Crucial Prayer Topics : Marriage & Family

Lines drawn in NY push for same-sex 'marriage'
OneNewsNow.com - September 7, 2010

New York's city council is striving to recognize out-of-state homosexual "marriages." Jason McGuire, executive director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedom (NYCF), thinks the New York City Council is unhappy with the state legislature, which has refused to recognize same-sex "marriage."...[view article]

Governor keeps 'condom education' out of schools
OneNewsNow.com - September 7, 2010

The governor of Minnesota has rejected a federal grant under the new healthcare law that would fund sex education promoting use of contraceptives.    ...[view article]

GOP mole undermining defense of marriage
OneNewsNow.com - September 6, 2010

A traditional marriage advocacy organization is concerned about what former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Ken Mehlman is doing to under...[view article]

Craigslist drops ads for adult services
OneNewsNow.com - September 5, 2010

Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."...[view article]

MOPS International Introduces Momology: The Book, The Community, The Website; Tools to Ensure No Mom is Alone in Mothering
Christian Newswire - September 3, 2010

DENVER, Sept. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- MOPS International, Mother of Preschoolers, announces Momology: A Mom’s Guide to Shaping Great Kids. MOPS has been listening to mothers for almost 40 years and Momology highlights the four essential elements of mothering for all moms. Written by Shelly Radic, Interim CEO of MOPS International, Momology is based on research gathered from thousands of moms by MOPS and includes foundational principles from experts on families such as the Search...[view article]

The Call Sacremento
- September 3, 2010

Ten years ago, four hundred thousand primarily young people, the consecrated ones, the Nazirites, gathered to the Mall in D.C. to fast and pray for America. Now, ten years later, the stakes couldn't be higher. Seismic political, economic, and societal shifts are drastically reshaping California, every state, and the nation. This is the time for a great spiritual outpouring to be unleashed to meet the demand of these times....[view article]

2 Chronicles inspires U.S. prayer initiative
OneNewsNow.com - August 31, 2010

In response to unprecedented spiritual and moral decline in the U.S., the association of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is calling God's people to 40 Days of Prayer in an initiative that begins September 1 and goes through October 10.    ...[view article]

Poll: Faith groups lean more Republican this year
AP - Associated Press - August 24, 2010

The poll finds a 13-percent increase in Jews leaning Republican and a nine-percent shift toward the GOP among white Catholics. Identification with the Republican Party also increased slightly among other religious groups....[view article]

Obama Bypasses Senate: Openly Gay Man Appointed to HHS Post
AllianceAlert.org - August 20, 2010

Today President Obama appointed Richard Sorian as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services. After his nomination was held up in the Senate, the President said he was using his powers of recess appointment to fill the position because Senators were "playing politics with our highly qualified nominees."...[view article]

Social Security Cuts Weighed by Panel
Wall Street Journal - August 20, 2010

A White House-created commission is considering proposals to raise the retirement age and take other steps to shore up the finances of Social Security, prompting key players to prepare for a major battle over the program's future....[view article]

Study Says Brain Trauma Can Mimic A.L.S.
The New York Times - August 18, 2010

In the 71 years since the Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig declared himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth," despite dying from a disease that would soon bear his name, he has stood as America's leading icon of athletic valor struck down by random, inexplicable fate....[view article]

Survey shows support for maintaining military ban
OneNewsNow.com - August 18, 2010

A coalition of conservative activists who support the ban on homosexuals serving in the military has released the findings on a new poll of likely voters who prefer retention over repeal of that 1993 law....[view article]

US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels'
Telegraph - August 18, 2010

America's health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of 'death panel' drug rationing....[view article]

U.S. Inspector General Audit Reports Show Improper Billing of Family Planning Services in NJ
Christian Newswire - August 17, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- For weeks, certain NJ lawmakers have been lobbying to restore $7.5M in funds to family planning/Planned Parenthood clinics and to force the state of NJ to apply for a federal waiver which would reimburse these clinics 90% for every Medicaid service they provide.    ...[view article]

Forty College Students Finish Walking Over 10,000 Miles on Their 3 Simultaneous Pro-Life Walks Across America
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- This Saturday, August 14, over 40 young people from colleges around the country will meet in Washington, D.C. to mark the conclusion of their 3 simultaneous pro-life walks across America. They are walking with a group called Crossroads, who has sponsored these pro-life walks across America every summer since 1995. Passing through 36 states and thousands of towns and cities, they have witnessed the reality that the overwhelming majority of Americans identify themselves...[view article]

Newly Identified Corporate Supporters of Planned Parenthood Named
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

FRONT ROYAL, Va., Aug. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Life Decisions International (LDI) has released a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that support of Planned Parenthood, the world's primary abortion-advocacy group....[view article]

Activists Score Major First Amendment and Pro-Life Victory in Washington, D.C.
Christian Newswire - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- The City of Washington, D.C. reverses their position and will allow prayer and free speech activities on the public sidewalk leading up to Planned Parenthood....[view article]

Judge Walker proves he's “not a neutral referee, he's an activist” by lifting ban on same sex marriages during appeal process. NOM responds.
NationalOrganization for Marriage - August 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - In light of the decision by Judge Vaughn Walker to lift the stay on same sex marriages in California following his ruling to overturn Proposition 8, Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage offered the following response:...[view article]

