Author: Erick Neuman
A Christian summer camp in Colorado has scored a significant victory after suing over a state gender policy it worried would shutter its doors. As CBN News previously reported, Camp IdRaHaJe in Bailey, Colorado, asked a court last month to allow it to follow its sincerely held religious beliefs and separate campers by sex and not gender identity. Conservative legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom has now released a statement noting the camp “has reached a favorable settlement with state officials that allows the camp to operate without compromising its religious and commonsense beliefs about biological sex.” Colorado has agreed not to enforce its…
In a move that protects young people using the internet, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring porn sites to verify that users are ages 18 or older. In a 6-3 decision, the high court rejected a challenge to the state’s law, HB 1181. The law, which was enacted in 2023, requires websites to verify that a user is over the age of 18 if more than one-third of their content is considered harmful to minors. Multi Media, LLC, and Hammy Media, two companies that operate pornography sites, argued the law violated free speech and privacy protections, including…
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided on a landmark case that redefines the boundaries between the public school education system, LGBTQ lessons, and parental rights. The high court ruled Friday that Maryland parents can pull their children from public school lessons that use LGBTQ storybooks. In a 6-3 vote, the justices reversed lower-court rulings that had been in favor of the Montgomery County school system. Now, schools can no longer require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving books on those subjects if parents have expressed religious objections to the material. Although the decision is not a final ruling,…
Maria Isidro, a mother and pastor’s wife, has been deported to Mexico, sparking debate and frustration among friends, family members, and supporters. The details of her case — which continues to attract attention — are complex, as Maria’s family fights for her return to Florida, where she lived for nearly three decades. Daniella Isidro, Maria’s daughter, told CBN News her mother had been in America for years after coming to the U.S. on a legal medical visa to seek treatment for one of Daniella’s siblings. She claims her mother and family, who reside in Live Oak, Florida, met annually with…
In a significant decision handed down Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states, including South Carolina, have the authority to exclude abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs. The ruling, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, is seen by pro-life advocates as a major step forward in efforts to prevent taxpayer dollars from going to organizations involved in the abortion industry. This case started in 2018 in South Carolina when Governor Henry McMaster began efforts to disqualify Planned Parenthood from receiving state Medicaid funds, citing the organization’s abortion-related services and arguing that taxpayer money should not…
A pastor who has carried a 75-pound, wooden cross for two years across the United States is in the nation’s capital this week with a message he first preached on the West Coast. Pastor Nick Schindler carried the cross all the way to the gates of the White House, as he and other people have been praying, worshipping, and welcoming Jesus Christ into public squares across the nation. He was hoping for a face-to-face meeting with President Trump to discuss the epidemic of homelessness and to submit ideas about how to end it for hundreds of thousands of citizens. Fascinated…
Nearly five dozen missing children have been rescued in Florida in an operation that one of the nation’s top law enforcement agencies is calling the “most successful” in America’s history. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Monday that 60 critically missing children were rescued by the agency’s office for the Central District of Florida and its partners in the Tampa Bay area recently. Operation Dragon Eye resulted in eight arrests, including charges of human trafficking, child endangerment, narcotics possession, and custodial interference, authorities explained in a press statement. The task force included federal, state, and local government agencies, working in tandem…
HOUSTON, Texas — Antioch Missionary Baptist Church recently celebrated Juneteenth amid a rich history that includes its founding in 1866, just months after federal officials in nearby Galveston announced emancipation for enslaved people. Pastor Lou McElroy says it’s clear that the Lord paved the way for the church’s beginning as well as for its first full-time pastor, Jack Yates. McElroy also shares a personal connection with Yates. His wife, Jackie, is Yates’s great, great-granddaughter. Yates was born enslaved in 1828 on a plantation near Gloucester, Virginia. Pastor McElroy says God prepared Yates for leadership early on. “The story goes that the…
After President Trump left the G7 summit in Canada a day early last week, it was learned he had received a message from Iran that if the U.S. attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, the regime could activate sleeper cells in the U.S. to launch terror attacks. The FBI says “assets are fully engaged” to prevent an attack, and Homeland Security is warning of a “heightened threat environment,” but saying little else. When a reporter asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the sleeper cell threat, she answered, “I can’t necessarily share that with you, but I will tell you that we…
On May 16, Mya Grimes was just minutes from her Saint Louis home after driving from her college campus in Jackson, Mississippi. While on the phone with her dad, she noticed the sky turned dark.”It just looked like there was a storm coming,” Mya said during an appearance on CBN’s Prayerlink. “So, I stayed on the phone with him and then about a minute passed since we started the phone call, and then the trees started to fall down on both sides of the street. And so, I was screaming to the phone, ‘Dad, the trees are falling, the trees are…