Archive for May, 2013
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Federal appeals court rules against gay marriage ban
Social conservatives on Thursday reacted sharply to a federal appeals court ruling that declared the law barring federal recognition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
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Is Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng pro-life?
When blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng made a daring escape from house arrest this spring and found refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, he instantly became a popular hero in the West and a rallying point for human righ...
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AG Eric Holder, black church leaders mull voter law changes
WASHINGTON (RNS) Attorney General Eric Holder and other legal experts strategized with black religious leaders on Wednesday (May 30) about new restrictive state voting laws that could affect their congregants by reducing early...
Arts & Culture
Lecrae opens up about controversial new song, ‘Church Clothes’
Reach Record's Grammy nominated hip hop artist Lecrae opens up about his latest song, "Church Clothes," that was released last month as a part of his Mixed Tape.
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Catholics rally around nuns amid Vatican crackdown
Catholics around the U.S. are coming together for prayer vigils as a show of support for America's nuns, whom the Vatican accuses of having "serious doctrinal problems."
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Baptist leader critiques anti-gay comments
A Southern Baptist leader who works on gay outreach has criticized recent anti-gay comments by two Baptist pastors in North Carolina, saying they “show a complete lack of understanding of how to minister to those struggling wit...
Christians in Egypt blamed for voting by Islamists
The official results of the first round of the Egyptian presidential elections were announced today, and the run-off will be between Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and Air Marshal Ahmad Shafik, former Presiden...
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Vatican official calls leaked documents an ‘immoral’ and ‘brutal’ attack
The Vatican's No. 3 official on Tuesday condemned the theft and publication of secret papal documents as an “immoral act of unheard-of gravity.”
Featured Columns
Word from Scotland: It is significant to whom we run in times of crisis
As we read and study carefully and prayerfully John Chapter 13, we come to see and understand that Jesus Christ taught and ministered as He did because He was secure, and through real vital living faith we too can know somethin...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Do you need to know Greek or Hebrew to study the Bible
Martin Luther, the great Protestant reformer, wrote the following in regard to the importance of understanding Greek and Hebrew when studying the Scriptures: “The languages are the sheath in which the sword of the Spirit is con...