Liberty Counsel files brief in support of Arizona ban of late-term abortions
SAN FRANCISCO (WordNews.org) Oct. 13, 2012 – Liberty Counsel has filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to uphold a law passed in Arizona that makes abortions after 20 weeks illegal. “In keeping with medical advances, history and common sense, the Arizona Legislature has said that a 20-week-old […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Songwriting: Part inspiration, part perspiration (Part 3)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 11, 2012 – Christian singer/songwriter Chris August said songwriting can be work, requires discipline and needs to be treated like a job. “If a writer just waited for inspiration to kick in, a lot of the greatest work in the history of writing probably wouldn’t be written,” August told WordNews.org. August broke […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Writing songs on the fly (Part 2)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 10, 2012 – If you’re sitting next to Christian recording artist Chris August, don’t be offended if he doesn’t talk to you. He’s probably writing a song. Unlike some artists who have compiled a number of songs before landing that first record contract, August was writing new songs as he was making […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Expectations (Part 1)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 8, 2012 – Chris August came onto the Christian music scene almost out of nowhere two years ago, with the hit album, No Far Away. The song “Starry Night” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs. August received Dove’s New Artist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year awards […]
Read More →On a Mission: Matt McCarty dribbles for Haiti ministry
HAITI (WordNews.org) Oct. 8, 2012 – For the past three summers, Matt McCarty has traveled to Haiti on short-term mission trips, working in orphanages and providing education to mothers in an effort to keep families together. “Each time I have gone to Haiti, God has really stretched me spiritually,” McCarty said. In a few weeks […]
Read More →Touring with tobyMac
CYPRESS, Texas (WordNews.org) Oct. 6, 2012 – tobyMac kicked off his latest tour in Arlington, Texas, playing to a sold out crowd in College Park Center. Last night, the Billboard-topping hip hop artist was in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and tonight he’s in Cypress, Texas, where he sold out his VIP package – the best seats […]
Read More →Liberty Counsel files suit today challenging California ban on gay conversion therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Oct. 4, 2012 – As promised, Liberty Counsel has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging California’s the new law that bans any counseling to diminish, eliminate, or manage same-sex sexual attractions. Liberty Counsel represents several parents and their children who are receiving and benefiting from such counseling, several licensed counselors, the […]
Read More →Pastor Youcef’s attorney imprisoned in Iran
IRAN (WordNews.org) Oct. 3, 2012 – Christian Pastor Youcef Nardarkhani’s attorney has been sentenced to nine years in one of Iran’s most dangerous prisons. The attorney has been given the choice of being whipped or paying a fine. The American Center for Law and Justice is seeking to raise attention and support to the attorney’s […]
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