June 9 Sunday - http://thepowerofprayer.tumblr.com/post/40525128644/powerofprayer
Governor Rick Perry signed a law protecting Christmas and other holiday celebrations in Texas public schools from legal challenges. (FOX NEWS-Associated Press) ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/14/perry-signs-merry-christmas-bill-into-law/?test=latestnews
The social network wants to make it easier for users to find content already on Facebook by using #hashtags. (CNN-Mashable) ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/12/tech/social-media/facebook-hashtags/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
If a man remains in me (Jesus) and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130619
If a man remains in me (Jesus) and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.
June 17 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130618
Act with courage, and may the Lord be with those who do well.
June 16 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130617
I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your name I will lift up my hands.
June 15 Saturday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130616
The days of the blameless are known to the Lord, and their inheritance will endure forever.
June 14 Friday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130615
Do everything in love.
June 13 Thursday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130614
Love the Lord your God with all your heart...Love your neighbor as yourself.
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130613
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it.
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130612
I trust in GodÂ’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
June 10 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130611
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; He enables me to stand on the heights.
June 9 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/wallpapr/display.asp?t=20130610
You are God's chosen vessel. He will perform wonders in your life and make you a blessing for others.
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130619
Seek the Lord sincerely and with all humility. Then you will receive His abundant blessings and do great exploits for the Lord.
June 17 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130618
When you fear God and trust in His name, He will grant you good health and reveal His glory in your life.
June 16 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130617
When you seek the Lord wholeheartedly, He will crown you with eternal joy.
June 15 Saturday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130616
The Lord will have mercy on those who fear His name. He will remove all your diseases and grant you good health.
June 14 Friday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130615
When you love God and observe His commandments, He shall satisfy you with all good things and exalt you in life.
June 13 Thursday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130614
The Lord will comfort you with His delight and renew your weary soul.
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130613
Christ is fountain of life. When you believe in Him, blessings will overflow in your life and you will be a blessing to others.
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130612
When you obey God, fulfill His will and make Him happy, He will bless you beyond measure.
June 10 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130611
God is our Comforter. He will comfort you just as a mother comforts her child.
June 9 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/display.asp?t=20130610
A Duke grad student is living out of his van to stay out of debt. (Yahoo! News-Business Insider) ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/duke-grad-student-secretly-lived-in-a-van-to-escape-loan-debt-194021112.html
With Republicans supporting it and Democrats opposed, a House committee has passed a bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy. Much of the debate focused on weaking amendments by Democrats who hoped to gut the bill and allow late-term abortions in cases to protect a woman’s health — even though abortions after 20 weeks are not ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/12/house-committee-passes-bill-banning-abortions-at-20-weeks-of-pregnancy/
For the first time in President Obama's presidency, half the people in America also don't believe he is trustworthy. (CNN) ...
June 17 Monday - http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/17/cnn-poll-obama-approval-falls-amid-controversies/?hpt=hp_t1
The House of Representatives today approved a that bans abortions from after 20-weeks of pregnancy up to the day of birth. The vote for the bill broke down on mostly partisan lines with Republicans supporting the ban on late-term abortions and Democrats opposing it. The House approved the bill on a 228-196 vote with 7 Democrats voting for the bill ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/18/congress-passes-bill-banning-late-term-abortions-after-20-weeks/
You might know about Chick-fil-A, but bet there are others you might not know. (Yahoo! Finance) ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-u-s--companies-you-might-not-know-are-religious-175228053.html
Pilot programs in the city have shown an unexpectedly high level of participation. (The New York Times) ...
June 16 Sunday - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/nyregion/bloombergs-final-recycling-frontier-food-waste.html?pagewanted=print
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.jesusreport.com/index.php?id=5439
June 11 Tuesday - http://jesusreport.com/index.php?id=5439
Commit yourself wholly to the Lord and He will look unto your sacrificial heart.
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130619
Commit yourself wholly to the Lord and He will look unto your sacrificial heart.
June 17 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130618
Commit yourself wholly to the Lord and He will look unto your sacrificial heart.
June 16 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130617
Commit yourself wholly to the Lord and He will look unto your sacrificial heart.
June 15 Saturday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130616
The Dalai Lama weighed in on the debate around women leadership and came out firmly on the side of the female. Talking to reporters during a visit to Australia, the Buddhist leader was asked to weigh in on gender during a race for Prime Minister that has included charges of sexism. Speaking generally, the Dalai Lama suggested that the crisis ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/dalai-lama-women_n_3440583.html
Commit yourself wholly to the Lord and He will look unto your sacrificial heart.
June 14 Friday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130615
Commit yourself wholly to the Lord and He will look unto your sacrificial heart.
June 13 Thursday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130614
Thank and praise Him for His goodness in your life.
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130613
Thank and praise Him for His goodness in your life.
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130612
Thank and praise Him for His goodness in your life.
June 10 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130611
By Eric Marrapodi, Co-Editor CNN Belief Blog Follow @EricCNNBelief Baltimore, Maryland (CNN) - As the new Superman movie takes flight this weekend, filmmakers are hoping the Man of Steel lands not only in theaters, but also in pulpits. Warner Bros. Studios is aggressively marketing "Man of Steel" to Christian pastors, inviting them to early screenings, creating Father’s Day discussion guides ...
