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1. Female Prisoners Sue to Remove Transgender Individuals From US Women's Federal Prison

Two women in a U.S. federal prison are suing to have biological male prisoners removed from the women's federal prisons. The female prisoners, Rhonda Fleming and Katoria Greene, are alleging various constitutional ...

Created on 21 July 2021

2. How a Miracle in a Prison Cell Moved This Gang-Banger to Reach Teens for Christ

"God, if you're for real, I want You, but I don't know how to find You. I don't know how to do this." Those words in a prison cell—and the encounter with God that resulted—changed Sonny Lara's life and ...

Created on 09 July 2021

3. CN Morning Rundown: Canadian Pastor Arrested on New Charges

Here's a quick summary of the top stories on charismanews.com: 'Obey Christ, No Matter the Cost': Canada Pastor Arrested on New Charges In an undisclosed location, a congregation of believers gather ...

Created on 16 June 2021

4. Pastor Imprisoned for Holding Church Services Without Government Permission Released

... leader said this to Handley: "If any of us do something that they think is out of line, or they want to come down on us, they oftentimes will put us in jail or beat us up. And what happens is everyone in ...

Created on 28 April 2021

5. Ponzi Swindler Bernie Madoff, 82, Dies Behind Bars

... penthouse apartment, he was led off to jail in handcuffs to scattered applause from angry investors in the courtroom. "He stole from the rich. He stole from the poor. He stole from the in between. He ...

Created on 14 April 2021

6. How One Man's Competitive Nature Landed Him in an Iranian Jail—and Beyon

... of Christ." But this time, Iman's competitive nature landed him in jail. When you live in Iran and become a zealous follower of Jesus, that's where you end up, Nettleton says. "Iman did end up in jail," ...

Created on 08 April 2021

7. Christian Pastor Arrested for Blasphemy After Pakistani Mob Forces Hundreds to Flee Over Facebook Post

Violence over a Christian Facebook post forced hundreds of Pakistani Christians to flee the neighborhood of Charrar, Lahore, fearing retribution and the destruction of their homes. Pastor Raja Waris, who ...

Created on 13 January 2021

8. Congress Passes Law Allowing Incarcerated Students Access to Pell Grant

In a redemptive story of hope, incarcerated students hoping to better themselves behind bars are given a second chance. The U.S Congress recently passed legislation allowing those incarcerated to apply ...

Created on 23 December 2020

9. Trump Pardons 15, Including 2 Former Republican Congressmen

Former Republican Congressmen Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York were among 15 people pardoned by President Donald Trump Tuesday, said a statement from the White House press secretary. ...

Created on 23 December 2020

10. How You Can Be a Part of Changing Prisoners' Lives Today

... unjustly accused of a crime, and his wife was trying to get a Bible to him as he waited in jail. In the process of helping her, Hall learned more about the needs of prisoners. "Crime's just getting out ...

Created on 17 November 2020

11. Would You Have Recognized This 'Trauma-Busting' Cult Leader

... shocking truth about life inside Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints Church. The cult leader was convicted and jailed for sexual abuse of young girls, yet his 8,000 followers continue to believe ...

Created on 28 October 2020

12. Tennessee Pastor Arrested, Trapped in India Over Customs Violation

... handed over his passport and was jailed in nearby Siliguri for six days, until he was allowed to post bail. But until officials lift the travel ban a judge ordered and return his passport, he cannot return ...

Created on 31 October 2019

13. Homeless Woman Breaks Into Pentecostal Church, Pulls Knife on Pastor

... he wouldn't let her stay." Jeremy Sendra even suggested that McCroby intended to be arrested so as to avoid the storm: "I mean when the state doesn't really offer help to homeless people, going to jail without ...

Created on 17 October 2019

14. Pastor's Wife Arrested for Firing Gun in Church Parking Lot During Argumen

A pastor's wife was charged with wanton endangerment on Aug. 22 after firing a gun in a church parking lot, according to the Register-Herald. The gunfight allegedly occurred in response to a heated argument ...

Created on 05 September 2019

15. Pastor Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $300,000 From Pentecostal Church

Pastor Kenneth Emmett Hogue pleaded guilty yesterday to embezzling almost $300,000 from the United Pentecostal Church in Butte, Montana, over a span of four years. Hogue was acting as treasurer to the ...

Created on 30 August 2019

16. Robert Morris Makes Surprise Visit to Hundreds of Incarcerated Men in Gateway Campus

On Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, hundreds of incarcerated men came to the chapel at the Coffield Unit expecting to hear their normal weekly Gateway Church service. However, on that day, something was different. ...

Created on 12 August 2019

17. 'I'm Feeling Blessed': Man Released After 28 Years in Jail for Murder He Didn't Com

Corey Atchison says he feels blessed after courts declared him innocent. He spent 28 years in an Oklahoma jail for a murder he didn't commit. "You just move on, keep going," he says in a video posted by ...

Created on 19 July 2019

18. 'Money Doc' Who Claimed His Advice Was Guided by Scripture Arrested in Ponzi Schem

... 8, the author and radio host — whose book has been endorsed by Robert Jeffress, an adviser to President Trump and pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas — has been jailed in Dallas, where a magistrate ...

Created on 22 March 2019

19. Robert Morris' Gateway Church Launches New Campus—In Prison

Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris made an announcement to his Southlake, Texas, congregation that took everyone by surprise. Morris told the audience about the church's newest campus site, located in ...

Created on 05 February 2019

20. Man Poses as Pastor, Smuggles Drugs Into North Carolina Prison in His Bible

A man disguised as a pastor smuggled drugs into jail by hiding them in his Bible. The Scotland County (North Carolina) Detective Division posted the incident to their Facebook page. James A. Morman III ...

Created on 03 January 2019