooting death of pastor's wife, councilwoman
Wednesday May 31st, 2023 05:58:27 PM

Nearly four months after Eunice Dwumfour, a pastor’s wife and Republican New Jersey councilwoman was gunned down in her car just outside her townhome in Sayreville, authorities announced that they have arrested and charged a 28-year-old Virginia man with her murder.

Chick-fil-A accused of going ‘woke’ over addition of diversity and inclusion agenda
Wednesday May 31st, 2023 05:26:08 PM

Chick-fil-A, the leading fast-food chain that has shuttered its stores each Sunday to allow employees "to rest and worship if they choose" since 1946 and became a household name because of it, is now coming under fire over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion agenda and Erick McReynolds, the black company executive driving it.

11-month-old dies after parents left her in hot car to attend church: police
Wednesday May 31st, 2023 04:02:00 PM

Police in Palm Bay, Florida, are still investigating the death of an 11-month-old girl who died after she was left alone in a hot car for three hours as her parents attended a worship service at the Mount of Olives Evangelical Baptist Church, a small Southern Baptist congregation that is a member of the Florida Baptist Convention.

Pennsylvania church erecting 108-foot-tall cross to 'share the hope of Jesus'
Wednesday May 31st, 2023 02:51:00 PM

A church in Pennsylvania is nearing the completion of a cross that stands 108 feet high on its property, with the sizeable Christian symbol expected to be finished in June.

Christian university head says employees weren't fired solely for pronouns in email signature
Wednesday May 31st, 2023 02:05:00 PM

The president of Houghton University in New York is pushing back on claims that two staff members were terminated solely for including their pronouns in the signature line of their emails but emphasized the importance of school staff members accurately representing the school's values in external and internal communications.

CatholicVote launches $1M campaign to boycott Dodgers event honoring 'anti-Catholic' drag queens
Tuesday May 30th, 2023 09:44:00 PM

A Catholic advocacy organization has launched a $1 million ad campaign in response to the Los Angeles Dodgers' partnership with a group of drag queens and trans-identified performers that the organization considers "anti-Catholic."

Elon Musk's brain chip startup gets FDA approval to start human trials; patient registry open
Tuesday May 30th, 2023 04:19:00 PM

The Elon Musk-founded Neuralink, the medical device company developing implantable brain-computer interface microchips, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to start human clinical trials as early as this summer.

Arizona Christian University students can now teach in public school district after lawsuit
Tuesday May 30th, 2023 02:38:06 PM

The five-member governing board of the Washington Elementary School District in Arizona, which includes three members of the LGBT community, has backtracked on their decision to ban Arizona Christian University student teachers from public school classrooms, because they practice biblical Christianity, as part of a settlement agreement for a religious discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of the university..