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 →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 →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 […]
Read More →Boston-area churches respond to marathon bombing
BOSTON (WordNews.org) April 17, 2013 — Churches throughout Boston and the surrounding region are opening their doors to support victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. A website was launched by TechMission, the Emmanuel Gospel Center and the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston. They are partnering with hundreds of churches in the Boston area to […]
Read More →California bill that would punish Boy Scouts moves closer toward passage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (WordNews.org) April 11, 2013 – A California legislative committee has approved a bill that opponents say would “break new ground in using the tax system to punish those who are disliked by LGBT [lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender] activists.” California Senate Bill 323 passed along party lines out of the Governance and Finance Committee. […]
Read More →Biblical job search? New book gives 6 secrets from scripture for Christians to effectively find that next job
SEATTLE (WordNews.org) April 10, 2013 — William Higgins has coached more than 5,000 people through a job search, and in the process uncovered some guiding principals from the Bible. Now, he’s put it in a book, “Your Road to Damascus: 6 Biblical Secrets for an Effective Job Search.” Higgins, a graduate of Biola University and […]
Read More →The FCC considers loosening decency standards, allowing ‘F’ word and non-sexual nudity on broadcast TV
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 9, 2013 – The Federal Communications Commission says it is considering dropping current broadcast decency standards and enacting a new policy that would allow network television and local radio stations to air the ‘f’ word, ‘s’ word. The FCC said it is also considering allowing frontal female nudity even during non-primetime […]
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