Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Drought in California Keeps Getting Worse as Wildfires Spread
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014
California's three-year drought just got worse as the entire state is in "severe drought", 82 percent of the state is rated in "extreme drought", and 58 percent of the state is now in "exceptional drought". Firefighters continued to…
CIA Admits to Hacking U.S. Senate Computers
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014
The Central Intelligence Agency improperly and covertly hacked into computers used by Senate staffers to investigate the spy agency's Bush-era interrogation practices, according to an internal investigation.
Congress approves VA reform bill
Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014
The Senate gave final approval Thursday to sweeping legislation aimed at fixing the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, marking a rare moment of bipartisan accord triggered by the widespread treatment delays veterans faced at agency facilities..
House Votes to Sue Obama
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a resolution authorizing an unprecedented congressional lawsuit against President Barack Obama for his use of executive power. The measure was passed along partisan lines, 225-201, as all democrats along with five…
Bold Attacks Against U.S. Law Enforcement Agents Along the Border
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014
A weekly report distributed by a Texas state agency to senior law enforcement officials paints a grim picture of the Mexican border, where authorities regularly confront illegal immigrant gang members and draw automatic gunfire from across the Rio…
US Economy Grows 4 Percent This Quarter
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014
U.S. economic growth accelerated more than expected in the second quarter and the decline in output in the prior period was less steep than previously reported, which could bolster views for a stronger performance in the last six…
Economist: Social Security Bankrupt
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014
"Social Security is insolvent," Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff told the House Subcommittee on Social Security at a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday. "And it's not bankrupt in 30 years, or 20 years, or 10 years. It's…
U.S. Home Ownership Lowest Rate Since 1995
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2014
The share of Americans who own their homes slipped again in the second quarter to its lowest level in nearly two decades, according to the L.A. Times.
Military Bars National Guard to Attend Vacation Bible School
Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Citing federal regulations, the Missouri National Guard recently refused to participate in a meet-and-greet with Vacation Bible students at Bible Baptist Church in Carthage, according to the Daily Caller.
$2 Billion Separates House and Senate Border Crisis Bills
Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2014
With only three days left to strike a deal, the House and Senate bills addressing the surge of illegal immigrants remain $2 billion apart, making it difficult for Congress to pass legislation before the annual Summer recess that…
Border Bill Expected to Pass House on Thursday
Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2014
House Republican leaders expressed confidence Monday that they would round up the votes to pass a border bill before Congress adjourns for its August recess at week's end, the Washington Examiner reported.
Religious Freedom Forfeit in Obama’s LGBT Exec Order
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014
President Barack Obama's latest executive order bars employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity among businesses that have federal contracts, according to The Christian Post.
IRS Promises Atheists It Will Intrude on Churches
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014
The Alliance Defending Freedom has submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Internal Revenue Service for any documents about the IRS having adopted new protocols and procedures for investigating churches.
Obama Prepares ‘Executive Amnesty’ To Millions of Illegal Immigrants
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014
When President Obama issues executive orders on immigration in coming weeks, pro-reform activists are expecting something dramatic: temporary relief from deportation and work authorization for perhaps several million undocumented immigrants. If the activists are right, the sweeping move…
Breakthrough Drug That Cures Hepatitis C May Break Obamacare
Posted on Friday, July 25, 2014
A new drug called Solvaldi, created by Gilead Sciences', cures Hepatitis C, however it comes with a $84,000 price tag for a 12-week treatment course. With 3.2 million Americans who carry Hepatitis C, the drug could break Obamacare.
Full Coverage: Illegal Immigrants Flooding the Border
Posted on Friday, July 25, 2014
The Obama administration is considering a proposal that would allow foreigners to apply to admission to the United States on humanitarian grounds while still in their native country. Meanwhile, the National Guard troops sent to the border by…
Deadly ‘Superbug’ Spreading in U.S. Hospitals
Posted on Friday, July 25, 2014
Cases of the contagious and deadly "superbug" known as CRE increased five-fold in community hospitals from 2008 to 2012 in the Southeastern U.S., CNBC reported.
