Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Gay Bishop To Pray For Obama Without Bible
Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009
Preparations were underway for the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church to pray, without using a Bible, at the start of ceremonies leading up to the inauguration of Barack Obama as the United States' first black…
“Miracle” Landing In Hudson River; All Survive
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009
Survivors of a spectacular crash landing into the Hudson River thanked God on Friday, January 16, that the right pilot at the right time guided a crippled US Airways jetliner safely into the Hudson River — saving all…
US Airbus Crashes In New York
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009
A US Airways Airbus A320 plane came down in the Hudson River in New York City, Thursday, January 15, and ships rushed to the scene to rescue passengers.
Christians Rush To Record Floods in Washington; 40,000 Evacuate
Posted on Friday, January 9, 2009
There was more flooding in several parts of the northwestern U.S. state of Washington Friday, January 9, where previous floods, mudslides and avalanches already kept tens of thousands of people from homes and endangered drinking water supplies.
Yellowstone Shakes Raise Fears Of Massive Eruption
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Scientists were watching the United States' famous Yellowstone National Park, Tuesday, January 6, after hundreds of earthquakes there late December and last week -- prompting fears they are the prelude to the world's most powerful volcanic eruption.
Banks Get $15 Billion Despite Transparency Concerns
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The United States Treasury Department says it has supplied another $15 billion to seven banks through its Capital Purchase Program to help them overcome the worst economic crisis in a generation.
U.S. Debt: “A Ticking Time Bomb”
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
The United States faces a financial "time bomb" as its national debt is to jump by $2 trillion this year and United States President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats consider a massive spending package, economists have warned.
Obama Urges Package to Tackle Economic Crisis
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
United States President-elect Barack Obama was scheduled to meet with congressional leaders from both political parties Monday, January 5, to discuss a stimulus package aimed at ending America's worst economic crisis in decades.
Democratic Governors seeking Federal Funds
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
Five Democratic governors have presented a plan to Obama’s transition team and congressional leaders to pass a $1 trillion stimulus package to help states facing severe budget shortfalls. This year 41 states as well as the District of…
ERLC asks justices for reversals in abortion, homosexuality cases
Posted on Friday, August 22, 2003
WASHINGTON (BP)--The U.S. Supreme Court should reverse lower-court decisions that struck down a ban on partial-birth abortion and rejected the Boy Scouts of America's prohibition against homosexual leaders, according to friend-of-the-court briefs signed onto by the Southern Baptist…
Using children to spy on families
Posted on Saturday, August 24, 2002
For background information, see The UN Plan for Your Mental Health. Notice the international focus on "prevention." "Role playing is an excellent tool to highlight the hidden influences... or... the hidden commandments of the family...." [1] Robert Hawley,…
High court rules for Boy Scouts, against partial-birth abortion ban
Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002
WASHINGTON (BP)--The U.S. Supreme Court used the final day of its term to issue a quartet of decisions on moral and church-state issues, including deeply divided rulings upholding a private organization's freedom to bar homosexuals from its leadership…
