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House OKs bills protecting religion at memorials
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed two bills that endorse inclusion of a religious message or symbols at the country’s war memorials. more »
By staff - Jan 26, 2012
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Legislation, National, Racial Reconciliation, Religious Liberty,
ERLC joins S.C. effort against cockfighting
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has joined in an effort to strengthen a South Carolina law against cockfighting.
Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, appears in a new video produced by the Palmetto Family Council that is designed to help build support for an anti-cockfighting initiative. more »
By staff - Jan 26, 2012
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, National,
LIFE DIGEST: Judge rebuked for ordering abortion, sterilization
A Massachusetts judge who ordered a schizophrenic woman to have an abortion and be sterilized has received strong rebukes from another judge, as well as advocates for the unborn and mentally ill. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics,
Obama, GOP differ whether nation is ‘stronger’
The United States is “getting stronger,” President Obama declared Tuesday in the final State of the Union speech of his first, and possibly only, term. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 25, 2012
Topic: Citizenship, National,
Pro-lifers should be optimistic, leaders say
Pro-life leaders find several reasons to be hopeful about the future of the American movement to protect unborn human beings, even if abortion has been legal in this country for nearly four decades. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 24, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National,
Young people dominate Washington pro-life march
President Obama and another massive turnout of pro-life Americans gained attention in Washington as the country passed the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s legalization of abortion. more »
By staff - Jan 24, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National,
Louisiana leads ranking of pro-life states
Louisiana is the most pro-life state in the country, while Washington is the least, according to the latest rankings by Americans United for Life. more »
By staff - Jan 20, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, National,
Obama admin. reaffirms: health care plans must cover abortion-causing drugs
The Obama administration has rejected appeals to overturn guidelines requiring health insurance plans to cover contraceptives that can cause abortions. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 20, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, Healthcare, National,
LIFE DIGEST: N.C. panel urges $50,000 for eugenics victims
A governor-appointed task force has recommended North Carolina pay $50,000 apiece to people who were sterilized under the state’s eugenics program. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 17, 2012
Topic: Life, Abortion, Birth Control, Citizenship, National, Racial Reconciliation, Science, Bioethics,
Leaders: Gay ‘marriage’ threatens rel. liberty
Two Southern Baptist ethics leaders joined representatives from a diversity of religious groups to ask Americans Jan. 12 to protect marriage and religious liberty in the face of the advance of same-sex unions. more »
By Tom Strode - Jan 13, 2012
Topic: Citizenship, National, Religious Liberty, , ,