No ‘choice’ in NY, Ill., Calif. when it comes to pro-life message, ministry says
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Feb. 21, 2017 – Following the recent death of Norma McCorvey, “Jane Roe” in the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationally, The Children First Foundation is highlighting the need for states to allow residents to have the choice to have “Choose Life” on their license plates. Elizabeth Rex, […]
Read More →Remembering prolife convert Norma McCorvey, “Roe” in Roe v. Wade
WACO, Texas (WordNews) Feb. 19, 2017 – Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe in the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade case that made abortion legal nationally, died yesterday at the age of 69. McCorvey had become a Christian and an outspoken opponent of abortion in her later years. Yesterday, both sides remembered her. Not long after her […]
Read More →What to pay the pastor? Take the survey
CAROL STREAM, Ill. (WordNews.org) Feb. 9, 2017 – It can be a sometimes thorny issue: What do you pay the pastor? Richard Hammer, author of the 2017 Church & Clergy Tax Guide, says compensation planning for ministers presents a number of unique tax issues that aren’t understood well by church leaders and their advisers. He […]
Read More →‘Best Christian Workplaces’ in 2017 announced
MERCER ISLAND, Washington (WordNews.org) Feb. 5, 2017 – The Best Christian Workplaces list for 2017 has been announced, and 78 organizations have been named. The organizations being Certified Bast Christian Workplaces by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute including Christian camps and conference centers, schools and churches. The institute is an international nonprofit, research-based, organizational development and […]
Read More →Positive, guarded praise for Trump’s Supreme Court pick of Gorsuch
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Jan. 31, 2017 – President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. During his televised announcement, the president said he had made his list of candidates know for months while still a candidate for president. He praised Gorsuch, a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
Read More →Boy Scouts to accept transgender youth
IRVING, Texas (WordNews.org) Jan. 30, 2017 – The Boy Scouts of America have announced they will now allow children who “identify” as boys to become Boy Scouts, the leadership announced Monday. “Starting today, we will accept and register youth in the Cub and Boy Scout programs based on the gender identity indicated on the application,” […]
Read More →Night to Shine Prom for Special Needs Students Expands
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (WordNews.org) Jan. 30, 2017 – On Feb. 10, 2017, Liquid Church in Morristown, N.J., will play host for a Night to Shine prom for special needs students who are 14 years old or older. This is an event sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. It will be just one of more than 350 […]
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