Weekend,
November 28th-29th
Trial begins
for late-term abortionist George Tiller
Preliminary
hearings are underway in Wichita, Kansas, for the trial of late-term abortionist
George Tiller. Read
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Psychologist
Encourages Stressed Americans to 'Choose Gratitude'
With millions
of Americans heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, many may find it hard
to be grateful as they experience the crunch from the economic downturn.
Scientists often overlook the powerful emotion of gratitude.
Read
More |
Kids Told
Not to Dress as 'Indians' at Plimoth Plantation
A nine-year-old
girl was recently asked to remove her "Indian" costume before entering
Plimoth Plantation, a historical site that allows visitors to experience
Plymouth, Mass. Read
More |
Government
warns of "catastrophic" U.S. quake
People
in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would
face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should
ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on
Thursday. More |
Obama’s
Small Donor List More Myth than Reality, Report Shows
It was
widely reported that Barack Obama's historic presidential win was fueled
by an army of small donors, often contributing $5 and $10, at an unheard
of rate in American history, but a recent study shows that Obama's small
donor base – and possibly reports of unparalleled youth-voter turnout –
was more myth than reality. Read
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President
of Indonesia calls for one single global currency
President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has proposed the use of one single global currency
to prevent pressures on currencies, in particularly the rupiah, when economic
crisis hits. Read
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Japanese
Zoo Tried to Mate Same-Sex Polar Bears
Tsuyoshi,
a four-year-old "male" polar bear, and his 11-year-old female partner,
Kurumi, have been living together since June at the Kushiro Municipal Zoo
in Hokkaido, northern Japan.
Read
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IBM to build
brain-like computers
IBM has
announced it will lead a US government-funded collaboration to make electronic
circuits that mimic brains. Read
More |
Wall St.
Church Dealing with Stressful Holiday
From Trinity
Church at the end of Wall Street, it's easy for the Rev. James Cooper to
see one effect of the devastating layoffs in the financial district. "There
are simply fewer people on the street," Trinity's rector said Tuesday.
Read
More |
Disgraced
Pastor Haggard Returns, As Christian Businessman
Earlier
this month, a guest took the pulpit at Open Bible Fellowship in Morrison,
Ill., a 350-member church surrounded by cornfields. The speaker was an
insurance salesman from Colorado named Ted Haggard.
Read
More |
Obama Skips
Church For Gym
President-elect
Barack Obama has yet to attend church services since winning the White
House earlier this month, a departure from the example of his two immediate
predecessors. Read
More |
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Thursday,
November 27th
NY Subway
Terror Threat Emerges On Busy Travel Day
Police
bolstered security in subways and trains Wednesday after the government
warned that al-Qaida suicide bombers were contemplating an attack on New
York's mass-transit systems during the holiday season. Read
More |
Teary-Eyed
Communists Cheer Obama Victory
Communist
Party USA leaders – including one who spoke with tears in his eyes – held
a confab at which they celebrated the election of Barack Obama as "the
biggest political realignment since the 1930s" and urged the immediate
implementation of socialist policies. Read
More |
Experts
Weigh in on 'Pardon' of John Lennon Over Jesus Comment
The recent
comment touted by some media outlets as the Vatican’s forgiveness of Beatles
legend John Lennon is not quite the papal pardon many think. Read
More |
USA Today:
Evangelicals Adopting Advent
Evangelical
Christians are adopting — and adapting — the rituals of Advent, the four
weeks leading up to Christmas that are traditionally celebrated by Catholics,
Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox and other liturgical churches. Read
More |
No
End to 'Hate Campaign' in India
No end
is in sight for the "hate campaign" against Christians and Dalits (formerly
known as untouchables) in India where after three months displaced victims
are still not able to return home. Read
More |
Egypt: Islamic
Judges strip Christian mothers of children
Muslim
judges are defying Islamic law in custody battles involving Christian mothers
and Muslim fathers to shield children from Christian influence.
Read
More |
eHarmony
Chastised for Abandoning Battle for Marriage
For nearly
a decade, born-again Christian Neil Clark Warren has been working to pair
up men and women to help create lasting marriages....While eHarmony’s past
efforts have been praised by the Christian community – the site’s initial
target – and pro-family conservatives – who helped give the site exposure
following its launch – a recent announcement by the company has left both
upset... Read
More |
Florida
Gulf Coast University Bans Christmas Decorations
Christmas
is just 30 days away, but Santa Claus won't be stopping by Florida
Gulf Coast University this holiday. He's not allowed on campus.
Read
More |
Christmas
Was First Banned In America... By Christians!
....Well,
here's something you most likely have never been taught in school or even
in church. Many of these same Christians who founded America actually banned
the celebration of Christmas. Yes, you read that right. Read
More |
Al Qaeda
Posts Wish List for American and Canadian Targets
On November
5, 2008, the day after the US Presidential Elections, the following text
was posted in a secondary al Qai’da forum. Read
More |
Americans
Teetering On $14 Trillion Pile of Debt
Free-spending
U.S. consumers who bought everything from homes to groceries on borrowed
money are running out of credit, and paying the bills will cost the world's
biggest economy and its trading partners dearly. Read
More |
New Evidence
Found For Herod's Tomb Site
Israeli
archaeologists are excavating what they believe is the tomb of King Herod,
the Roman Empire's proxy ruler of Israel at the time of Jesus Christ's
birth. More |
J. Falwell
Op-Ed: Will Atheists Outlaw National Day of Prayer?
A decade
ago, the U.S. Congress officially designated the first Thursday in May
as the National Day of Prayer. As part of that day, many communities across
our nation gather in public locales with the purpose of joining... Read
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Wednesday,
November 26th
Wall Street
Extends Dow's Rally To Third Day
Both the
Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index rallied
for a third straight session, the first time the Dow has accomplished that
feat since late August, Read
More |
NYC Churches
Ordered Not To Shelter Homeless
NY officials
have ordered 22 churches to stop providing beds to homeless people - they
must obey a rule requiring faith-based shelters to be open at least five
days a week, or not at all. Read
More |
Abortion
Is Key Issue in Georgia Senate Runoff
Pro-life
activists are coming to the aid of Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss as he
battles pro-choice Democrat Jim Martin in the Georgia runoff race.
