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Personhood case reaches Supreme Court
By AARON CHARLES For Word News WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 17, 2012 — A court case which will soon be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court is rife with controversy. The same may be said of most cases which make their way to the nation’s highest court, but In re Initiative Petition No. 395 has a unique story – one which begins long before its scheduled appearance in Washington on July 30. The personhood debate – deciding at … Read entire article »
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A new product for the Lord’s table?
By AARON CHARLES For Word News OLYMPIA, Wash. (WordNews.org) May 5, 2012 — On any given Sunday, one can … Read more »
College students develop allegorical video game that goes beyond just entertainment
BY MEGAN DRISCOLL For Word News JACKSON. Miss. (WordNews.org) April 23, 2012 – Imagine a video game where the … Read more »
Saturdays with Sandi Patty: How God makes something new out of the broken pieces (Part 4 of 4)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (WordNews.org) April 21, 2012 – Legendary Christian singer Sandi Patty would have done some things … Read more »
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Christian Pakistani charged with blasphemy dies in prison
PAKISTAN (Wordnews.org) Sept. 25, 2011 — A young Christian man imprisoned in Pakistan on accusations of blasphemy has died … Read more »
Jesus recycled?
Colorado Springs, Colo. (WordNews.org) Aug. 26, 2011 – Focus on the Family’s senior vice president, Tom Minnery, has something to rejoice about. Here’s the story: “My colleague Stuart Shepard was in Walmart last weekend … Read more »
30 days on $30
LONDON (WordNews.org) Sept. 3, 2011 — Nathan Adair is conducting an experiment. He wants to know what it’s like to be poor. “When you’re really hungry, 25-cent canned soup tastes like it came from … Read more »
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New Jesus games hits Facebook
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. WordNews.org) – May 15, 2012 – It’s being billed as the first video game based on Jesus and it was launched today by Lightside Games. Journey of Jesus: The Calling was launched the same day as Diablo III, the latest installment of a game built on demonic battles with the tagline “All hell breaks loose.” Journey of Jesus: The … Read entire article »
Minister calls on Osteen, Graham, Roberts, Falwell, Land to step down
SAN JOSE, Calif. (WordNews.org) — The head of USA Christian ministries is calling on Christianity’s most well-known pastors and ministry leaders to step down. In Pastor Steven Andrew’s list are: Joel Osteen, Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr., Richard Land and Pat Robertson. The reason? “These preachers have ignored God’s Word. They have led people astray to vote for non-Christian, Mormon Mitt Romney,” … Read entire article »
Saturdays with Kay Warren (Part 3): Can’t have enough (books on) joy
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (WordNews.org) May 11, 2012 – Kay Warren didn’t set out to write a book about joy. “It started out for myself,” Warren told WordNews.org. “Then I taught a retreat on it.” Warren, who is the wife of Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren, said 15 years ago she first taught a retreat on joy. “”I had been asked to teach a … Read entire article »
Obama now says he backs gay marriage
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 9, 2012 – President Barack Obama made it official today — he supports gay marriage. He announced his change of position in an interview with ABC News. His Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, said he opposes gay marriage. The Associated Press reports Obama is the first president to support gay marriage. His announcement came a day after North … Read entire article »
Ministry to former gays has lawsuit tossed out
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 9, 2012 – A lawsuit by a homosexual activist against Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) has been tossed out by a federal judge, the ministry said. PFOX said homosexual activist Wayne Besen filed a lawsuit against Greg Quinlan and PFOX claiming he’d been defamed by Quinlan, a former homosexual. Quinlan had said that Besen was fired from the Human Rights Campaign and had uttered hateful rhetoric against Quinlan because he disagreed with Quinlan’s ex-gay sexual orientation. Attorney Matt Barber, a PFOX board member, said “Filing frivolous lawsuits and abusing our judicial system seems to be a new tactic of radical homosexual activist pressure groups like Besen’s. They are desperate to … Read entire article »
Homeschooled speech and debate students learn to defend their faith
By MEGAN DRISCOLL For Word News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WordNews.org) May 7, 2012 – Hundreds of homeschooled students gather in a church gym. A competitor’s parent steps onto a platform and leans into the mic. He welcomes the students gathered around him and then bows his head in prayer, asking God’s blessing over the next few days of competition. This is no basketball or … Read entire article »
Saturdays with Kay Warren (Part 2): ‘Everything I knew was wrong’
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (WordNews.org) May 5, 2012 – Authors are the experts, it would seem. But Kay Warren said she was the learner while researching and writing her latest book, ‘Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn’t Enough.” “I started from a place of ignorance, so I learned a lot,” Warren told WordNews.org. Warren is the wife of Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church pastor … Read entire article »
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