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RNS) — A Church of the Nazarene court has found one of its most prominent theologians guilty of affirming and advocating for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ members, contrary to the church’s teachings. After delivering the verdict on Saturday evening (July 28) against the Rev. Thomas Jay Oord of Nampa, Idaho, the court stripped Oord of his preaching credentials and expelled him from membership in the 2.5 million-member global denomination. “We, the members of the Regional Board of Discipline, unanimously find to a moral certainty and beyond a reasonable doubt … that Thomas Jay Oord is guilty of conduct unbecoming a...

Residents of a tiny Idaho town fought to stop their first Pride festival, but its LGBTQ organizer won out as he declared the 'gays are here!' Real estate agent Tom Wheeler, 27, did not expect any opposition when planned the family-friendly celebration of diversity and inclusion in Canyon County for June 9. But two weeks before the festival, Mayor Debbie Kling, released a statement claiming the event 'does not reflect the personal beliefs and convictions of myself, the Nampa City Council, and many living in Nampa.' She said although she had received requests to cancel the event, she had been...

BOISE — A former Idaho Department of Correction correctional officer has a court date set after prosecutors say she had illegal sexual contact with an inmate at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution. Miranda Ackerman, 29, of Nampa turned herself in to the Ada County Jail on Friday night, after a judge issued a warrant for her arrest, according to Patrick Orr, spokesman for the Ada County Sheriff’s Office. She’s charged with having sexual contact with an adult inmate, a felony, and unlawfully introducing contraband into a correctional institution, a misdemeanor. Police and prosecutors believe she had sexual contact with the...

NAMPA -- One man is in custody and police are looking for another suspect after a girl was shot in the parking lot of a Nampa business Wednesday night. The shooting happened at about 10:15 p.m. in the parking lot of Walmart on East Franklin Road. Nampa Police Capt. Curt Shankel said the 10-year-old victim was in the parking lot with her family to watch the fireworks show from the God and Country Family Festival at the nearby Ford Idaho Center when she was struck by a stray bullet. According to police, 21-year-old Ezri Garcia and another man got into...

Not allowed to excerpt Idaho Statemsman. This is a fairly nice article on what people thought about GW being here. Of course, it was ruined at the end by talking about Sheehan supporters. Article Here

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2005 – U.S. forces will stay in Iraq until the fight is won and the Iraqis are ready to defend their own freedom, President Bush said today. Addressing soldiers and family members of the Idaho National Guard in Nampa, Idaho, Bush said that as long as he is president, "we will stay, we will fight, and we will win the war on terrorism." The war in Iraq affects the safety and security of every American, Bush said, because America's enemies blend in with the civilian population and will stop at nothing to achieve their aims of death...

After more than 70 convictions, Nampan gets life for I-84 crashJudge: Defendant shows no hope for rehabilitation Darin Oswald / The Idaho Statesman A Nampa man will spend the rest of his life in prison for causing a crash on Interstate 84 in which a Caldwell firefighter lost part of his leg and his mother-in-law almost lost her life. Kenneth Michael Workman, 48, was sentenced Monday to life without parole as a persistent violator by 4th District Judge Deborah Bail. On Oct. 13, firefighter Anthony Barton and Diane King were between their two parked vehicles on the shoulder of Interstate...