Washington, DC- Rally for Marriage 2010
NationalOrganization for Marriage - August 13, 2010

Rally for Marriage 2010Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 2:00pm - 3:00pmUS Capitol (East Side)Washington, D.C. Featuring live performance by, Gospel Singers, Songwriters and Producers Deitrick & Damita Haddon  ...[view article]

21st Annual Harvest Crusades With Greg Laurie Deliver Message Of Hope To 118,000 Southern Californians Over Weekend
ASSIST News Service - August 10, 2010

ANAHEIM, CA (ANS) -- "Hope" was the central message of the 21st annual Southern California Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie this past weekend, August 6 - 8, and the theme clearly struck a chord with Southland residents as more than 118,000 people packed out Angel Stadium of Anaheim over three nights, many of whom came seeking spiritual answers....[view article]

ADF: Selected quotes from the California marriage amendment decision
AllianceAlert.org - August 10, 2010

Selected quotes from the California marriage amendment decision Citations taken directly from federal district court opinion  ...[view article]

Deadline looms to respond to stay in same-sex marriage ban ruling
CNN - August 5, 2010

(CNN) -- Defendants and plaintiffs have until Friday to submit responses to a temporary stay that a California judge granted after striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage....[view article]

Appeal of Ruling Could Delay Gay Weddings in California
Fox News - August 5, 2010

A judge struck down California's same-sex marriage ban as an unconstitutional violation of gay couples' civil rights, but a pending appeal of the landmark ruling could prevent gay weddings from resuming in the state any time soon....[view article]

AFTAH 'Truth Academy' Debuts in Chicago -- Training Americans on How to Respond to Gay Activist Misinformation
Christian Newswire - August 5, 2010

CHICAGO, Aug. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) tomorrow launches its debut "Truth Academy" -- bringing together pro-family experts from across the nation for a three-day seminar that will be one of the most comprehensive conservative conferences on homosexuality ever held in the United States....[view article]

Christians Unite in DC to Pray for America
Christian Newswire - August 5, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Many of the nation's most noted Christian leaders, Dr. Charles Stanley, Dr Michael Youssef, Chuck Pierce, Kim Clement and others are calling for all Christians to pray for America. Some have called for massive intercession for America. There is no better place to pray for America than the nation's Capital across from the White House, praying for America to return to God, a nation founded on the word of God....[view article]

U.S. dietary supplements often contaminated: report
Reuters - August 3, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many popular dietary supplements contain ingredients that may cause cancer, heart problems, liver or kidney damage, but U.S. stores sell them anyway and Americans spend millions on them, according to Consumer Reports....[view article]

HIV+, abortion exempt from record
OneNewsNow.com - July 30, 2010

Under the terms of the new economic stimulus law signed by President Obama last year, electronic health records will be kept on Americans beginning in 2014 -- but not everything has to be reported....[view article]

Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor
Wall Street Journal - July 29, 2010

Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs....[view article]

Students support professor's conservative stand
OneNewsNow.com - July 26, 2010

Support is mounting for a University of Illinois professor who was fired for telling students in his Catholicism class that he agrees with the Catholic Church's teaching against homosexuality....[view article]

National Organization for Marriage Decries Boston Federal Judge's Decision Striking Down the Defense of Marriage Act
NationalOrganization for Marriage - July 9, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) released the following statements today in response to a federal judge in Boston ruling the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional....[view article]

Hundreds Of Fishermen Missing Checks From BP
WDSU - July 8, 2010

GRAND ISLE, La. --Hundreds of fishermen from Lake Charles to Moss Point, Miss., were supposed to get checks from BP on Wednesday but didn't....[view article]

National Right to Life Reacts to Appointment of Donald Berwick to Head HHS' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Christian Newswire - July 8, 2010

WASHINGTON, July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, President Obama used the power of the recess appointment to install Donald Berwick as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in an attempt to avoid examination, through the pending confirmation process, of Berwick's well-documented support for rationing health care....[view article]

Maloney Bill: Just Another Effort by Abortion Industry to Shut Down Competition, Care Net Says
Christian Newswire - July 7, 2010

LANSDOWNE, Va., July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Care Net, a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers, calls a summer attack by the abortion industry and its advocates, "just another attempt to shut down the competition." NARAL, an abortion activist group, has launched an effort to harm pregnancy centers' ability to advertise their services online. In addition, abortion rights proponents in Congress, Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Sen. Robert Menendez, have re-introduced a bill that...[view article]

Yoest Applauds Jindal, State of Louisiana - 4th State to Opt Out
Christian Newswire - July 7, 2010

WASHINGTON, July 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed H.B. 1247, the "Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act", a bill that was crafted with the help of Americans United for Life. A similar bill is awaiting the Governor's consideration in Missouri....[view article]

Study: Kids Still Feasting on Junk Food Ads
AOL News - July 6, 2010

For kids, the appeal of sweets, sugary sodas and artery-clogging burgers has a lot to do with their exposure to advertising -- they see it, they want it. And despite ongoing efforts from federal health agencies and advocacy groups, children are still seeing too much televised promotion of unhealthy foods....[view article]

Susan B. Anthony List Announces Endorsement of 8 More Authentic Pro-Life Women Candidates
Christian Newswire - July 6, 2010

