Updated January 26, 2023 NORTH CENTRAL OHIO – January Eleventh is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. With the nation’s borders wide open to human smugglers, one region’s faith community has been a driving force combating sex trafficking. When it comes to the I-71 corridor, these faith leaders believe it is
ASHLAND — Last month, the President of the Library Board of Trustees said she did not believe the placement of pornographic books in the public library’s children section was a big issue since only four people brought the issue to the board’s attention. Problem was, two of the four persons
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Does the government really know what’s best for kids? In some Ohio public schools, instead of reading, writing, and arithmetic, elementary students are being taught about preferred pronouns and the number of gender identities they can have. Last Fall when informed parents took their concerns to
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
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Is America too young to die? Some people believe this is the most critical time in America’s history. While citizens want to engage the culture, many believe it is a leap of faith to have pastors involved in civic government. There is a growing trend in
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
MANSFIELD — This past June the U.S. State Department identified nearly twenty-five million people entrapped in the modern-day slavery of human trafficking. In response to the crisis, fifteen states have officially declared pornography an epidemic and public health crisis. If local clergy have their way, Ohio may be the next
COLUMBUS — Nineteen State Representatives introduced Ohio House Resolution 180 last week declaring pornography as a public health crisis. State Rep. Jena Powell and eighteen co-sponsors including State Rep. Mark Romanchuk presented the resolution which emphasizes the connections between pornography and human trafficking. It also highlights the serious hardships pornography causes
SHELBY — Mayor Steve Schag has proclaimed the first week of November in Shelby as “Pornography Awareness Week.” He presented the proclamation to several clergy during a recent City Council meeting. “Three quarters of the folks I see with marriage issues have pornography issues,” says Reverend Kevin Evans of Ganges
MANSFIELD –The week of Oct. 29 through Nov. 4, 2017 has been designated as “Pornography Awareness Week” by government officials across the state, county, municipal, and township levels throughout Richland County, Ohio. Last year, eight of the nine municipalities in the county in concert with the “White Ribbon Against Pornography”
MANSFIELD — People of faith are at their wit’s end over the culture’s fixation with sexual immorality. On Thursday a clergy press conference of faith leaders from sixty-six area congregations was held calling citizens of Richland County to prayer, public repentance, and private fasting. The press conference took place in
