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Date: February 13th, 2012

Bishops, Obama in church-state faceoff over birth control

13 February, 2012 (15:44) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Their continued anger over a requirement that nearly all employers offer free insurance coverage for contraception — even with changes Obama announced Friday for faith-based institutions that object on religious grounds — guarantees that the issue will percolate throughout the presidential election season. Anthony Picarello, general counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, summed [...]

Bishops, Obama in church-state faceoff over birth control

13 February, 2012 (15:44) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Their continued anger over a requirement that nearly all employers offer free insurance coverage for contraception — even with changes Obama announced Friday for faith-based institutions that object on religious grounds — guarantees that the issue will percolate throughout the presidential election season. Anthony Picarello, general counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, summed [...]

+ In Hoc Signo Vinces +: True Secularism: a Manifesto

13 February, 2012 (15:44) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

I’m fed up of the League of Godless Atheists and their picking away at the fabric of the country and culture like an agitated dement carphologising at a fraying sofa. The latest has been a successful bid to stop prayers before council meetings in that hotbed of religious fundamentalsm, Bideford, Devon. I think they neeed [...]

+ In Hoc Signo Vinces +: True Secularism: a Manifesto

13 February, 2012 (15:44) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

I’m fed up of the League of Godless Atheists and their picking away at the fabric of the country and culture like an agitated dement carphologising at a fraying sofa. The latest has been a successful bid to stop prayers before council meetings in that hotbed of religious fundamentalsm, Bideford, Devon. I think they neeed [...]

CPAC Speakers Blast Obama, His Mandate and Abortion

13 February, 2012 (15:44) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

CPAC Speakers Blast Obama, His Mandate and Abortion by Andrew Bair | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 2/9/12 4:50 PM Print Email<!–Email–> On Thursday, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) kicked off in Washington DC. CPAC 2012 is drawing more than 11,000 attendees over the course of the weekend, a testament to conservative resolve [...]

CPAC Speakers Blast Obama, His Mandate and Abortion

13 February, 2012 (15:44) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

CPAC Speakers Blast Obama, His Mandate and Abortion by Andrew Bair | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 2/9/12 4:50 PM Print Email<!–Email–> On Thursday, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) kicked off in Washington DC. CPAC 2012 is drawing more than 11,000 attendees over the course of the weekend, a testament to conservative resolve [...]

Texas Legislature Made Great Pro-Life Strides in 2011 Session

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Dianne Edmondson, Executive Director August 2, 2011 Texas Legislature Made Great Pro-Life Strides in 2011 Session Texas pro-lifers can be very proud of what has been accomplished in Austin during the recent legislative sessions. Three major pro-life bills were passed: a pre-abortion sonogram requirement, the defunding of Planned Parenthood and its affiliates from Texas tax [...]

Texas Legislature Made Great Pro-Life Strides in 2011 Session

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Dianne Edmondson, Executive Director August 2, 2011 Texas Legislature Made Great Pro-Life Strides in 2011 Session Texas pro-lifers can be very proud of what has been accomplished in Austin during the recent legislative sessions. Three major pro-life bills were passed: a pre-abortion sonogram requirement, the defunding of Planned Parenthood and its affiliates from Texas tax [...]

On Today: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Links Pro-Life Candidates to

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

MATT LAUER: Let’s bring in Rachel Maddow, the host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Hi Rachel, good morning to you. RACHEL MADDOW: Hi Matt, good to see you. LAUER: Want to talk about money now. Not, not what the candidates themselves are directly spending, but money that’s going into these 527 organizations, where [...]

On Today: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Links Pro-Life Candidates to

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

MATT LAUER: Let’s bring in Rachel Maddow, the host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Hi Rachel, good morning to you. RACHEL MADDOW: Hi Matt, good to see you. LAUER: Want to talk about money now. Not, not what the candidates themselves are directly spending, but money that’s going into these 527 organizations, where [...]

Using Pro-Life to Sell Nuclear Disarmament | Focal Points, the Blog

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

What can pro-life advocates have to do with nuclear-weapons advocates? Read this comment by “The Tiny Twig” to a post on nuclear weapons at evangelical site A Deeper Story: Tales of Christ and Culture. I think that this is another “pro-life” issue that Christians need to get behind if we’re going to be the lead [...]

Using Pro-Life to Sell Nuclear Disarmament | Focal Points, the Blog

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

What can pro-life advocates have to do with nuclear-weapons advocates? Read this comment by “The Tiny Twig” to a post on nuclear weapons at evangelical site A Deeper Story: Tales of Christ and Culture. I think that this is another “pro-life” issue that Christians need to get behind if we’re going to be the lead [...]

Christian Home Schooling

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Everyday homeschooling is becoming more popular, especially among Christian families. Consider these concepts about Christian homeschooling to help decide if homeschooling is right for your children. Stated in the bible is the text that children will not stray from what they are taught. Proverbs 22:6 argues well on this, placing a high value on a [...]

Christian Home Schooling

13 February, 2012 (15:43) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Everyday homeschooling is becoming more popular, especially among Christian families. Consider these concepts about Christian homeschooling to help decide if homeschooling is right for your children. Stated in the bible is the text that children will not stray from what they are taught. Proverbs 22:6 argues well on this, placing a high value on a [...]

Daily Briefing – Gay Marriage The Law In Washington

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

By Dean Pagani on February 13, 2012 Gay Marriage - Washington Governor Chris Gregoire(D) will sign into law a bill legalizing gay marriage just before noon today at the state Capitol. The measure received final legislative approval last week and comes at a time of fast moving developments in the nationwide effort to make the rights [...]

Daily Briefing – Gay Marriage The Law In Washington

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

By Dean Pagani on February 13, 2012 Gay Marriage - Washington Governor Chris Gregoire(D) will sign into law a bill legalizing gay marriage just before noon today at the state Capitol. The measure received final legislative approval last week and comes at a time of fast moving developments in the nationwide effort to make the rights [...]

pmaef.com – Why Expertise Concerns With Family Legislation

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Why Experience Matters With Family Regulation Problems http://familylawyerlondon.co.uk/images/parents_rights_Children.jpg Family regulation is often a highly emotional legal area of interest, as the problems that lawyers with the personality deal with are cautiously linked with individuals and ideals that issue most to consumers. Regularly, an individual’s very first knowledge about this area of the law could be [...]

pmaef.com – Why Expertise Concerns With Family Legislation

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Why Experience Matters With Family Regulation Problems http://familylawyerlondon.co.uk/images/parents_rights_Children.jpg Family regulation is often a highly emotional legal area of interest, as the problems that lawyers with the personality deal with are cautiously linked with individuals and ideals that issue most to consumers. Regularly, an individual’s very first knowledge about this area of the law could be [...]

Eastwood's ad is political football – News Chief | American Family

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

New York TimesEastwood’s ad is political footballNews ChiefBy REG HENRY But, nowadays, everything is kicked around for political effect. In truth, politics has become football, as the Super Bowl ended up proving. Consider that politics and football are both contact sports. Both involve lots of money.When Cars Meet Politics, a ClashNew York TimesEastwood: A maverick [...]

Eastwood's ad is political football – News Chief | American Family

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

New York TimesEastwood’s ad is political footballNews ChiefBy REG HENRY But, nowadays, everything is kicked around for political effect. In truth, politics has become football, as the Super Bowl ended up proving. Consider that politics and football are both contact sports. Both involve lots of money.When Cars Meet Politics, a ClashNew York TimesEastwood: A maverick [...]

Fides et Ratio | Online Library of Law and Liberty

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Feb 12, 2012 James Bernard Murphy / Divine Law, Natural Law, Pope Benedict XVI, Positivism, Relativisim / 0 Comments In his recent addresses to the British Parliament and to the German Bundestag, Pope Benedict XVI, attempts to build a bridge between the discourse of secular politics and Christian faith. He calls for a dialogue between [...]

Fides et Ratio | Online Library of Law and Liberty

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Feb 12, 2012 James Bernard Murphy / Divine Law, Natural Law, Pope Benedict XVI, Positivism, Relativisim / 0 Comments In his recent addresses to the British Parliament and to the German Bundestag, Pope Benedict XVI, attempts to build a bridge between the discourse of secular politics and Christian faith. He calls for a dialogue between [...]

Rocky Anderson Presidential Campaign Promotes Separation Of

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Occupation of Public Squares across the Country, ongoing Occupy Freedom Plaza in Washington DC, ongoing Occupy Walk Across the United States, beginning in San Diego February 11 Shut Down the Corporations national day of action, February 29 Occupy Parliament Hill, Ottawa Canada, March 13-16 Reason Rally for Secularism, Washington DC, March 24 National Occupation of [...]

Rocky Anderson Presidential Campaign Promotes Separation Of

13 February, 2012 (15:42) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Occupation of Public Squares across the Country, ongoing Occupy Freedom Plaza in Washington DC, ongoing Occupy Walk Across the United States, beginning in San Diego February 11 Shut Down the Corporations national day of action, February 29 Occupy Parliament Hill, Ottawa Canada, March 13-16 Reason Rally for Secularism, Washington DC, March 24 National Occupation of [...]

