Tennessee to vote on Bible as state book
Committees in Tennessee\'s House and Senate overwhelmingly approved measures this week to designate the Bible as the state\'s official book, despite widespread concerns from religious leaders.
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Bible still not available in 57 percent of world's languages
Barna Research and the American Bible Society partnered to find if the Bible was available to all people and determine Americans\' perception of the Scripture\'s global reach. What they found was alarming. While Americans say they value the Bible, they are largely unaware of how many of those in ...
Kansas is first to ban 'dismemberment' abortions
Kansas has banned an abortion procedure used in the second trimester that terminates pregnancy by dismembering a living unborn child. The new law may be a precedent for those being considered in Missouri and Oklahoma.
Missouri voters narrowly repeal gay rights ordinance despite opponent's scare tactics
Springfield Missouri voters narrowly repealed legislation offering protections based on sexual orientation this week. The law was implemented by city council vote in October.
Fewer U.S. women have children, more waiting later for motherhood
Recently released Census data shows fewer women in the United States have children, with almost half (47.6 percent) of 15-44 year-olds childless, a 1.2 percent jump from two years ago. Significantly, the number of teen mothers dropped and more 40-44 year-olds have children than in a decade, ...
North Charleston police chief 'praying for peace'
North Charleston Police Chief Eddie Driggers said he is \"praying for peace -- peace for the family and peace for this community,\" after a police officer was arrested for murder following the shooting death of an unarmed black man Tuesday. The incident was recorded on a citizen\'s cell phone which ...
Boston bombing victim & witness thanks jury for verdict, credits her faith for strength
Rebekah Gregory DiMartino, a Boston Marathon bombing victim, expressed thanks for the jury members who found Dzokhar Tsarnaev guilty today and credited her faith for her strength.Twin bombings on April 15, 2013, killed three people and injured 260 -- including DiMartino and her five-year-old son. ...
Rand Paul announces presidential run 'with God's help'
\"Today I announce with God\'s help, with the help of liberty lovers everywhere, that I\'m putting myself forward as a candidate for president of the United States of America,\" Sen. Rand Paul declared Tuesday at the Galt Hotel in Louisville.He was addressing a raucous crowd of supporters who ...
Herman Cain: 'Hallelujah' more Blacks are choosing to be conservatives
The head of the Gallup opinion research organization revealed that 26 percent of African American adults now identify as conservatives, drawing celebration from 2012 Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.
21 days of prayer launched about Supreme Court decision on marriage
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council is asking Christians to start today to pray and fast through April 28 when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue of marriage.In a statement released on the FRC website, he urges Believers across the country to ask God to intervene and \"guide our ...
Native American tribes split on same-sex marriage
Predominately Christian tribes on Native American reservations are resisting the push to recognize same-sex marriages.
22 states fighting for traditional marriage
The Alabama attorney general filed a brief Friday, April 3, urging the high court to uphold state laws that ban same-sex marriage.
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