Religious liberty advocates rally against ‘unconstitutional’ Colo. law as Supreme Court mulls pivotal case

Religious liberty advocates gathered for a rally outside the United States Supreme Court Monday as the justices heard oral arguments in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, a case that will likely have major implications for religious liberty and freedom of expression. Alliance Defending Freedom, which is representing plaintiff Lorie Smith in the case, held … Continued

Focus on the Family vandalized by LGBT group after Club Q shooting

A group claiming responsibility for vandalizing a sign belonging to Focus on the Family claims the criminal act was in response to “hateful theology” after a nonbinary gunman killed five people and wounded 18 others at a local bar. Police told the Colorado Springs Gazette the incident occurred overnight Thursday at the Christian ministry’s headquarters in Colorado … Continued

UMC conference rejects 3 Arkansas churches’ disaffiliation requests: ‘Uncharted territory’

A regional body of The United Methodist Church has voted down the disaffiliation requests of three congregations in Arkansas that want to leave the mainline Protestant denomination amid a nationwide schism over the denomination’s stance on homosexuality. Last Saturday, the UMC Arkansas Conference held a seven-hour special session at the Hot Springs Convention Center to … Continued

Operation Christmas Child’s 200 millionth shoebox will be delivered to child in Ukraine

Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child will deliver its 200 millionth shoebox filled with toys this season to a child in Ukraine after nearly three decades of partnering with churches to deliver Christmas gifts and the Gospel to over 170 countries. The Christian missionary program, which partners with churches throughout the U.S., Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and … Continued

The secret to being thankful despite circumstances

It appears that the calendar has furnished American Christians with a fortuitous confluence of dates and events which we should seize upon to cultivate a posture and attitude of gratitude. We have just experienced a midterm election which confirms the fact that we are a deeply and evenly divided nation at the national level, with … Continued

Pastor claims one-third of UMC churches in North Carolina regional body will leave denomination

An organizer with a theologically conservative alternative to the United Methodist Church has predicted that nearly a third of congregations in North Carolina might leave the mainline Protestant denomination. The Rev. Jerry Lewis, the North Carolina organizer for the Global Methodist Church, told The Carolina Journal earlier this week that he believed at least 226 congregations will … Continued

10 Christian films in theaters and streaming this fall

Several faith-based films are available for Christian audiences to enjoy this fall. Offerings abound this season and movie lovers can enjoy everything from a story about a rock star to one about a saint to a film about American freedom to the search for Mount Sinai. In recent years, Americans’ appetite for faith-based content has … Continued

Share

Click below to share this with others

Log in to Join the Conversation

Log in to your IFA account to start a discussion, comment, pray, and interact with our community.