More |
Opponents
of Stem Cell Research Now Face Tough Battle
When the
Bush presidency ends, opponents of embryonic stem cell research will face
a new political reality that many feel powerless to stop.
Read
More |
Miami Judge
Rules Against Florida Gay Adoption Ban
Florida's
strict law banning adoption of children by gay people was found unconstitutional
Tuesday by a state judge who declared there was no legal or scientific
reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.
Read
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Scholar:
Why Do Good in a Hopeless World?
"Why should
we try to do good ... to create good things out there in the world when
in fact all the hope that our society has lived on seems to be imploding
all around us?" posed one top biblical scholar.
Read
More |
Transcript:
Bob Jones Univ. Statement On Race
At BJU,
Scripture is our final authority for faith and practice and it is our intent
to have it govern all of our policies. It teaches that God created the
human race as one race. . History, reality and Scripture affirm that
in that act of creation was the potential for great diversity...
Read
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China, N.
Korea Reject U.N. Rights Abuse Charge
Communist
neighbors the People’s Republic of China and North Korea vehemently denied
that their governments engage in systematic torture of political and criminal
detainees as claimed by the United Nations. Read
More |
eHarmony Sells
Out To Homosexuals
A pro-family
activist says it appears the dating site eHarmony is more concerned about
potential court costs than standing up for Biblical values.
Read
More |
Preparing
for a Financial Meltdown In Charismatic Churches
Foreclosure.
Eviction. Bailouts. We’re hearing those terms a lot these days, and not
just in the newspaper’s business section. In the last two weeks three charismatic
churches that once enjoyed huge popularity have fallen on hard times.
Read
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German Home
Schooling Family Seeks Asylum in U.S.
A home
school advocate is helping a German family who is seeking asylum in the
United States. Read
More |
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Tuesday,
November 25th
New Anglican
Church Will Form in U.S.
A federation
of Anglican Christians will soon form a new Anglican church in North America.
Read
More |
Ted Haggard's
Return May Be Too Early, Some Say
Earlier
this month, a guest took the pulpit at Open Bible Fellowship in Morrison,
Ill., a 350-member church surrounded by cornfields. The speaker was an
insurance salesman from Colorado named Ted Haggard. Read
More |
Christian
Writer Zane Hodges Dies This Past Weekend
...Zane
was born on June 15th, 1932. He graduated from Wheaton College and then
Dallas Theological Seminary...Over the last 22 years Zane devoted himself
to writing and speaking....He wrote more than 10 books including The
Hungry Inherit, The Gospel Under Siege, Grace in Eclipse, Six Secrets of
the Christian Life, Harmony with God, Power to Make War, and stand-alone
commentaries on James and 1-3 John. Zane influenced thousands of pastors
and missionaries directly and hundreds of thousands by means of his writings.
Read
More |
GOP's Dilemma
- Social vs. Fiscal Conservatives
Mike Huckabee
says one of the underlying problems with the GOP is that a substantial
number of its leaders don't take conservative stances on social issues
and only care about the economy and smaller government.
Read
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Ireland
Facing 'Roe v. Wade' of Europe?
Ireland's
ban on abortion is being challenged before the European Court of Human
Rights in what is being called a "pivotal case." The Family Research Council
and Alliance Defense Fund are defending the country's right to life and
have presented a brief to the court. Read
More |
Child Deaths
Revive Concerns over Faith Healing
When Dr.
Seth Asser saw row after row of flat headstones marking children's graves
in a small cemetery not far from the end of the historic Oregon Trail,
he knew many of these early deaths should not have happened.
Read
More |
Southern
Baptists Gear Up for Ambitious Mission Plan
Southern
Baptist churches are being recruited to join a massive 12-year long, grassroots
evangelism plan to share the Gospel with every person in North America
by 2020. Pilot editions of God’s Plan for Sharing (GPS) will be launched
in five states. Read
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Catholic
Gonzaga University Rejects Pro-Life Fliers
The student
publication board at the Jesuit-run Gonzaga University has again rejected
pro-life advertisements sponsored by the Human Life Alliance.
More |
Woman in
China Won't Be Forced to Have Abortion
Chinese
authorities succumbed to international pressure, especially from U.S. politicians,
and will not force a six-month pregnant woman to undergo an abortion procedure.
Read
More |
Pope Questions
Path of Interfaith Dialogue
Pope Benedict
XVI questioned the current direction of interfaith dialogue on Sunday,
but maintained that talks between religious groups are still needed albeit
it might need some changes. Read
More |
Albert Mohler
Commentary: Is it Legitimate To Question God?
A recent
caller to my radio program raised an issue of obvious personal urgency.
He explained that he and his wife had recently experienced the death of
a young child. He spoke of his faith in Christ and of his desire
to be obedient. "But, can we question God?" he asked.
Read
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Praying-Coach
Case Heads to Supreme Court
The Alliance
Defense Fund and other pro-liberty organizations are filing friend- of-the-court
briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Marcus Borden, a New Jersey
football coach barred from silently bowing his head or kneeling during
pre-game prayers. Read
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Christian
Prayer Group Assaulted by Homosexual Mob
A mob
of homosexuals sexually and physically assaulted a group of Christians
praying together in the city's Castro District last week, in apparent retaliation
for the recent defeat of homosexual marriage in California.
Read
More |
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Monday,
November 24th
Investor
Fear Remains Deep Despite Friday's 1-Day Rally
Since
the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of
slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are
about what is likely to be a long and deep recession.
