LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Michael FoustChristian Headlines The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed a Christian website designer a historic free speech victory, ruling that the state of Colorado cannot force her to design a website celebrating same-sex weddings. The landmark decision involved a Colorado graphic designer, Lorie Smith, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on this story for many years (see links below). Mr. Zodhiates was incarcerated for over two years in Federal prison and has demonstrated godly courage in the midst of persecution. He was released in 2022. If you would like to help support him, visit the 419Fund.com website. The … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Way of Life News At their annual assembly this summer, the Mennonite Church USA passed two resolutions on the issue of accepting unrepentant homosexuals as members. The “Resolution for Repentance and Transformation,” repenting of harm done to LGBTQ people and calling for broader … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Some further sad news regarding the Christian church in the U.K. This news is from the BBC today (June 30th): “World’s oldest Methodist church to allow gay marriage.” The article states: The world’s oldest Methodist building will now offer same-sex marriage after voting unanimously in favour. The New Room is a Chapel … [Read more…]
By Michael FoustChristian Headlines The state of Colorado can force a Christian web designer to create a website for same-sex weddings under a new federal court decision that upheld the state’s anti-discrimination law. At issue is a state law, the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations. Lorie … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: This is an update from Janet Stasulli, who has been working to raise support and awareness for Philip Zodhiates and Isabella and her mother Lisa Miller. Many of you are familiar with this case. If not, click here for some background story. If you would like to help financially with this situation, there … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on the Lisa Miller/Philip Zodhiates case for many years now. See links below for background information. Lisa Miller and her daughter Isabella escaped from the U.S. over 10 years ago, and today, Philip is serving a term in a U.S. Federal prison for his role in aiding Lisa … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: As many of our readers know, Lighthouse Trails has been following and reporting on Lisa and Isabella Mille’s story for nearly ten years. It was then that Lisa and Isabella fled America and went into international hiding. Lisa did this in order to protect her daughter. The following is from the 419Fund website … [Read more…]
Since 2010, Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on the story of former lesbian Lisa Miller and her then-eight-year-old daughter, Isabella. After Lisa committed her life to Christ, she left her lesbian partner when Isabella was about a year old and quit the homosexual lifestyle. Obeying the law, Lisa allowed her young daughter visits to her … [Read more…]
NEWS PROVIDED BYCathy Mickels (Used with permission.) SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ — Dr. ES Williams, a member of Charles Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, in collaboration with respected researcher, Reverend Thomas Littleton, has produced a new video titled Albert Mohler and the Gay Revolution. Drawing heavily from Mohler’s own words, a strong case is … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. With the homosexual/transgender “movement” infiltrating nearly every aspect of Western society, the helpless victims of this abuse are the children. To read our report titled Transgenderism and Our Children, click here. “Left Claims Women Are Essential To Business But Optional To Families” … [Read more…]
LTRJ Note: The following out-of-house news story is posted for informational and research purposes. “For The LGBT Mob, Lesbian Ads On The Hallmark Channel Are Just The Beginning” By Hans FieneThe Federalist On the latest episode of “Everybody on the Internet is Angry,” the Hallmark Channel found itself caught between a Christian rock and an … [Read more…]
By Bob UnruhWorldNetDaily A federal judge has affirmed a Colorado law that effectively bans business owners from freely expressing in public their religious beliefs about marriage and homosexuality. Colorado was the loser in a similar dispute, the Masterpiece Cakeshop case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state show “hostility” to the Christian beliefs … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Jody Brown, Steve Jordahl (OneNewsNow.com) The head of the Pacific Justice Institute says a non-binding resolution just introduced in the California legislature raises a “red flag” that the state is on the verge of telling Christian pastors and counselors what they can and … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails has been following the story of Lisa Miller and her daughter Isabella for several years. Below is the latest news story about one of the men who helped her escape. By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to hear an appeal of a conviction of … [Read more…]
To My Fellow Christians, Evangelists, & Ministers of the LORD: I am greatly concerned about the “state of the Churches,” particularly SBC [Southern Baptist Convention] Churches! Satan is actively seeking to “divide and conquer” the Southern Baptist Convention churches, and that will be a very sad day if he is able to succeed! (Although, it … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By Daniel PayneOneNewsNow Same-sex relationships are now, again, permitted on campus A Christian university has once again lifted a ban on same-sex relationships on its campus, several months after re-instating the ban after it had initially been lifted in the late summer … [Read more…]
By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post The United Methodist Church will maintain its official position that homosexuality is contrary to Christian teaching, in a decision following days of contentious debate over the issue. For the past several years, the UMC has been embroiled in an emotional debate over whether to change its stance, as outlined in … [Read more…]
See also Part 1 of our 2018 Year in Review. The following are the top ten out-of-house news articles. These were posted throughout the year for informational and research purposes and not necessarily as an endorsement of the content or the source, but we believe the information is important to be aware of. Listed in … [Read more…]
LTRP Note:The following news article is posted for informational purposes. By Samuel Smith The Christian Post A Christian retirement care facility in St. Louis, Missouri, is being sued after it turned away a lesbian couple in accordance with its biblically-based housing policy. Seventy-two-year-old Mary Walsh and Bev Nance, 68, filed a federal lawsuit last month … [Read more…]
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…]
LTRP Note: The following news story from Religion News Service is posted for informational and research purposes and not as an endorsement of the source or the content. The Message “Bible” has had a huge impact on Christianity. Famous pastors, like Rick Warren, have quoted from it extensively, which has played a huge role in … [Read more…]
See also Part 1 Year in Review | See also Part 2 Year in Review | See also Part 3 Year in Review (Listed in order of date posted) 1/A History of AWANA’s Contemplative Track Record and the Implications of Their New CEO On March 9th of this year, a press release came out announcing … [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…]
According to a Christianity Today article, LifeWay Resources (the Southern Baptist Convention resource arm) has stopped selling products by Jen Hatmaker because of her promotion of same-sex marriage. The CT article stated: Jen Hatmaker posted a 650-word response on her Facebook page Monday, saying she “wrestled with and through Scripture, not around it” before coming … [Read more…]
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has come under public heat because it recently announced they were giving an ultimatum to employees who saw nothing wrong with same-sex (homosexual) marriage. In a Charisma magazine article (we are not endorsing Charisma), the author states: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is one of the leading campus ministries, and its publishing arm, InterVarsity … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Another case of the American courts seeking to scare the American public into submission by going after the minority in this country who will stand up for what is right. “Virginia Man Found Guilty of ‘International Kidnapping’ for Helping Ex-Lesbian Flee Country With Daughter” By Heather Clark Christian News Network BUFFALO, N.Y. — … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network DENVER, Co. — A graphic artist in Colorado has filed a preemptive lawsuit to challenge a state law that she says forbids her from turning down orders to create websites in favor of same-sex “marriage.” Lorie Smith runs 303 Creative, where she creates custom websites for clients. Smith, who … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network A Canadian pastor is standing firm after being ordered to allow gay-straight alliances to be formed at his Christian schools. According to reports, on Sept. 2, Alberta Education Minister David Eggen sent a letter to Brian Coldwell, the chairman of the Independent Baptist Christian Education Society and pastor of … [Read more…]