June 14 Friday - http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/14/superman-coming-to-a-church-near-you/
Thank and praise Him for His goodness in your life.
June 9 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/youth/mainarticle.asp?t=20130610
Folks, I’m one week into summer, and I have some thoughts. First of all, for all the teachers and parents who made it: HALLELUYER. For those of you with four days or two weeks left, may the Lord’s face shine upon you. We are on the other side, lighting candles for you. Godspeed. Second, some readers struggle with satire; it ...
June 13 Thursday - http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2013/06/13/surviving-summer
June 13 Thursday - http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/12/Breaking-Obama-Threatens-Veto-of-Religious-Protection-for-Military
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.jesusreport.com/index.php?id=5427
June 11 Tuesday - http://jesusreport.com/index.php?id=5427
American Civil Liberties Union representatives and litigators are pressuring for the program to be stopped and all records purged. (New York Times) ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/us/aclu-files-suit-over-phone-surveillance-program.html
Les Misérables (English language) (Kindle Edition) By Victor Hugo Buy new: $0.00 Customer Rating: First tagged "christianity" by E. Marshall-Smith "book & cook" Customer tags: kindle freebie(139), kindle popular classics(55), fiction classics(42), classics on kindle(41), classics(37), classic fiction(33), 19th century(17), delete(9), classic literature(5), adventure(3), kindle book(2), i own it(2) ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.amazon.com/Les-Mis%C3%A9rables-English-language-ebook/dp/B004GHNIRK/ref=tag_rsn_rs_edpp_url
Sy Perlis overcame pacemaker surgery to set a new world record bench press record. (Yahoo! Sports) ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/men-action/201306/91-year-old-sets-bench-press-world-record
Danielle Powell was close to getting her bachelor's degree when she was kicked out of her university for being gay in 2012, and now the only way the school will transfer her credits to another school is if she agrees to pay $6,300. In response, Powell has launched an online petition to pressure the school to forgive the debt. Powell ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/12/danielle-powell-grace-university_n_3428514.html
The number of children who are homeschooled has increased by 75%.
June 11 Tuesday - http://kirkcameron.com/2013/06/homeschooling-growing-seven-times-faster-than-public-school-enrollment/
A network of pastors are speaking out against the so-called 'war on drugs' and the devastating effect it has had, particularly on the Black community. At a conference called “"A View from the Pulpit: Faith Leaders and Drug Decriminalization,” held at American Baptist College in Nashville, religious leaders focused on the moral injustice of the drug laws, rather that the ...
June 15 Saturday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/god-smoke-weed_n_3444642.html
The decision was unanimous. (The Washington Post) ...
Back then I said I’d never be like him. I slammed doors to punctuate the point and to make sure my dad knew it. You can be tall and 15 and think you know a lot of things. And you don’t think about growing old and looking squishy around the middle and telling teenagers to just turn out the lights. ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.aholyexperience.com/2013/06/what-all-mamas-and-us-need-to-thrive-this-summer/
Psalm 31:19 ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130619
Ephesians 1:3 ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130618
Turkey’s past is no model for a democratic future. Earlier leaders, including Ataturk, were just as authoritarian as Erdogan.
June 16 Sunday - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/opinion/turkeys-false-nostalgia.html
Jeremiah 33:3 ...
June 16 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130617
The Southern Baptist Convention tackled topics at its annual meeting this week that seemed to show a concern for a broadening array of social issues. Those included human trafficking and the country's high rate of incarceration.
The Southern Baptist Convention is expected to take a stand against the Boy Scouts of America's acceptance of gay members at the denomination's annual meeting in Houston.
Southern Baptist Convention leaders have proposed a resolution expressing their opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts.
North Philly Catholic parish lives and sings the Gospel.
The Southern Baptist Convention has passed a resolution calling on all Southern Baptists to report allegations of child abuse to authorities.
The Southern Baptist Convention re-elected its first black president, the Rev. Fred Luter Jr., at its annual meeting Tuesday.
The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution Wednesday expressing its opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts, though it doesn't explicitly call for churches to drop all ties with the organization.
The Southern Baptist Convention has approved a resolution opposing the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts.
The Southern Baptist Convention is gathering in Houston for its annual meeting at a time when the denomination is contemplating a different cultural and political climate than a decade ago.
Philippians 4:4 ...
June 15 Saturday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130616
1 Peter 5:5 ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130615
John 14:23 ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130614
A decade ago, the Southern Baptist Convention was riding high.
Acts 10:38 ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130613
John 7:38 ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130612
Philippians 2:8 ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130611
Isaiah 66:13 ...
