Children fare worse in households headed by gays, study says
AUSTIN, Texas (WordNews.org) – A new University of Texas study finds incidents of pedophilia and rape are higher in households headed by same-sex couples. The study was authored by Associate Professor Mark Regnerus from the University of Texas. His findings include: • Parental pedophilia is widespread: 23 percent of children with a lesbian mother reported […]
Read More →75,000 turn out for Palau festival
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) June 18, 2012 – With temperatures in the triple digits, more than 75,000 central Californians turned out for evangelist Luis Palau’s festival on the grounds of Cal Expo on June 16-17. Major Christian artists TobyMac, Skillet, Mandisa, Phil Wickham, and Lincoln Brewster performed at the event as well. “We were ecstatic with […]
Read More →U.S. senators petitioned to support Iranian pastor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) June 18, 2012 – The American Center for Law and Justice has launched a petition urging U.S. Senators to call for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s release. Nadarkhani received a death sentence in February for converting to Christianity, leading to an international outcry for his immediate release. It is ACLJ’s second petition on Nadarkhani’s […]
Read More →Swedish court rules parents of abducted home-schooled boy fit
GOTLAND, Sweden (WordNews.org) June 15, 2012 –The parents of a 10-year-old home-schooled boy that was abducted by the government three years ago are fit, a Swedish court has ruled. The court will not terminate the parents’ rights, according to Alliance Defense Fund, which acted as advisers to the parents, along with the Home School Legal […]
Read More →Mission Aviation Fellowship makes first landing at new Congo airstrip
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, (WordNews.org) June 13, 2012 — Mission Aviation Fellowship made its first landing at the new Zobia airstrip to deliver medical supplies in remote parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). That June 9 landing has been followed by several others. The medication MAF is delivering is to […]
Read More →Pro-life group launches Battle Ground States project
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WordNews.org) June 12, 2012 –Created Equal, a pro-life group, is launching what it is calling a “voter education strategy” in seven battle ground states. The project official begins on Saturday, June 23, when a mobile billboard rolls into Columbus, Ohio. Other states being targeted are Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri and Iowa. […]
Read More →Poll: 90% of believers have negative view of Christian TV
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (WordNews.org) June 11, 2012 – Do you watch religious television? Do you like Christian TV? If you’re a Facebook fan of DoersTV.com, the answer is probably no. According to Pastor David Wright, CEO of DoersTV.com, most Christians hate Christian TV and don’t watch it. “I was completely flabbergasted from the responses, and […]
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