Author: Erick Neuman

A high school senior who claims she was banned from painting biblical messages on her student parking spot is fighting back. Sabrina Steffens, a senior at Grand Island High School near Buffalo, New York, told CBN News that seniors at her school are allowed to personalize their paid parking spots. But when she attempted to have verses and Christian art painted on hers, the school reportedly refused. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start” Now, Steffens and First Liberty attorney Keisha Russell are threatening to take legal action if the school district doesn’t reverse course. “I put in three drawings that…

A Maryland pastor is back home with his family after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and transported to a Louisiana facility where he was held for nearly a month. Family spokesman Len Foxwell confirms that Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal was released on bond and has returned to Easton, MD. “This is the best social media post I’ve ever had the privilege to write: Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal is home,” Foxwell said on Facebook. “His daughter, Clarissa, flew to Louisiana yesterday, picked him up and brought him back to the great State of Maryland,” he said. “Obviously, there remains…

Months after the U.S. Department of Education rescinded its historic fine against Grand Canyon University (GCU), a Christian college in Phoenix, Arizona, the school has scored another major victory: a separate lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was also dropped. The FTC sued GCU in late 2023, alleging the school deceived students about costs associated with doctoral studies and had engaged in what it saw as illegal telemarketing practices. At the time, the FTC said the “university, its marketer, and its CEO deceptively advertised the cost and course requirements of its doctoral programs and its nonprofit status, and made illegal…

A federal court has ruled that the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) must allow a Christian after-school program the same access to school facilities as other non-religious groups.  The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., grants a preliminary injunction in favor of the Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) and its Good News Clubs, which had been denied access to four district campuses. The decision comes after CEF, represented by the legal organization Liberty Counsel, filed suit in December 2024, arguing the district had engaged in religious discrimination. According to court documents, school officials had delayed or denied…

Signs of a spiritual awakening are still popping up across the U.S. on a weekly basis this summer, and the latest example was a mass baptism at Pirates Cove in Newport Beach, California, where thousands of believers publicly declared their faith in Jesus Christ. Harvest Christian Fellowship’s Senior Pastor Greg Laurie reports, “We had an incredible day yesterday at the 3rd Annual Jesus Revolution Baptism. We baptized 2,100 people in a single day! Can you believe that? Add that number to the last two years, and in just three years we’ve baptized 8,600 people!” Laurie, whose personal testimony was featured…

MIAMI (AP) – A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum sustained winds early Monday and moved closer to the Southeast Bahamas, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Around 5 a.m. Monday, Erin was about 105 miles (170 kilometers) north-northeast of Grand Turk Island and about 915 miles (1,470 kilometers) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The storm was moving northwest at 13 mph…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although tropical storm watches were issued for Anguilla and Barbuda, St. Martin and St. Barts, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten. Heavy rains were forecast to start late Friday in Antigua and Barbuda, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and southern and eastern Puerto Rico. Up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) are expected, with isolated totals of up to 6 inches (15 centimeters),…

Thirteen-year-old Dakota “Cody” Trenkle, Jr., is making a miraculous recovery after falling 240 feet into a ravine, where he spent three days alone without food or water. Cody is now awake after spending 11 days in a medically induced coma, according to KSDK-TV. Listen to the latest episode of “Quick Start”  Stephanie Neely, his mother, knew her son was going to recover, she said, when he looked at her and used the sign language symbol for “I love you.” “I cried,” she said from his bedside at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. “I started bawling. That was the sign I…

Coastal erosion along North Carolina’s Outer Banks is accelerating, with scientists warning that some areas are losing more than ten feet of shoreline each year.  For residents and frequent visitors, the changes are both hard to miss and a growing risk. “First of all, there hasn’t been any beach to lay on,” said Sarabeth Rice, who has been vacationing in Buxton the past four years. “There hasn’t been any beach – it’s all sandbags.” Researchers tell CBN News shifting sands and coastal erosion are causing big problems along the entire U.S. coast as the peak storm season approaches. The Outer…

More than 1,200 people publicly responded to the Gospel presentation at the recent Amplify 2025 outreach, which brought together more than 45,000 people from 37 states in Benton, Arkansas.   Hosted by Pulse Evangelism, the two-day festival is described as the nation’s largest free annual evangelistic outreach and training event. It ran on August 8-9, combining powerful Christian music with evangelism training and moving personal testimonies. Amplify Fest 2025 (Photo credit: Pulse Evangelism) Major Christian artists headlined the weekend, including Maverick City Music, Lecrae, Switchfoot, and Matthew West, along with performances by Charity Gayle, TRU-SERVA, Gio, Terrian, and Jamie MacDonald. Illusionist and America’s…