WASHINGTON, July 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, announced its endorsement of Anne Marie Buerkle, candidate for NY-25; Renee Ellmers, candidate for NC-02; Kristi Noem candidate for SD-AL, Star Parker, candidate for CA-37; Nikki Haley, candidate for SC-GOV; Jaime Herrera, candidate for WA-03, Rita Myer, candidate for WY-GOV and Diane Black, candidate for TN-06. SBA List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser said of the endorsements:...[view article]

Sen. Byrd viewing in WV goes into wee hours
Breitbart - July 2, 2010

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - They came by the thousands to pay their respects to U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, and they kept trickling in past midnight and into the early morning hours Friday to honor a statesman, a scholar and, above all, a proud West Virginian....[view article]

Health law risks turning away sick
The Hill - July 1, 2010

The Obama administration has not ruled out turning sick people away from an insurance program created by the new healthcare law to provide coverage for the uninsured....[view article]

Seniors Are Losing Access to Medicare Docs
AOL News - June 21, 2010

(June 22) -- Last March Washington looked America squarely in the eye and promised the $1 trillion health care overhaul would reduce the deficit and save Medicare. Moreover, our political leaders assured seniors they could keep their physician. Now reality sets in. None of this was true....[view article]

Olson surprises many conservatives by seeking to overturn gay-marriage ban
The Washington Post - June 14, 2010

Cocktails had been served on the terrace, the ubiquitous Washington buffet of tenderloin and salmon consumed, and the gay law students settled in to hear from the famed legal mind who is leading the battle to make sure they have the right to marry whomever they want, wherever in the United States of America they live....[view article]

U.S. human trafficking report includes U.S. cases for first time
CNN - June 14, 2010

(CNN) -- The U.S. government's annual worldwide human trafficking report, released Monday, for the first time includes an assessment of trafficking in the United States....[view article]

Kagan memos on abortion limits, religious rights
USA TODAY - June 12, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, as a Clinton White House counsel, drafted legal language designed to narrow a proposed ban on a procedure that critics call "partial-birth" abortion.  ...[view article]

Four Moral Issues Sharply Divide Americans
Gallop.com - May 31, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans generally agree about the morality of 12 out of 16 behaviors or social policies that sometimes spark public controversy, with sizable majorities saying each is either "morally acceptable" or "morally wrong." By contrast, views on doctor-assisted suicide, gay and lesbian relations, abortion, and having a baby outside of marriage are closely divided -- the percentage supporting and the percentage opposing are within 15 points of each other....[view article]

More Americans 'Pro-Life' Than 'Pro-Choice' for First Time
Gallop.com - May 31, 2010

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, finds 51% of Americans calling themselves "pro-life" on the issue of abortion and 42% "pro-choice." This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified themselves as pro-life since Gallup began asking this question in 1995....[view article]

Presidential Proclamation: “LGBT pride month”
ADF News - May 29, 2010

As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This month, as we recognize the immeasurable contributions of LGBT Americans, we renew our commitment to the struggle for equal...[view article]

House votes to end 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
The Washington Post - May 28, 2010

The House voted Thursday night to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the controversial policy barring openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the military....[view article]

No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plan
Wall Street Journal - May 18, 2010

Obama guaranteed Americans that after health reform became law they could keep their insurance plans and their doctors. It's clear that this promise cannot be kept. Insurers and physicians are already reshaping their businesses as a result of Mr. Obama's plan....[view article]

Abortion Opponents Capitalizing on New Health Care Law
AP - Associated Press - May 16, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it's the law, they're using it to limit coverage by private insurers....[view article]

Strict Oklahoma Abortion Measures Become Law
NPR.org - April 28, 2010

The Oklahoma Senate voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto of two anti-abortion laws that are considered some of the strictest in the country....[view article]

The Obama Health Care Rationing Law:
National Right to Life - April 6, 2010

An 18-member "Independent Payment Advisory Board" [Sec. 10320(b)] is given the duty, on January 15, 2015 and every two years thereafter, with regard to private health care, to make "recommendations to slow the growth in national health expenditures . . ....[view article]

New Evidence Confirms Girl Scouts Distributed Sex Guide at UN
C-Fam - March 16, 2010

STATEMENT BY AUSTIN RUSE PRESIDENT, CATHOLIC FAMILY AND HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE (NEW YORK - C-FAM) Late last week we reported in our weekly Friday Fax that the Girl Scouts allowed the distribution of an explicit and dangerous sex guide - produced by the International Planned Parenthood Federation - in a Girl Scout panel for adolescent girls at the UN. We have been inundated with responses from Girl Scout moms, Girl Scout leaders and others angered and confused that such...[view article]

HARRY R. JACKSON ET AL. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
Harry Jackson - March 15, 2010

Petitioners in this case are Washington D. C. voters whowould like to subject the District of Columbia's ReligiousFreedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 to a public referendum before it goes into effect,pursuant to procedures set forth in the D. C. Charter. See D. C. Code §§1-204.101 to 1-204.107 (2001-2006). The Act expands the definition of marriage in the District toinclude same-sex couples. See D. C. Act 18-248; 57 D. C. Reg. 27 (Jan. 1, 2010)....[view article]