Business as UNusual: More Than 2 Million Students Receive

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

If you are a blogger interested in being added to our lists, please fill out our new blogger form. All other media outlets, please email Diane.

Business as UNusual: More Than 2 Million Students Receive

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

If you are a blogger interested in being added to our lists, please fill out our new blogger form. All other media outlets, please email Diane.

Hysterical claims that Christians are “under attack” are rubbish

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

contribution by Lee Durbin In a thunderous broadside over at Conservative Home, Tory MP Nadine Dorries has responded to a High Court ruling deeming it unlawful for Bideford council in Devon to hold prayers as part of their formal proceedings. Directing her ire against the “zealots” of the British Humanist Association and the National Secular [...]

Hysterical claims that Christians are “under attack” are rubbish

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

contribution by Lee Durbin In a thunderous broadside over at Conservative Home, Tory MP Nadine Dorries has responded to a High Court ruling deeming it unlawful for Bideford council in Devon to hold prayers as part of their formal proceedings. Directing her ire against the “zealots” of the British Humanist Association and the National Secular [...]

Persecution of Christians soars in Iran

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Tweet Reports coming out of Iran say persecution of Christians is only growing more bold and brazen, as Iranian authorities once again raided a house church – this time in Shiraz – and arrested between 6 to 10 members of the congregation. The detainees are being held in an undisclosed location. Jihad Watch publisher Robert [...]

Persecution of Christians soars in Iran

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Tweet Reports coming out of Iran say persecution of Christians is only growing more bold and brazen, as Iranian authorities once again raided a house church – this time in Shiraz – and arrested between 6 to 10 members of the congregation. The detainees are being held in an undisclosed location. Jihad Watch publisher Robert [...]

Praying in the public square

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

*A RECENT ARTICLE OF INTEREST* ‘It’s time for Christians to fight back’. Which National Secular Society initiative feeds the poor or cures the ill, asks Cristina Odone. She makes an interesting point. Not sure about the language she uses, though. For those of you who aren’t British/ haven’t heard, the latest Christian debate to get [...]

Praying in the public square

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

*A RECENT ARTICLE OF INTEREST* ‘It’s time for Christians to fight back’. Which National Secular Society initiative feeds the poor or cures the ill, asks Cristina Odone. She makes an interesting point. Not sure about the language she uses, though. For those of you who aren’t British/ haven’t heard, the latest Christian debate to get [...]

Christian hotel owners lose appeal against discrimination ruling

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed last week’s Court of Appeal judgement upholding the ruling that Christian hotel owners Peter and Hazel Bull unlawfully discriminated on grounds of sexual orientation against Martyn Hall and Steve Preddy in refusing them a double room. In the appeal, the judges acknowledged that all sides have strongly held [...]

Christian hotel owners lose appeal against discrimination ruling

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed last week’s Court of Appeal judgement upholding the ruling that Christian hotel owners Peter and Hazel Bull unlawfully discriminated on grounds of sexual orientation against Martyn Hall and Steve Preddy in refusing them a double room. In the appeal, the judges acknowledged that all sides have strongly held [...]

Egyptian Christians to be Forced to Leave? « Persecution News

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Rise of Muslim Brotherhood bodes ill for millennia-old community By Michael Carl 2/12/2012 Egypt (World Net Daily) – Analysts have begun warning that the recent increase in violent protests in Egypt is putting the nation’s millennia-old minority Christian community in great danger, and members may be forced to leave their homeland. “Tolerance is not a [...]

Egyptian Christians to be Forced to Leave? « Persecution News

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Rise of Muslim Brotherhood bodes ill for millennia-old community By Michael Carl 2/12/2012 Egypt (World Net Daily) – Analysts have begun warning that the recent increase in violent protests in Egypt is putting the nation’s millennia-old minority Christian community in great danger, and members may be forced to leave their homeland. “Tolerance is not a [...]

ukoch: OVIE UK BIRTHDAY PRESS RELEASE. APPRECIATION. I

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Click here to Invite friends. ukoch I would like to commend the Nigerian security operatives in re-capturing Kabiru Umar aka Kabiru Sokoto, the master minder of the last Christmas day bombing of St Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, which killed not fewer than 45 worshippers and many wounded. I would opine that with this [...]

ukoch: OVIE UK BIRTHDAY PRESS RELEASE. APPRECIATION. I

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Click here to Invite friends. ukoch I would like to commend the Nigerian security operatives in re-capturing Kabiru Umar aka Kabiru Sokoto, the master minder of the last Christmas day bombing of St Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, which killed not fewer than 45 worshippers and many wounded. I would opine that with this [...]

