keeva999 / Flickr Poll Lists Churchgoers as Only Group To Endure 2020 with Improving Mental Health Regular churchgoers were the only group that saw an increase in self-reported mental health ratings in 2020, according to Gallup. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 20, 2020
KTRK-TV / Video screen shot HOA Threatens Family Over Cross Christmas Decoration As the battle continued, and it looked as though it would be a costly fight, Faison created a GoFundMe page where he explained his story. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 11, 2020
JD Lasica / Flickr California Churches Get Huge Win as SCOTUS Shuts Down Newsom's COVID Restrictions The US Supreme Court sided with a California church that challenged Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's restrictions on places of worship. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal December 7, 2020
Ben Shbeeb / Unsplash Catholic League Denounces Biden OMB Pick as Enemy to People of Faith Donohue is right: Tanden is not someone Catholics can trust, but neither is the supposedly Catholic president who picked her. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal December 3, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 'Devout Catholic' Biden Butchers Psalms Reading with Common Sunday School Mistake In his Thanksgiving eve speech, Biden mispronounced the term 'psalmist,' making the 's' silent instead of the 'p.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal November 28, 2020
Pat Arnow / Flickr Justice Gorsuch Savaged Cuomo in SCOTUS Ruling Protecting Churches 'There is no world in which the Constitution tolerates color-coded executive edicts that reopen liquor stores and bike shops but shutter churches, synagogues and mosques.' By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal November 27, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Ilhan Omar Misspells Book of Bible in Tweet Designed To Shame Rubio for His Faith In a tweet defending Georgia senatorial candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock, Omar managed to mangle the spelling of the book of Matthew. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal November 20, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Abby Johnson: Biden Is Leading People Astray When It Comes to Matters of Faith In the end, Johnson said it’s all about having respect for God. By Billy Hallowell, The Western Journal November 9, 2020
Victoria Pickering / Flickr SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Catholic Adoption Agency Case in First Major Decision for Amy Coney Barrett On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding a Catholic adoption agency's suit against the city of Philadelphia. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal November 9, 2020
Free West Papua Campaign / Facebook Report: Indonesian Military Tortured, Killed Famed Pastor and Bible Translator 'The death of Reverend Yeremia Zanambani was caused by a series of acts which led to an extrajudicial killing.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal November 8, 2020
Alliance Defending Freedom via @nypost / Twitter A 3rd-Grader's 'Jesus Loves Me' Mask Deemed 'Offensive, Disruptive or Distractive' by School District Can't these kids who must have cloth covering their face all day at least use it to spread a personally meaningful message? By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal November 8, 2020
UNclimatechange / Flickr Egypt President Claims Freedom of Expression 'Stops' When Muslims Are Offended France's Emmanuel Macron defended the right to publish religious images after a teacher who displayed caricatures of Muhammad was beheaded. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal October 28, 2020
BridgeBuilders International Leadership Network / Facebook screen shot CA Pastor Calls Out Newsom: 'Blasphemy' To Say Jesus Christ Not Essential 'We are here representing Jesus Christ. To say Jesus is not essential is blasphemy. It’s so dishonoring,' Ahn told the Phoenix-area gathering. By Randy DeSoto October 28, 2020
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian / Flickr Christian Leader Who Saw Trump Winning In 2016 Sees God Bringing Victory Another Way in 2020 He urged Christians to base their support for Trump not on whether he shares their faith or always acts in Christian ways, but on how he governs. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal October 28, 2020
@NYScanner / Twitter Suspect Arrested After Pro-Trump Family Is Pepper Sprayed at 'Jews for Trump' Event Four children were among those targeted in New York City by violent anti-Trump demonstrators during a ‘Jews for Trump’ rally. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal October 26, 2020
@themishpacha / Twitter Top Jewish Leaders Issue 'Historic' Letter In Support of Trump The rabbis praised Trump for his 'commitment to the essential importance of religious entities' and the importance of faith during the pandemic. By Jennifer Jean Miller, The Western Journal October 26, 2020
Lawren / Flickr Singer Christopher Cross Has 'Come-to-Jesus' Moment After He Says COVID Left Him Temporarily Paralyzed While Cross initially feared that he would never be able to perform again, he hopes to be back to himself within a year. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 18, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Trump Says He Corrected Fan: Jesus Christ Is the Most Famous Person in the World, Not Me Trump also credited God, whom he referred to as 'the boss,' with helping heal him from COVID-19. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal October 15, 2020
Human Rights Campaign / YouTube screen shot Biden in 2018: If You Oppose Gay Marriage, You May Be Part of the 'Dregs of Society' Biden has placed a marker out there that Christian organizations will not be treated fairly if they fail to toe the line on the LGBT agenda. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal October 8, 2020
Wesley Fryer / Flickr China Sentences Christian Bookseller to 7 Years, Destroys Nearly 13,000 Texts A Chinese Christian bookstore owner was recently charged with 'illegal business operations' and sentenced to seven years in prison. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal October 5, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Campaign Names Woman Who Called God a 'White Racist' Catholics for Biden Co-Chair Anthea Butler also said that the GOP 'is not a party anymore, it is an ideology that has merged with the poisonous element of Trumpism.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal October 2, 2020