Gay Marriage v. Religious Freedom
ChristianPost.com - March 8, 2010

Catholic Charities in Washington, D.C., has announced changes to its employees' health care benefits. Normally, this wouldn't be big news. But this story isn't only about deductibles and co-pays-it's about the increasingly fragile state of religious freedom in the America....[view article]

African American Leaders Outraged at Attacks on Congressman Franks
Christian Newswire - March 1, 2010

ATLANTA, March 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- When U. S. Congressman Trent Franks spoke about communities where over fifty percent of the abortions performed are on black women, abortion proponents called him a liar, again attempting to divert the attention away from the question of the abortion industry's targeting Blacks for abortion and onto mathematical analysis of whether he correctly divided the numbers. African American leaders are outraged....[view article]

Full Undercover Video Released of WI Planned Parenthood Covering Up Child Sex Abuse
Christian Newswire - March 1, 2010

MILWAUKEE, March 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Live Action has made public the full, unedited video from an undercover investigation released last week of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Milwaukee, WI. The footage shows clinic staff counseling a purportedly 14-year-old statutory rape victim not to tell anyone about her 31-year-old "boyfriend" and coaching her how to obtain an abortion without her parents' consent....[view article]

Enough is Enough Launches National Multimedia Program to Help Parents Protect Kids from Cyber Sex, Predators, Bullies and Other Online Dangers
Christian Newswire - February 17, 2010

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping children safe online, announces the national launch of Internet Safety 101SM, a comprehensive program for parents, educators and other caring adults who need knowledge and resources to protect kids from dangers on all Internet-enabled devices....[view article]

Graphic Sex Ed for Ten Year Olds - Not on Our Watch!
Christian Newswire - February 10, 2010

SIOUX FALLS, SD, Feb. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is recommending that children as young as 10 years old receive mandatory graphic sex education, which includes teaching them the "pleasures of sex."...[view article]

Keynote Address at the 58th National Prayer Breakfast
State.gov - February 5, 2010

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. I have to begin by saying I'm not Bono. (Laughter.) Those of you who were here when he was, I apologize beforehand. (Laughter.) But it is a great pleasure to be with you and to be here with President and Mrs. Obama, to be with Vice President Biden, with Chairman Mullen, with certainly our host today, my former colleagues and friends, Senators Isakson and Amy Klobuchar. And to be with so many...[view article]

New Jersey Senate Defeats Gay Marriage Bill
AOL News - January 7, 2010

Jan. 7 - In a 20-14 vote, New Jersey's state Senate defeated a bill that proposed legalizing gay marriage in the state....[view article]

Obama and the Vampire Congress
OneNewsNow.com - January 6, 2010

Meet the Beltway bloodsuckers. They convene in the dead of night, when most ordinary mortals have left work and let their guard down or are lying asleep in bed. Pale-faced and insatiable, the nocturnal thieves do their nefarious business in backrooms and secret chambers. Their primary victims? Taxpayers, the free market, and deliberative democracy....[view article]

Ten Commandment Projects Thwart ACLU
Newsmax.com - December 29, 2009

When ACLU officials bullied Duluth, Minn., into removing its Ten Commandments display, it looked like another victory in the organization's ongoing crusade to make America a secular nation....[view article]

Omnibus bill's 'dirty dozen' provisions exposed
OneNewsNow.com - December 29, 2009

A respected conservative think tank in Washington has compiled a list of "Twelve Anti-Family Gifts from Congress" wrapped in the fiscal year 2010 omnibus appropriations bill....[view article]

D.C. Council approves same-sex marriage bill
The Washington Post - December 16, 2009

The District was on the verge Tuesday of becoming the sixth place in the country to legalize same-sex marriage after the council gave final approval to its bill allowing the unions....[view article]

The Call to Conscience
TheCall.com - December 14, 2009

Join Lou Engle, Tony Perkins, & other leaders for a LIVE nationwide video webcast prayer convocation on December 16th 2009 at 8:30pm EST.   National Healthcare System   On Friday, December 4th, I was awakened early in the morning with a burden to pray as I considered the consequences of abortion being mainstreamed into the national healthcare system if the senate healthcare bill is passed.   The Threshing Floor   I turned to 1 Chronicles 21 where the destroying angel was standing between heaven and earth with his...[view article]

Houston becomes largest U.S. city with gay mayor
AP - Associated Press - December 12, 2009

HOUSTON - Houston became the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise Parker after a hotly contested runoff....[view article]

Supreme Court to Decide Christian Club Case
CBN News - December 8, 2009

The Supreme Court said, Monday, it will decide if a California law school can force a Christian group to allow homosexuals and non-believers into their organization....[view article]

Bravo to the bishops
The Washington Post - December 7, 2009

Religious leaders are first of all citizens and they enjoy the same rights as any other citizens and civic leaders to engage in public debate on policy questions. Our democracy is strong when people of faith contribute a moral voice to the debate, particularly on behalf of the poor and vulnerable. The halls of Congress are choked with lobbyists paid to defend the wealthy and their powerful interest groups. We desperately need more voices defending the common good....[view article]

Senate Health Debate Turns to Abortion Fight
The Salt Lake Tribune - December 7, 2009

Washington » The always-contentious issue of abortion is expected to take center stage today as the Senate health reform debate enters its second week....[view article]

