Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Pastors Asked To Denounce Same-Sex Marriage From Pulpit on June 1st
Posted on Monday, June 2, 2014
Declaring that "God will not be mocked," the American Pastors Network (APN) is calling upon clergy to preach in support of traditional marriage on Sunday, June 1st, in response to recent court rulings that overturned same-sex marriage bans…
GOP Shows Signs of Retreat on Obamacare
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014
Republican candidates have begun to retreat in recent weeks from their all-out assault on the Affordable Care Act in favor of a more piecemeal approach, suggesting they would preserve some aspects of the law while jettisoning others.
Most of Atheist Lawsuit Against Hawaiian Churches Dismissed
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014
The Alliance Defending Freedom had a major victory over Atheist Mitch Kahle and his wife Holly Huber, when the court dismissed most of a renewed lawsuit against two Oahu churches that falsely accused them of defrauding the government…
Duck Dynasty Patriarch Kicks Off GOP Conference (Video)
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014
Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson kicked off the Republican Leadership Conference at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans where he mixed his faith with an admonition to the GOP to return to God.
Military Developing Implantable Brain Chips to Treat PTSD
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014
The military's research arm is taking a different tack in funding a $26 million project to develop a device implanted in the skull. The goal is to stimulate parts of the brain as a way to treat psychiatric…
U.S. Economy Shrinks for First Time since 2011
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2014
The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter for the first time in three years as it buckled under the weight of a severe winter, but there are signs activity has since rebounded.
Poll: Americans’ Views on Origin of Homosexuality Remain Split
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2014
In a year when the movement for same-sex marriages continues to make strides across the U.S., Americans remain divided on how people come to be gay or lesbian. More than a third of Americans (37%) believe people become…
Dershowitz: Hate Speech Laws a ‘Dangerous Trend’
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2014
Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts has introduced legislation calling for the government to investigate "hate speech" on broadcast, cable, and Internet outlets - a bill that is raising concerns from First Amendment advocates and constitutional experts.
