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The August Recess and You
Other than a few courageous, committed congressmen trying desperately to force Congress to act on the need to drill for the oil within our own borders, your congressman and senators are back in their home states and districts for the August recess. more »
by: Barrett Duke - Aug 12, 2008 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Marriage, Life, Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Bush attends church in China
President Bush attended the worship service of a church registered with China’s communist regime Aug. 10 and afterward promoted freedom of religion in a brief public statement. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 11, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,
The Path of Lady Liberty
The United States of America just celebrated her 232nd anniversary of independence from Great Britain. On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution on independence from Britain and two days later agreed upon a statement known as the Declaration of Independence explaining this legal separation. more »
by: Rob Chambers - Aug 8, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Religious Liberty
In China speech on eve of Olympics, Bush declares opposition to country’s repression
President Bush declared the United States’ “firm opposition” to China’s repression of religious liberty and other human rights on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 7, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,
A firm ‘no’
July 17 was a red-letter day for Mississippians, but many may have missed the significance of the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s firm refusal to skirt state law and thereby open a new chapter in the gamblers’ march to take over the state. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Aug 7, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
New law causes a ‘Big Bang’ on the bayou
Secularists have exploded over the passage of the “Louisiana Science and Education Act.”
The bill recently was signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal after having been passed by an overwhelming majority of the Louisiana legislature. more »
by: Ken Connor - Aug 7, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Education, Citizenship, Legislation
When is 800 feet not 800 feet?
As this issue of The Baptist Record lands in mailboxes across the state on Thursday, the Mississippi Gaming Commission will be in session in Biloxi to hear arguments that casino developers should be able to scrap the law passed by legislators in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that allowed them to move their gambling halls onshore. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Aug 6, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation
ERLC urges action on indecency bill
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity is urging support for legislation to reaffirm the federal government’s authority to regulate broadcast indecency. more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 5, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Pop Culture, Citizenship,
More Than Olympic Gold at Stake in China
All eyes are on China this week as the 2008 Summer Olympic Games officially commence Friday. Millions will tune in over the course of more than two weeks to watch the world’s greatest athletes compete for their sport’s highest honor, Olympic gold. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Aug 5, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,
Rep.: Bush should use ‘bully pulpit’ in China
For Republican Congressman Zach Wamp, the only successful trip by President Bush to China for the Olympics will be one in which he uses the “bully pulpit of the White House.” more »
by: Tom Strode - Aug 1, 2008 - topic(s): Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty