Reports have been confirmed that tonight’s acceptance speech from Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a former Mormon bishop and stake president, will be preceded by prayer from a prominent Mormon leader. Deseret News, a Mormon-owned newspaper in Salt Lake City Utah, spoke with 71-year-old Kenneth Hutchins, former stake president in Massachusetts, who advised that he […]
Thousands are expected to participate in prayer efforts beginning next month centered around the upcoming presidential election. America for Jesus, an organization led by megachurch leader Anne Gimenez of Virginia Beach, Virginia, will host an event called The Awakening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 28th and 29th. According to the event website, the event is […]
Two more Christian universities have filed suit against the Obama administration over a policy that forces religious institutions to provide for free birth control. In their complaint, Indiana-based Grace College and Seminary and California-based Biola University argue that covering certain forms of birth control for employees without a co-pay amounts to participating in abortion. “The […]
ST CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri conservatives say they are rallying around U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin despite his controversial comments about rape because they are outraged that “establishment” Republican Party leaders tried to railroad him out of the race. A backlash has set in here in Akin’s suburban St. Louis congressional district, where supporters […]
A pro-life group is calling upon Republican nominee Mitt Romney to withdraw from the presidential race over his investment in a medical waste company that reportedly burns aborted babies, and for his recent remarks in support of aborting rape babies. Campaign to Stop Stericycle (CSS), a project of the Philadelphia-based evangelistic organization Repent America, issued […]
CHICAGO — Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a new tax into law that would collect money from strip clubs in the state in order to help raise funds for rape crisis centers. In signing the new “skin tax” bill, Quinn officially created the Sexual Assault Services and Prevention Fund. Beginning January 1, 2013, every […]
An outspoken and prominent bishop is calling for Christians to make a mass exodus from the Democratic party. Former United States Senate candidate Bishop E.W. Jackson of Chesapeake, Virginia has announced that he is launching a campaign urging Christians to reject the “Godless left agenda of the Democrat Party.” “The crisis we face grows more […]
A gunman was apprehended this morning in Washington, D.C. after shots rang out in the lobby of a nationally-known pro-family organization. Reports state that at approximately 10:45 a.m., Floyd Corkins of Herndon, Virginia walked into the headquarters of Family Research Council carrying items from a Chick-fil-A restaurant. As he entered the lobby, the security guard […]
Christians nationwide are divided on who to vote for this election season. While they believe that their convictions should guide their voting practices, many have varying opinions on what is the right choice to make this November and what standards should be taken into consideration. Varying Views According to Gallup, 54% of Americans who identify […]
A federal appeals court has upheld the creation of no demonstration zones, which prohibit free speech in certain public areas. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals released a ruling yesterday upholding a lower court’s decision that also declared such zones as being permissible. The opinion was penned by Judge Dennis Jacobs on behalf of a […]