By Heather ClarkChristian News Network The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that New York’s “very severe” limitations on church attendance in the state’s COVID red and orange zones violate the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion and are not the least restrictive means of preventing infections. “Not only is there no evidence that … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the content (but rather as a warning): By Catherine Triomphe Agence France Presse (from the Daily Star) NEW YORK: It is 5 p.m., otherwise known as rush hour in Manhattan. Julia Lyons, 31, finishes work and … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: This was actually a review of Ray Yungen’s book, A Time of Departing on our store site, but because this scenario is playing out in churches throughout North America, we are posting it as a letter. To Lighthouse Trails: A few years ago a friend at my church came up to me looking … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network ALBANY, NY – A New York farm has been fined $13,000 by the state Division of Human Rights for declining to host a same-sex ‘wedding’ on their property two years ago, and has been ordered to train their employees to accommodate homosexual ceremonies despite their Christian beliefs. Administrative Law … [Read more…]
By Charlie Butts OneNewsNow New York’s homosexual marriage and anti-discrimination laws are already taking a toll on Christian business owners, one of whom is currently before the state’s Human Rights Commission. Robert and Cynthia Gifford own the 100-acre Liberty Ridge Farm, a business in Schaghticoke that hosts various events for children and for adults – … [Read more…]
(CNSNews.com) – A federal judge in Manhattan issued a temporary restraining order Thursday allowing the Bronx Household of Faith and 59 other New York City churches to continue meeting for weekend worship services in New York City public schools. The city had evicted the churches on Feb. 12. “This court order is a fantastic victory … [Read more…]
