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 →On a mission: Brian Walsh, West Point cadet heads to Haiti
HAITI (WordNews.org) Feb. 28, 2013 – Brian Walsh, a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, is heading to Haiti on a mission trip with members of a Christian group at West Point. Walsh will be in Haiti from March 8-17, during spring break, with 20 cadets to work with Nehemiah Vision Ministries. “We will be […]
Read More →Child Evangelism Fellowship USA experiencing rapid growth
WARRENTON, Mo. (WordNews.org) Jan. 28, 2013 — Child Evangelism Fellowship, which bills itself as the largest Christian ministry to children in the world, reported ministering to nearly 900,000 children in the United States in 2012. That’s up 10.3 percent from 2011. Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) ministers through 15 programs in the United States, including the […]
Read More →Saturdays with Jamie Grace: ‘Most of my songs come from crying’ (Part 1)
TAMPA, Fla. (WordNews.org) Jan. 12, 2013 – Jamie Grace, fresh from the “Eye On It” tour with top-selling Christian music artist tobyMac is on yet another tour – the Winter Jam – that will take her to about two dozen states with the likes of Sidewalk Prophets, Royal Tailor, Newsong, and, of court tobyMac. It’s […]
Read More →Stoller Foundation launches operations, seeks grant applications for ‘volunteer-rich’organizations
HOUSTON, Texas (WordNews.org) Jan. 3, 2013 – The Stoller Foundation has been launched and is looking to write grants to organizations that are not dependent on government funding and are seeking to “carry Christ’s messages to people throughout the world.” Founded by Jerry Stoller, the goal of the foundation is to provide support to ministries […]
Read More →White House petitioned to designate Boko Haram terrorist group
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Dec. 20, 2012 – Jubilee Campaign is launching a petition drive to have the White House designate Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organization. Jubilee described Boko Haram as the Nigerian Jihadist group responsible for killing some 3,000 Nigerians, primarily Christians, in the past three years. According to Jubilee, the has ties to […]
Read More →Faithbuddy launches crowdfunding campaign
MANITOBA, Canada (WordNews.org) Dec. 12, 2012 – A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for Faithbuddy.com, a devotional and social network under development. Faithbuddy Inc., a developer of social networking software and technology, launched the crowdfunding campaign to support and grow Faithbuddy.com. The site has been privately tested for several months and a public release is […]
Read More →CIA boasts of sponsorship of national LGBT conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Dec. 6, 2012 – A senior CIA official says hiring gays, lesbians, transgendered and bi-sexual individuals brings innovation to the agency. Susan Gordon, the CIA’s director for support, spoke to 100 students attending oSTEM, an LGBT conference in Chicago last month. oSTEM stands for Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in […]
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