GREENWICH — After last week’s spectacular eclipse, a group of faith leaders held a press conference Sunday to address the Green Movement. Environmentalists, including religious leaders from the World Council of Churches, are saying the end of the world is imminent if people do not reduce their carbon footprint. Some
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Malabar Farm State Park, located in Monroe Township, is the former residence of American writer Louis Bromfield. The famous conservationist is credited with promoting the use of multiflora rose as a natural fence for wildlife. When the hardy and thorny rose took over country sides, critics
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Earlier this month, several businessmen proposed a brick and mortar ‘medical’ and recreational marijuana facility in Madison Township with hopes of beginning the process this coming June. While representatives of Backroad Wellness claim their business will generate tax revenue for the township, some faith leaders believe the
SHELBY –As home to the Pioneer Vocational School and North Central State, the City of Shelby is centered around skilled workplace development. Both schools serve as catalysts helping to enhance the skill set of the area workforce. With the recent legalization of recreational marijuana, the City of Shelby is trying
RICHLAND COUNTY — One person stands between an unconfined federal government and “We the People.” After the Ohio Constitution included the Office of the Sheriff as an elected position in its Constitution in 1803, almost every other state has followed suit. Consequently, of the three-thousand sheriff’s in the United States
SHILOH — A marijuana salesman visited Village Council Tuesday night and got a chilly reception after discussing a business venture he would like to bring to the area. On the agenda was a cannabis cultivation facility where Council and residents got to hear two polar opposite views centering around cannabis.
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — This year the pothole season came early for many communities as they deal with the aftermath of the November elections. Despite drug overdoses being the leading cause of injury death in Ohio since 2007, Ohioans voted to legalize marijuana for ‘recreational purposes.’ Last year over one
BELLVILLE — As a compromise with local clergy and law enforcement, Bellville Village Council decided last week to temporarily freeze any marijuana business startups from coming to the Village for six months. Outside the purview of the public, planning for a recreational marijuana dispensary had been in the works at
BELLVILLE — With the passage of State Issue 2, the Marijuana Industry in Ohio is expanding into localities, and in some cases, disguised in camouflage. At the admonition of local faith leaders, Bellville Village Council voted 5-1 Tuesday night for a moratorium prohibiting marijuana businesses from coming into the village.
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Municipal officials in Bethlehem, Israel recently announced there will be no holiday display at Manger Square this year as an “act of solidarity” to Gaza. This cancellation comes in response to Israel’s retaliation against Hamas after the October 7th massacre. During the unwarranted attack, Hamas terrorists
ONTARIO –The world became a darker place October 7th, 2023. “The Black Sabbath Massacre” became the biggest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Gazan Jihadists slaughtered over fourteen hundred Israelis, and abducted another two hundred-forty. In one of the most pressure-packed periods in the history of the globe, Ohio
SHELBY — Should the Shelby School Board ignore the Ohio State Board of Education and Ohio Attorney General when it comes to proposed changes to Title IX? Should the local school board contradict the original plain language and undermine the very protections for female students Title IX sought to provide?
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO– On November 7th, Ohioans will decide if they want to reject legalizing Marijuana for recreational purposes. Ohio clergy are doing their best to make sure the Buckeye State does not join the Wild West. Recently over one hundred-forty clergymen joined forces to publicly stand against Issue 2.
MANSFIELD — Following August special elections, a group of faith leaders sent a letter to the Richland County Board of Elections thanking them for using paper ballots as the primary method of voting. The clergy noted that voter fraud exists in all forms, whether with voting machines or paper ballots. They say,
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — On November 7th, Ohioans will decide on Issue 1, whether to “VOTE NO” to defend the life and liberty of parents and children, or whether to enshrine arbitrary and undefined ‘reproductive decisions’ into Ohio’s Constitution. Faith leaders are stepping up and warning voters that Issue 1
MANSFIELD –Four pastors with law enforcement backgrounds are warning that Recreational Marijuana is addictive, habit-forming, and will adversely impact self-control. Not only will legalizing the psychoactive drug make it easier for organized crime to operate, a large group of faith leaders say there will be even greater repercussions to the
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Department of Justice (DOJ) will work tirelessly to protect and advance reproductive freedom. When it comes to religious freedom, the DOJ appears to be asleep at the wheel and faith leaders are making a round trip. Several clergy representing
MANSFIELD — While sixty-six of the eighty-three poll locations in Richland County are located at churches, some faith leaders do not like voting machines, nor do they care for electronic tabulators. Federal cybersecurity officials have verified there are software vulnerabilities in certain ballot-marking devices. The clergy say the chief problem
