Author Archive: Larry Lepore - Editor

Proposed Iraqi Law Would Force Some Children to Become Muslim

Proposed Iraqi Law Would Force Some Children to Become Muslim

By Julia A. Seymour (WNS)–Religious minority groups in Iraq are protesting a new law that would force some children to become Muslim. Chaldean Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad urged Iraqi...
Catholic Priest Felt ‘Born Again’ During ISIS Captivity

Catholic Priest Felt ‘Born Again’ During ISIS Captivity

By Mark Ellis He was one of 250 Christians captured by ISIS militants in Syria. Miraculously, with the help of a Muslim friend he managed to escape their clutches and regain his freedom October...
Terror in France Takes Center Stage in Democratic Debate

Terror in France Takes Center Stage in Democratic Debate

By Lynde Langdon (WNS)–In the least-watched debate so far this presidential primary season, Democratic candidates weighed in on the best way to respond to the Nov. 13 deadly attacks in Paris....
Syrian Refugees One Part of Complex Picture

Syrian Refugees One Part of Complex Picture

As debate intensifies over the refugee crisis, compassion and security aren’t mutually exclusive   By Jamie Dean (WNS)–In the wake of the gruesome terror attacks that killed 129 people last...
Should Sexting Teens Be Charged With Child Pornography?

Should Sexting Teens Be Charged With Child Pornography?

By Kiley Crossland (WNS)–A Colorado sexting case involving more than 100 teenagers has left local prosecutors with a quandary. Should they prosecute the minors under child pornography laws,...
Pastors Celebrate Win in Gender-Bender Fight

Pastors Celebrate Win in Gender-Bender Fight

National LGBT groups vow to renew efforts to redefine the terms ‘men’ and ‘women’ in cities across the country   By Bonnie Pritchett (WNS)–Voters in the nation’s fourth largest city...
National News Briefs

National News Briefs

High court will hear nonprofit Obamacare cases  (WNS)–On Nov. 6 the U.S. Supreme Court surprised nonprofits challenging the contraceptive and abortifacient mandate by granting all seven of...
Megachurch Leaves This Denomination Over Apostasy

Megachurch Leaves This Denomination Over Apostasy

By Jessilyn Justice   A Texas megachurch withdrew from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) over theological concerns and the denomination’s shift to valuing political ideology over Scriptural...
The True Story of Thanksgiving

The True Story of Thanksgiving

By David Mathis   Come Thanksgiving Day each year, many of us give the nod to Pilgrims and Indians and talk of making ready for a harsh first Winter in the New World. But for the Christian, the...
A Refreshing Retreat

A Refreshing Retreat

By Linda Greene What is the result when you mix a woman with a sweet, listening and obedient spirit together with a group of ladies hungry to steal away and refresh spiritually? What happens when...