Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
U.S. weighs security concerns against need to protect freedoms
Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2000
24 October 2000 (Newsroom) -- With military bases in the Middle East on the highest state of alert and rhetoric about the Arab-Israeli conflict heating up on the Internet, the United States must continue to balance security concerns…
“Left Behind” Receives Rapturous Response from Hollywood Audience
Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2000
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (October 10, 2000) -- A Hollywood audience who saw a sneak preview of the movie adaptation of the best-selling LEFT BEHIND book (Cloud Ten Pictures and Namesake Entertainment) gave it a rapturous thumbs up.
Same-sex marriage to hit other states when Vermont law takes effect July 1
Posted on Friday, September 8, 2000
MONTPELIER, Vt. (BP)--Vermont's governor on April 26 signed into law landmark legislation granting the full benefits of marriage to homosexual and lesbian couples in the state, prompting warnings from opponents that it could spawn similar legislation in other…
House panel approves unborn victims bill
Posted on Thursday, September 7, 2000
WASHINGTON (BP)--The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved March 28 a bill to provide legal protection for unborn children who are harmed during federal crimes against their mothers.
Beyond the stem cell controversy, questions of life’s purpose arise
Posted on Monday, September 4, 2000
DEERFIELD, Ill. (BP)--The human embryonic stem cell debate has been at an impasse since the discovery of the unusual properties of unique precursor cells. In 1998 two teams of privately funded researchers were able to isolate and culture…
Talented Officers Leaving Army, Expressing Disappointment
Posted on Sunday, September 3, 2000
(AgapePress) - Army officers, disappointed with eight years of Bill Clinton, are leaving the service in droves. According to the Army Times, the Army is losing about 300 more captains per year than the planned 1,125. The exodus…
“New York Moment” No Match for Fight Over Eternal Jerusalem
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2000
As American, Israeli and Palestinian leaders converge in New York for the UN's opening Millennium summit, there are no signs of an imminent breakthrough to the negotiating impasse over Jerusalem, only hardening Arab positions and gloomy forecasts of…
Lieberman: Pop culture critic with abortion rights record
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2000
WASHINGTON (BP)--Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Vice President Al Gore's choice as a running mate, is known as a man who faithfully practices his Orthodox Jewish religion and who cries out against the evils of a coarse popular culture. He…
US Veto Spares Israel Another Blow at UN
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
In one of the first major foreign policy moves of the new Bush Administration, the US on Tuesday night vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an international observer force to "protect" Palestinians.
