Citizenship - news
House approves FDA regulation of tobacco
The House of Representatives voted convincingly July 30 to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 31, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Court revisits partial-birth abortion case
A federal appeals court has provided hope that Virginia’s ban on partial-birth abortion may withstand its scrutiny after all.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided the full court will reconsider a May decision by a three-judge panel that the state prohibition on the gruesome late-term abortion procedure is unconstitutional. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 31, 2008 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship,
House nears vote to curb tobacco deceptions, addiction
The $70 billion industry that claims the premature deaths of more Americans each year than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined could soon find business as usual a thing of the past. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Jul 29, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
House nears vote on FDA/tobacco bill
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on a bill that would authorize the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: WIC connects poor to No. 1 abortion provider
The federal government not only abundantly funds Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), but now it is referring poor women to the Web site of the country’s leading abortion provider. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
4 TV ministries won’t comply with probe
Four television ministries still have refused to comply fully with a U.S. Senate committee’s probe into their financial records nearly nine months after first being asked. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 25, 2008 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Pastoral Integrity, Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Court again blocks Internet porn law
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has again upheld a judge’s decision to block enforcement of a congressional effort to protect children from Internet pornography. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 24, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship,
Rehearing requested in child-rape case
Louisiana has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling against that state’s law permitting the death penalty for child rape after it was revealed the justices overlooked a similar federal measure in their ruling. more »
by: Tom Strode - Jul 23, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Children, Citizenship,
Birmingham Association care ministry reaches dozens of families each week
Although Green Springs Baptist Church closed its doors in 2005, its ministry lives on.
Each week, the building once used by the former Birmingham Baptist Association (BBA) congregation now serves many people in Jefferson County. more »
by: Greg Heyman - Jul 23, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Court throws out fine for indecent ‘wardrobe malfunction’
A federal court has dealt yet another blow to those who wish to uphold basic standards of decency. In what appeared to be a power grab, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday threw out a $550,000 fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on CBS Corp. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Jul 22, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Modesty, Citizenship, Legislation