June 9 Sunday - http://www.prayertoweronline.org/message/scripture.asp?t=20130610
In response to my last article, “10 Things You Can't Do While Following Jesus,” I was accused multiple times of being political. All I was trying to do was follow Jesus. So, I thought it'd be interesting (and generate tons more hate mail) to show what a list would actually look like if I were being political intentionally. Like the ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/06/12/10-political-things-you-cant-do-while-following-jesus
A U.S. House committee will vote tomorrow on a bill that would ban abortions nationwide after 20 weeks of pregnancy and the editors at National Review released an editorial today about why the measure is so important. They say the bill is necessary to stop future abortion practitioners like Kermit Gosnell, who kill babies in gruesome abortion procedures that are ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/11/bill-to-ban-abortions-after-20-weeks-needed-to-stop-more-kermit-gosnells/
I’ve been asked a lot about these mixing bowls I use on my Food Network show and here on my website, and I’m finally getting around to telling you about them! They’re from Mason Cash And they come from across the pond. I use them for everything: Serving fruit salads, mixing doughs and batters, rising dough, mixing big batches of ...
June 17 Monday - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pwhomeandgarden/~3/lZcUwlFQWZM/
Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) — Mom, Dad, I’m pro-life. The day I “outed” myself to my ultra-liberal family, I was terrified. These are the people who basically tried to bully me into aborting my son (aka, their grandson) back in 2011. Lord knows I love them, but I was seriously considering taking this to the grave. You’ve got to understand that ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/17/my-coming-out-story-telling-my-liberal-parents-im-pro-life/
The Westboro Baptist Church has responded to one little girl's campaign to raise money for peace the only way they seem to know how: with a homophobic jab. Over the weekend, the story of Jayden Sink and her lemonade stand went viral online, with thousands of people sharing news of how a 5-year-old took on the Westboro Baptist Church. As ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/westboro-baptist-church-responds-lemonade_n_3455642.html
Would you be willing to give up what Edward Snowden has given up? He has given up his high paying job, his home, his girlfriend, his family, his future and his freedom just to expose the monolithic spy machinery that the U.S. government has been secretly building to the world. He says that he does not want to live in ...
June 10 Monday - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/27-edward-snowden-quotes-about-u-s-government-spying-that-should-send-a-chill-up-your-spine
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (AP) The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack tripped up Democrat Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi last week with a question about her 2012 claim that Obamacare would “lower everyone’s rates.” And it looks like he got her again on Thursday with a question regarding condemned murderer Kermit Gosnell and Rep. Pelosi’s disapproval for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/13/pelosi-snips-at-reporter-for-pro-life-question-actually-cites-her-catholicism-in-defense-of-abortion/
“I have no intention of hiding who I am, because I know I have done nothing wrong.” (New York Times) ...
June 9 Sunday - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/us/former-cia-worker-says-he-leaked-surveillance-data.html?google_editors_picks=true
The worldwide event called “Standing together for Human Rights in Iran” aims to not only highlight Pastor Saeed’s plight but also highlight the larger issue of human rights violations in Iran. (ACLJ) ...
June 13 Thursday - http://aclj.org/iran/day-prayer-peaceful-association-pastor-saeed-iranian-embassies-worldwide
Thief learns his lesson to stay in shape. (Good Morning America) ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/marathon-mom-chases-down-bike-thief-183549474.html
Lots of people claim to be “following Jesus” and then they do stuff like this. Sure, people who follow Jesus do these things all the time, but you can't say you are doing them because you are trying to follow Jesus' example. (Clearly, this is not a complete list but it's a good place to start). 10) Exclude people because ...
June 10 Monday - http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/06/10/10-things-you-cant-do-while-following-jesus
At least 29 people were injured as anti-government protesters were forcibly driven out of Istanbul's Tacsim Square and Gezi Park using tear gas and water cannons. (CNN) ...
June 15 Saturday - http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/15/world/europe/turkey-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
How much does the average worker make in 60 seconds, compared to a basketball star or a CEO. (CNN) ...
June 14 Friday - http://money.cnn.com/interactive/economy/sixty-seconds-of-salary/
Police today shut down a late-term abortion clinic in Orlando, Florida and seized and removed property from the building as a helpless abortion practitioner could only stand by and watch. James Scott Prendergraft, whose medical license has been suspended a fifth time, stood in the background (right) as police and other officials taped off his abortion clinic with crime tape ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/13/police-shut-down-late-term-abortion-clinic-seize-property-as-abortionist-watches/
Summer is officially underway and that means the swimwear is coming out. It also means some people—perhaps women especially—will start to ask questions about modesty. In the current world of swimwear, small is beautiful and less is more desirable. But designer and actress Jessica Rey asks, “Who says it has to be itsy bitsy?” Rey argues that within the construct ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.qideas.org/video/the-evolution-of-the-swimsuit.aspx
This isn't just about lipstick – if Turkey can't reconcile secularism, Islam and democracy, there will be global repercussions Secularism: what does it mean to the people of Turkey? Is it simply a question of whether we can buy alcohol when we please, or whether the cabin crew of Turkish airlines are allowed to wear red lipstick? It cannot simply ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/10/turkish-protests-west
It’s like the skin of this place is red. Everywhere, red soil sheathes things, like hardly under the surface of Africa’s dirt is her heart. Like you could scratch your toe here and feel the pulse of what’s alive. Everywhere here is a thin place. We drive red roads to meet Anna. We pass bicycles grunting under water jugs, bags ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.aholyexperience.com/2013/06/why-you-are-where-you-are-for-such-a-time-as-this/
She was a real heavyweight fighter in the NICU, barely breaking the three-pound mark, having arrived several weeks too early. But she fought, as all preemies do. We saw it from the start – she would cry and flex at every [filtered] and prod, and each breath was labored. But just as she was determined to live, we were determined ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/18/we-must-vote-to-end-late-term-abortions-protect-unborn-babies/
by Ben Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President Barack Obama has announced that, if Trent Franks' bill to restrict late-term abortion nationwide passes, he will veto it. In a Statement of Administration Policy, the president called the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/obama-banning-late-term-abortion-shows-contempt-for-the-constitution-assaul
While some remain skeptical of the newly elected president's influence, the majority of Iranians hope for a new era of reawakening, economic prosperity, and cooperation with the Western World. (CNN) ...