Read
More |
CIA Misled
Congress About The Downing Of Missionary Plane In Peru
CIA personnel
lied to Congress in April 2001 about a missionary plane shot down in Peru
that killed a woman and her 7-month-old daughter, the CIA inspector general
revealed in a report being released by California Rep. Pete Hoekstra on
Thursday. Read
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Police:
Wife Shot and Killed At New Jersey Church
A gunman
entered a northern New Jersey church during Sunday services and shot three
people in the vestibule, killing his estranged wife and injuring the other
two before fleeing, authorities said. Read
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Archaeologists
Unearth 'Largest' Church in Syria
Archaeologists
in central Syria have unearthed the remnants of an 8th century church,
an antiquities official said Thursday. A Syrian-Polish archaeological team
recently discovered the church in the ancient city of Palmyra... Read
More |
Court Will
Decide Whether Campus Evangelism Is a Crime
The so-called
"free-speech code" of Yuba Community College District is under federal
court scrutiny. Read
More |
NYC
Churches Ordered Not To Shelter Homeless
NY officials
have ordered 22 churches to stop providing beds to homeless people - they
must obey a rule requiring faith-based shelters to be open at least five
days a week, or not at all. Read
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Keep Wednesday
Nights Reserved for Church, Clergy Say
Clergy
in the St. Cloud area are asking coaches and school activity directors
to maintain the longtime tradition of keeping Wednesday nights free for
church. That's the night traditionally reserved for confirmation, youth
group and other religious programs. Read
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Michael
Jackson Announces Intention to Convert to Islam
American
pop star Michael Jackson has officially announced that he has been following
the five tenets of Islam and intends to convert to Islam, according to
a report on the website of Arab-Israeli newspaper Panorama.
Read
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Report:
Hindu Groups in India Offering Rewards to Kill Christians
Extremist
Hindu groups offered money, food and alcohol to mobs to kill Christians
and destroy their homes, according to Christian aid workers in the eastern
India state of Orissa. Read
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Indiana
Court Allows Religious License Plate
"In God
We Trust" license plates have survived a court challenge in Indiana. More |
Media Ignoring
Violence & Intimidation of 'Gay' Protestors
A wave
of quasi-fascism has descended upon California and touched several other
states. But instead of exposing the abuse, the media are ignoring it. Read
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Am Thinker:
The United Methodist Church vs. George W. Bush
...In
an April 3, 2005, a full-page magazine ad entitled "A Prophetic Epistle
from United Methodists Calling Our Brother George W. Bush to Repent"
appeared. Signed by 120 United Methodist officials and several bishops,
the letter demanded the president "to repent
from domestic foreign policies that are incompatible with the teaching
and example of Christ." Read
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Dad Links
Christian Son's Suicide To Dawkins' Atheist Book
A New
York man is linking the suicide of his 22-year-old son, a military veteran
who had bright prospects in college, to the anti-Christian book "The God
Delusion" by Richard Dawkins after a college professor challenged the son
to read it. Read
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Atheist
Military -- A Sign Of the End Times?
A former
evangelical Navy chaplain hopes that president-elect Barack Obama will
not take actions aimed at completely removing any vestige of Christianity
from the United States military. Read
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Sharper
Iron Article: Why Some Missionaries Don’t Plant Churches
Andrew
Walls states that “one of the few things that are predictable about third-millennium
Christianity is that it will be more culturally diverse than Christianity
has ever been before." If Walls’ assessment is correct, then greater
attention must be given to preparing cross-cultural workers for the complex
challenges they face in effectively crossing cultural boundaries with the
gospel. Read
More |
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Weekend,
November 22nd-23rd
Bob Jones
Univ. To Lay Off 55 from Staff
Bob Jones
University has notified 55 employees that their jobs will be eliminated
by the end of the school year. Brian Scoles, BJU spokesman, said the positions
being cut are within the university's support staff. Read
More |
More Christian
Colleges May Close in Ailing Economy
...Late
last month, the small Christian college with just 280 students and $4 million
in debt announced that it would shut down at the end of the current academic
year. Read
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Kin Outraged,
Distraught Over Teen's Cyber Suicide
The family
of a college student who killed himself live on the Internet say they're
horrified his life ended before a virtual audience, and infuriated that
viewers of the live webcam or operators of the Web site that hosted it
didn't act sooner to save him. Read
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Huckabee:
America Is Still Conservative
Former
presidential candidate Mike Huckabee disagrees with those who claim Barack
Obama's election victory as a sign of national unity. Read
More |
Getting
the Whole Story Out on Christians and Homosexuality
For many
Americans, all they've heard is that Christians are "anti-gay." But few,
if any, especially in the media, have given the public the "whole story"
about churches and their persistent efforts to protect what they believe
is God's definition of marriage. Read
More |
Bob
Jones Univ. Apologizes for Racist Policies
Bob
Jones University is apologizing for racist policies that included a one-time
ban on interracial dating and its unwillingness to admit black students
until 1971. In a statement posted Thursday on its Web site, the fundamentalist
Christian school founded in 1927 in northwestern South Carolina says its
rules on race were shaped by culture instead of the Bible.
Read
More |
Self-Esteem
Movement Creates 'Arrogant' Teens
A pro-family
advocate says a recent study published in Psychological Science highlights
the problem of too much positive reinforcement. Read
More |
Year Later,
Baby Ordered Back To Adoptive Parents
The Nebraska
Supreme Court on Friday ordered a year-old boy back into the home of an
adoptive couple who had to give him up months ago after not telling the
biological family the woman was pregnant. Read
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'Dirty Dancing'
Ban Holds, Town Pays Thousands
A small
North Carolina town is caving in to the American Civil Liberties Union
over an eight-year-old case of "dirty dancing." Read
More |
Americans Still
Giving Despite Economic Downturn
As more
Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food
banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity
of their neighbors and finding that even when times are tough, people still
give. Read
More |
Gay Activists
Engage In 'Hate Crimes' Against Christians
Homosexual
militants have been conducting legal demonstrations in opposition to Proposition
8's victory in the election; however, one Christian believes the
increased
attacks and harassment of supporters of traditional marriage are illegal
and should be treated as such. Read
More |
L.A. Mayor
Suggests Jesus Would Allow Same-Sex Marriage
Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told a crowd of cheering homosexuals that Jesus
wouldn't discriminate against "gays," suggesting that God would allow same-sex
marriage. Read
More |
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Friday,
November 21st
Stocks In
Freefall: Dow Plunges Another 444 Points
The Dow
Jones Industrial Average fell 444.99 points, or 5.56%, to 7552.29, the
broader S&P 500 lost 54.14 points, or 6.71%, to 752.44 and the Nasdaq
slid 70.30 points, or 5.07%, to 1316.12 Read
More |
Vermont
Legislator Plans Push for Gay Marriage
A
Vermont legislator plans to introduce a bill to allow gay marriage in the
state that first approved civil unions for same-sex couples. State Sen.
