Groupon target of boycott for offering tours of torture porn studio
[WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS] WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 25, 2012 – Morality in Media is organizing a boycott of Groupon because it offered discounts on tours to a torture porn studio known as Kink. “Selling coupons supporting the degradation of women is as low as a publicly-traded can go,” said Morality in Media’s executive director, Dawn […]
Read More →Tributes to Chuck Colson pour in
LANSDOWNE, Va (WordNews.org), April 22, 2012 — Ministry leaders say the church has lost a giant in the faith following the death of Charles W. “Chuck” Colson. Colson died Saturday at the age of 80. Carl Moeller, the head of Open Doors USA, said he was moved by Colson’s conversion story in Colson’s autobiographical “Born […]
Read More →Kairos Prison Ministry International’s executive director retires; interim named
WINTER PARK, Fla.. (WordNews.org) April 11, 2012 — John Thompson has retired as executive director of Kairos Prison Ministry International. He served the ministry for 11 years. Kairos has named Thomas Kemner the interim executive director. The ministry is conducting a search for a permanent executive director. Kemner has been a consultant for the ministry […]
Read More →73% of chaplains say prisoners trying to convert fellow inmates, Pew study says
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) March 22, 2012 – A new study finds that faith is alive and well behind bars. According to the Pew Research Center’s latest poll, Religion in Prisons: A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains, 73 percent of chaplains said it is common — or very common — for inmates to proselytize to other […]
Read More →Christians playing large role in tornado relief efforts
By AARON CHARLES For Word News HENRYVILLE, Ind. (WordNews.org) March 10, 2012 — When tornadoes ripped through southern Indiana last weekend, many scrambled to deal with the destruction. Homes were destroyed, businesses crippled, and families torn apart. And yet, amid all the pain and turmoil, the rebuilding process has begun. “I’ve never seen a response […]
Read More →Stonecroft Ministries’ CEO Vollrath to retire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WordNews.org) March 6, 2012 – Geneva Vollrath is stepping down as president and CEO of Stonecroft Ministries at the end of April, the board announced today. Vollrath will participate in the upcoming Call To Me prayer event April 24-28. “Our commitment to the mission, to God Himself, is expressed and cultivated through […]
Read More →American Family Association heats up Home Depot boycott
TUPELO, Miss. (WordNews.org) Feb. 24, 2012 – More than 600,000 people have signed a pledge to boycott Home Depot stores because of its support of gay marriage and the America Family Association is urging more people to join the cause. In a email to supporters, AFA included a photo (on right) of a break room […]
Read More →Santorum signs pledge for religious freedom
SANTA ANA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Feb. 12, 2012 — GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is the only candidate so far to sign a pledge for religious freedom. The pledge was drafted by Open Doors USA and Professor Tom Farr of Georgetown University, an international religious freedom expert. The pledge states that the candidate will protect religious […]
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