Ravalli County Issues [AUDIO] – KGVO 1290 « CHRISTIAN

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

From Christian Families News Source- http://kgvo1290.com/ravalli-county-issues-audio/ ____________________________________________________ Ravalli County Commissioner Matt Kanenwisher speaks out on local issues . … By: Peter Christian | 1 minute ago. Ravalli County … Ravalli County Commissioners are considering several issues of interest to their constituents. On Monday, they met to discuss ways to return the county to three commissioners [...]

Ravalli County Issues [AUDIO] – KGVO 1290 « CHRISTIAN

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

From Christian Families News Source- http://kgvo1290.com/ravalli-county-issues-audio/ ____________________________________________________ Ravalli County Commissioner Matt Kanenwisher speaks out on local issues . … By: Peter Christian | 1 minute ago. Ravalli County … Ravalli County Commissioners are considering several issues of interest to their constituents. On Monday, they met to discuss ways to return the county to three commissioners [...]

Florida Legislation Will Prohibit Use Of Sharia Law

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

The Florida Family Association (FFA) is working for passage of a bill that would prohibit Florida courts from using Islamic Sharia Law or other international laws in their decisions. The bill has passed the House Civil Justice Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House version is HB 1209; the Senate version is SB 1360. [...]

Florida Legislation Will Prohibit Use Of Sharia Law

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

The Florida Family Association (FFA) is working for passage of a bill that would prohibit Florida courts from using Islamic Sharia Law or other international laws in their decisions. The bill has passed the House Civil Justice Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House version is HB 1209; the Senate version is SB 1360. [...]

Please editt this in a more articulate way for mr? Reason for sending

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

by amy.k. Question by kaylaj0418: Please editt this in a some-more clear approach for mr? Reason for promulgation child to christian school? I am stuffing out an application to send my daughter to a follower of Jesus school as well as a single of a questions is ” since do we enterprise for your child [...]

Please editt this in a more articulate way for mr? Reason for sending

13 February, 2012 (15:41) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

by amy.k. Question by kaylaj0418: Please editt this in a some-more clear approach for mr? Reason for promulgation child to christian school? I am stuffing out an application to send my daughter to a follower of Jesus school as well as a single of a questions is ” since do we enterprise for your child [...]

The Family and Property | Explicitly Christian Politics

13 February, 2012 (15:40) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Feb 13, 2012 by Rousas John Rushdoony This article is from Law and Liberty, Chapter 15, by Rousas John Rushdoony, a Reformed scholar and brilliant writer of the last century. Dr. Rushdoony was the founder of Chalcedon Foundation, an educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and to cogent communication of a distinctively Christian scholarship to [...]

The Family and Property | Explicitly Christian Politics

13 February, 2012 (15:40) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Feb 13, 2012 by Rousas John Rushdoony This article is from Law and Liberty, Chapter 15, by Rousas John Rushdoony, a Reformed scholar and brilliant writer of the last century. Dr. Rushdoony was the founder of Chalcedon Foundation, an educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and to cogent communication of a distinctively Christian scholarship to [...]

Our make-believe federal budget (Politico)

13 February, 2012 (15:40) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Many people inside the Washington Beltway will be pouring through President Barack Obama’s Fiscal 2013 budget proposal to find out what he proposes to cut, what initiatives he plans to invest in and what new policies he might propose. It seems likely that it will largely be a replay of his recommendations last fall to [...]

Our make-believe federal budget (Politico)

13 February, 2012 (15:40) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

Many people inside the Washington Beltway will be pouring through President Barack Obama’s Fiscal 2013 budget proposal to find out what he proposes to cut, what initiatives he plans to invest in and what new policies he might propose. It seems likely that it will largely be a replay of his recommendations last fall to [...]

AP IMPACT: USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed (AP)

13 February, 2012 (15:40) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

WASHINGTON – Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and networking equipment were secreted into Cuba. The most sensitive item, according to official trip reports, was the last one: a specialized mobile phone chip that experts say is often used by the Pentagon [...]

AP IMPACT: USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed (AP)

13 February, 2012 (15:40) | Feeds | By: staffwriter

WASHINGTON – Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and networking equipment were secreted into Cuba. The most sensitive item, according to official trip reports, was the last one: a specialized mobile phone chip that experts say is often used by the Pentagon [...]