Ill. eases worship service restrictions after churches turn to Supreme Court

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has eased restrictions on in-person worship services in new coronavirus stay-at-home guidelines after churches appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for relief.

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Twitter censors president’s tweet warning looters will be shot as protests intensify

Twitter censored an early morning tweet from President Trump Friday, deeming it as “glorifying violence” after he called violent protesters reacting to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers “THUGS” and warned that looters will be shot as rioting intensified in the city.

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Education Dept: Conn. transgender athletic policy violates girls' rights, may lose federal funding

The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has sided with three female athletes in Connecticut who are suing the state athletic association over its policy of allowing trans-identified males to compete in girls' sports.

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Ethnicity, eugenics, and the SAT — the way forward

Eugenics was the “Frankenstein monster” offspring of Darwin’s theory of evolutionary origins being mated with Galton’s racially-tinged genetics.

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Politicians who want churches to remain closed 'hate faith,' Ted Cruz says

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Thursday said that progressive elected officials who are  issuing orders to curb the spread of COVID-19 that restrict churches but not secular entities do so because they “hate faith.”

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Trump signs executive order to punish social media censorship

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Thursday urging federal agencies to hold social media companies accountable for censoring political viewpoints despite reported opposition within the White House. 

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Brazil: Judge blocks missionary's appointment to head indigenous tribes agency

A judge in Brazil has blocked the appointment of a former Christian missionary and pastor to head country’s federal indigenous affairs agency after concern was raised by advocacy groups that oppose evangelical outreaches to tribes in the Amazon.

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Wrongly incarcerated man on ‘America's Got Talent’ says prayer got him through 37 years

Archie Williams told millions watching “America’s Got Talent” this week that prayer and singing got him through 37 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

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Christian watchdog group finds China’s increased control over Hong Kong ‘concerning’

The head of a human rights group that monitors Christian persecution worldwide has expressed concern over news that the People’s Republic of China has enacted new security legislation over the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong.

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