Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Baptist, Jewish congregants share Passover Seder service
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2001
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (BP)--I can't believe I waited 41 years for this," exclaimed Frank Ingram, pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Boynton Beach, Fla. about the Passover Seder his church celebrated with Kol Dodi Messianic Congregation on Palm…
ACLJ: Nation at “Cultural Crossroads” On National Day of Prayer
Posted on Friday, May 4, 2001
(Washington, DC) – The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, said today the country is standing at a “cultural crossroads†on this National Day of Prayer as religious expression – including prayer…
Senate, House Move Closer to Action on Education Bills
Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2001
WASHINGTON D.C. (HSDLA) - According to Congressional Daily, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said yesterday that most outstanding disagreements with Democrats over a rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (S. 1) were worked out over the…
ACLJ Applauds House Approval of Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2001
(Washington, DC) -- The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for approving the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which makes it a federal crime to…
Businessmen From South Dakota Broadcast Programs to Mongolia
Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2001
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA (ANS) -- A unique group of South Dakotans has been reaching out by broadcast television to the people of Mongolia. The AMONG Foundation (American MONGolian) started in 1991 as a random group of Christian…
Supreme Court turns away appeal by anti-abortion group
Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2001
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- The Supreme Court, without comment, declined April 16 to hear the appeal of New Jersey anti-abortion protesters challenging a federal law that guards access to clinics where abortions are performed.
PrayWORLD!2001 Proclaimed a Success, Plans Underway for PrayWORLD!2002
Posted on Friday, April 20, 2001
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (ANS) -- Ben Jennings, PrayWORLD! International Coordinator with Campus Crusade for Christ has issued a statement thanking Christians worldwide for participating in PrayWORLD!2001 and outlining further prayer initiatives for 2001.
Israel Withdraws From Gaza Town After US Denounces Israeli Operation
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2001
Palestinians fired additional mortar shells this morning at an Israeli civilian settlement and army positions in the Gaza Strip, just hours after Israeli forces began pulling out of a small portion of Palestinian-controlled land in the northeast portion…
Abdullah, Bush Discuss Containing Mideast Fires
Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2001
In his latest "consultation" with Middle East leaders, US President George W. Bush hosted Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties and how to keep the Palestinian uprising from spilling over into…
Unusual Courage in 2001
Posted on Monday, April 9, 2001
Every now and then, a little bit of justice sneaks up on the culture at a time when you least expect it. Case in point; A short time ago, 16 year-old Elliot Chambers borrowed and then wore to…