June 16 Sunday - http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/15/world/meast/iran-elections/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
(NEWSER) - It's bad enough that Carie Charlesworth is dealing with an abusive ex-husband—but now she's also out of a job due to the situation. After a "very bad weekend" involving her ex in January, Charlesworth warned the principal at San Diego's Holy Trinity School to watch out for him. He did indeed show up in the school parking lot, ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/carie-charlesworth-teacher-fired_n_3436716.html
Damaging wind, hail and possible tornadoes move out of the Midwest and head toward the Atlantic states. (Accuweather) ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/severe-storm-derecho-risk-dc-t/14159136
by Nancy Flanders June 17, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - Two weeks after giving birth to her second child, Julia Schoch received an e-mail that would forever change her life. It was February 2003, and she was at home recovering from a C-section with her husband, her two-year-old son, and her newborn daughter when her husband ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/two-weeks-after-welcoming-their-own-daughter-this-couple-decided-to-adopt-a
Recently I did a post about noticing typos in the worship music. The comments on that post were funnier than the post. Here are the best, completely real, typos people have noticed at church: 1. “Lord, You are more precious than silver… Lord, You are more costly than golf.” 2.Easter. The line was supposed to read “We were naked and ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2013/06/top-16-worship-music-typos/
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi put her foot in her mouth again today during a press conference, calling the battle to keep late-term abortions legal sacred ground. “As a practicing and respectful Catholic, this is sacred ground to me when we talk about this,” Pelosi said about efforts to stop late-term abortions. “This shouldn’t have anything to do with politics.” ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/13/nancy-pelosi-calls-late-term-abortions-sacred-ground/
Sarah Palin didn’t mince any words after “comedian” Bill Maher called her son Trig, who has Down Syndrome, “retarded.” According to reports, Maher called Palin’s 5-year-old son Trig “retarded” this past weekend. “Maher made the remark during a stand-up comedy show at the Palms Casino Resorts in Las Vegas Saturday, where he is in the middle of a residency. Trig suffers ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/13/sarah-palin-blasts-bill-maher-after-he-calls-son-with-down-syndrome-retarded/
President Barack Obama has issued a veto threat of a bill the House of Representatives will vote on tomorrow that would ban abortions from after 20-weeks* all the way to birth. The White House this afternoon issued a Statement of Administration Policy indicating President Obama’s advisors would recommend that he veto the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act if it were ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/17/obama-threatens-to-veto-bill-banning-abortions-after-20-weeks/
NFL champion Matt Birk, who played center for the Baltimore Ravens last year during their recent Super Bowl season, skipped the team’s visit with President Obama at the White House, a traditional trip for the NFL’s most recent champions. Birk, who retired at the end of the season and describes himself as a pro-life Catholic, didn’t hold back about why ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.catholicvote.org/pro-life-nfl-player-declines-invitation-to-white-house/
In her latest segment for "The Daily Show," comedian Samantha Bee openly mocks an evangelical's claim that Christians are "bullied" by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Airing on Monday, the segment features Boise, Idaho, pastor and radio host Matt Slick attempting to make the case that Christians are becoming victims. "The Christians that I talked to are intimidated," ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/gays-beat-up-straights-daily-show_n_3461919.html
Child euthanasia: It’s all over but the final voting in Belgium as the Parliament agrees across party lines that doctors should be able to euthanize children. From the Presseurop story: In the wake of several months of testimony from doctors and experts in medical ethics, a Belgian Senate committee will on June 12 examine the possible extension of the country’s euthanasia law ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/11/belgium-parliament-votes-to-allow-doctors-to-euthanize-children/
As the situation in Syria intensifies and the United Nations reports that 93,000 civilians have been killed since 2011, the United States is taking increased action. With the deadly drama continuing to progress, it’s likely that some — especially considering Syria’s Biblical and geographical significance — will see End Times prophesy unfolding. A silly suggestion to non-believers and others who ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/17/does-the-bible-predict-gods-end-times-destruction-of-syria-and-is-prophesy-about-to-unfold-before-our-eyes/
A disturbing recording released today has the IRS going where no government agency has gone before. (LifeNews.com) ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/irs-caught-on-tape-telling-nonprofit-keep-your-faith-to-yourself/?pr=1
by Ben Johnson ALBANY, NY, June 17, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A controversial provision that would have struck down late-term abortion restrictions in New York state has died in the state senate. The measure, which would have radically expanded abortion-on-demand for reasons of “health,” among other ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cuomos-abortion-expansion-act-dies-in-ny-state-senate
The IRS scandal is deepening as a new tape has been released today showing IRS staff making a phone conversation that the Internal Revenue Service placed to a non-profit organization. Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life legal group, made the audio available today of IRS officials telling a group that provides support to women in abusive pregnancy situations to keep its ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/irs-caught-on-tape-telling-nonprofit-keep-your-faith-to-yourself/
Sometimes you don’t realize you have a temper till you have kids. And then one night someone carves a pattern into the leather sofa. Or someone just dumps a pencil sharpener out all over the floor. After you’ve told them not to touch it. Or someone else gets out of bed for the ten thousandth time. When you’ve just finally ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://lisajobaker.com/2013/06/when-your-temper-scares-you-some-suggestions-for-defusing/
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/irs-buying-spying-equipment-covert-cameras-coffee-trays-plants
When I was in 7th grade, I made the mistake of watching the horror film, "The Ring." Throughout the entire movie, I squeezed my friend's hand, covered my eyes, and yelled "Make it stop!" "I can't watch!" "I CAN'T!" And tonight, I found myself uttering these very words all over again. Only this time, I wasn't in a dark theater ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lindsey-orlofsky/princesses-long-island_b_3423594.html
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.ibtimes.com/belgian-parliament-posed-approve-child-euthanasia-law-1301825
[...] King’s College professor Anthony Bradley notes, lukewarm religion—the targeted enemy of the radicals—looks a lot like American middle-class ...
