A federal court on Monday denied a request to halt enforcement of the abortion pill mandate which forces the Christian-owned-and-operated Hobby Lobby, to provide the “morning after pill” and “week after pill” in their health insurance plan, or face crippling fines up to $1.3 million dollars per day.
There is no room for a 60-year-old Nativity display in Santa Monica’s showcase park after a federal judge ruled Monday against churches who had sued to keep the tradition alive when atheists stole the show with their own anti-God messages.
Last week the International Executive Committee released certified financial statements of the Church of God International Offices, completed by the CPA firm, Arnett, Kirksey, Kimsey, Sullivan, Lay and Hall, PLLC of Cleveland, Tennessee. Access to the documents comes through the minister’s and church treasurers’ reporting link at www.churchofgod.org.
A U.S.-based anti-Israel coalition with church groups has asked its supporters to urge President Obama to investigate Israel’s alleged violations of U.S. weapons laws. The call came quickly after Israel responded militarily to Hamas’s ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians.
After decades of debate, the Church of England votes Tuesday on whether it will finally admit women to the ranks of bishops—under a compromise proposal that has angered the faithful on both sides of the argument.
In a victory for faith-based companies, a federal court on Friday stopped enforcement of the Obama administration’s abortion-pill mandate against Tyndale House Publishers, which filed a health care lawsuit against the government Oct. 2.
