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 […]
Read More →Fed judges’ rulings send mixed messages about gay conversion therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Dec. 5, 2012 – In federal court yesterday Judge Kimberly J. Mueller refused to block SB 1172, California’s change therapy law. The law bans any counseling to diminish or eliminate same-sex sexual attractions as of Jan. 1, 2013, essentially dismissing the idea that the law raises any First Amendment issues. Senior U.S. […]
Read More →1st-grader told to remove ‘God’ from poem about grandfather
MARION, N.C. (WordNews.org) Dec. 4, 2012 – An elementary school here has removed the word “God” from a first grader’s poem honoring her grandfather’s military service, Alliance Defending Freedom said. In the poem, the student wrote of her grandfather who served in the Vietnam war: “He prayed to God for peace, he prayed to God […]
Read More →3 Illinois County Clerks join fight in Defense of Illinois Marriage Act
CHICAGO (WordNews.org) Dec. 1, 2012 — A Thomas More Society motion before Judge Sophia Hall in Cook County Chancery Court was granted to add three additional county clerks as interveners to defend the lawsuit brought by the ACLU and Lambda Legal aimed a challenging Illinois’ marriage laws. The ACLU and Lambda Legal want to declare […]
Read More →United Nations votes to recognize Palestine
UNITED NATIONS (WordNews.org) Nov. 30, 2012 – The United Nations has voted to recognize Palestine, an act that the American Center for Law and Justice says violates international law “and numerous peace agreements.” “The terrorist-led Palestine now has ‘non-member observer state’ status at the UN,” said ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow. “With this vote, the […]
Read More →Faith organizations to apply for permit for live Nativity display
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Nov. 29, 2012 – Faith groups here plan to apply for a permit to display a live Nativity scene in Santa Monica’s Palisades Park. The application follows a recent U. S. District Federal Court decision banning Nativity Scenes and all “unattended displays” in Palisades Park. However, the faith groups believe there […]
Read More →Gay activist group begins ‘repent campaign’ targeting Christians
Nov. 29, 2012 – A group known as Soulforce is launching it’s “Repent Campaign” in December and drawing volunteers by giving away an iPad Mini. “We are continuing the Repent Campaign this December by asking you, our members, to participate in dialogue with Fundamentalist thought leaders,” Soulforce announced on its website. “First, we need you […]
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