Atheists want crosses removed from Marine Corps base
By BRITTANY SANFORD For Word News MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (wordNews.org) April 29, 2012 — The Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) and American United for Separation of Church and State plan to take legal action against the United States Marines Corps to remove two memorial crosses at California’s Camp Pendleton Marine […]
Read More →Chuck Colson’s memorial service to be held at National Cathedral
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 28, 2012 — Chuck Colson will be remembered during a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on May 16. The service is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. The memorial service is open to the public. Colson died on April 21 from complications resulting from a brain hemorrhage.He was […]
Read More →Saturdays with Kay Warren: “Choose Joy—Because Happiness Isn’t Enough” (Part 1)
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (WordNews.org) April 28, 2012 – She’s an international speaker, a best-selling author and Bible teacher, and the wife of one of the most well-known pastors in the world. Yet Kay Warren says none of that is enough to bring joy. In her latest book, “Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn’t Enough,” Warren shares […]
Read More →90-hour Bible readathon begins Friday
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 26, 2012 — The entire Bible will be read in front of the U.S. Capitol during a 90-hour readathon that begins on Friday. This is the 23rd annual Capitol Bible Reading Marathon. It begins at 6 p.m. with Genesis 1:1. It will end on Tuesday, May 1, with the reading of […]
Read More →Groupon target of boycott for offering tours of torture porn studio
[WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS] WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 25, 2012 – Morality in Media is organizing a boycott of Groupon because it offered discounts on tours to a torture porn studio known as Kink. “Selling coupons supporting the degradation of women is as low as a publicly-traded can go,” said Morality in Media’s executive director, Dawn […]
Read More →Pastor burns credit card offers in protest
SOMERSET, N.J. (WordNews.org) April 24, 2012 – Despite Sunday’s rain, the Rev. DeForest Soaries Jr. torched credit card offers members of his congregation have received in protest to easy credit that leads to shackles of debt. Soaries, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, urged members to bring credit card offers to the […]
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 Christian worldview is a foundational aspect of the storyline. Imagine a game that not only entertains the player, but teaches biblical principles as well. Imagine a character whose life mirrors that of every human’s struggles, adventures […]
Read More →Tributes to Chuck Colson pour in
LANSDOWNE, Va (WordNews.org), April 22, 2012 — Ministry leaders say the church has lost a giant in the faith following the death of Charles W. “Chuck” Colson. Colson died Saturday at the age of 80. Carl Moeller, the head of Open Doors USA, said he was moved by Colson’s conversion story in Colson’s autobiographical “Born […]
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