New York Upholds Marriage between man and woman
BreakingChristianNews.com - December 4, 2009

(Albany, New York)-In New York, the state where the gay-rights movement began, state lawmakers voted against legalizing marriage between homosexuals. The bill was defeated by 24 votes to 38, a larger margin than many expected. (Photo: NYSenate.gov)...[view article]

The reality of abortion - YouTube-style
OneNewsNow.com - December 1, 2009

A video describing a first-trimester abortion -- produced by Priests for Life and published on YouTube -- has reached a milestone....[view article]

Rick Warren Slams Obama's Abortion Stance
Newsmax.com - November 29, 2009

President Barack Obama's stance on abortion amounts to ignoring an American holocaust, says Pastor Rick Warren, author of the best-selling "A Purpose Drive Life/"...[view article]

Real Pilgrims Sought Purity, Not Tolerance or Diversity
TownHall.com - November 27, 2009

As American families sit down to their traditional Thanksgiving feasts they will naturally recall the familiar story of the Pilgrims taught to every school kid and, in the process, distort the true character of the nation's religious heritage....[view article]

Senate Poised to Advance Majority Leader Reid's Anti-Life Bill
Christian Newswire - November 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- At 8:00 p.m. tonight, the Senate is expected to vote on cloture on the Motion to Proceed to debate on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's pro-abortion health care bill. Sixty Senators' votes are needed for the bill to move forward. While this vote has been touted by pro-abortion lawmakers as merely "procedural" in nature, according to the Congressional Research Service, over 97% of bills that require a cloture vote to begin debate ultimately pass...[view article]

ReidCare: What's Not to Dislike?
Family Research Council - November 20, 2009

After six long weeks, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) finally unveiled the Senate Majority's version of health care reform. But one look at the mammoth 2,074 page bill and most agree: the legislation was hardly worth waiting for....[view article]

National Right to Life Committee Rejects Reid Abortion Funding Language as 'Completely Unacceptable,' Calls for Enactment of Stupak-Pitts Amendment
National Right to Life - November 19, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following statement was issued by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, and may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson....[view article]

Time for Senator Reid to Back Up his Words with Action by Including Pro-Life Protections in Senate Health Care Bill
Christian Newswire - November 11, 2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Roll Call he expects language excluding abortion to be included in the Senate version of health care reform. Reid said, "I expect that the bill that will be brought to the floor will ensure that no federal funds are used for abortion and that the rights of providers, health care facilities, like Catholic hospitals, will be protected, so I believe we can work that out,...[view article]

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE RESPONDS TO OBAMA STATEMENT ON STUPAK-PITTS AMENDMENT
National Right to Life - November 10, 2009

WASHINGTON (7 PM EST) -- ABC News reports the following comments by President Obama today regarding the Stupak-Pitts Amendment that was added to the health care bill by the House of Representatives on November 7:...[view article]

Homosexual blog forecasts violence against Christians
OneNewsNow.com - November 10, 2009

The FBI is investigating terrorism threats posted on a homosexual blog that appear to be aimed at Christians....[view article]

URGENT PRAYER ALERT: Health Care Takeover Could be Decided Today
Family Research Council - November 7, 2009

Dear Friends, Last night, believers from across the nation gathered via telephone conference to cry out to God, asking Him to intervene to stop the federal health care takeover. Tony Perkins joined Lou Engle, Ron Luce, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kans.), Tom Minnery and others to lead a time of focused prayer with thousands joining in agreement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrat Leaders have worked around the clock to pass their radical 1900+ page bill that...[view article]

Planned Parenthood director finds proof in pictures
OneNewsNow.com - November 5, 2009

The director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas, has resigned after a spiritual experience. Abby Johnson spoke with local television station KBTX and said she threw in the towel after viewing a sonogram of an unborn baby in September. It was that moment that brought the former director to a realization. "I can't do this anymore," she remembers thinking. "It was just like a flash that hit me, and I thought, 'That's it.'"...[view article]

Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage
The New York Times - November 4, 2009

In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state's new law allowing same-sex marriage....[view article]

40 Days for Life Pro-Life Campaign Concludes With 2,000 Abortions Prevented
LifeNews.com - November 3, 2009

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The latest 40 Days for Life campaign has concluded and it reached an important milestone at the same time. Organizers of the national event, which sees pro-life advocates pray and help women heading to abortion centers find positive alternatives, has now helped prevent 2,000 abortions....[view article]

Back to Google News Court rejects Pa. buffer law on abortion clinics
AP - Associated Press - November 3, 2009

PITTSBURGH - A federal appeals court has struck down an ordinance that created two types of buffer zones around medical facilities after a Christian legal group challenged the law on behalf of a nurse who protests abortions....[view article]

DC Council mutes public's voice
OneNewsNow.com - November 3, 2009

The Washington, DC, City Council is heading toward a major conflict with its citizens. Austin NimocksThe DC Council is holding another public hearing today based on a requested ballot initiative that seeks to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) senior legal counsel Austin R. Nimocks has previously dealt with this. Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank....[view article]

Conservatives Vow to Keep Close Watch on Hate Crimes Law
ChristianPost.com - November 3, 2009

Christian conservative groups will be keeping a close watch over how new hate crimes legislation will be enforced after President Obama signed it into law Wednesday....[view article]