June 17 Monday - http://blog.acton.org/archives/53944-the-new-legalism-missional-radical-narcissistic-and-shamed.html#comment-25118
It's been that long the pitchman for Subway has been eating turkey subs. (New York Daily News) ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/jared-subway-guy-marks-15-years-turkey-subs-article-1.1365511
I wonder if another way in which Millennials are responding to the “new legalism” (aside from leaving the church) might be their gravitation towards more traditional denominations – the sorts of denominations their Baby Boomer parents left a few decades ago.
June 12 Wednesday - http://blog.acton.org/archives/53944-the-new-legalism-missional-radical-narcissistic-and-shamed.html#comment-25010
Nova Women’s Healthcare, a Fairfax, Virginia, abortion clinic with a history of botched abortions and at least one patient death, will be forced to close at the end of June. This closure is one of 30 abortion clinics to close in 2013 alone, more than doubling the number of closures over all of last year. “With the increased attention on ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/30th-abortion-clinic-closes-in-2013-after-killing-woman-in-abortion/
During the signing of Texas' "Merry Christmas Bill" on Thursday, Gov. Rick Perry (R) made a rather shocking claim. "Religious freedom does not mean freedom from religion," Perry declared at the State Capitol building in Austin before signing HB 308, which allows public schools to display scenes and symbols of "traditional winter holidays." "People of faith too often feel they ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/rick-perry-freedom-from-religion_n_3441187.html
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Follow @BurkeCNN (CNN) – Pope Francis acknowledged the presence of a “gay lobby” inside the Vatican, according to a Catholic website, months after reports swirled that a gay group was named in a prominent leaks scandal and may have factored in Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s surprising decision to resign. “In the Curia,” Francis ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/11/pope-francis-gay-lobby-exists-inside-vatican/
I was in Austin over the weekend, and I had the best (and most delicious!) time. One of the things on my agenda for the weekend was eating Migas, which I first tried in Austin many moons ago when I was visiting my seestor Betsy, and which remains one of my all-time favorite breakfast dishes. My friend Sheila loves Migas ...
June 10 Monday - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pwcooks/~3/f1Z7g2lx9zw/
This one ties into the expectant mom, so dad can experience the baby's kicks. (Today Show) ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.today.com/moms/pregnancy-belt-lets-dads-be-feel-babys-kicks-6C10307780
After massive opposition to the legislation Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing that would promote unlimited abortions, the bill is now dead. The bill, pro-life advocates say, would elevate abortion to a fundamental right and have New York on record saying the state can’t discriminate on abortion in benefits or services or anything else it provides. The measure was expected to ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/17/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomos-radical-abortion-bill-dies/
A Texas actress, Shannon Richardson, has been charged in connection of the sending of letters to the president and also to the mayor of NYC. (CNN) ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/justice/ricin-letters-arrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/the-vatican/detail/articolo/wojtyla-wojtyla-wojtyla-25765/ ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/the-vatican/detail/articolo/wojtyla-wojtyla-wojtyla-25765/
Almost any poll of regular church goers will reveal that their favorite book in the New Testament is the Gospel of John. It is the book that is most often used at Christian funerals. It includes such well known and oft-quoted texts as: "God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him should ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shelby-spong/gospel-of-john-what-everyone-knows-about-the-fourth-gospel_b_3422026.html
Surefire ways to equip your daughter to be a future home-wrecker: Do everything for her so she can enjoy being a kid. Don’t require any real responsibility from her even if she is capable. Be sure she knows that academics are her highest priority and that practical homemaking skills are menial and for the lower class folks. Indulge her every whim ...
June 13 Thursday - http://raisinghomemakers.com/2013/22-ways-to-raise-a-home-wrecker/
The Bible tells fathers to do two things: bring children up in the ways of the Lord and do not provoke them. How can a father avoid provoking his child? There’s no shortage of parenting books out there. But you’ll find very few dedicated to the subject of fathering. What does it look like to father well? Thankfully, God’s word ...