John Campbell, a Democrat, says he will sponsor the bill in the legislative...
Read
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Calif. Supreme
Court To Take Up Gay Marriage Ban
California's
highest court has agreed to hear legal challenges to a new ban on gay marriage,
but is refusing to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules.
Read
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Texas Reviews
Evolution Teaching Mandate
The Texas
Board of Education on Wednesday heard public arguments for and against
a current science standard that requires students to be taught the "strengths
and weaknesses" of evolution. A majority of board members are in favor
of retaining the language. Read
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Scientists
Say Copernicus' Remains, Grave Found
Researchers
said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by
comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century
astronomer's books. Read
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Salvation
Army Launches Appeal for Christmas Gifts
The Salvation
Army launched its Christmas present appeal on Thursday with a challenge
to the public to purchase gifts for people in need as the financial crisis
threatens to overshadow the celebrations for many this year. Read
More |
The View Co-Host
Calls Homeschoolers “Demented”
In a pair
of squabbles with conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, The View’s
Joy Behar labeled homeschoolers “demented” and Sarah Palin an “airhead.”
Read
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Jane Chastain
Op-Ed: Girl Scouts Go Hard Left – And Downhill
"Change"
was the buzzword for the Obama campaign. Change was also the buzzword at
the 51st Girl Scout National Council Session and Convention held earlier
this month in Indianapolis, Ind. It stands as further proof that change
is not always for the better. Read
More |
London Couple
Refused for Adoption over Spanking...Again
Despite
a court order to reconsider its former decision, the Newham county council
in east London has again refused permission for a local couple to adopt
the baby sister of their previously adopted son. Read
More |
Supreme Court
To Review Barack's Citizenship
A case
that challenges President-elect Barack Obama's name on the 2008 election
ballot citing questions over his citizenship has been scheduled for a "conference"
at the U.S. Supreme Court. Read
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Christian'
Dating Service Agrees to Provide Same-Sex Matches
Internet
dating service eHarmony has officially agreed to begin matching homosexual
couples, beginning next year. Read
More |
Vatican
Cardinal: "A New World Order is Gaining Ground"
Speaking
at the opening of the 23rd plenary assembly for the Pontifical Council
for the Laity, the president of the Council, Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko,
warned, "The idea of creating a 'new man' completely detached from the
Judeo-Christian tradition, a new 'world order,' a new 'global ethic,' is
gaining ground." Read
More |
2 in 3 Believe
Values of Most Americans Not Shared by Hollywood
A majority
of the people in America believes TV and movie executives do not
share the religious and moral values ofmost people in the country, according
to a recently released survey. Read
More |
Obama Is
Warned To Beware of a ‘Huge Threat’ from al-Qaeda
Barack
Obama is being given ominous advice from leaders on both sides of the Atlantic
to brace himself for an early assault from terrorists. Read
More |
Pat Boone:
Homosexual Madness-Attacking Catholics, Mormons
On TV
last night and again today, I saw it. I hope you did too. All Americans
need to see what happened – and is continuing to happen. It was in Palm
Springs, Calif. A little white-haired lady, carrying what looked like a
Styrofoam cross, suddenly found herself engulfed in a demonstration raging
on the sidewalk. Read
More |
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Thursday,
November 20th
Focus on
the Family Slashes 200-Plus Positions
Focus
on the Family says it has eliminated more than 200 positions, the largest
staff cuts in the evangelical Christian group's 31-year history. Read
More |
Obama's Church
Choice Likely To Be Scrutinized
Churches
in the nation's capital have started extending invitations to President-elect
Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their
ties to presidents past and to Obama himself. Read
More |
Prop. 8
Opponents Show 'Intolerance', 'Hypocrisy'
The war
against passage of Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment that California
voters approved to protect traditional marriage, continues. More |
Al-Qaida
No. 2 Insults Obama With Racial Epithet
Al-Qaida's
No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Obama in a message posted
Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply
he does the bidding of whites Read
More |
Controversy
Over Catholic Support for Obama Heats Up in SC
The administrator
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston has repudiated a South Carolina
priest who told his parishioners they should not take Holy Communion if
they voted for Barack Obama. Read
More |
Indiana
Court Upholds 'In God We Trust' Plate
The Indiana
Court of Appeals issued a ruling Monday that affirmed Indiana's "In God
We Trust" plates are constitutional. Read
More |
Cop Arrests
Teen, Orders Her To Flash Breasts
A former
police officer has pleaded guilty to faking the arrest of an 18-year-old
while on duty and promising to let her go if she exposed her breasts. More |
Conservative
Anglicans Push Rival American Body
Anglican
leaders who have split from The Episcopal Church plan to take a major step
in the formation of what will essentially be a separate and rival body
by releasing a proposed constitution next month. Read
More |
Last-Minute
Bush Abortion Ruling Causes Furor
A last-minute
Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care
providers who oppose abortion on religious or moral grounds has provoked
a torrent of objections Read
More |
Proof of
Third Trimester Abortions in Canada
While
the legal situation in Canada is such that, in theory, abortion on demand
is permitted up until birth, there has been a dearth of information regarding
how late into pregnancy abortions are routinely performed in Canada...