A dark day for American Christianity
Christian Today - November 2, 2009

Barrack Hussein Obama knew that in order to win the US Presidential election, he had to win over a large voting bloc: evangelical born-again Christians. So he put on a good act, tried to talk the talk, and managed to convince many gullible believers that he was one of them....[view article]

New Health Bill Posted - 2000 page document
docs.house.gov - October 30, 2009

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close
AP - Associated Press - October 30, 2009

CHICAGO - The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses' offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill to finish the day....[view article]

Purpose of White Ribbon Against Pornography Week (Oct. 25 - Nov. 1) is to Raise Public Awareness About the Hardcore Pornography Problem and to Promote Enforcement of Obscenity and Related Laws
Christian Newswire - October 26, 2009

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /Christian Newswire/ --This year, the annual White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week runs Sunday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 1. WRAP Week is intended to inform the public and public officials about the harms of pornography and the need to enforce obscenity and related laws....[view article]

Obama Told House Democrat He Wasn't Talking about House Health Bill When He Told Congress 'Our Plan' Doesn't Fund Abortion
CNS News - October 26, 2009

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com that President Barack Obama told him in a telephone conversation that when he said in his Sept. 9 speech to a joint session of Congress that "under our plan no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions" he was not talking about the actual bill drafted in the House but about the president's own health care plan-which has never been written....[view article]

Congressman Says He Now Has ‘About 40 Likeminded Democrats’ Who Will Vote to Kill Health Bill if He Doesn’t Get Floor Vote on Pro-Life Amendment
CNS News - October 26, 2009

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) told CNSNews.com yesterday that he has organized a group of "about 40 likeminded Democrats" who will vote to kill the health-care bill if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) does not allow a floor vote on his amendment to prohibit federal funds from going to insurance plans that cover abortion....[view article]

Report Urges Policy Changes to Protect 1.7 Million Innocent U.S. Children
DeMossNews.com - October 26, 2009

LANSDOWNE, Va., Oct. 26, 2009-It is estimated that 1.7 million¹ children in the U.S have a father or mother behind prison bars. Even though these children have done nothing wrong, they are frequently plagued with shame², institutional stigma², poverty³ and family instability4. As a result, these children often suffer poor school performance² and behavioral and emotional problems5. A report released Monday by the Council of State Governments Justice Center urges policymakers to act immediately to revise unreasonable...[view article]

CDC shocker: Swine Flu killing young people at surprising rate
Examiner.com - October 20, 2009

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have confirmed what public health officials have been saying for some time. The Swine Flu, pandemic H1N1, is unusually deadly for young people in the United States....[view article]

Silence Will Rock Thousands of Campuses Tomorrow While Students Protest Abortion as Part of the 6th Annual Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity
Christian Newswire - October 19, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Tomorrow morning students from thousands of schools around the world will refuse to speak as a protest against the killing innocent children....[view article]

U.S. to Issue New Policy on Medical-Marijuana Use
Wall Street Journal - October 19, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration won't seek to arrest medical-marijuana users and suppliers as long as they closely conform to state laws....[view article]

Personhood USA
Personhood USA - October 19, 2009

Personhood USA is a grassroots Christian organization founded to establish personhood efforts across America to create protection for every child by love and by law....[view article]

Small Group Now Leads Closed Negotiations on Health-Care Bill
The Washington Post - October 19, 2009

Three months before he was elected president, Barack Obama vowed not only to reform health care but also to pass the legislation in an unprecedented way....[view article]

New Research Explores How Different Generations View and Use the Bible
Barna.org - October 19, 2009

As observers of American culture debate whether the nation has entered a post-Christian phase, one overlooked discussion is how attitudes about and usage of the Bible may be changing. A new research report from the Barna Group examines recent nationwide studies on how different generations of American adults view and use the Bible. For the purposes of this research, the Mosaic generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18 to 25; Busters are those ages 26 to 44; Boomers are 45...[view article]

Homosexuality 'not a civil right'
OneNewsNow.com - October 14, 2009

Type the intro here if you are linking to another story, otherwise paste the entire story here and leave the url blank. The website will display a maximum of 80 words for the introduction. If you are pasting from Word use the word pasteboard icon....[view article]

Homosexuals give Obama standing ovation
OneNewsNow.com - October 11, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was given a hero's welcome last night as he addressed the nation's most powerful homosexual group.WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was given a hero's welcome last night as he addressed the nation's most powerful homosexual group....[view article]

Hate Crimes Bill to be Slipped into Defense Budget as Early as Today
ChristianPost.com - October 8, 2009

Leaders in the U.S. House plan to slip the hate crimes bill into the 2010 Defense Authorization bill that could be voted on as early as Thursday, a conservative public policy organization warned....[view article]

White House Engaged in 'Smuggling Operation' on Abortion in Health Care
Christian Newswire - October 8, 2009

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- A spokesman for the nation's major pro-life organization said that remarks by the White House press secretary on October 7, "once again demonstrated that the White House is a partner in an ongoing smuggling operation, which if successful will result in funding of abortion on demand by the federal government."...[view article]

Senator Grassley Exposes Stealth Changes by Democrats in Obamacare Bill
Christian Coalition of America - October 8, 2009

