A new church, independent of the Russian Orthodox Church, is being created in the Ukraine.

According to CBN, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the church would not be under Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s control or under the control of the Russian Orthodox Church.

He said the creation of the new church was “spiritual independence, which can be likened to political independence.”

“This day will go into history as a sacred day… the day of the final independence from Russia,” he said.

“Ukraine will no longer drink Moscow poison from the Moscow cup,” he added.

Last week, some 200 priests, bishops and other church leaders elected Metropolitan Epiphanius as the head of the new church.

“Today is a truly historic event,” Metropolitan Epiphanius said, according to The New York Times, “We were able to overcome various temptations, disagreements and unite in one church.”

Meanwhile, the split may signal more tension between Russia and the Ukraine. The two countries are already facing some conflict.

“Ukrainian officials have been raising alarms about what they say is a huge buildup of Russian troops, tanks and artillery pieces along their border that could signal preparations for an invasion,” the New York Times reported.

According to NPR, Epiphanius will travel to…

A pastor at the California megachurch “Bethel” has written a long-winded and fervent Instagram post in which he deemed the American abortion epidemic the “greatest atrocity of our time.”

Kris Vallotton wrote: “Remember this “fetus” is not human, it’s not a person, and therefore it’s not protected by our constitution. It is simply a blob of cells easily removed from the mothers, oops I meant woman’s womb without any side effects,” before adding, “have you ever heard such bull-crap in your life?!”

The post was accompanied by a photo depicting a newly-formed fetus.

Vallotton held nothing back, asserting that people “will do anything to justify their selfish lifestyles,” and implying that the massive number of babies whose lives are ended out of simple convenience.

In the biting post, Pastor Kris accosted Planned Parenthood and anyone who backs its activities, stating that the organization is “still funded by your tax dollars and by the harvesting of organs from these non-humans.”

“Funny how a blob of cells isn’t human but they have harvestable organs,” he posted. Planned Parenthood has been blamed of harvesting fetal organs for profitable gain in the past.

Some 638,169 abortions were noted to have taken place in 2015, according to the newest statistics provided by the…

A Texas-based aviation ministry announced last week that they are working to become the first Christian airline in the world.

According to CBN News, the ministry called Judah 1 shared last week that the Federal Aviation Administration had accepted their application to become its own airline as opposed to a private operator. 

Currently, Judah 1 is providing their service to Christians traveling domestically and internationally for mission trips and religious tours, CBN News reports.

“We serve missions minded Christian people of all denominations traveling to the mission fields of the world.  Our planes have delivered hundreds of missionaries and transported thousands of pounds of cargo. It is very rewarding to know how many Judah 1 and our partners have helped.  This includes the thousands who have been seen in medical clinics and the thousands who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior.  It is our passion to help you reach the estimated two and a half billion people who do not know Jesus and it only takes YOUR HANDS, GOD’S LOVE, OUR WINGS,” the ministry’s website details.

Judah 1 is working to become an airline to make the traveling experience for missionaries easier. In a video outlining the ministry’s growth plan, the ministry’s founder and CEO Everett Aaron noted that this move will eliminate the hecticness of…

A religious liberty group says a Catholic assisted living complex in Washington state has wrongly banned residents from saying “Merry Christmas” or displaying holiday decorations out of fear it will violate a federal law. 

Providence Place in Chehalis, Wash., is an assisting living apartment for senior citizens and receives government funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The building manager, Katrina Newman, told residents they are forbidden from celebrating Christmas, according to Alliance Defending Freedom.   

“As Christmas approached, Ms. Newman informed the residents that the Fair Housing Act prohibited residents from saying Merry Christmas, singing Christmas carols that reference Christ, or displaying any decorations referencing the Christian religion during the holiday season,” a letter from ADF to Providence Place states. 

But Newman did permit a Menorah in the public space because “it was cultural expression,” the letter says. ADF is asking the facility to restore the religious rights of its residents. A resident contacted ADF after she was told she couldn’t say Merry Christmas or celebrate the holiday.

“Americans don’t lose their constitutionally protected freedom to say ‘Merry Christmas’ or otherwise express their faith just because they live in a facility that accepts government funds,” said ADF…

A book from the “Shout You Abortion” movement will feature stories of women telling their reasons why they say “We’re not sorry” for choosing to have abortions.

The book of essays, called “Shout Your Abortion,” is compiled and edited by Amelia Bonow and Emily Nokes and according to the book’s site, “illustrates the profound liberatory and political power of defying shame and claiming sole authorship of our experiences.”

“Abortion is good for women, families, and communities, and the proof is reflected in our own lives,” says Lindy West in the book’s foreword. “Many of us have our careers or our children because of our abortions. Some of us would never have survived our abusers or our addictions without our abortions.”

The “Shout Your Abortion” movement started in 2015 after Bonow posted her abortion story on Facebook when the U.S. House of Representative votes to defund Planned Parenthood.

West shared the story and added the hashtag #shoutyourabortion.

Later, Bonow wrote an article for Salon, “My Abortion Made Me Happy: The Story That Started the #shoutyourabortion Movement.” In the article she said that she was high when she had the abortion.

“I’m telling you my story plainly, proudly, flippantly even, because we have all been brainwashed to believe that the absence of negative emotions around having an…