Apprising Ministriess with a brief discussion concerning a movie opening Friday in New York City that looks at hell from numerous perspectives.
Scalia: Roe v. Wade an Example of Precedent That Can be Reversed
Life News reports:
When it comes to Supreme Court decisions, the media and election officials frequently talk about long-standing precedents that become accepted jurisprudence. In their eyes, such precedents should almost never be overturned by subsequent courts.
Justice Antonin Scalia, in a new interview, says he understands and respects Supreme Court precedent but he also says the controversial Roe v. Wade case, that allowed virtually unlimited abortions, is an example of the kind of precedent the high court can and should overturn.
Pastors Get Ready to Preach Politics, Challenge IRS Restriction
Healing Place Pastor Dino Rizzo Resigns, Says God Moving HIm “Into A New Season”
Black Pastors Say ‘Stay Home’ Election Day
News Max reports:
Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That’s a worrisome message for the nation’s first African-American president, who can’t afford to lose any voters from his base in a tight race.
Los Angeles Archbishop Suspends Faculties of ‘Catholics for Equality’ Priest
Report: China Ends Forced Abortion Policy Due to International Outcry
Americans United for Separation of Church and State Tries to Scare Churches
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is once again attempting to intimidate churches into silence during election season by using an unconstitutional law. Alliance Defending Freedom reports that AU sent over 60,000 letters to churches across the country attempting to intimidate them into not becoming involved in “partisan politicking” during the election. The letter warns: “If the IRS determines that your house of worship has engaged in unlawful intervention, it can revoke the institution’s tax-exempt status or levy significant fines on the house of worship or its leaders.”
Former SBC Lifeway Youth Camp Pastor Sammy Nuckolls Gets 10 Years For Video Peeping
Alleged Anti-Muslim Filmmaker Attends Coptic Churches in California
US Lawmakers Praise Church of Scientology
The Daily Caller reports:
Three U.S. congressmen and a top-level government official attended the opening of the Church of Scientology’s National Office in Washington, D.C., Thursday.
Their attendance marked a significant endorsement from members of a government that was once partially at war with the organization.
Facebook and Others Urged to Allow Free Speech
The Baptist Press reports:
Media giants such as Facebook, Google and Apple should voluntarily abide by the First Amendment’s free speech requirement and fulfill their role as “gatekeepers to new web-based communications platforms,” according to a new proposal from the National Religious Broadcasters.
Baptist Seminary Panel Asks: Can Christians Vote for a Mormon?
Baptist Press reports:
Addressing an issue on the minds of many evangelical voters as a Mormon runs for president, a Baptist seminary panel said Tuesday that evangelicals must jettison — for the good of their faith — the idea that the White House occupant must be a “religious mascot” for Christianity.
Romney Woos Virginians with References to ‘God’
The Christian News Network reports:
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought to woo voters in the state of Virginia yesterday by slamming the Democratic party for removing the mention of God from their platform and claiming that he would never make such an omission, while being careful not to use any language that referenced the god of Mormons.
Greenpeace Activists Harass Pro-Life Advocates Marching in Spain
Lifesite News reports:
Participants in Spain’s first annual Crossroads walk, a cross-country march for the right to life, were confronted with a group of angry Greenpeace activists, who were peeved by the walkers’ pro-life position, according to organizers.
(CRN wishes to warn the reader that the linked article does contain offensive language as used by the Greenpeace activists.)
Christian Radio Host’s Interview with Alan Chambers on Homosexuality Gets Heated
Tsunami of Religious Freedom Rallies to Hit the Nation Prior to Election
Christian Newswire reports:
In recent months, the media has been flooded with images of citizens gathering in city centers and lining the streets holding banners, waving signs, and speaking up for their religious freedom. Simultaneously, American courtrooms are now bursting with lawsuits brought by businesses and religious organizations demanding protection of their rights of conscience.
Democrats Add God Back to Platform After Booing Three Times
Democrats Shift Language on Israel, Remove ‘God-Given’ From Platform
Korean ‘Messiah’ Leaves Behind Religious and Business Empire
The Christian Science Monitor informs us that self-professed messiah Sun-myung Moon, who believed he was ordained by God to minister to the world “built up a global commercial empire, founding the Washington Times 30 years ago along with newspapers in Seoul and Tokyo and numerous other enterprises in fields ranging from publishing to tourism to fishing.”
Planned Parenthood DNC Rally Plans for Large Crowds, Attracts Only a Handful
Democrats Reveal Platform Backing Gay Marriage, Abortion Rights
Democrats Begin Celebration of Abortion at Convention
Life News reports that a recently released list of speakers for the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, is noticeably lacking in pro-life advocates. Rather, the “list is long on speakers who have spent their entire political careers advocating for abortion.” As a result, some pro-life supporters have labeled the DNC as a “Celebration of Abortion.”
Mormons Testify in Church that Romney’s Presidential Nomination Is a Boon for the Faith
Pennsylvania Pastors Preach Politics from Pulpits Ahead of Elections
The Christian Post reports:
On Sunday, the Pennsylvania Pastors Network launched its second Pulpit Sunday where preachers in the state didn’t shy away from politics.
Pastors throughout Pennsylvania are signing up to preach about cultural and moral issues every first Sunday of the month until the November elections.