Tag : California News
Asif Mahmood title : Muslim Immigrant Joins California Lieutenant Governor Race
summary : "Let's get tough on hate," proclaims a physician who came to the U.S. from Pakistan and who just entered the 2018 race for California lieutenant governor.
date : Mar 30, 2017 12:37 PM EDT
Jordin Sparks title : American Idol's Jordin Sparks Shares Salvation's Joy at Rock Church in California
summary : Singer and 2007 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks shared her Christian testimony today at Rock Church in San Diego, Calif.
date : Feb 12, 2017 10:31 PM EST
Mark Mackey appeal title : Christian Vindicated as Court Finds Bible-Related Arrest Unlawful by Highway Patrol Officer
summary : Pastor Mark Mackey was arrested for reading the Bible aloud in front of the California Department of Motor Vehicles office in Hemet, Calif., in 2011. But on Wednesday, three federal appellate judges in the Ninth Circuit issued a final ruling in favor of the Christian, rebuking the officer's original claims and finding him not guilty.
date : Jan 13, 2017 04:28 PM EST
Church Barn title : Christian Church Services in Barn Resume in California After Religious Ban
summary : Northern California county officials recently reversed their decision to ban a Christian congregation from meeting in a barn. Located just outside of Oroville, Calif. in Butte County, a group of Christians had been holding meetings in a barn, but county officials informed the owners of the barn and property they could no longer use the space to host church services. The same officials later even banned church gatherings in an open pasture on the property.
date : Dec 30, 2016 12:06 PM EST
Supreme Court title : Christian-Affiliated Hospital Pension Case to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court
summary : U.S. Supreme Court justices on Friday agreed to hear future appeals from three Christian-affiliated hospital systems about previous court rulings that supported employee lawsuits accusing the hospitals' representatives of wrongly claiming religious exemptions from federal pension law. The effected employees allege the hospital systems actually are big businesses posing as church organizations to avoid minimum funding and reporting requirements on employee pension plans mandated by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA.
date : Dec 06, 2016 03:13 PM EST
Hillsong title : Megachurch Hillsong Plans San Francisco Expansion Campus, Some Say City is Under Siege
summary : Many Christians have been inspired by Hillsong-branded music and worship. Additionally, Hillsong LA is one of several Hillsong churches globally, including congregations in Australia, France, England, South Africa, Germany and Brazil. Recently, Hillsong pastor Ben Houston, announced the "planting" of Hillsong's new San Francisco campus, but not all people welcome them into the Bay Area.
date : Mar 03, 2016 07:33 PM EST
Denise Matthews and Prince title : Denise 'Vanity' Matthews, Prince Protégé turned Christian Evangelist, Dies
summary : Denise Matthews, the former Prince protégé known as Vanity in the music industry, and a born-again Christian evangelist since 1992 who then condemned her own pop/rock lifestyle, died Monday. She was 57 years old. The cause of death was not disclosed, but Matthews reportedly had battled multiple health problems for decades, including kidney disease.
date : Feb 16, 2016 11:15 AM EST