Earlier this week, the ranking member of the Senate Financial Services Committee which debated its version of Obamacare last month -- the Democrats' socialized medicine scheme, a $829 billion monstrosity -- Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, accused the Democrats of making changes which are bad for America's seniors, veterans and workers....[view article]

Young Life Asks You to Please Join Them for a Day of Prayer
Dave Kubal - October 6, 2009

Young Life Asks You to Please Join Them for a Day of Prayer  Dear Partners in ministry, Sorry I am late in sending this to you as many are already in early afternoon. But wanted to highlight our call to today's prayer day throughout YL and am just returning from a week long trip myself. The mission of Young Life was founded upon, and grew upon, the prayers of saints, from the ladies of the front porch in...[view article]

Gay Marriage Bill Unveiled Before Packed D.C. Council Chambers
The Washington Post - October 6, 2009

Dozens of activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate crammed into the D.C. Council chambers Tuesday to watch council member David A. Catania introduce his bill to allow same-sex couples to wed in the District....[view article]

Poll: Abortion opposition grows
USA TODAY - October 5, 2009

More than four in 10 Americans favor making an abortion more difficult to have, up 6 percentage points from 2007, according to a poll released today by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The poll found that 45% of Americans favor making abortion illegal in most or all cases, up 4 percentage points from last year....[view article]

Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr. Demands That Radical Homosexual Activist Kevin Jennings, Safe Schools Czar, Be Fired by President Obama for Enabling a Pedophile in the Statutory Rape of a Teenage Boy
Christian Newswire - October 5, 2009

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Oct. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., Founder and President of STAND - Staying True to America's National Destiny, formed to call America back to its Judeo-Christian values, has sent a letter to President Obama demanding the firing of Kevin Jennings, head of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Jennings is founder of the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network ("GLSEN"), and - according to Bishop Jackson - is a "radical homosexual activist." The...[view article]

Obama to Tackle Gay Law, Aide Says
AOL News - October 4, 2009

WASHINGTON (Oct. 4) - President Barack Obama will focus "at the right time" on how to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military, his national security adviser said Sunday....[view article]

The Senate Finance Committee Will Vote on Public Option Amendments Today
OpEdNews - September 25, 2009

Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia introduced public option (choice) amendments to the Max Baucus Health Reform Bill and have forced a public roll call vote for later today....[view article]

Illegal Abortion Accomplices Sentenced
Christian Newswire - September 25, 2009

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- Two accomplices of convicted illegal abortionist Bertha Bugarin have been sentenced in San Diego County for their part in Bugarin's illegal abortion scheme at her clinic in Chula Vista, CA. According to the San Diego County District Attorney's office Luz Catalina-Gomez and Paloma Yonna Solorzano-Rodriguez reached a sentencing agreement with San Diego Superior Court Judge Ted Wethers for probation and community service. "The People (DA's office) did not take part in...[view article]

Is DOMA Doomed?
National Catholic Register - September 24, 2009

WASHINGTON - A congressman from New York recently introduced a bill called the Respect for Marriage Act, winning support from an initial 90 co-sponsors. Advocates speak about the "immorality" of the situation the legislation seeks to address....[view article]

White House, Congressional Democratic Leaders push for votes on pro-abortion health care bills!
National Right to Life - September 24, 2009

WASHINGTON - Both houses of Congress are pushing towards votes on sweeping "health care reform" bills that currently contain far-reaching pro-abortion provisions. Despite public statements by President Obama that "no federal dollars will be used to fund abortion," all of the major bills under consideration would put the federal government into the business of subsidizing elective abortion on a huge scale -- which would be a drastic break from longstanding federal policy....[view article]

60,000 pray in Times Square!
WorldNetDaily - September 23, 2009

  NEW YORK - You can see most anything at Times Square in Manhattan. But 60,000 people praying? That's an unusual sight in the heart of Broadway. Yet, that's just what happened there yesterday for one hour - from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in a Christian rally called Prayer on the Square.  ...[view article]

Supreme Court Urged to Impose Unratified U.N. Treaty
ParentalRights.org - September 23, 2009

The Supreme Court this term has agreed to hear on appeal two cases which question the authority of a state to sentence juvenile violent offenders to life without parole. Amnesty International and other global organizations have filed briefs urging the Court to apply the U.N.'s controversial Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to Florida law as a matter of binding "Customary International Law". On Monday, sixteen members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed an opposing brief which...[view article]

Seek Facts before Calling People Racist Says Dr. Alveda King
Christian Newswire - September 21, 2009

ATLANTA, Sept. 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., today addressed the charge that opposition to the health care plan backed by President Obama is racist in nature. "Congressman Joe Wilson's breach of etiquette was definitely wrong, but to call it racist is to cry wolf," said Dr. King. "What really is racist is singling out minorities, who now receive about two-thirds of the...[view article]

Congress, Obama team up to kill marriage protections
WorldNetDaily - September 19, 2009

Nearly 100 members of the U.S. House are working in lockstep with the Obama administration to try to eliminate protections for traditional marriage in the United States with the "Respect for Marriage Act" that has just been introduced in Congress....[view article]

1,000,000 people praying in NYC this Sunday:
Dave Kubal - September 16, 2009

On September 20, 2009, we will be gathering again in Times Square to pray. We invite churches representing all denominations to gather with us for this event....[view article]

