Written by Don Byrd
In oral arguments today, the West Virginia Supreme Court heard the appeal of Charles Elder, a man convicted of horrible sexual abuse crimes against minors who because of his deteriorating health was sentenced to home confinement instead of prison. He wants to go to church.
Written by Don Byrd
A Georgia law prohibiting guns from being carried into houses of worship will stay on the books, after the Supreme Court declined to take up the issue.
Written by Don Byrd
Coptic Christians observing Orthodox Christmas in Egypt are struggling to celebrate amid uncertainty and disappointment over the process of drafting a constitution.
Written by Don Byrd
A school superintendent in Southern Ohio is defiantly refusing to remove a portrait of Jesus from the school’s hall.
Written by Don Byrd
I posted last month about the controversial FEMA rule denying aid to damaged churches and synagogues out of church-state separation concerns, despite other non-profit organizations receiving funds for storm damage following Hurricane Sandy.