Half of American evangelicals view Islam as violent religion
VENTURA, Calif. (WordNews.org) April 26, 2013 – Sixty-two percent of evangelicals say they have an unfavorable view of Islam and 39 percent have a “very unfavorable” view of the religion, according to the latest Barna Group survey. The results come less than two weeks after the Boston marathon bombings. Much attention has been given to […]
Read More →Obama to fight alongside Planned Parenthood ‘every step of the way’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 26, 2013 — President Barack Obama spoke at a Planned Parenthood gala where he vowed before a crowd of 1,000 to fight with the abortion provider “every step of the way.” LifeSiteNews said Obama’s speech was combative at times. “No matter how great the challenge, no matter how fierce the opposition, […]
Read More →Christian legal group Liberty Council wins National Day of Prayer event battle in Miami
NORTH MIAMI, Florida (WordNews.org) April 26, 2013 – North Miami’s city council plans to furnish a sound truck, event and staff for free at a national Day of Prayer event after all. The council initially voted 4-1 in support of providing the equipment and staff when it received what Liberty Counsel called a “threatening, inaccurate […]
Read More →Noted scientist says gay marriage hazardous to your health
COLUMBUS, OH (WordNews.org) April 25, 2013— Dr. Paul Cameron, the first scientist to document the harms of secondhand smoke, went to Ohio’s capital to call upon U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-OH, (pictured left) to reconsider his recently announced support for gay marriage. ”Sen. Portman, gay marriage is hazardous to one’s health. For the sake of the son […]
Read More →The most post-Christian city in America? Albany, N.Y.
ALBANY, New York (WordNews.org) April 25, 2013 – If you live in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy region of upstate New York, you have the distinction of being the most post-Christian are in the United States. That’s according to the latest Barna Group study. Following Albany are Burlington, Vermont; Portland, Maine; Providence, Rhode Island; and Hartford, Connecticut. Barna […]
Read More →Boy Scouts criticized for “caving” to homosexual agenda
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (WordNews.org) April 23, 2013 — The Boy Scouts of America are coming under fire from Christian groups for considering altering its rules that bar gay members and leaders. “For over a century, the Boy Scouts have stood strong and represented the essence of what makes America great,” said David Cortman, Alliance Defending Freedom’s […]
Read More →Billy Graham’s right hand: George Beverly Shea remembered
MONTREAT, N.C. (WordNews.org) April 22, 2013 — Billy Graham Crusades soloist George Beverly Shea, evangelist Billy Graham’s right hand man for decades, was remembered the “praise on his lips, the song in his heart.” Shea passed away April 16 at the age of 104. He was remembered during a public memorial Sunday at Anderson Auditorium […]
Read More →U.S church leader arrested after house church raided in China
NANYANG, Henan, China (WordNews.org) April 22, 2013 – A United States church leader is under house arrest in China after police raised a house church during a revival meeting. Dennis Balcombe’s whereabouts are unknown, according to China Aid. Balcome is the head of Hong Kong Revival Chinese Ministries International. China Aid said also in the […]
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