Chick-fil-A is facing opposition from some faculty members and students at yet another university, although this time, the administration is standing by the company.

The University Senate is expected to vote in October on a faculty-led resolution that would ensure than any businesses on campus “uphold the same values and promote inclusivity with their policies, hiring practices and actions” as the university does. It doesn’t mention Chick-fil-A by name, although the restaurant is the target.

A Chick-fil-A is set to open on campus in fall 2020. The Journal & Courier newspaper ran an article Monday quoting faculty members and students opposed to the decision. The company is owned by a Christian family and has made donations that have been criticized by LGBT groups.

Linda Prokopy, a professor and member of the University Senate’s Equity and Diversity Committee, told the newspaper that “there are students, there are staff and there are faculty on this campus who are hurting by a decision made by this university” to bring Chick-fil-A to campus.

But on Friday, Purdue released a statement standing by its decision. It referenced a petition signed by more than 3,500 people requesting a Chick-fil-A on campus.

“While we respect and protect the rights of all to express their opinions at Purdue, this clarification is intended to reassure our…

Pro-life leaders are calling for more regulation of abortion clinics after 2,200 fetal remains were discovered on the property of an Indiana abortion doctor after he died.

Ulrich “George” Klopfer performed abortions in South Bend, Fort Wayne and Gary, Ind., over several decades and was considered one of the state’s most prolific abortion doctors, according to the South Bend Tribune.  

But after his death Sept. 3, family members found 2,246 medically preserved remains of unborn babies on his property just across the border in Will County, Ill. The coroner now has possession of the remains, the newspaper said. Klopfer was 75 and conducted abortions for 43 years, according to the newspaper.

Law enforcement is investigating the matter.  

Indiana Right to Life President Mike Fichter said society “cannot just shake” its head at the horror and “walk away.”

“These sickening reports underscore why the abortion industry must be held to the highest scrutiny,” Fichter said. “We are calling on Indiana authorities to join in the investigation to determine if these fetal remains have any connection to abortion operations, or personnel, in Indiana.”

The discovery, Fichter added, raises numerous questions. 

“Why were these babies preserved?” Fichter asked. “When and where did these babies die? Did the mothers of these babies know their…

An Ohio Baptist church this summer called a transgender pastor to lead its church, making it one of the few Baptist congregations in the United States to be led by a minister who has a gender identity different from their birth gender. 

Peace Community Church called Erica Saunders, a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Divinity, and then held an official welcoming service this month for Saunders, according to Baptist News Global.

The congregation was founded as First Baptist Church of Oberlin in July 1866 and is affiliated with the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists, the Alliance of Baptists and the American Baptist Churches of the Rochester/Genesee Region. 

The pastoral search committee reviewed 16 candidates and narrowed it down to two, Baptist News Global reported. 

“Both candidates were very strong candidates, but Erica stood out as a candidate with unique strengths,” the search team said in a letter. “Bright, compassionate, faith-filled and spirit-led with a loving presence, she showed as much interest in each of us as we did in her. At the end of our time together on Sunday, when we formed a circle and said a departing prayer, I think we felt and she felt a sense of calling to our church.” 

The letter said Saunders is “one of the first openly trans women ordained in Baptist life.”…

A former producer of popular sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” will lead the launch of a new faith-based television venture.

Mona Garcea will lead the project, which will be under the umbrella of faith-based studio “Kingdom.” Kingdom was launched last year by Jon and Andrew Erwin, Kevin Downes and Tony Young, and focuses on faith-based content.

“As we launch our television division with Mona, we could not be in better or more capable hands,” the Erwin brothers said in a statement, according to Deadline. “She has been on the front line of producing some of the best-loved and most successful series on television and she has been mentored by one of the most successful producers [Chuck Lorre] in the business. We could not be more thrilled or excited to welcome Mona to the Kingdom family.”

Responding to her appointment, Garcea said that “creating entertaining, inspirational and uplifting programming for television” is what she has been “dreaming about” for a long time. “Joining forces with Jon, Andrew, Kevin and Tony at Kingdom is truly a dream come true,” she added.

“Kingdom Television is here!!” Mona added on Instagram, noting that she was “excited to be on this journey.”

Kingdom’s first title is a movie based on the extraordinary life of Christian musician, Jeremy Camp – the “Walk by Faith” singer lost his…

This weekend, thousands of pro-life advocates met at gravesites for the unborn in the 7th annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, according to the Daily Wire.

Memorial services were held for the tens of thousands of children aborted across the country at several of the 52 designated gravesites honoring aborted babies.

“Our society has turned its back on these children, especially those who are most vulnerable—the poor, the minorities, those who are conceived to young mothers—and an event like this where we go to the gravesites reminds us that lives are cut out by abortion,” Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League said. “Whole generations have been snuffed out by abortion, so that’s why it’s critical for us to go out and mourn for these children to model for our society the attitude that we ought to have toward the unborn child.”

As part of the services, advocates share stories of the children buried, including how they were found and killed. One tombstone quotes Luke 23:34: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

The founders of the event anticipated that the services reminded pro-life advocates of the “profound” impact abortion has had on our country and to stir the hearts of those who are pro-choice.

Samantha Harrell, an organizer of a meeting in Decatur, Georgia, also hopes the…

Some Mississippi students in Walthall County are sitting out of classes in protest this week to send a message to their school, according to Faithwire.

According to a new district rule, student-led groups are no longer allowed to meet during instruction time, including a prayer group called First Priority.

Walthall County Schools Superintendent Wade Carney said the policy applies to all student-led organizations and First Priority is not being targeted. The organization can still meet before or after school.

But some high school students believe the new rule strips them of their freedom. The First Priority leaders started the protest earlier last week, shouting “No First Priority or no peace.”

“This will be my sixth year going to the high school,” Tylertown High senior Kaitlynn Brown told WLBT. “Well, we’ve had First Priority every year, and I just love seeing all of us come together and basically share the gospel with each other.”

The faith-based organization met once a month during school to pray, encourage one another, and sing.

Another senior, Aaliyah Lewis, agreed: “When I got to school, I just went there and protested because I feel like we deserve to have First Priority in school because children these days need God.”

Many students feel that the move also hurts their school.

“Our school spirit is really…

Hundreds of people gathered in Orlando over the weekend for the Freedom March, an event featuring men and women who say Jesus delivered them from the LGBT lifestyle.

According to the Christian Post, the men and women call themselves “overcomers.”

More than 400 people marched at the event, shouting as they walked, “Freedom in Christ. It’s so nice” and “When I say Jesus, you say freedom.”

Churches and local ministries also set up booths and tents at the Lake Eola Park event to support the Freedom March.

The march was organized by Angel Colon and Luis Javier Ruiz, both men who survived the shooting at the Orlando nightclub, Pulse, in 2016. Since the shooting, both men abandoned homosexuality and started a ministry called Fearless Identity.

Fearless Identity helps churches as they try to share God’s word with the LGBT community.

“It’s not a gay to straight thing, it’s a lost to saved thing,” Ruiz said.

Many of the event’s leaders had abandoned an LGBT lifestyle. The event’s worship leader, Edward Byrd, shared that he formerly identified as androgynous before he became a Christian. The Freedom March’s founder, Jeffrey Mccall, said he was a former transgender prostitute. The Uprooted Heart founder, MJ Nixon, who baptized people at the event, said she was a former lesbian.

The event also included a moment of silence for…