Reactions from Christian organizations swift to Supreme Court’s overturning of DOMA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) June 26, 2013 — Reaction was swift to the U.S. Supreme Court’s striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and opened the door for gay marriage to return to California. In a 5-4 ruling authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the vourt struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act […]
Read More →A conversation with Josh McDowell: The church’s (lack of) influence in the culture (Part 2)
PLANO, Texas (WordNews.org) June 26, 2013 — Josh McDowell sees the Church losing its influence in the culture and he can point to one key contributing factor: the Internet. “What the Internet has done has leveled the playing field for Christians in the church,” said McDowell, a well-known author of such books as “More than […]
Read More →Track & Field stars talk about following Christ on and off the turf
BY LIZ McCONKEY For Word News DES MOINES, Iowa (WordNews.org) June 26, 2013 – Michelle Carter, three-time USA Outdoor champion and a 2012 World Indoor bronze medalist, took first in the shot put at the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, by setting an American record. She didn’t think much about her […]
Read More →A conversation with Josh McDowell: What’s wrong with America? (Part 1)
PLANO, Texas (WordNews.org) June 25, 2013 – Josh McDowell is not an alarmist. And yet the author of 138 books, including “More than a Carpenter” and “Evidence that Demands a Verdict,” is concerned about the direction America is headed in. In an exclusive interview with WordNews.org, the best-selling Christian author and iconic apologist, said the […]
Read More →Long-jumper’s leap of faith
BY LIZ McCONKEY For Word News DES MOINES, Iowa (WordNews.org) June 23, 2013 00 — Omar Craddock, a recent winner of the NCAA Championships in the triple jump, just took first at the USA Track and Field Championships with his personal best of 56 feet 3¼ inches. Craddock (pictured) quickly gives God the glory for […]
Read More →Did Exodus’ president Chambers cave? One ministry leader says yes
IRVINE, Calif. (WordNews.org) June 21, 2013 — The day after Exodus International’s president Alan Chambers announced the closure of the 37-year-old ministry to help people deal with unwanted same-sex attractions, one ministry said the focus should be on the fall of a leader not the closing of a ministry. Scott Lively of Defend the Family […]
Read More →GONE: Ministry focused on homosexuals exits, apologizes
WASHINGTON, D.C (WordNews.org) June 20, 2013 — The same day the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on gay marriage, a ministry open for more than three decades to help people struggling with same-sex attraction, is shutting down. Alan Chambers, the president of Exodus International (pictured), issued a statement apologizing for the ministry. The board […]
Read More →Giving to religious organization up slightly overall
WINCHESTER, Va. (WordNews.org) June 6, 2013 — Giving to large nonprofits and churches affiliated with the Evangelical Council for Financial Giving, an accreditation agency, saw giving rise 2.4 percent in 2012. That compared with a 1.4 percent dip in 2011, according to ECFA. Meanwhile, giving to small nonprofits dropped for the second year in a […]
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