Pro-life group caroling outside abortion clinic
CHICAGO (WordNews.org) Dec. 17, 2012 – A woman leaves an abortion clinic where pro-life carolers had been singing. She finds a pro-life counselor and said the songs about Mary and Baby Jesus made her stop and think. She could not go through with the abortion. Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League, recounts […]
Read More →Ministering in the midst of tragedy: Help with Connecticut tragedy
NEWTOWN, Conn. (WordNews.org) Dec. 15, 2012 – As a community and nation mourns the deaths of 20 children and six adults killed at the hands of a 20-year-old, who then took his life, ministries are reaching out to offer help. Police say Adam Lanza, 20, went on a killing rampage yesterday morning at Sandy Hook […]
Read More →Gutenberg moment: 3 major Scripture ministries join to end ‘Bible poverty’
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (WordNews.org) 2012 – Three major Bible ministries announced today they are joining together on an initiative called Every Tribe Every Nation (ETEN) created to “eradicate Bible poverty.” Wycliff Bible Translators USA, American Bible Society and Biblica are joining together, along with leading Christian philanthropists, to launch ETEN and provide Bible access to […]
Read More →Planned Parenthood challenges Wisconsin law
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WordNews.org) Dec. 12, 2012 – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is challenging a new law which requires that a woman wanting to purchase the morning after abortion pill to be seen in person. Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in federal court to drop the in-person requirement. “As a leading provider of women’s health care […]
Read More →Faithbuddy launches crowdfunding campaign
MANITOBA, Canada (WordNews.org) Dec. 12, 2012 – A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for Faithbuddy.com, a devotional and social network under development. Faithbuddy Inc., a developer of social networking software and technology, launched the crowdfunding campaign to support and grow Faithbuddy.com. The site has been privately tested for several months and a public release is […]
Read More →Imagine, 100K view John Lennon online flick ‘Genius’
LOS ANGELES (WordNews.org) Dec. 11, 2012 — More than 100,000 have viewed the online film “Genius” about the late music legend John Lennon. The film went live on Dec. 8, marking the 32 anniversary of the ex-Beatle’s death at the hand of Mark David Chapman. It was produced by Ray Comfort, founder, president and CEO […]
Read More →CIA boasts of sponsorship of national LGBT conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Dec. 6, 2012 – A senior CIA official says hiring gays, lesbians, transgendered and bi-sexual individuals brings innovation to the agency. Susan Gordon, the CIA’s director for support, spoke to 100 students attending oSTEM, an LGBT conference in Chicago last month. oSTEM stands for Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: ‘I’ve heard a lot of stories’ (Part 6 of 6)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Dec. 5, 2012 – Christian recording artist Chris August says when he’s working on an album, he doesn’t set out with any particular theme in mind. “I just have this random group of songs,” he told WordNews.org. “Sometimes I’m looking at them [the songs] and saying, ‘Man, a lot of these songs are […]
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