Month: December 2019

Guest Column: Time to End Churches As Gun-Free Zones (AUDIO)

The shooting during the communion service at Freeway Baptist Church in Tarrant County, Texas on the Sunday before New Year’s Day emphatically illustrates one salient cultural truth: it’s long past time for every church in America to arm itself in its own defense.  While details are still emerging, a man opened fire

Madison clergy furnish school classrooms with “In GOD We Trust” posters (VIDEO)

MADISON TOWNSHIP — One school district at a time, framed depictions of the national and state mottoes are going on display in classrooms throughout North Central Ohio. This month Madison Local Schools became the most recent recipient of the displays given by two local clergymen. Pastor Robert Kurtz of Mansfield

Holy night in Savannah as live nativity draws capacity crowd (SLIDESHOW)

SAVANNAH– While the Star of Bethlehem may not have been over the community Monday night, all eyes were on Savannah as the quaint town of four-hundred hosted a live outdoor nativity with half a thousand in attendance at Savannah Park. “We have all generations that gather together to sing, listen,

Guest Column: Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins: Running back for life (VIDEO)

When my dad was alive, he would tell me, ‘No matter what, have a smile on your face. No matter how you’re feeling, you’re living, and you should be able to smile.’ These days, Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins has a lot to smile about. He just moved into second

Ashland pastors side with Jim Jordan in sounding alarm on Deep State impeachment coup (VIDEO)

ASHLAND — According to Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan, the Democrat Party has never accepted the results of the 2016 Presidential elections. He believes liberal Deep State operatives spied on four American citizens using a false dossier and lied to the FISA Court another seventeen times to obtain permission for the

Nativity scenes take center stage across Buckeye Bible Belt (SLIDESHOW)

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO –When secular groups try to silence religious expression during the Christmas season, it is no “silent night” inside the Buckeye Bible Belt. Often times when religious displays are threatened, communities come together in solidarity and religious faith springs to action. Last year the anti-religious group Freedom for

County Treasurer redeems himself with purchase of Israeli bonds

MANSFIELD — Richland County clergy thought they could take their County Treasurer’s word to the bank. After reminding him of his obligations, the Treasurer finally put his money where his mouth was. In 2017, leading clergymen from forty different local congregations wrote a letter requesting County Treasurer Bart Hamilton and

Knox County clergy call out atheist group for bullying football coach (VIDEO)

HOWARD — A Wisconsin atheist group is threatening another rural high school by attempting to silence the First Amendment rights of a football coach. But a group of area clergy on the field have made an ‘extra point’ saying attempts to prohibit free exercise of religion is premature. Last week,