Houston-area pastors took to the witness stand in district court Tuesday in what is expected to be a two week trial to decide if a citizen petition drive to put the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) gathered enough valid signatures or if city officials wrongly invalidated the petitions. Annise ...
At 27 years of age, NFL defensive back and special teams player Anthony Madison thought he reached the top when his Pittsburgh Steelers claimed the Lombardi Trophy in 2009 as Super Bowl champs.But celebrating that night with family, famous personalities and friends, Anthony wondered why he felt so ...
Days before the Super Bowl in Arizona, Cat French, founder of Elijah Rising, tells a women\'s organization in Houston about ways the ministry is fighting sex trafficking in a city where brothels, hotels, cantina, and strip clubs are flourishing. \"We need supernatural help,\" French says, ...
Members of Congress have said they will brandish yellow pencils to honor victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre at the State of the Union tonight where President Barack Obama is expected to talk about foreign policy, cyber security, and tax increases, among other issues. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), ...
Ergun Caner, president of Brewton Parker College, announced to trustees this morning, plans to step down so he can \"go back to Texas and heal\" with his wife and 10-year-old son. UPDATED STORY includes remarks Ergun Caner made to the Christian Examiner.
Tampa born Cuban-American Sergio Rodriguez, born the same year as Martin Luther King Jr., at 21 was shot in the back by an off-duty New York City police officer on a dirty sidewalk in Harlem. His niece tells the story of the pain and shock her mom suffered after his tragic death, and how the family ...
Orlando-based Liberty Counsel reacted strongly to the Supreme Court announcement Friday they will consider same-sex marriage cases from four states. Mat Staver said he anticipates a \"major backlash in Florida\" given \"overzealous judges\" and others he said who have rushed to perform marriages ...
A Missouri university president, and former defensive tackle for Duke\'s football team, harshly criticized his alma mater for its planned broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer each Friday from Duke University\'s chapel. He is encouraged by \"some measure of victory\" that the prayer call has been ...
Editor of a Georgia newspaper suggests Georgians must \"draw a line in the sand,\" like was done at the Battle of the Alamo -- in order to protect religious liberties. His line in the sand is to ask Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to \"repent\" or \"step down\" in the wake of the Mayor\'s treatment of ...
On the same day much of the nation reflected on race issues as New York City Police Officer Wenjian Liu was laid to rest Jan. 4, new hope rose in the hearts of those gathered for the official launch of Shiloh Church of Orange Park, near Jacksonville, Florida. H.B. Charles Jr., the pastor of the ...