Read
More |
Hindu Militants
Offer Bribes to Hurt Christians, Says Rights Group
Incentives
such as money, food, foreign liquor, gasoline, among others things are
being used to mobilize Hindu extremists against the religious group that
makes up only two percent of India’s population. Read
More |
Billy Graham
Team Assists Calif. Fire Victims
A Billy
Graham Rapid Response Team of crisis-trained chaplains was deployed this
week to Southern California where “mega” blazes of fire have destroyed
more than 800 homes and thousands of acres in the last few days. Read
More |
Zondervan
Acquires Megachurch's Community-Building Program
In keeping
with its vision for digital growth, Christian communications company Zondervan
has acquired The City, a proprietary online community-building software
program created by one of America’s most recognized churches. More |
Baptist
Body Rejects Fund over Woman Pastor
The Georgia
Baptist Convention recently changed its policy on receiving monetary gifts
to allow it to refuse funds from churches that were “not in cooperation
and harmony” with the Southern Baptist Convention. Read
More |
France’s
Sarkozy Says U.S. Power in Global Economy is Diminishing
The United
States will have to share its role as the world’s economic leader, French
President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday regarding the global economic summits.
Read
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Gays Attack Church
During Worship Service in Michigan
Worshippers
at a Bible-teaching church in Lansing, Mich., were stunned Sunday when
members of a pro-homo- sexual, pro-anarchy organization named Bash Back
interrupted their service to fling propaganda and condoms... Read
More |
EU Says
It's 100 Days Till A New World Economic Order
European
Union leaders backed a 100-day deadline by which the world's leading economies
should decide urgent global finance reforms, French President Nicolas Sarkozy
said on Friday. Read
More |
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Wednesday,
November 18th
Pelosi:
Calif. Voters Just Didn't Grasp the Meaning of Proposition 8
In an
interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Democratic House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi offered her explanation for why Californians voted to pass the true
marriage ballot measure, Proposition 8: they just didn't understand what
they were voting for. Read
More |
Arkansas Seizes
21 More Kids From Evangelist's Group
Arkansas
authorities have taken into protective custody 21 children associated with
the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries based on allegations of neglect and
physical abuse. Three children were seized Tuesday at the Texarkana courthouse,
the site of custody hearings this week... Read
More |
Study: Americans
to Spend Less This Holiday, but Donate More
Seven
in ten adults said they will spend less money on holiday presents this
year, according to the findings of a World Vision survey, conducted by
Harris Interactive. But nearly half of U.S. adults responded that they
are now more likely to give a charitable gift as a holiday present.
Read
More |
Obama Invited
to Find Next Church Home
Churches
in the nation's capital have started extending invitations to President-elect
Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their
ties to presidents past and to Obama himself. Read
More |
First Steps of
the Coming Middle East Policy Change
History
will record that Barack Obama’s first act of diplomacy as America’s president-elect
took place two days after his election victory, when he dispatched his
senior foreign-policy adviser, Robert Malley, to meet with Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad—to outline for them
the forthcoming administration’s Mideast policy vis-à-vis those
nations. Read
More |
Mormons
Face Chilling Threats & Vandalism for Prop. 8 Support
Homosexualists
are continuing to vent their rage against Mormons for supporting true marriage
in California, and are issuing increasingly hostile threats to accompany
a steady stream of vandalism. Read
More |
Home-School
Family Harassed By Social Worker
A home
school legal advocate is disturbed by the recent actions of a social worker
in Florida. Read
More |
Ky. Inmate
Who Escaped Jail Returns On His Own
Chad Toy's
escape from jail wasn't what shocked his jailers; it was his plea to be
let back in. "When I rang the bell at the jail and told them who I was,
they were surprised," Toy told The Paducah (Ky.) Sun newspaper. "I guess
they haven't seen that before." Read
More |
ORU: Roberts
Gets $450K ... Employees Get Pink Slips
Oral Roberts
University will lay off about 100 employees, the announcement coming days
after a settlement with its scandal-plagued president. Read
More |
Court Overrules
“Bizarre” Decision against Spanking Couple
A court
has ruled in favour of a British couple who had appealed a decision by
a local council to bar them from adopting a baby girl on the grounds that
they sometimes used spanking to discipline their son. Read
More |
Obama, Religion,
and the U.S. Military
A former
evangelical Navy chaplain is appalled that a coalition of atheists and
agnostics want to squelch the religious expression of Christians in the
military. Read
More |
Pro-Palestinian
Activists Using Christmas Carols As Protest Songs
To mark
the holiday season, British pro-Palestinian activists have announced plans
to hold an evening of “traditional carols with untraditional lyrics” to
protest Israeli policies in Bethlehem. Read
More |
Methodists
Continue Downward Spiral With "Inclusive Philosophy"
A religious
watchdog organization says the recent unauthorized ordination ceremony
for a lesbian and another woman who champions homosexual rights is evidence
of the theological tailspin plaguing the historic United Methodist Church
in Maryland. Read
More |
Gay Marriage
Supporters Across America Protest California Ban
Gay rights
supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities
coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in
California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to
wed. More |
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Tuesday,
November 18th
Wisconsin
Woman Pleads No Contest in Toilet Corpse Case
A woman
accused of helping her religious leader hide a decaying corpse on her toilet
so they could continue collecting her Social Security was convicted of
a misdemeanor in a deal for her to testify against the leader, a prosecutor
said Monday. Read
More |
Baptist
State Conventions Report Budget Deficits
The economic
crisis has taken its toll on Americans rich and poor and Southern Baptist
churches are no exception. Baptist state conventions are reporting shortcomings
in their 2008 budget as they meet across the country this month for their
annual state gatherings. Read
More |
Video Shows Gay
'Marriage' Backers Terrorizing Cross-Carrying Elderly Woman and Reporter
Video
footage from KPSP CBS 2 Palm Spring News shows Proposition 8 protesters
surrounding an elderly woman and the reporter trying to interview her,
shouting and blocking the camera's view of the woman, ultimately forcing
the two to flee from the encircling crowd.
Read
More |
North Carolina
Marine Base Bans Anti-Islam Decals
A law
firm that defends and promotes America's Christian heritage has filed suit
against Marine officials on a behalf of a veteran who was ordered not to
express his opposition to Islamic terrorism while driving on military installations.