June 13 Thursday - http://theresurgence.com/2013/06/13/7-ways-fathers-provoke-their-children
This is what happens when you turn educating our youth over to special interest groups. Can you imagine a group called PRYSM, Proud Rainbow Youth of Southern Maine, being in charge of telling your ...
June 10 Monday - http://standupforthetruth.com/2013/06/students-taught-about-homosexual-foreplay-disguised-as-tolerance/
Rep. Diana DeGette, a Colorado Democrat, is the leader of the pro-abortion forces in the House of Representatives. However, during a press conference today she was unable to answer a simple question about abortion. Reminded that Democrats said gun control legislation should be adopted even if it saves one life, a reporter asked DeGette if she would support the bill ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/18/top-pro-abortion-democrat-cant-answer-simple-abortion-question/
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett today signed into law a bill that stops taxpayer funding of abortions. HB 818 would ensure that Pennsylvania opts out of abortion funding under the health insurance exchange created by the federal health care law, also known as Obamacare. The measure passed the state House in April and Senate on June. “House Bill 818 is a ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/17/pennsylvania-gov-signs-bill-stopping-taxpayer-funded-abortions/
A record number of people attended the National Vigil for Life in Dublin Ireland to show there is a large contingent that is opposed to the government’s abortion plan. The Vigil in Merrion Square was the largest ever pro-life demonstration in the country and one of the biggest gatherings so far this year, event organizers said, with well over 40,000 ...
June 9 Sunday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/09/ireland-record-numbers-of-pro-lifers-attend-national-vigil-against-abortion/
The Kansas State Board of Education voted Tuesday to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a new science curriculum that treats evolution and climate change as fact and promotes hands-on learning. Officials in Kansas previously helped craft the K-12 curriculum with the help of 25 other states and several national organizations. The standards have already been approved by state ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/kansas-science-standards-evolution-climate-change_n_3437257.html
LifeNews frequently reports on abortion clinics closing down for a variety of reasons. We know that those abortion facility closures result in lives saved — as unborn children are spared abortion and women considering abortions potentially find life-affirming alternatives. Today, we can report on an amazing story out of Orlando, Florida. There, as LifeNews reported this morning, the late-term abortion ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/13/she-went-to-the-clinic-for-a-nine-month-abortion-but-it-was-closed/
After days of rioting, tear gas and water cannons, protesters at Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey listened to a live piano performance as conditions settled down. (CNN) ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/world/europe/turkey-gezi-park-piano/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
by Operation Rescue staff June 10, 2013 (OperationRescue.org) – Nova Women’s Healthcare, a Fairfax, Virginia, abortion clinic with a history of botched abortions and at least one patient death, will be forced to close at the end of June. This closure is one of 30 abortion clinics to close in 2013 alone, more than ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/30th-abortion-clinic-closes-in-2013-after-botched-abortions-patient-death
A direct descendant of Charles Darwin has become a Catholic apologist. Laura Keynes, a great-great-great-granddaughter of the English naturalist, has joined Catholic Voices, the project set up to speak up for the Church in the media She writes in this week’s Catholic Herald about how she returned to her childhood Catholic faith after a period of agnosticism. The daughter of ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2013/06/13/descendant-of-darwin-becomes-a-catholic-apologist/
As NewsBusters reported last week, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin called out vulgarian comedian Bill Maher for referring to her Down Syndrome son Trig as “retarded.” On ABC’s The View Monday, co-host Barbara Walters astonishingly defended Maher saying, “I don’t think he intended it to be mean-spirited” (video follows with transcript and commentary): WHOOPI GOLDBERG: At a recent standup show ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/18/barbara-walters-defends-bill-maher-calling-trig-palin-retarded/
by Hilary White, Rome Correspondent DUBLIN, June 10, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Forty thousand people marched in opposition to the Irish government’s abortion bill at the National Vigil for Life this Saturday in the centre of Dublin. According to organizers this made the Vigil for Life the largest pro-life gathering in Ireland’s ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/40000-march-against-abortion-bill-in-dublin
by Wesley J. Smith Child euthanasia: It’s all over but the final voting in Belgium as the Parliament agrees across party lines that doctors should be able to euthanize children. From the Presseurop story: In the wake of several months of testimony from doctors and experts in medical ethics ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/child-euthanasia-is-coming-to-belgium
For as long as I can remember, hip hop has had an obsession with God and religion. I don’t mean to suggest that all rappers are religious devotees. But few rappers – or any artists for that matter – can shake the urge to include God somewhere in their art. It’s natural and good for us to speak about God, ...
June 17 Monday - http://bragonmylord.com/post/53257903322
A dying girl who needs a lung transplant and only has weeks to live has will receive the long-awaited lung transplant she so desperately needs. Sarah Murnaghan, the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl dying of cystic fibrosis, received national attention after HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius refused to help. Fox News has more: According to a Facebook post from Sarah’s mother, Janet, the ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/12/dying-girl-to-receive-lung-transplant-after-sebelius-denied-it/
It’s a gentle fight this kid and cat have, but they are clearly at odds as the cat tries and finally succeeds in wresting her offspring from the clutches of the little human (via Tastefully Offensive) ...
June 14 Friday - http://twentytwowords.com/2013/06/14/mama-cat-and-toddler-human-fight-over-a-kitty/
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.jesusreport.com/index.php?id=5432
Anyone who doubts that the Republican Party can attract black voters needs only look south to Louisiana. At a conference held in Baton Rouge at the end of May, called @Large and aimed to attract black conservatives, black Democrat Elbert Guillary, a member of the state legislature, announced that he was switching party and becoming a Republican. Less than two ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/17/another-black-democrat-becomes-a-republican-rejects-abortion-extremism/
June 11 Tuesday - http://jesusreport.com/index.php?id=5432
The full House of Representatives will vote next week on a bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy. On Wednesday, a committee passed the bill on a 20-12 vote and the measure now heads to the full House floor where it is expected to receive a debate and vote next week. Republicans are supportive of the ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/14/house-votes-next-week-on-bill-banning-abortions-at-20-weeks-of-pregnancy/
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi made more eye-rolling comments yesterday when she called defending legal abortions to the point of opposing a late-term abortion ban “sacred ground.” “As a practicing and respectful Catholic, this is sacred ground to me when we talk about this,” Pelosi said about efforts to stop late-term abortions. “This shouldn’t have anything to do with politics.” ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/14/if-pelosis-a-practicing-catholic-why-cant-she-follow-church-abortion-teaching/
Mothering can be a lonely gig. For all we spend it surrounded by many tiny humans. And their big, gaping demands. And their tugging, tireless hands. We can tend to retreat, to hole up, to recede from life and each other because, let’s face it, just managing our own homes is more than enough crazy for a lifetime. This might ...
June 17 Monday - http://lisajobaker.com/2013/06/what-wemoms-can-do-for-each-other/
An autistic teenager was murdered by his mother to “end his suffering. From the CBS Chicago story: Cook County prosecutors said a west suburban woman and family caregiver planned for at least a week to kill the mother’s 14-year-old son, because they believed he wasn’t getting sufficient care for his autism. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports Alex Spourdalakis was found ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/13/mother-and-caregiver-kill-autistic-teen-to-end-his-suffering/
The Wisconsin state senate approved a bill this morning that would allow women considering an abortion a chance to see an ultrasound of their baby beforehand. In other states with similar laws on the books, abortions have declined as women choose life for their baby. After the vote, Wisconsin Right to Life hailed passage of Senate Bill 206 (Sonya’s Law) ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/12/wisconsin-senate-passes-bill-to-allow-women-ultrasound-before-abortion/
A photo that has gone viral recently captures a moment of peace in the frenzied minutes before a couple's marriage ceremony.
June 14 Friday - http://www.ksl.com/?sid=25592006&nid=1016&s_cid=rss-extlink
When working to educate Americans on what the future of medicine would look like in an Obamacare world, our coalition of concerned parents warned of the effects of rationing and government red-tape for those most vulnerable among us. Now, sadly, even before it’s in full implementation next year, we’re seeing first-hand the result of this government beaucracy. Today, a ten ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/the-obamacare-death-panels-have-begun-for-disabled-children/
"But two gentleman, I don't know where they came from, came to my aid. They knew exactly what to do." (ABC NEWS) ...
June 9 Sunday - http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/actor-john-malkovich-helped-save-ohio-mans-life/story?id=19360333
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Biker culture came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufacturer's 110th anniversary with a loud parade and plenty of leather.
June 16 Sunday - http://news.yahoo.com/pope-blesses-hundreds-harley-davidsons-122930519.html
Yesterday I had time, at long last, to settle in and cook a new recipe for this here website o’ mine. It was a beautiful feeling and made me realize how much I love doing this whole foodblogging thing. And part of why I love it is that I don’t have to worry about what my makeup looks like. I ...
June 17 Monday - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pwcooks/~3/BvkGYB513E4/
Well, isn't that convenient? At the moment when the Obama administration is feeling more heat then ever before, it starts another war. Suddenly everyone in the mainstream media is talking all about Syria and not about the IRS scandal, Benghazi, NSA snooping or any of the other political scandals that have popped up in recent weeks. As if on cue, ...
June 13 Thursday - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/is-obama-starting-a-war-with-syria-just-to-distract-us-from-all-the-scandals
Sen. Rand Paul said that the United States is effectively funding wars on Christianity by sending money to nations like Egypt and Syria. 'It’s clear that American taxpayer dollars are being used in a war against Christianity.' Why Is Christianity ... 6/14/2013 Christian Post 'Catholic' Pelosi: L... 6/14/2013 Townhall GOP Urges Conservati... 6/14/2013 NBC News ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/13/rand-paul-u-s-is-funding-a-war-against-christianity/
As a theologian—or as I like to say, a Christian intellectual—there comes a point when the words you write crowd into the life you live and demand that you reorganize your space or you will live in a mess. My sense is that many of us are experiencing a similar overcrowding. A world controlled by banking interests, multinational corporations, and ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/7146/becoming_the_common__why_i_got_arrested_in_north_carolina_this_week/
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/18/josh-duggar-to-head-family-research-councils-pro-life-legislative-group/
Many people find themselves in churches in which ministers rarely, if ever, preach against abortion from the pulpit. The abortion issue is also a subject we rarely address in social circles or with family, even though we know it touches the lives of so many. Perhaps because abortion is so prevalent we end up avoiding the topic in order not ...
