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March 6, 2019

Religious liberty group defends veterans memorial against 'bully' trying to remove Bible from display

A religious liberty law firm is defending the Bible at the center of a Veterans Memorial in Manchester, New Hampshire that was targeted by an activist group as being "intolerable" and "unconstitutional."

March 6, 2019

California veterans home threatens to expel 84-year-old widow for leading Bible study group

California officials are threatening to kick an 84-year-old widow out of a veterans home unless she stops hosting a longtime Bible study.

March 6, 2019

Consumers Beware: PayPal has weaponized financial system with its ties to SPLC

It doesn’t take a legal scholar to be concerned about the message imparted by PayPal’s CEO, Dan Schulman, in a recent Wall Street Journal interview by Peter Rudegeair. In the article titled “PayPal CEO Grapples with Fringe Groups,” Dan Schulman explains who gets booted—and why.

March 6, 2019

Canadian shoppers leave cash, IOU notes for food at unlocked grocery store

Shoppers left cash and IOU's for food when the Food Basics grocery store in Kingston, Ontario was accidentally opened without any staff inside.

March 6, 2019

Two US Latter-Day Saints detained in Russia since Friday, church says

The Mormon church says two of its U.S. members are being detained by Russian authorities, and its officials are criticizing the move as disturbing and unwarranted.

March 6, 2019

Pope Francis: What the Virgin Mary can still teach us about motherhood and women in our modern age

Mary shows us with her motherhood that humility and tenderness are not virtues of the weak, but of the strong; she teaches us that there is no need to mistreat others in order to feel important.

March 6, 2019

Why Ash Wednesday holds the solution to life's chaos and unrest

The receiving of ashes is a stark reminder of life’s earthly brevity and finiteness. That’s because as the minister applies the ashes to your forehead, the blessing contains the warning, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

March 5, 2019

Russia detains 2 LDS volunteers, church says

Russian officials have detained two volunteers for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, church officials said Tuesday.

March 5, 2019

Three questions to ask yourself before practicing Lent this year

Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. Millions of faithful around the world are observing this 40-day period of the Christian faith by “giving something up” – luxuries like meat, sugar, or social media. Maybe your New Years Resolution has faded and you want to revive it during Lent.  Or maybe you’ve sensed this is a time of change in your life. You are ready for a new beginning, a season when your spirit can be renewed. Could Lent be your opportunity?

March 5, 2019

5 things to give up for Lent this year

Lent serves as a time of sacrifice, when Christians choose to give up certain comforts for 40 days before Easter. It is meant to be a reminder of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert before he died and rose again for our sins.