More |
World Asked
to Help Craft an Online Charter for Religious Harmony
A website
launched Friday with the backing of technology industry and Hollywood elite
urges people worldwide to help craft a framework for harmony between all
religions. Read
More |
Serbian
Dr. Who Aborted 48,000 Babies Becomes Pro-Life Activist
The Spanish
daily "La Razon" has published an article on the pro-life conversion of
a former "champion of abortion." Stojan Adasevic, who performed 48,000
abortions, sometimes up to 35 per day, is now the most important pro-life
leader in Serbia, after spending 26 years as the most renowned abortion
doctor in the country. Read
More |
International
Furor over Forced Abortion Case in China
Arzigul
Tursun, who lives in China’s far northwest region, is more than six months
pregnant and is being hounded by authorities who want her to have an abortion.
Tursun already has two children with her husband. Read
More |
Debate On
Pledge In School Tears Up Vermont Town
No one's
sure when daily recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance fell by the wayside
at Woodbury Elementary School. But efforts to restore them have erupted
into a bitter dispute in this tiny (pop. 810) Vermont town, with school
officials blocking the exercise from classrooms amid concerns that it holds
nonparticipating children up to scorn. Read
More |
Church Leader
Irritated by Stereotypes in Post-Election Coverage
A prominent
evangelical from Fuller Theological Seminary is irritated for being stereotyped
by the national media since the election of Democrat Barack Obama as U.S.
president. "As an evangelical I hadn't realized that I had been 'post-ed'
as a result of the Obama victory." Read
More |
New President
for the American Bible Society Announced
The American
Bible Society Board Chairman Dr. Dennis C. Dickerson announced that the
Reverend Dr. R. Lamar Vest has accepted the Board of Trustees' invitation
to serve as the next president of the American Bible Society. Following
a short period of transition, Dr. Vest will take on the full responsibilities
as the American Bible Society's next president beginning January 1, 2009.
Read
More |
Born Alive
Infant Death Case Revisited
Florida
pro-life organizations continue to press for charges in a born alive infant
death case that has been on the books for more than two years.
Read
More |
Mormon Church
Facing IRS Investigation, Protests for Prop. 8
Leaders
and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) across
the country are suffering further retribution for the church's support
for Proposition 8 in California. Read
More |
United Nations
Urges India to Legalize Sodomy
A representative
of the United Nations Organization is openly urging India to legalize sodomy
in the midst of a trial over the constitutionality of its law prohibiting
unnatural sexual behavior. Read
More |
Atheist
Holiday Ads Say 'Just Be Good' For Christmas
You better
watch out. There is a new combatant in the Christmas wars. Ads proclaiming,
"Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake," will appear on
Washington buses starting next week and running through December.
Read
More |
American
Humanists To Launch ‘Godless Holiday’ Ads
The American
Humanist Association (AHA) announced the launch of a $40,000 “godless holiday”
ad campaign in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in which more than 200 placards
will be placed in and on the city’s metro buses. Read
More |
Bush Says
His Faith Sustained Him Through Presidency
President
George W. Bush said Thursday that faith changed his life long ago and has
sustained him through the challenges of his presidency. Read
More |
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MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 17TH
Pro-Life
Groups Gear Up To Face Obama Administration
Pro-life
groups are looking forward to a busy four years while Barack Obama is in
office. Read
More |
Calif. Homosexuals
Try to 'Gut Democratic Process'
Attorneys
are getting set to square off before the California Supreme Court to protect
traditional marriage. Read
More |
Survey: Churches Less
Active in '08 Election
Churches
were less active in this year’s election process than in 2004, according
to a recently released survey. Read
More |
Communist
Party Strategist Maps Out Obama's Agenda
The enactment
of a "single payer" socialist health care system; passing laws to make
joining a labor union easier; raising the minimum wage and increasing labor
union support – all these are just some of the policies the Community Party
USA has mapped out as crucial for Obama to push through during his term
of office. Read
More |
Biden’s
Pro-Abortion Stance Rejected by His Hometown Bishop
Rev. Joseph
F. Martino, bishop of the diocese of Scranton, Pa., the city lifelong Catholic
Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) claims as his hometown and the place that inspired
his values, has condemned the vice president-elect for his pro-abortion
position. Read
More |
Pope
Says Catholics in Politics Must Follow Faith
Benedict
says it is necessary that a new generation of Catholics in politics be
"coherent" with the faith they profess. He also recommends that they act
with moral rigor and work passionately for the common good. Read
More |
Fort Worth
is 4th Episcopal Diocese to Break Away
The theologically
conservative Diocese of Fort Worth voted Saturday to split from the liberal-leaning
Episcopal Church, the fourth traditional diocese to do so in a long-running
debate over the Bible, gay relationships and other issues. More |
Methodist
Group Ordains Lesbian for Inclusivity's Sake
A religious
watchdog organization says the recent unauthorized ordination ceremony
for a lesbian and another woman who champions homosexual rights is evidence
of the theological tailspin plaguing the historic United Methodist Church
in Maryland. Read
More |
Obama Has
More Threats Than Other Presidents-Elect
Threats
against a new president historically spike right after an election, but
from Maine to Idaho law enforcement officials are seeing more against Barack
Obama than ever before. Read
More |
Piedmont Baptist Bible
College and Atlantic Baptist Bible College to Merge
On October
28, 2008 the Atlantic Baptist Bible College Board of Directors voted unanimously
to approve a merger with Piedmont Baptist College and Graduate School in
Winston-Salem, NC. Read
More |
Tithe Your Way Out of
Debt?
