Michael Gryboski

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By Michael Gryboski, Editor An appeals court panel has unanimously ruled against a recently passed Louisiana law that requires the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on Friday upholding a lower court ruling against House Bill 71, which was passed last year.

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By Michael Gryboski, Editor Three students have filed a complaint against Virginia officials over allegedly being denied access to scholarship grant programs due to their decision to pursue religious studies. Cameron Johnson and Luke Thomas, two recent high school graduates planning to attend Liberty University, and Trace Stevens, a current Liberty student, filed the complaint late last month in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division.

1 week ago | christianpost.com | Michael Gryboski

By Michael Gryboski, Editor A man has been sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment for attempting to commit a mass shooting at a Virginia church, as well as for transmitting threats over the internet. Rui Jiang, a 36-year-old resident of Fairfax, was sentenced to 25 years in prison plus five years of supervised release for his plot to murder churchgoers at Park Valley Church of Haymarket. “The freedom to worship without fear is one of the bedrock principles of our Nation,” said U.S. Attorney Erik S.

1 week ago | christianpost.com | Michael Gryboski

By Michael Gryboski, Editor Baylor University and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship have announced a new partnership that involves the Baptist network placing three missions experts at the Texas-based academic institution. In a press release shared with The Christian Post, CBF noted that three global missions field personnel will be at Baylor in time for the start of the fall semester.

1 week ago | christianpost.com | Michael Gryboski

By Michael Gryboski, Editor The United States will observe Juneteenth on Thursday, a federal holiday that commemorates the anniversary of when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced that the enslaved population was free. Union General Gordon Granger and his men arrived at the Texas city with their announcement about two months after Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia.