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2ndVote, the conservative consumer advocacy organization, announced the release of the latest research on United Way’s funding for Planned Parenthood. “Last year, 2ndVote compiled an exhaustive list of United Way affiliates that helped fund the world’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood,” said spokesman Robert Kuykendall. “The latest available financial documentation for each of these affiliates indicates that United Way funnels almost $3 million to Planned Parenthood every year.” 2ndVote’s ‘Pro-Life Guide to United Way’, which was originally released in 2015, lists over 1,200 United Way affiliates by state and provides the dollar amounts and links to the documentation for each … Continue reading Group claims $3 million in United Way donations to Planned Parenthood
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today issued the following statement on the guidance to schools released by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education: “The White House itself has said what they issued last week is not an enforcement action and does not make any additional requirements under the law. Congress has the authority to write the law, not the executive branch, and we disagree with the heavy-handed approach the Obama administration is taking. Decisions on sensitive issues such as these should continue to be made at the local level based on the unique needs of students, families, schools … Continue reading TN: Haslam says school bathroom issue a local decision
Eric Metaxas of BreakPoint has a great column in USA TODAY on the growing ban on the Bible. It made the American Library Association’s top 10 most challenged books of 2015 list. Click the link below to read the column: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/22/worlds-scariest-book-christian-bible-eric-metaxas-column/83352384/ Continue reading Bible bans target world’s scariest book: Eric Metaxas
Todd Starnes at Fox News: Over the past several months the Military Religious Freedom Foundation has waged a campaign to have Bibles removed from “Missing Man” displays located on federal property. So far at least three VA medical clinics and … Continue reading Bibles are being removed from Missing Man tributes at VA clinics and military bases
Breaking Christian News reports on a very disturbing news item: Replicas of the arch from the Temple of Baal will be erected in April in New York’s Times Square and Trafalgar Square in London as a temporary exhibit. ISIS destroyed the ancient structure in Palmyra, Syria in 2015. (Editor’s note: This ‘Baal’ was a false god worshiped by ancient people. The ancient Israelis often strayed from the true God of the Old Testament by worshiping this false god. Ancient people’s worship included ritualistic sacrifices of babies who were burned alive as well as bisexual orgies. THAT IS WHAT IS BEING … Continue reading Replica of the ‘Temple of Baal’ Will Be Erected in Times Square and in England
Matt Bowman on Alliance Defending Freedom asks: Can the government force you to violate your conscience, and then when you object, tell you your theology is wrong? That’s the issue the Supreme Court will consider in Zubik v. Burwell, involving seven different lawsuits including five Christian colleges and universities represented by Alliance Defending Freedom. Follow the link below to read more about this Obamacare intrusion into religion and to hear a podcast: http://adflegal.org/detailspages/blog-details/allianceedge/2016/03/23/freedom-matters-podcast-can-the-government-force-you-to-violate-your-conscience?sourcecode=05E40001 Continue reading Freedom Matters: Can the Government Force You to Violate Your Conscience?
Unidentified attackers hacked a Christian convert to death in northern Bangladesh Tuesday, amid growing attacks on religious minorities by suspected Islamist militants in the Muslim-majority country, AFP reports on Yahoo! News. Police said at least two attackers stopped Hossain Ali while the 68-year-old was taking his regular morning walk in the town of Kurigram and then lunged at his neck with sharp weapons. “He died on the spot. The attackers exploded a molotov cocktail to create panic and left the scene on a motorcycle,” Kurigram district police chief Tobarak Ullah told AFP. Source: Christian convert hacked to death in Bangladesh … Continue reading Christian convert hacked to death in Bangladesh
The South Dakota state legislature on Tuesday passed a bill that would require public school students to use the bathroom, shower and locker room that correspond to their biological sex. If Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) signs the bill, as expected, South Dakota would become the first state to enact such a law. The bill has provoked outrage from gay and transgender rights activists, who say it discriminates against transgender children. They say that it could put schools at risk of lawsuits; in 2014, the Education Department issued guidance finding that Title IX, the federal law that requires equal treatment of … Continue reading S. Dakota is first state to pass bill restricting transgender students’ bathroom use
In this week’s issue of Jughead’s self-titled comic, Archie’s pal is officially confirmed as asexual, adding to a roster of new and diverse characters the publisher has introduced in recent years, The Globe and Mail reports. Archie’s burger-loving best friend has had a makeover recently in a series by Canadian writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Erica Henderson. In the fourth issue, out this week, Jughead Jones’s asexuality is casually introduced in a conversation with another student, the website Comic Book Resources reported Monday. (Editor’s note: Parents, comic books and their movie spinoffs are one way the gay rights lobby are … Continue reading Archie Comics character Jughead comes out as asexual
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