Wisconsin Church Vandalism: Suspect Leaves Note Cursing Jesus, Claims to Be ‘Angry at God’

Wisconsin Church Vandalism: Suspect Leaves Note Cursing Jesus, Claims to Be ‘Angry at God’

A man accused of vandalizing a Wisconsin church reportedly stated that his motive was because he was “really angry at God.” According to the Stevens Point Journal, last week, Jute T. Handrick broke through the glass door of Celebration Church and proceeded to smash all the windows in the building.
  • Religious Schools Maintain Access to Credit Program Following Judge's Ruling
    A federal judge has invalidated restrictions that prevented faith-based colleges from participating in a dual enrollment program in Minnesota, ruling that such restrictions are unconstitutional. This decision permits high school students to earn college credits at faith-based institutions of higher education for work completed during high school.
  • Attorneys Call on DOJ to Act in Christian Boys' Locker Room Suspension Case
    Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) in Virginia is facing criticism after suspending two boys and charging them with “sexual harassment” and “sex-based discrimination.” The incident took place in March at Stone Bridge High School, located roughly 35 miles northwest of Washington, D.C., when a female student, who identifies as male, was allowed to change in the boys' locker room.

Released Time Bible Instruction Expands to 34 States, Reaching 100K Students

LifeWise Academy, offering off-campus religious education, reports its highest-ever enrollment for the 2025-26 school year. In a statement, LifeWise Academy announced that, in the 2025-26 school year, nearly 100,000 students will participate in Bible-based character education during school hours through programs that allow for released time for students to receive off-campus religious instruction.
  • Ohio Faith Leaders Warns Kroger of Potential Boycott Over Radical LGBT Policies
    An alliance of 80 faith leaders from various Ohio congregations has requested Kroger's interim CEO to withdraw from backing LGBT initiatives, maintaining a neutral stance in cultural disputes. In a communication dated Aug. 6 to Ronald Sargent, the clerical signatories from Presbyterian, Baptist, Foursquare, Lutheran, and non-denominational churches accused the Cincinnati-headquartered company of distancing its main clientele by supporting "diabolical" and "extremist" LGBT-related positions.
  • Four California Moms Fight to Reinstate Religious Vaccine Exemptions
    Four California mothers have taken their legal battle against a 2016 law removing religious exemptions for school vaccinations to a higher court, asserting that the legislation infringes on their First Amendment rights. The mothers, supported by Advocates for Faith & Freedom attorneys, filed an appeal on August 8 with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals after a U.S. District Court dismissed their previous claims in 2023.
  • LGBT Advocacy Group Closes After Campaign Against Title IX Exemptions for Christian Colleges
    An LGBT advocacy organization that attempted but failed to legally challenge the religious exemptions to federal Title IX discrimination laws for Christian colleges receiving federal funding is closing its doors.
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  • Massacre of 200 Christians Sparks Highway Protest by Displaced Nigerians

    This week, hundreds of displaced Nigerians obstructed a key highway to protest against the government's inactivity following the mass murder of over 200 Christians in last month's massacre. The protestors, primarily women and children, called for sustenance and security at a camp located near Makurdi in central Nigeria.

  • LGBT Pride Events Cancelled and Scaled Back Amid Steep Drop in Funding

    LGBT-themed events in Oklahoma, Texas, and several other states are experiencing anticipated downsizing or cancellations after organizers reported substantial funding cuts and a changing political landscape impacting their support. Bartlesville Equality, a pro-LGBT organization near Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced they are postponing their Pride 2025 events.

  • Christian Groups Sue to Prevent ICE from Conducting Operations on Church Grounds

    A coalition of Christian groups and other organizations has filed a fresh lawsuit contesting the Trump administration's policy that permits federal agents to conduct immigration enforcement actions on church properties. The legal action was initiated Monday in a federal court located in Massachusetts, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem listed as the defendants.

  • Louisiana Pastor Fired from Public Library for Refusing to Use Trans Pronouns

    A bi-vocational minister who led a Southern Baptist church in Louisiana was reportedly fired from his job at the Baton Rouge Parish Library after refusing to use the “preferred pronouns” of a transgender-identified trainee. In February, Pastor Luke Ash returned to his hometown of Baton Rouge with his wife and four children to serve as pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church. To support his family, he also took a job at the library. 

  • Idaho Murder Victim’s Mother Forgives Killer in Court, Wishes Him Finds Jesus

    In a courtroom on Wednesday, the mother of Xana Kernodle, one of Bryan Kohberger’s murder victims, publicly forgave her daughter's killer and expressed hope that he would find Jesus Christ, saying she would be praying for him. Kohberger, who admitted to killing four University of Idaho students in their home in November 2022, was handed four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and ordered to pay a total of $200,000 in fines and $5,000 in civil penalties to the victims' f

  • New York Settles with Christian Photographer for $225K in Same-Sex Wedding Dispute

    Two months after a federal judge blocked New York from forcing a Christian photographer to provide services for same-sex weddings, the state has agreed to a settlement, ending four years of litigation. The agreement, reached in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, involves New York's Democratic Attorney General Letitia James and Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights Denise Miranda being ordered not to enforce several provisions of New York's antidis

  • Mike Huckabee Condemns Attacks on Church and Village in the West Bank

    U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, condemned recent attacks on a Christian village and its historic church in the West Bank, describing them as “a crime against humanity and God.” Huckabee visited Taybeh, a Christian Palestinian town, on Saturday. Among the incidents, a fire was set near the ruins of the Church of St. George, which church leaders called one of the most severe acts to date.

  • Court Bars Fla. Teachers from Forcing Students and Staff to Use Preferred Pronouns

    The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Katie Wood, a high school math teacher who is male but identifies as a woman, could not demand the use of feminine pronouns or the honorific “Ms.” The controversy centered around a state law enacted in 2023, known as Florida Statute § 1000.071, which states that “[a]n employee or contractor of a public K-12 educational institution may not provide to a student his or her preferred personal title or pronouns if such preferred personal title or prono
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