Arkansas tops 2026 religious liberty index
According to First Liberty Institute, Arkansas ranks first among all 50 states for protecting religious liberty, while New York ranks last.
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Texas Man Indicted for Church-Related Fraud
Loading the Audio Player... A resident of Arlington, Texas, with ties to several local churches was indicted for an alleged defrauding scheme tied to his church-related activities...
Saeed Abedini Must Return 5-Year-Old Daughter to Mother Living in Turkey: Court
A federal court in Virginia has ordered Saeed Abedini, who garnered headlines in the 2010s when he was imprisoned for his faith in Iran, must return his 5-year-old daughter to her mother in Turkey
Christians only — or the only Christians?
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ‘You think you’re the only ones going to heaven.” That’s an accusation — merited or not — familiar to many members of today’s Churches […]
Federal Indictment Accuses Pastor of Using Church in $3.2M Fraud Scheme
A Texas pastor has been indicted for allegedly stealing over 3 2 million from dozens of donors to church entities and using the funds for business and personal expenses
Religious Liberty Group Threatens Lawsuit over State's Nativity Scene Ban
A religious liberty group is challenging a Connecticut policy that barred it from displaying a Nativity scene in the state Capitol, arguing the ban amounts to unconstitutional discrimination against
Pastor Found Guilty of Raping Married Parishioner He Promised ‘revival’
Eddy Noelsaint, a Florida pastor who was accused of drugging and raping a married parishioner after promising her a spiritual revival in his home, has been found guilty of four counts of sexual
Court Orders Pastor Tony Spell to Keep 50-Yard Distance from Man He Beat Up over Threats
Unless he s checking his mailbox, Pastor Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been ordered to go no closer than 50 yards to the home of a 20-year-old neighbor he beat
Pastor Greg Locke says 'we have nothing to hide' after feds raid home
Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke said he and his family have nothing to hide after some 60 federal agents ransacked their home in a pre-dawn raid in an investigation alleging he misappropriated church
Bangladeshi Man Faces U.S. Charges for Human Smuggling
Migrants walk past a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande, Aug. 1, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Associated Press / Photo by Eric Gay, file Loading th...
