Christian legal aid group to challenge California’s new ban on gay conversion therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Oct. 1, 2012 – Liberty Counsel plans to challenge California’s ban on therapy aimed at changing someone’s sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law Sunday that bans change therapy. Liberty Counsel anticipated the bill becoming law and has been preparing a lawsuit on behalf […]
Read More →22 arrested in front of White House during prayer service, protest of health care overhaul
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Sept. 30, 2012 – Twenty-two people have been arrested during their participation in a religious freedom rally in front of the White House. The rally was held to oppose President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and a mandate they say violates their core beliefs and values. More than 1,000 people participated in […]
Read More →Hundreds gathering at White House to pray
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Sept. 29, 2012 – Hundreds of Christians are gathering at the White House to voice opposition to President Obama’s health care overhaul that they say would force people of faith to violate their religious beliefs. The event, called Actsfive29, will be held in Lafayette Park from Sept. 29 through Oct. 2. For […]
Read More →Pulpit Freedom Sunday is Oct. 7
(WordNews.org) Sept. 27, 2012 – Pastors across the country plan to not skirt political issues on Oct. 7, what is being dubbed Pulpit Freedom Sunday. On Pulpit Freedom Sunday hundreds of pastors are expected to stand together and preach a sermon that evaluates the candidates running for office in light of Scripture and Church doctrine. […]
Read More →Looking for the Inside Scoop on God?
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WordNews.org) Sept. 26, 2012 – Debora Ann Erdmann doesn’t think God is some mean Scrooge-like character waiting to thwap those who break His rules. Instead, the author believes God has a sense of humor. And that’s her inside scoop, found in her book, “The Inside Scoop on God,” a collection of funny stories. […]
Read More →See You at the Pole is Sept. 26
ORLANDO, Fla. (WordNews.org) Sept. 25, 2012 – At schools across the country tomorrow students, teachers and administrators will gather around their flagpoles and pray. An estimated 3 million students will participate in publicly praying for their nation, their towns and cities. [Click here for more information]. Since 1991, See You at the Pole has spread […]
Read More →Texas school officials tell cheerleaders to stop putting Bible verses on banners
Updated Sept. 25 KOUNTZE, Texas (WordNews.org) Sept. 24, 2012 – A Christian legal group is urging Americans to email a Texas superintendent and tell him to stop banning the free speech of cheerleaders who were told to stop putting Bible verses on banners. Kountze Independent School District’s superintendent, Kevin Weldon, told the cheerleaders’ parents that […]
Read More →Australian parliament vote backs natural marriage
CANBERRA, Australia (WordNews.org) Sept. 22, 2012 – The Australian parliament voted overwhelmingly against a gay-marriage measure that would have resulted in redefining marriage. The lower house of parliament voted against the bill 98-42 on Sept. 19. The next day, the Senate defeated the measure, 41-26. World Congress of Families Managing Director Larry Jacobs said Australian […]
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