Addictions - news
Groups urge DOJ to prosecute porn makers
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has joined a coalition campaign to persuade the federal government to resume prosecuting major producers and distributors of illegal adult pornography. more »
By staff - Feb 10, 2011
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship, National,
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ other bills, await Congressional action this fall
Members of Congress will begin returning to business Sept. 13 with the volatile issue of homosexuals in the military awaiting more action. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 9, 2010
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation,
Bill legalizing online gambling passes hurdle
Congressional advocates for legalizing Internet gambling in the United States have made progress in their effort less than two months after rules implementing a 2006 law that cracked down on the practice finally took effect. more »
By staff - Aug 4, 2010
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation,
ERLC restates anti-online gambling stance
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has reiterated its opposition to congressional efforts to legalize and tax Internet gambling. more »
By staff - May 21, 2010
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation,
Study links abortion, substance abuse
A study from the University of Manitoba has found that women who have had an abortion are nearly four times as likely to have problems with drugs and alcohol as those who have not. more »
By staff - May 17, 2010
Topic: Family, Addictions, , Substance Abuse, Life, Abortion,
LIFE DIGEST: Baby aborted for cleft lip survives 2 days
A baby who survived for nearly two days before dying in an Italian hospital was aborted only because he had a cleft lip and palate.
Scans of the boy, who was at 22 weeks gestation, had shown he had the conditions, which may be corrected by surgery, and his mother chose to abort him in a hospital in her hometown of Rossano in southern Italy, the Telegraph reported. more »
By Tom Strode - May 4, 2010 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Life, Abortion, Infertility, Science, Bioethics,
Internet gaming bill opposed by SBC’s Land
Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has called on a congressional committee to oppose a bill he and others say would undermine current restrictions on Internet gambling. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 29, 2010
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, War,
Congress nears abortion funding expansion
Congress appears close to using combined spending bills to increase federal funding of abortion.
The House of Representatives approved Dec. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 11, 2009
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation,
Feds relax medical marijuana policy
The Obama administration has formalized a policy barring the prosecution of medical marijuana patients and their suppliers if they are in violation only of federal law and not of state law. more »
By staff - Oct 22, 2009
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, National,
ERLC Celebrates Signing of Bill to Regulate Tobacco
After years of support by a diverse group of religious bodies and public health organizations, a bill authorizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products became the law of the land June 22. more »
By Andy Lewis - Jun 25, 2009
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, Legislation,