A Georgia couple that went missing on January 22 were active members of the Mount Paran North Church of God in Marietta, Ga. The case, which has made national news, appears to have come to a tragic end as the vehicle the couple was driving was found submerged in a lake and two bodies found nearby.
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday that answers New York City’s arguments against high court scrutiny of its 20-year-old quest to ban worship services in empty public school buildings. In September of last year, ADF asked the high court to review a 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit that upheld a city policy prohibiting worship services in public school buildings during non-school hours. The panel’s ruling is on hold until the Supreme Court decides whether to take the case.
1Branch Media launched its social network today, offering religious people a unique online environment for community as well as wide-ranging discussions on important topics. The site, which is open to all religions and Christian denominations, is designed to give member the opportunity to share all that they find positive with their faith as well as a chance to explore difficult questions amongst themselves. The site gets its name from John 15:5, in which Jesus said, “I am the Vine. You are the branches.”
A man who believed his company’s time-keeping scanners were the Mark of the Beast has won a lawsuit for forced early retirement.
