Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Federal Student Loan Debt Up 517% in 5 Years
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014
Since President Barack Obama took office in January 2009, the outstanding balance on federal direct student loans has gone from $119 billion in 2009 to a staggering $739 billion, or an increase of 517.4 percent.
Supreme Court Tightens Restrictions of Gun Purchases
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014
On Monday, the Supreme court in a split 5-4 decision, tightened restrictions on gun purchases, to prevent sham buyers from obtaining guns for the sole purpose of giving them to another person.
Incurable Virus Spread by Mosquito Found in the States
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are on high alert as a mosquito-borne virus that has no cure or treatment has been found in at least six states. The virus called chikungunya was brought into the country…
Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory to Pro-Life Group (Video)
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, gave an major victory to a pro-life group that sought to challenge an Ohio law that bans campaign statements deemed to be false. The court ruled that the Susan B. Anthony…
As U.S. Factories Close, Income Gap Widens
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014
The downfall of manufacturing in the U.S. has done more than displace workers and leave communities searching for ways to rebuild devastated economies. In Reading and other American factory towns, manufacturing's decline is a key factor in the…
Supreme Court Decisions This Month Could Impact Your Freedom
Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2014
The Supreme Court will be issuing opinions in 17 cases over the next two weeks including the religious rights of corporations, abortion clinic buffer zones, the right to criticize elected officials and privacy rights of people under arrest.
U.S. Opens Borders to Mexican Gang Members
Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2014
Border Patrol officials struggling to keep up with the increasing number of minors illegally crossing the Mexican border are not turning away persons with known gang affiliations. Chris Cabrera, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council Local…
IRS Lost Key Emails to Computer Crash, Agency Says
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service claims to have lost two-years worth of emails between former IRS official Lois Lerner, who resigned under pressure for her role in the IRS targeting scandal, and outside agencies and groups.
Wisconsin judge puts same-sex marriages on hold
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
A federal judge on Friday put same-sex marriages in Wisconsin on hold, a week after she struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional, a move that allowed more than 500 couples to wed over the last…
Benghazi Attackers Used State Dept. Cell Phones According to CIA
Posted on Friday, June 13, 2014
The terrorists who attacked the U.S. consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 used cell phones, seized from State Department personnel during the attacks, and U.S. spy agencies overheard them contacting more senior terrorist leaders…
Protesters Decry Obama’s Silence on Imprisoned Mother (Video)
Posted on Friday, June 13, 2014
Protesters from some 40 groups marched and rallied outside the White House Thursday, accusing the president of not doing enough to push Sudan to free Meriam Ibrahim, a 27-year-old mother of two who's been sentenced to die for…
Pentagon Taking Steps to Prepare for Mass Civil Breakdown
Posted on Friday, June 13, 2014
A US Department of Defense (DoD) research program is funding universities to model the dynamics, risks and tipping points for large-scale civil unrest across the world, under the supervision of various US military agencies. The multi-million dollar program…
Rand Paul Backs Immigration Reform Effort
Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2014
Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday waded deeper into an issue that has proved perilous to some of his GOP colleagues, throwing his political weight behind an establishment lobby effort to get Congress to reform the country’s immigration system…
