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House panel OKs revised AIDS funding
A House of Representatives committee has approved legislation renewing President Bush’s initiative to combat AIDS in Africa after making changes in a version that had produced strong opposition from pro-life and pro-family organizations. more »
By staff - Mar 3, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Social Issues,
RADIO: Richard Land on NPR’s “To the Point”
Dr. Richard Land joins panel to discuss what host Warren Olney describes as “Evangelical Christians broadening their horizons.”
Listen here to What’s Happening to the Religious Right? more »
By staff - Feb 12, 2008
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, , Social Issues, Science, Environment,
Cutting—cool or carnal?
Sometimes Chloe uses a knife, sometimes a razor blade and sometimes even an ink pen.
Then she goes to great lengths to cover up the cut and resulting scar on her body. more »
By Dana Williamson - Feb 5, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Social Issues,
Churches: Beware how you deal with cutters
Churches need to be careful how they handle information they get about cutters.
One 17-year-old who lives in Western Oklahoma said a friend of hers told the youth minister at a local church she was cutting. more »
By Dana Williamson - Feb 5, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Abuse, Children, Citizenship, Social Issues,
Gambling battle 2008: The same old story
Another year, another battle in the Kentucky General Assembly over expanded gambling in the commonwealth.
Frankly, as Gov. Beshear and state legislators wrestle over the alleged merits of casino gambling, there’s little new information to add to the debate. more »
By Trennis Henderson - Feb 5, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, Social Issues,
SCHIP veto override fails again in House
Congress again has fallen short in an effort to override a presidential veto of the expansion of a children’s health insurance program.
On Jan. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 24, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues,
Huckabee, Obama win in historic Iowa vote
Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama rode late surges to victories Jan. 3 in the Iowa caucuses, as the Republican and Democratic parties took their first steps toward nominating candidates for November’s presidential election. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 4, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National, Social Issues,
ERLC’s Land Calls on President to Support Tobacco Regulation
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce the number of Americans who become addicted to tobacco and subsequently die from tobacco-related illnesses, Dr. more »
By Doug Carlson - Dec 18, 2007
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues,
Bush again vetoes child insurance bill
President Bush has vetoed for the second time the expansion of a children’s health insurance program.
Bush rejected Dec. 12 a bill reauthorizing and expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 13, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Living, Health, Parenting, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Social Issues,
VIDEO: The Land/Wallis Debate
Dr. Richard Land , president of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, squared off this fall in a debate as part of The Washington Briefing 2007: Values Voter Summit. more »
By staff - Nov 9, 2007
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Church and State, Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Social Issues, Science, Environment,