Jeff Schapiro

Christian Post Reporter

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  • Mosque Near Ground Zero at Risk of Being Evicted

    The mosque near Ground Zero in New York City is stirring up headlines once again. A public utility, which owns half of the property used by the mosque, says the mosque's developers owe $1.7 million in back rent and is threatening to evict them if they don't pay.

  • NJ Teacher's Facebook Comments Spark Gay Rights Protest

    Gay rights activists plan to protest at a New Jersey board of education meeting on Tuesday after a school teacher described homosexuality as a sin on her Facebook account. Though supporters of the teacher, Viki Knox, say her First Amendment rights should be protected, her opponents are calling on the school board to take away her job.

  • Obama Sends Troops to Central Africa to Help in Fight Against LRA

    President Obama told Speaker of the House John Boehner in a letter on Friday that he has deployed U.S. military troops to central Africa to help in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army. If all goes well, however, an American soldier won't have to fire one shot.

  • Google Engineer Calls Google+ a 'Pathetic Afterthought'

    Google Engineer Calls Google+ a 'Pathetic Afterthought'

    Note to Google employees: If you're going to write a criticism of the company, make sure you don't accidentally post it where everyone on the internet can see it. In the same week Google announced it has 40 million users now on its social networking site, a company engineer mistakenly posted an opinion piece criticizing Google+ in a place where the public could read it.

  • Google+ Hits 40 Million Users

    Google+ Hits 40 Million Users

    Google announced its third-quarter financial results on Thursday, revealing that, in addition to a financial quarter that exceeded expectations, the Google+ social network now has 40 million users.

  • Pastor Hosts Assemblies at Texas High School Despite Atheist Protests

    A Texas high school allowed an Assemblies of God pastor to lead two school assemblies Wednesday despite sharp criticism from a number of atheist organizations. The pastor, Kyle Embry, didn't speak about faith or even introduce himself as a pastor during the event, yet some are accusing him of using the rally as a ploy to lure students to religious services.

  • 'IndoctriNation' Film: Public Schools Are the Cause of Christianity's Decline

    'IndoctriNation' Film: Public Schools Are the Cause of Christianity's Decline

    Christian documentary filmmaker Colin Gunn chose a yellow school bus to represent the impact of public schools on students and society in his new film, “IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America.”

  • Former Angel Food Ministries Employees Start Own Ministries

    After Angel Food Ministries announced in September it would be shutting down operations, many ministry patrons were left baffled as to where they could go for help. Now, two separate groups of former AFM employees are looking to fill the need created by the loss of such a helpful ministry.

  • Angel Food Ministries: Sued for Breach of Contract

    Only a few weeks after Angel Food Ministries shut down, a lawsuit has been filed against the formerly popular food discount ministry by one of its vendors for breach of contract.

  • Liberty University Petitions Supreme Court Over Health Care Reform

    Liberty University filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, becoming the latest in a number of groups that are challenging the legality of the health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010.