By Rik Combs I recently had a chance to read a thoughtful and compelling article by Laurence Vance, “Why Christians Should Not Pray for the Troops”. The article was both insightful as it was timely for our present world situation. Having spent portions of three decades in the military, with multiple military operations to my…
by Kevin Daley When two private Christian schools convened to compete for the state championship, Florida officials denied their request to pray. One of the schools — Cambridge Christian — is now suing the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), claiming the decision to deny students the ability to pray violates both the state and federal…
Casey Harper The Phoenix City Council has decided to give up the practice of praying before meetings out of fear a Satanic group will participate in the tradition. The council voted 5-4 Wednesday to replace its regular pre-meeting prayer with a simple moment of silence, the Arizona Republic reports. The kerfuffle began when Phoenix residents learned that a local…
Casey Harper A Wyoming school that told students they couldn’t pray in the cafeteria has lifted the ban after a Christian legal group threatened legal action on constitutional grounds. A small group of students at Platte County School District #1 created a prayer circle in the cafeteria of Glendo High School to pray for their meal on…