Life News reports:
A federal appeals court has determined a federal judge was right to throw out a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s decision to force taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research.
Author Archives: Marsha West
NBC Gets No Romney Campaign Help on Mormon Special
Atheists’ Road Signs Attack Faiths of Romney, Obama Ahead of Democratic Convention
Fox News reports:
Just as the city of Charlotte, N.C., gears up to host the Democratic National Convention, an atheist group is mounting a billboard campaign attacking the religious faiths of President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney.
The signs, paid for by American Atheists Incorporated (AAI) and appearing along key local highways, include messages such as: “Christianity: Sadistic God, Useless Savior” and “Mormonism: Magic Underwear, Baptizes Dead People, Big Money, Big Bigotry.”
Toplessness in America: The Next ‘Civil Rights’ Movement?
Christian News Network reports:
on August 10th, Mike Stockwell of Cross Country Evangelism was cited with disorderly conduct after a female heckler exposed her breasts to the open-air preacher in the presence of police. While he was shocked that he was issued the citation instead of the woman, Stockwell was informed that going topless is not illegal in Philadelphia. Police explained that just a few weeks prior, a female protester was walking through the streets without a blouse, yet was not prosecuted.
Foul-mouthed, Liberal Talk Show Host Blames FRC Shooting on ‘Gutter Christians’
How Are Christian Values Faring in GOP Platform?
The Christian Post reports:
The Republican National Convention may not be officially opening until Monday, but the hard work of finalizing the GOP platform – often referred to as its mission statement – is now under way in Tampa, Fla. Christians are paying particular attention to this year’s committee meetings given the fact that the Democrats have voted to include same-sex marriage in their platform for the first time in history.
Personhood USA Says Romney-Ryan Campaign is Wrong on Abortion
Christianity Today Writer Ken Smith Founded Company Fined for Deceptive Business Practices; With Child Porn Ties
The Christian Post reports:
The co-author of a recent Christianity Today article is one of the founders of Zango, a company fined by the FTC for unfair and deceptive business practices, including lax distribution of software that furthered child pornography. The Christianity Today article was co-written by Ted Olsen and Ken Smith, who founded 180solutions (which later became Zango), a company with software that had been “distributed in conjunction with child pornography,” according to documents obtained by The Christian Post.
Wine Country Vintners to Church: ‘We Don’t Want Your Kind Out Here!’
Christian Newswire reports:
Calvary Chapel Bible Fellowship (“The Barn”) is gearing up to file a federal lawsuit against the County of Riverside, CA, in the event the County continues its ban on churches in the Temecula Wine Country, an area that is being expanded from approximately 7,000 acres to over 18,990 acres. A public hearing will occur on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, over the fate of churches in this region. The hearing will position the Wine Country Vintner’s Association against the church congregation and many other Christians from the area.
Romney-Ryan Campaign Vows Not to Oppose Abortion in Cases of Rape, Incest and Life of the Mother
Black Bishop Calls for Mass Exodus of Christians From Democratic Party
Male and Female — Incomprehensible?
Dr. Peter Jones, Director of truthXchange, reveals what our future may look like if we continue down the path of liberalism. He warns that if radical homosexual activists have their way, normative male/female distinctions will be erased. Eventually homosexuality, transgenderism and bisexuality will be deemed normal. “The normal heterosexual world will be demeaned, sidelined and then condemned to silence.”
Wounded Security Guard: ‘I Feel God Put Me in a Position to Be There at That Time’
CNS reports on the security guard who was shot by a gunman at the Family Research Council on Wednesday:
Leo Johnson, the building operation manager at the FRC, a conservative policy group that promotes “faith, family and freedom,” has been hailed as a hero by authorities for not letting an armed gunman get too far past the front door. In an interview with WJLA-TV, Johnson described how the shooter, Floyd Lee Corkins II, posed as an intern and opened fire without warning just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
Skipping over the Shooting at Family Research Center
Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, criticizes the mainstream media for their scant reporting on Wednesday’s shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters. He informs us that,
Floyd Corkins, a volunteer for the last six months at the D.C. Center for the LGBT Community, marched into the Family Research Center with a gun and serious ammunition, denounced FRC’s policy positions and shot a security guard in the arm before being subdued. Another hate crime, but this time against, perhaps, the pre-eminent pro-family organization in America. CBS gave the story 20 seconds. NBC spent 17 seconds.
Christian Conservatives Take Sides in the David Barton Controversy
The controversy surrounding David Barton and his book, The Jefferson Lies, appears to have created a division among some Christian conservatives. World Magazine reports:
On one side are David Barton and his many readers. Barton has provided a useful service for many years in fighting the left’s interpretations of history. On the other side are other Christian conservatives who point out what they believe are inaccuracies in Barton’s work.
Shooter Opens Fire at Offices of Family Research Council; Guard Wounded
Tim Tebow ‘Jesus’ Pose in GQ Stirs Controversy
Fox News reports on a controversial photo of Tim Tebow inside GQ Magazine. In the photo Tebow is shirtless with legs crossed and arms outstretched as if he is posing as Jesus Christ on the cross. This is not the first time the photo has appeared in GQ. According to Fox, the same photo was in the magazine when Tebow was quarterback for the University of Florida.
Unification Church Founder Rev. Moon in Critical Condition
Democrats Officially Add Homosexual ‘Marriage’ to Party Platform
Christian News Network reports:
The Democratic party has voted to officially add homosexual marriage to its platform, and has called for a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The decision came down Saturday in Detroit, Michigan in front of a full platform committee. The vote to support “marriage equality” and “to secure equal treatment under law for same-sex couples” was unanimous.
Theologian Rejects Claim That Jesus Never Addressed Gay Marriage
The Christian Post reports:
A Southern Baptist theologian is rejecting a popular argument made among gay activists who say Jesus never addressed the issue of same-sex marriage.
“Is it indeed the fact that Jesus never addresses the issue of same sex marriage?” asked Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., in a recent commentary.
Study Reveals Anti-Conservative Discrimination among Psychologists
The Christian Post reports:
A significant number of social and personality psychologists have told researchers they would discriminate against conservatives in decisions about publishing, grant applications and hiring, according to a study published in the September issue of the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.
Southern Baptist Leaders: Calvinism Should not Divide SBC
Abortionist Talks of the “Ugly Black Babies” He Aborts
Lifesite News reports:
Charlotte abortionist Ashutosh Ron Virmani was caught on camera telling pro-lifers to “adopt one of those ugly black babies.”
Virmani’s comments came as he was speaking with pro-life activists from Operation Save America who confronted Virmani on his doorstep on July 26, 2012.
Liberals Created the Culture of Evil and Death
In part 1 of this 2 part series, Marsha West makes the case that liberals are responsible for the moral meltdown in America and offers six things serious Christians must do to turn back the clock. She writes:
Liberals, not pro-family and religious conservatives, have brought us the culture of death and destruction. They are the ones who insist that all mention of God and the scriptures be removed from the public square through their misinterpretation of the First Amendment.
Roman Catholics: The Neighborhood Mission Field
Many Christians do not realize that they live in the middle of a mission field. Former Roman Catholic T.A. McMahon of The Berean Call enlightens his readers regarding the dogma and false gospel of the Roman Catholic Church. He conveys his concern over the fact that few believers recognize the eternal consequences of this false gospel, and thus may fail to evangelize their Roman Catholic friends.