By Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled on narrow grounds in favor of a Christian baker in Colorado who refused to lend his artistry to a wedding cake for a same-sex duo, scolding state officials for violating the U.S. Constitution by showing hostility to religion. The dispute is over a demand by … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been following and reporting on the story of Lisa Miller and her daughter Isabella and the brave people who helped them escape from this country for nearly ten years. (posted by an out-of-house news source – There are very few news sources that are accurately reporting on this story. Most … [Read more…]
By Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily In what could be a huge embarrassment for the online “fact-checker” Snopes, both a lawmaker and an LGBT activist have admitted a California state bill targets “pastors” and members of the “faith community” who insist a man is a man, not a woman, and vice versa. The controversy is over a … [Read more…]
On January 29th 2018, Lighthouse Trails released a new booklet titled Transgenderism and Our Children, written by LT authors Maria Kneas and Lois Putnam. The booklet describes the transgender issue and how it is affecting children. While the booklet does say that transgenderism is not God’s will for any human being, there is no language … [Read more…]
By Lois Putnam For whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depths of the sea. (Matthew 10:6) Perhaps, you’ve heard of the Sacramento, California charter school Rocklin Academy where a kindergarten teacher … [Read more…]
By Tony Pearce Light for the Last Days Ministry, UK (Tony Pearce is the author of The Messiah Factor and many other vital books, articles, and booklets dealing with the times in which we live.) The next generation of children born in Britain ‘will not know what money is,’ Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Posted for informational and research purposes. The Guardian (UK) A yoga teacher in Russia has been charged with illegal missionary activity under a controversial new law designed to fight terrorism. Computer programmer Dmitry Ugay was detained by police in St Petersburg in October while giving a talk at a festival about the philosophy … [Read more…]
See also Part 1 Year in Review Editor’s Note: (Listed in order of date posted from January 2016 – December 2016) 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW – PART 2 – TOP 10 OUT-OF-HOUSE NEWS STORIES 1/Stunning Statistics: “From Antichrist to Brother in Christ: How Protestant Pastors View the Pope” Christianity Today: More than half of evangelical … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for research and informational purposes and is not an endorsement of the news source writing this. By Erik Eckholm and Alan Blinder New York Times A federal judge has blocked the Obama administration from enforcing new guidelines that were intended to expand restroom access for transgender students across the … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the source or the content. “Kaine’s Catholicism has been strongly influenced by the Jesuits – the order Pope Francis is part of that has long been associated with education and social justice.”—Washington Post “‘A Pope Francis Catholic’: Now … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network Ten more states have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its requirement that school districts allow male students who identify as female and vice versa to use the restroom that correlates with their “gender identity.” Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: After you read this article about the dilemma in which Canada’s Trinity Western University finds itself, you can read about the history of Trinity Western University’s fight to have a law school in Canada and yet still maintain that marriage is between a man and a woman here. Also worth noting, TWU is … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Posted for information and research purposes. Incidentally, Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is one of the scheduled speakers for the ecumenical (Protestant/Evangelical/Catholic) upcoming event, Together 2016 (see our recent article “Dress Rehearsal for a False Revival?”). “Southern Baptists Go Beyond Conservative Politics at Meeting” By Travis Loller Associated Press NASHVILLE, … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network ATLANTA — The head of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has resigned from her position over her disagreement on transgender restroom use following an experience where her own young daughters became frightened in encountering three large men in the women’s restroom. Maya Dillard Smith … [Read more…]
Jason Fekete, Ottawa Citizen VANCOUVER – Conservative delegates voted overwhelmingly Saturday at their national convention to effectively accept same-sex marriage, a move Tory MPs and leadership candidates said modernizes their party and sends an important message to Canadians. In a vote of 1,036-462, Conservative members – following a passionate debate – voted to take a … [Read more…]
By Reuters Officials from 11 states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday, seeking to overturn a directive from the federal government that public schools should allow transgender students to use the bathroom matching their gender identity. Ramping up the simmering battles over contentious cultural issues in America, the states, led by Texas, accused the federal … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network WASHINGTON — On the same day that the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education threatened to revoke funding for public schools that do not allow students to use the restroom and locker room that correlates with their “gender identity,” the Department of Health and Human … [Read more…]
By Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily An Oregon state official and his agency violated the U.S. Constitution in multiple ways when they assessed a $135,000 penalty against Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery owners Aaron and Melissa Klein for refusing to violate their Christian faith by creating a wedding cake for a lesbian duo, according to a new appeal … [Read more…]
By Donna Bryson Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the case of a suburban Denver baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, letting stand a previous ruling that the Masterpiece Cakeshop owner must provide service despite his Christian beliefs. Charlie Craig and David … [Read more…]
If our action in keeping men out of women’s bathrooms and showers protected the life of just one child or one woman from being molested or assaulted, then it was worth it.— North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Dan Forest By the Editors at Christian News Network (Reuters) — PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) on Tuesday canceled plans … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails is a research and news ministry, and therefore we post clips of news stories from various Christian and secular news sources. Unlike articles we post by our 30+ authors who are all committed discerning believers, the news stories come from a wide scope of sources, and we post these stories for … [Read more…]
By Tony Pearce Light For the Last Days Ministries (UK) From the Winter 2015 Light for the Last Days Newsletter. Used with permission. Israel is in the grip of a terror offensive as Palestinians have been attacking Israelis with knives and driving their cars at them. Between September 13 and November 30, 2015, 22 Israelis … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network ATLANTA, Ga. — The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill this week that protects clergy from punishment if they decline to perform same-sex “weddings.” H.B. 757 was introduced last summer by Rep. Kevin Tanner, R-Dawsonville, and found support from Democrats and Republicans alike. “No minister of the … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: For 6 years, Lighthouse Trails has been following the story of homosexual-turned-Christian-believer, Lisa Miller and her young daughter, Isabella. “Pastor Convicted of Helping Ex-Lesbian Flee Country With Daughter Ordered to Report to Prison” By Heather Clark Christian News Network BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Mennonite pastor who was convicted of providing assistance to an ex-lesbian … [Read more…]
By Cedric Fisher When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. – Psalm 42:4 We have all heard and engaged in conversations about how … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Because Lighthouse Trails is a research project, we post news stories from several different sources in addition to articles from our trusted authors and ministries. These out-of-house news stories are for informational and research purposes and not necessarily as an endorsement for the source itself. As with everything that is read, whether on … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network DALLAS, Texas — A leadership and motivational speaker recently delivered what he called a “prophetic prayer” to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump via his attorney, claiming that God has given Trump “an anointing for the mantle of government.” Lance Wallnau of Dallas posted a video on Facebook on Tuesday … [Read more…]
By Jan Markell (heard on more than 800 radio stations across the country and co-author of Trapped in Hitler’s Hell) Olive Tree Ministries We hear so much about “converging signs” today. The Bible speaks about end-time signs that will increase like birth pangs near the end. I think we have passed the birth pang process, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Liberty University is listed among the colleges in the Lighthouse Trails contemplative colleges list. It is said to be the largest Christian college in the world. As Lighthouse Trails has contended for many years, when a school starts going down the contemplative path, views on morality, politics, and spiritual matters begin to change, … [Read more…]
By Charlie Butts OneNewsNow A number of far-left organizations have united behind a dangerous and dubious effort – to stifle religious freedom. Organizations that include the ACLU and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State want President Obama to revise a 2007 memorandum allowing federal grant programs to practice their faith. The memo … [Read more…]
