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The Covenant College family grieves the death of rising junior David Taaffe
The fire raged on for about an hour in the attic before Opelika firefighters got the call.
Christians Flee Villages in Egypt’s North Sinai after Terrifying Murders
By Morning Star News Middle East Correspondent
Christians in two villages in North Sinai, Egypt have fled for their lives after a priest was gunned down and a Christian businessman was abducted and killed, his decapitated body dumped onto a street.
Churches’ marriage policies being tightened
By Brian Blackwell/Baptist Message
Churches are beginning to add a stipulation in their bylaws that their ministers perform only traditional marriages on their premises, in response to the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions in late June.
Growing up in Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia made some aspects of life in Texas easy for Bojan Dragicevic. The Texas pride that many natives feel resonated with Dragicevic, who carries a similar sense of pride in being Croatian.
“There have always been doubters. There have always been atheists. What’s new is the breadth of conviction that there is no such thing as truth. There have never been whole societies built on that idea. Never.”
Trinity Presbyterian Church Catches Fire Saturday in Opelika
By Tamiko Lowery
The bells at Trinity Presbyterian Church will not toll this morning as flames engulfed the historic church Saturday night after a fire spread from the attic and brought the roof down.
In U.S., 52% Back Law to Legalize Gay Marriage in 50 States
By Lydia Saad
A recent Gallup poll reveals that a slight majority of Americans, 52%, say they would vote in favor of a law legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states if given the opportunity, while 43% would vote against it.
Opponents to Boy Scouts policy to launch alternative
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
A fledgling organization that opposed the Boys Scouts of America’s decision to accept openly gay Scouts announced Tuesday (July 9) it will launch an alternative group with a Christian worldview.
All change again in the Middle East
By Steve Dew-Jones
Middle Eastern Christians are experiencing one of the most significant periods in their history, according to religious and political leaders meeting in London last week.