Many believers
say the Bible has an answer for any problem, even money and finances. As
millions of Americans try to dig out of debt during a tough economic climate,
one Maryland woman said she needed to look no further than the Good Book
for her financial guidance. Read
More |
Ted Haggard
Speaks on Scandal for First Time
Ex-evangelical
leader Ted Haggard, who fell from grace after the exposure of his sex and
drug scandal two years ago, recently opened up about the dark secret from
his past that likely led to his downfall as an adult. Read
More |
Orissa Bishops
Warn of 'Master Plan' to Wipe-Out Christianity
Catholic
bishops from the persecution ravaged state of Orissa warned this week that
Hindu extremists have a “master plan” to wipe out Christianity in the remote
eastern Indian state. Read
More |
Will Israel
Strike at Iran Before Obama Takes Over?
....And
it is this same period in 2008/09 that provides an "attractive date" for
Israel to strike Iran's nuclear program, according to historian Benny Morris.
In June, Morris wrote an op-ed for The New York Times in which he theorized
that Israel would likely strike Iran between November 5 and January 19,
the day before Obama is sworn in. Read
More |
Clergymen
Arrested After Brawl Next to Jesus' Tomb Site
Israeli
police rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches Sunday and arrested
two clergymen after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next
to the site of Jesus' tomb. Read
More |
After Calif.
Loss, Gays Get Right To Wed In Connecticut
Same-sex
couples exchanged vows Wednesday for the first time in Conn- ecticut amid
cheers and tears of joy, while gay activists planned protests across
the country over the vote that took away their right to marry in California.
Read
More |
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Friday,
November 14th
Retail Sales
Fall by Record Amount In October
Retail
sales plunged by the largest amount on record in October as the financial
crisis and the slumping economy caused consumers to sharply cut back on
their spending. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales...
Read
More |
SC priest:
No Communion for Obama Supporters
A South
Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should
refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because
the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him "constitutes
material cooperation with intrinsic evil." Read
More |
Radical
Homosexuals Plan Day of 'Intolerance'
Activist
homosexual leaders are planning a day of protest this Saturday over losing
the traditional marriage battles in three states. Read
More |
Rick Warren
Gives Input on Economy, Prop 8
Purpose
Driven Life Pastor Rick Warren weighed in on the economic downturn
and President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed plan to redistribute wealth
during an interview this week. Read
More |
Teacher
'berates' student for supporting John McCain
A spokeswoman
for the Independent Women's Forum says a YouTube video has surfaced that
highlights the problem of political indoctrination in U.S. schools.
Read
More |
Gun
Owners Not Welcome on Obama's Team?
President-elect
Barack Obama's transition team is showing its hostility toward lawful firearm
owners by "weeding out" job applicants who own firearms themselves, a Second
Amendment group says. Read
More |
World Leaders
Meet for U.N. Religious Tolerance Talk
Heads
of state convened at the U.N. headquarters to begin talks on how to foster
religious tolerance. But Saudi Arabia’s leadership role in the conference
made representatives and human rights groups question the amount of progress
the gathering would yield. Read
More |
Homosexuals
Protest Warren’s Church for Pro-Marriage Position
Hundreds
of angry anti-Proposition 8 protesters targeted Rick Warren’s Saddleback
Church in California last Sunday. Read
More |
Disgraced
Pastor Haggard Claims He Was Abused as a Child
Disgraced
evangelical pastor Ted Haggard says he was sexually abused as a child and
that the experience "started to rage in my mind and in my heart" when he
was caught up in a sex scandal involving a male prostitute. Haggard made
the remarks in two recent sermons in Morrison, Ill., ABC's "Good Morning
America" reported Wednesday. Read
More |
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Thursday,
November 13th
 |
Obama's
Kingdom Comes....
Obama's campaign
headquarters in Lake City, Fla., has posted a victory sign in its window
stating, "To God be the glory. Great things he has done. Obama. Thy
kingdom come, thy will be done." The sign, prominently posted
in the front window, is visible from the street. As WND reported, some
of Obama's supporters have regarded him as a Messiah figure, heralding
a new age. READ
MORE |
Ted Haggard
Speaks on Scandal for First Time
Ex-evangelical
leader Ted Haggard, who fell from grace after the exposure of his sex and
drug scandal two years ago, recently opened up about the dark secret from
his past that likely led to his downfall as an adult. Read
More |
Catholic
Bishops Will Fight Obama on Abortion
The nation's
Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration
over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom
could be under attack in the new presidential administration. Read
More |
Doctors
Say Marrow Transplant May Have Cured AIDS
An American
man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20
months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used
to fight leukemia, his doctors said Wednesday. Read
More |
Post-election
harassment continues over marriage amendment
Protests
and vandalism continue in California over success in passing Proposition
8, which overturned the state Supreme Court's ruling legalizing homosexual
"marriage." Read
More |
Military
Atheists Want New Rules On Prayer
A coalition
of atheists and agnostics wants the new White House to protect young military
members from what they see as rampant religious discrimination in the services.
Read
More |
Couple Rejected
as Adoptive Parents over Support for Spanking
Despite
the fact that it remains lawful in the UK for parents to spank their children
as a disciplinary measure, couples who support the practice are being discriminated
against by council officials in charge of foster parenting and adoptions,
a recent case has revealed. Read
More |
Sharper
Iron Article: The Priority of the Gospel
The human
author of God’s epistle to the Hebrews first summarized the superiority
of the Son to the prophets of the nation and then stressed how strongly
God had announced ahead of time the superiority of His Messiah to the angels.
Read
More |
Breaking
Down the 'Faith' Vote...
A survey
by the Barna Group provides details of how people of faith voted in last
week's presidential election. Read
More |
Montreal
Promotes Tourism to Gays with Ad Suggesting Public Sex
Quebec's
tourism industry has received a boost from a ten-year-old homosexual tourism
campaign that now includes a new ad suggesting a homosexual sexual encounter
on a major Montreal street in broad daylight. Read
More |
Images on
Soccer Balls Offend Muslim Sensibilities
An Islamic
clerics' group in South Africa is protesting the appearance of Koranic
text in advertising and promotional merchandise for the soccer World Cup,
which the country is hosting in 2010. Read
More |
Bush Moves
To Close Door On Web Gambling
The Bush
administration is moving in its last weeks to complete regulations to enforce
a controversial law that seeks to block Internet gambling. Read
More |
White House
‘Very Concerned’ About Transition Attack
White
House press secretary Dana Perino warned Thursday that the administration
is “very concerned” about the threat of a terror attack during the
transition or the early weeks of the Obama administration. Read
More |
Billy Graham
Would Like to Meet, Pray with Obama
Billy
Graham has counseled every American president since Dwight Eisenhower.
