Man who threatened pro-life priest receives 41-month sentence
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (WordNews.org) Oct. 22, 2012 — Theodore Shulman, a pro-choice activist who in 2010 threatened to kill several pro-life leaders, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, according to Priests for Life. Shulman, 51, pleaded guilty in May to one count of transmitting a threat to injure another […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Conviction (Part 5)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 19, 2012 – You know him as Chris August, Contemporary Christian recording artist. But seven years ago, he was known by his given name, Chris Megert – August is his middle name – and he recorded as a secular artist under the name Chris Megert and the Love Jones. He got the […]
Read More →Bishop calls on black Christians to leave Democrat Party
NORFOLK, Va. (WordNews.org) Oct. 17, 2012 – The head of STAND is urging black Christians to leave the Democratic party. Bishop E.W. Jackson has issued his called in an online video titled “Exodus Now,” which has been viewed 1.1 million times. Laura Ingraham, Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh have all played the message to black […]
Read More →Thousands to gather in San Francisco, 140 other sites to support religious freedom
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WordNews.org) Oct. 16, 2012 – Thousands of people are expected to the U.S. Federal Building in San Francisco on Oct. 20 to rally for religious freedom. The Stand Up for Religious Freedom event, which begins at 1 p.m. (PDT), is the third rally sponsored by the California Civil Rights Foundation. Organizers said […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Crazy Restoration (Part 4)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 12, 2012 – Chris August’s favorite song on his latest album, The Upside of Down, was born in the backseat of a “little weird minivan thing in India.” August and producer Ian Eskelin were on a mission trip in Kodaikanal, India, in January. “Anytime you drive in India it’s going to be […]
Read More →Phoenix City Council throws cold water on ordinance
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WordNews.org) Oct. 13, 2012 — Phoenix City Council members struck down an ordinance that prohibited people from handing out free drinking water in public, which was viewed by some as a direct attack on a Christian who was handing out bottle water and sharing her faith. Dana Crow-Smith, a Christian, was assembled with […]
Read More →A conversation with Chris August: Songwriting: Part inspiration, part perspiration (Part 3)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) Oct. 11, 2012 – Christian singer/songwriter Chris August said songwriting can be work, requires discipline and needs to be treated like a job. “If a writer just waited for inspiration to kick in, a lot of the greatest work in the history of writing probably wouldn’t be written,” August told WordNews.org. August broke […]
Read More →On a Mission: Matt McCarty dribbles for Haiti ministry
HAITI (WordNews.org) Oct. 8, 2012 – For the past three summers, Matt McCarty has traveled to Haiti on short-term mission trips, working in orphanages and providing education to mothers in an effort to keep families together. “Each time I have gone to Haiti, God has really stretched me spiritually,” McCarty said. In a few weeks […]
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