Track & Field stars talk about following Christ on and off the turf
BY LIZ McCONKEY For Word News DES MOINES, Iowa (WordNews.org) June 26, 2013 – Michelle Carter, three-time USA Outdoor champion and a 2012 World Indoor bronze medalist, took first in the shot put at the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, by setting an American record. She didn’t think much about her […]
Read More →GONE: Ministry focused on homosexuals exits, apologizes
WASHINGTON, D.C (WordNews.org) June 20, 2013 — The same day the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on gay marriage, a ministry open for more than three decades to help people struggling with same-sex attraction, is shutting down. Alan Chambers, the president of Exodus International (pictured), issued a statement apologizing for the ministry. The board […]
Read More →Giving to religious organization up slightly overall
WINCHESTER, Va. (WordNews.org) June 6, 2013 — Giving to large nonprofits and churches affiliated with the Evangelical Council for Financial Giving, an accreditation agency, saw giving rise 2.4 percent in 2012. That compared with a 1.4 percent dip in 2011, according to ECFA. Meanwhile, giving to small nonprofits dropped for the second year in a […]
Read More →Word News Report: Archives
Word News Report — Archives News from around the globe To comment on these stories Saturday, July 12, 2013 (VIDEO) Barefoot atheist goes berserk at Berkley (Christian News) (Warning: Profanity) Evolutionist: Ball State’s hiring of second creation advocate could be ‘serious blow’ to reputation (Christian News) Sixth grader wins right to share pro-life literature […]
Read More →Ministry calls head on philanthropists and business leaders to back Boy Scouts before historic vote
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WordNews.org) May 21, 2013 –The head of a nonprofit organization is urging big business and philanthropists to back the Boy Scout in advance of the BSA’s vote to allow gay leaders and gay scouts. Peter LaBerra is urging businesses such as Chick-fil-A to promise the Boy Scouts that they will make up any […]
Read More →Abortionist Gosnell convicted on murder charges, pro-lifers rejoice
PHILADELPHIA (WordNews.org) May 14, 2013 — Pro-life groups and other ministries quickly responded to news that abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has been convicted of murdering three babies that were born alive in his abortion clinic dubbed “the house of horrors.” Gosnell was also convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the 2009 drug-overdose of Karnamaya Mongar. “This […]
Read More →Obama criticized for speech to Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 27, 2013 – President Barack Obama, the first sitting president to speak before abortion provider Planned Parenthood, was criticized for not mentioning Dr. Kermin Gosnell or tempering his remarks. Gosnell is on trial facing capital murder charges in Philadelphia for the death of four babies. “With the Gosnell story changing the […]
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 […]
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