But the evangelist known for his globe-trotting crusades has no plans to
mentor Barack Obama, though his son did say his father would like to meet
the president-elect and pray with him. Read
More |
Churches
Across America Reflect On Obama Election
Jubilation,
pride and relief permeated pews and pulpits at predominantly black churches
across the country on the first Sunday after Barack Obama's election, with
congregrants blowing horns, waving American flags and raising their hands
to the
heavens.
Read
More |
California
Democratic Legislators Urge Judges to Void Prop. 8
43 Democratic
legislators in both of California's legislative houses, including the leaders
of the Senate and Assembly, filed a brief requesting that state Supreme
Court judges void Proposition 8. Read
More |
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Wednesday,
November 12th
Nation Honors
Sacrifice on Veterans Day
Americans
throughout the nation will celebrate Veterans Day today in honor of members
of the U.S. armed forces who sacrificed their lives to defend their country.
Read
More |
Obama Offers
'Open Door' to Gender-Confused
A conservative
activist is expressing alarm over president-elect Barack Obama's plan to
expand a Clinton-era executive order that provides special protections
for federal employees based on their sexual behavior. Read
More |
Communist Party
Ecstatic Over '08 Election Results
Hailing
Barack Obama's win as a victory for the "working class," the Communist
Party USA is calling on the president-elect to carry out his promises,
including his noted commitment to "spread the wealth." Read
More |
California
Dems Seek To Overturn Gay Marriage Ban
43 Democratic
legislators, including leaders of the California Senate and Assembly, filed
a brief Monday urging that the California Supreme Court void Proposition
8, which bans gays marriage. Read
More |
‘Apartheid’
Israel, Islamophobia On Agenda for U.N. Racism Meeting
The United
States has voiced concerns about an upcoming U.N. conference against racism,
but a decision on whether to attend the Israel-bashing conference or boycott
it will be up to the Obama administration. Read
More |
Catholic
Support for Obama Presents Problems for Church
U.S. Roman
Catholic bishops, meeting a week after the election, are re-examining how
they explain church teaching after President-elect Obama, who supports
abortion rights, won a majority of Catholic votes. Read
More |
Jewish Group
Wants Mormons To Stop Proxy Baptisms
Holocaust
survivors said Monday they were abandoning negotiations with the Mormon
church over its posthumous baptisms of Jews who were killed in Nazi death
camps Read
More |
Study: Deadly
Stomach Bug More Common Than Thought
A nasty,
sometimes deadly stomach bug is at least six times more common than was
thought, researchers said Tuesday, based on a survey of hundreds of U.S.
hospitals. The germ, Clostridium difficile, is resistant to some antibiotics
and has become a regular menace in hospitals and nursing homes. Read
More |
Supreme
Court Hearing Cult Monument Case
The U.S.
Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in an important case involving
a Ten Commandments monument in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Read
More |
Fat kids
Found to Have Arteries of 45-Year-Olds
Obese
children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart
abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors
who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside. Read
More |
Man Allegedly
Steals Communion Wafers From Priest
Police
in said they arrested a Connecticut man after he tried to steal communion
wafers during a church service. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said
33-year-old John Samuel Ricci, of Canton, was cornered by fellow churchgoers...
Read
More |
Court to
Rule If First Amendment Applies Outside Night Clubs
A federal
appeals court will decide yet another free-speech case, this one involving
evangelism and alcoholic beverages. Read
More |
Supreme
Court Takes Up Profanity TV Case
The Supreme
Court is slated to hear a case Tuesday on whether the government can enforce
prohibitions against indecent speech on public television. Read
More |
Will Homosexual
Ban In Military Stand?
A conservative
military watchdog says Barack Obama can not unilaterally change the 1993
law that prohibits homosexuals from serving in the military. Elaine
Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, believes there
will be push to repeal the law during the first 100 days of the new administration.
Read
More |
Mohler Commentary:
America Has Chosen a President
...For
many of us, the end of the night brought disappointment. In
this case, the disappointment is compounded by the sense that the issues
that did not allow us to support Sen. Obama are matters of life and death...Furthermore,
the margin of victory and sense of a shift in the political landscape point
to greater disappoint- ments ahead. We all knew that so much was
at stake. For others, the night was magical and momentous. Read
More |
Obama's
Plan Leaked Online For His'Civilian Security Force'?
The official
website of President-Elect Barack Obama, Change.gov, originally announced
that Obama would "require" all middle school through college students to
participate in community service programs; but after a flurry of blogs
protested children being drafted into Obama's proposed youth corps, the
website's wording was softened. Read
More |
Study: Exercise
offers little to heart patients
Exercise
can do a lot of good for most people, but it apparently isn't much help
to those with heart failure, the fastest-growing heart problem in the United
States. The study - the largest ever of exercise in patients whose hearts...
Read
More |
Lutherans
Worldwide Celebrate Martin Luther's Baptism
Lutheran
congregations worldwide are joining in the celebration on Tuesday of the
525th anniversary of the baptism of protestant reformation founder Martin
Luther. Read
More |
New Baptist
Head Aims to Move Past Old Struggles
In the
midst of a continuing struggle between conservative and moderate Baptists,
the Baptist General Convention of Texas has elected a conservative president
to lead the group over the next year. The Rev. David Lowrie was elected
Monday by a narrow margin. Read
More |
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Tuesday,
November 11th
Abortion
Groups Confident Obama Will Push His Pro-Abortion Agenda
Pro-abortion
groups are confident that President-elect Barack Obama will push forward
wtih his pro-abortion agenda that includes the Freedom of Choice Act.
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