Tag: COVID-19

Test of time moves needle other way as clergy criticisms of Biden COVID mandate confirmed

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Last Fall, conservatives across the nation were critical of Joe Biden for issuing sweeping executive orders mandating federal employees and contractors to get the COVID shot. Consequently, OSHA rescinded the mandate in January after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the Labor Department’s authority to

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Buckeye State ranks 19th most sinful state in 2022 study (VIDEO)

SHELBY — A study released by WalletHub gauging the “sinfulness” of a state revealed which states were sinful and which ones were not. The WalletHub study “2022’s Most Sinful States In America” compared the fifty states based on seven sinful categories, which included: anger, greed, hatred, jealousy, laziness, lust, and

Canadian clergy tell Trudeau ‘GOD sets up kings and pulls the mighty down from their thrones’

OTTAWA — As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week he would stand against Russian authoritarianism, clergy resolved to stand against Trudeau’s own dictatorship. Recently Canadian clergy sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal government after the embattled Prime Minister unlawfully and unilaterally activated

Guest Column: If the Vaccine is So Great, Why are So Many People Dropping Dead?

The COVID vaccines are clearly causing a global health disaster. There are so many warnings from all around the world. But the U.S. media remains silent. They’re as quiet as a church mouse. Why? Japan’s Health Ministry just announced that the “the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines could cause heart-related

101 Ohio clergy tell Biden ‘There is no king but King Jesus’

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Joe Biden’s executive orders mandating shots are not popular with the American public. With resistance to the experimental COVID-19 vaccination going viral across the country, a group of Ohio clergy are taking a jab at the White House’s mandate. Leading clergy representing over one hundred congregations

Bucyrus pastor gives Christian response to COVID-19 (VIDEO)

BUCYRUS — Imagine a vaccine so safe that you have to be threatened and coerced to take it, for a disease so deadly that you have to be tested to know that you have it. One Bucyrus pastor has questions on what the reality of the COVID pandemic truly is.

West Geauga parents upset over mask mandate by school board (VIDEO)

CHESTERLAND — Breathing freely does not seem like something students should have to ask permission for, but that is the case in many school districts across the state. Strong emotions erupted over a mask mandate in West Geauga Local Schools. Over one hundred in attendance filled the gymnasium to address

Ashland pastor says Canadian tyranny another example of how gov’t will never control Church (VIDEO)

SAVANNAH — At least one church has gone underground in Alberta, Canada, after the government closed the church to prevent congregants from attending services. In what is believed to be a first for the western world, the government triple-fenced the church, locked out its members, and imprisoned its pastor at

Ohio General Assembly slaps down DeWine’s runaway COVID-19 powers

COLUMBUS—At a time where suicide and substance abuse is on the rise, last week the Ohio General Assembly overrode Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of a law designed to curb public health officials’ runaway COVID-19 powers. With the Governor’s detractors emphasizing the lockdown’s negative impact on mental health, the recent vote

Ohio Department of Health & the dangerous cult of neo-segregation

COLUMBUS –More and more, society is judging and separating individuals based by skin color. It’s okay, we are all striving toward “diversity” and “inclusion,” or so we are told. Recently the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) scheduled separate COVID-19 Vaccination Townhalls for African-American Ohioans, Hispanic-Latino Ohioans, Asian-American & Pacific Islander

Court of Appeals slaps down Toledo Health Dept. in religious freedom victory

CINCINNATI – Last Friday the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order blocking the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department (TLCHD) from enforcing their order closing all in-person education for children grades seven thru twelve. Three private religious schools took TLCHD to court contending that even if the Constitution has taken

Critical mass in Buckeye Bible Belt play massive role in 2020 (VIDEO)(SLIDESHOW)

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO –Looking back at 2020, it is hard not to think of the role local evangelicals played in the region during the ‘crucible’ of a very chaotic year. While the heat has been turned up, a more resilient Church is being galvanized together by faith. The unforgettable chain

Ohio Supreme Court skips class, denying justice to families

COLUMBUS – When additional school scholarships were placed on hold by the State Legislature, parents and private schools led by a public policy family group took state officials to court. Unfortunately they were met with deaf ears. Recently the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed Citizens for Community Values (CCV) v DeWine,

Congressman recognizes Ohio clergy on the frontlines for Clergy Appreciation Month (VIDEO)

NORTH CENTRAL OHIO– This month clergy across the Buckeye Bible Belt have been recognized in a Congressional resolution by Rep. Troy Balderson (R-12th District). A new video also puts a spotlight on their efforts in a tribute for Clergy Appreciation Month. “Clergy members have certainly made an impact on our

DeWine signs law preventing local & state governments from closing churches

MANSFIELD — Although he never passed such orders, Governor Mike DeWine has been criticized during the COVID-19 pandemic for discouraging churches from holding in-person services. With many conservatives concerned about future government overreach, Republicans in the Legislature put a bill on the Governor’s desk. As a result, DeWine has signed a

Ohio Court says health department cannot suspend licenses over masks

SAVANNAH — In the first attempt within Ohio to suspend a business license for an alleged mask violation, an Ohio Court of Common Pleas Thursday admonished its county health department from suspending local restaurants’ food service operations licenses in response to restaurant employees not wearing masks. The 1851 Center for

After pandemic, BibleWalk re-opens doors with new majestic tour (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — As many are trying to make sense of dramatic world events rapidly occurring, one popular visitor destination in the Buckeye Bible Belt is re-opening its doors and making an expansion of ‘Biblical proportions.’ After temporarily closing its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, BibleWalk has announced it is

Praying Ohio clergy believe pandemic decline just what the doctor ordered (VIDEO)

MANSFIELD — Earlier this month, media reported Ohio’s COVID-19 cases had declined and that “it was impossible to say for sure what was contributing to the plateau.” Despite six weeks of reopening the state’s economy, media noted other states were seeing a surge in COVID-19, while Ohio was not. Several