Looking for an alternative to Facebook; DustofftheBible.com
ASHLAND, Ohio (WordNews.org) June 24, 2012 — Looking for an alternative to Facebook or some other social media site. DustOfftheBible.com says it is the only Christian social network that has features compatible with Facebook and MySpace — minus any inappropriate content. Features on the site include: * Real-time chat and video chat styled after Facebook […]
Read More →Bible translation initiative lands funding support
ARLINGTON, Texas (WordNews.org) June 21, 2012 – The Bolthouse Foundation is backing an initiative to translate the Bible in languages with fewer than 10,000 speakers. The foundation will match any church-related group’s gift to The Seed Company for the ‘Least of These’ initiative. According to The Seed Company, a Bible translation organization affiliated with Wycliff […]
Read More →Pa. abortion clinic closes following new state law; 5 stop surgical abortions
PITTSBURGH (WordNews.org) June 19, 2012 – Pennsylvania’s new abortion clinic licensing law that went into effect today requires abortion clinics to submit to inspections and meet minimum safety standards. Pro-life group Operation Rescue said one abortion clinic, Allegheny Women’s Center, voluntary closed on June 15 and five others were forced to stop all surgical abortions […]
Read More →Children fare worse in households headed by gays, study says
AUSTIN, Texas (WordNews.org) – A new University of Texas study finds incidents of pedophilia and rape are higher in households headed by same-sex couples. The study was authored by Associate Professor Mark Regnerus from the University of Texas. His findings include: • Parental pedophilia is widespread: 23 percent of children with a lesbian mother reported […]
Read More →U.S. senators petitioned to support Iranian pastor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) June 18, 2012 – The American Center for Law and Justice has launched a petition urging U.S. Senators to call for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s release. Nadarkhani received a death sentence in February for converting to Christianity, leading to an international outcry for his immediate release. It is ACLJ’s second petition on Nadarkhani’s […]
Read More →Mission Aviation Fellowship makes first landing at new Congo airstrip
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, (WordNews.org) June 13, 2012 — Mission Aviation Fellowship made its first landing at the new Zobia airstrip to deliver medical supplies in remote parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). That June 9 landing has been followed by several others. The medication MAF is delivering is to […]
Read More →Pro-life group launches Battle Ground States project
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WordNews.org) June 12, 2012 –Created Equal, a pro-life group, is launching what it is calling a “voter education strategy” in seven battle ground states. The project official begins on Saturday, June 23, when a mobile billboard rolls into Columbus, Ohio. Other states being targeted are Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri and Iowa. […]
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