Latest Obama-czar outrage: Embryos are merely this ...
WorldNetDaily - September 14, 2009

TEL AVIV – There is no moral concern regarding cloning human beings since human embryos, which develop into a baby, are "only a handful of cells," argued President Obama's newly confirmed regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein. ...[view article]

Pro-Life Advocate Murdered Outside Michigan School While Protesting Abortion
LifeNews.com - September 11, 2009

Owosso, MI (LifeNews.com) -- Local officials and state police are confirming that a pro-life advocate was shot and killed outside a high school in this Michigan town. The person, who is described as well-known ...[view article]

House Progressives to Introduce Marriage Act (DOMA) Repeal
POLITICO.com - September 4, 2009

POLITICO - House progressives are preparing a legislative assault on the 13-year-old Defense of Marriage Act, even with the White House sending mixed signals on the issue....[view article]

Pastor Redoubles Efforts vs. Same-Sex Marriage
The Washington Post - September 1, 2009

Bishop Harry Jackson is refusing to relent in his campaign to stop same-sex marriage in the District, despite the drubbing he took before the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics this summer....[view article]

US Funds UN Group That Supports Teaching 5-to-8-Year Olds about Masturbation
CNS News - September 1, 2009

(CNSNews.com) - A United Nations group that supports teaching 5-to-8-year-olds about masturbation is partly funded by the United States, which will contribute $78.1 million in the 2010 fiscal year to the group, according to the State Department....[view article]

Marriage: What Matters - Too many Republicans are blind to what is at stake in the marriage-law debate.
AllianceAlert.org - August 31, 2009

What drives the shortsightedness is that far too many in the GOP — from the business crowd to the Washington insiders, from the conservative think tanks to the talking heads on Fox News — have been slow to learn that social conservatism and economic conservatism are joined at the hip....[view article]

Federal suit challenges stem cell funding guidelines
Baptist Press News - August 28, 2009

WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Obama administration's guidelines for federal funding of stem cell research that results in the destruction of human embryos have been challenged in court, and a lawyer behind the suit says he thinks its "chances are very good."...[view article]

Second-Chance Virginity
Relavant Magazine - August 26, 2009

RELEVANT MAGAZINE - I remember holding her hand for the first time. It was small and soft. She had the most feminine hands of any girl I'd ever met. We were at the movies, and while I can't tell you what movie we saw (it was 13 years ago), I can tell you that I knew that my life would never be the same....[view article]

PepsiCo forms Chicago Gay Pride organization
American Family Association - August 19, 2009

According to PepsiCo representative Philene Frazar, PepsiCo is a founding member in establishing a homosexual activist group in Chicago. Frazar, in a presentation during a 2009 homosexual advocacy conference, announced PepsiCo was instrumental in forming Chicago's "Citywide Pride" (see presentation slide here ). The Citywide Pride website says it "strives to educate and empower the LGBT workforce and their allies." Citywide Pride events listed for...[view article]

Obama Makes Explicit His Objection to DOMA
The Washington Post - August 17, 2009

President Obama made clear Monday that he favors the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and intends to ask Congress to repeal the 13-year-old law that denies benefits to domestic partners of federal employees and allows states to reject same-sex marriages performed in other states....[view article]

A New Therapy on Faith and Sexual Identity
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2009

The men who seek help from evangelical counselor Warren Throckmorton often are deeply distressed. They have prayed, read Scripture, even married, but they haven't been able to shake sexual attractions to other men -- impulses they believe to be immoral. Dr. Throckmorton is a psychology professor at a Christian college in Pennsylvania and past president of the American Mental Health Counselors Association. He specializes in working with clients conflicted about their sexual identity....[view article]

Health Takeover, Abortion Funding, Marriage, AIDS & Abstinence
Family Research Council - July 29, 2009

Dear Praying Friends, The greatest threat to America is not our terrorist enemies around the world, rogue dictators, or the specter of another arms race. Our greatest threat is our nation's own evil choices and a Church that refuses to bear prophetic witness to the reality of sin and the hope of the Gospel. Americans have voted to affirm policies and elect policymakers who are leading America into wholesale acts of disobedience, flagrant evils that...[view article]

Obama's Science Czar Considered Forced Abortions, Sterilization as Population Growth Solutions
Fox News - July 21, 2009

John Holdren, director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, considered compulsory abortions and other Draconian measures to shrink the human population in a 1977 science textbook.  ...[view article]

Georgia Law First in Nation to Govern Embryo Adoption
LifeSiteNews.com - July 7, 2009

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 7, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A state bill that came into effect July 1 has made Georgia the first in the nation with a law governing the adoption of embryos produced by in-vitro fertilization (IVF). HB388 dictates the legal ramifications of a couple's bid to adopt excess embryos created during the IVF procedure of another couple, aligning the process more closely to the state's laws regarding the adoption of older children....[view article]

Obama to Grant Gay Fed Partners Benefits
AP - Associated Press - June 17, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, whose gay and lesbian supporters have grown frustrated with his slow movement on their priorities, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, a White House official said.Obama plans to announce his decision Wednesday in the Oval Office, the official said Tuesday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the president hadn't yet signed the presidential memorandum.The official said Obama would release...[view article]