June 9 Sunday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/09/pastors-must-preach-against-abortion-more-often-we-must-encourage-them/
by Peter Baklinski RIVER GROVE, IL, June 13, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A 14-year-old severely autistic boy has died a brutal death after his mother and caregiver decided that his “emotional condition had deteriorated" and made him unfit to live. After failing to kill the 200-pound boy with an overdose of sleeping ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/autistic-teenager-brutally-euthanized-by-mother-caregiver
Grace Anslow became pregnant at the same time she was receiving treatment for end-stage kidney failure. The medical condition should have made it so she was very unlikely to be able to conceive a baby, but Anslow became pregnant. Doctors told Anslow that her pregnancy could result in losing her life as well as that of her unborn child, but ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/mom-with-kidney-failure-refuses-abortion-gives-birth-to-miracle-baby/
Powerful thunderstorms are likely to pop from Iowa to Maryland, with straight line wind damage, hail and the possibility of tornadoes. (Yahoo! News-Associated Press) ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://news.yahoo.com/unusually-massive-line-storms-aim-midwest-070531169.html
Twenty percent of all the books sold last year were electronic, says the latest report from Bookstats. This simply means that ebooks are still on the rise. More and more users like to carry their libraries in their hands. And this matters for the mission of Desiring God. Though it won’t replace good old-fashioned books, the upward trend of ebooks ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/14-free-ebooks-for-you
The Biblical admonition tells us that real love is displayed when someone is willing to give up their life for a friend. Michael Patterson displayed that kind of courage when he saw 4-year-old Javea struggling in a river to stay alive. Without a moment’s hesitation, Patterson dove into the water to save her, almost at the cost of his own ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/14/man-paralyzed-after-diving-into-creek-to-save-girl-from-drowning/
A new CNN poll shows President Barack Obama’s approval rating dropped 8 points in one month to 45 percent, his lowest rating in more than a year and a half. The drop follows multiple scandals, including the Internal Revenue Service targeting pro-life groups and conservative organizations. From news reports on the poll: A new CNN/ORC International survey found that Obama’s ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/17/obama-drops-to-lowest-approval-rating-in-18-months-over-multiple-scandals/
Whether you are in your twenties or sixties you probably have some long-standing heart-responses you don’t like. These are like reflexes. You don’t choose them. They spring up unintentionally from your heart, usually in response to the people around you. It may be anger, anxiety, envy, resentment, self-pity, disgust, frustration, discouragement, [filtered], irritability, impatience, hard-heartedness, brusqueness, unkindness, withdrawnness. When any ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/is-there-a-key-to-godliness
What could be a stronger take down then the time Jesus called Peter ‘Satan?’ Perhaps it was when Jesus said of Judas: “It would have been better for him if he had never been born.” Chilling those words. But close to Satan and Judas Iscariot has to be comparing someone to Pontius Pilate. And that’s just what Pope Francis did recently. The Pope ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.catholicvote.org/dont-want-to-get-your-hands-dirty-in-politics-the-pope-just-called-you-pontius-pilate/
Wiliam Blatty, author of The Exorcist and well-known Georgetown alum, recently grabbed media attention when he filed a petition calling for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC to discipline his alma mater. The Jesuit university, the ‘Exorcist’ author claims, no longer ...
Ten years ago, the Ontario Court of Appeal said “yes” to same-sex marriage, granting me the right to marry the man I love. That changed everything. Like most homosexuals, I grew up in a heterosexual family. I imagined that one day I would have a family of my own based on love, one of the values my parents had successfully ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/06/10/ten_years_of_samesex_marriage_in_ontario.html
Wisconsin Right to Life is hailing State Assembly passage of three major pieces of legislation that will protect pregnant women and unborn children and taxpayers from having to pay for abortions. The pro-life group outlines and comments on the three pro-life bills: Senate Bill 206 (Sonya’s Law) Under the leadership of Representative Pat Strachota (R-West Bend), SB 206 received Assembly ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/14/wisconsin-assembly-passes-three-pro-life-bills-stopping-abortions-funding/
by Sierra Champion Mom, Dad, I’m pro-life. The day I “outed” myself to my ultra-liberal family, I was terrified. These are the people who basically tried to bully me into aborting my son (aka, their grandson) back in 2011. Lord knows I love them, but I was seriously considering taking this to the grave ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/mom-dad-im-pro-life-the-day-i-came-out-to-my-liberal-parents
by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman June 12, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The mayor of a small town in France’s Basque region has announced his refusal to carry out a “marriage” between two men who reside in his jurisdiction, becoming the first mayor to defy the country’s new law that applies the name and rights ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/french-refuses-to-marry-homosexual-couple-risks-years-in-jail
A new undercover video shows a New Mexico-based abortion practitioner telling a woman considering an abortion that killing a 27-week old baby is no different than getting a flu shot. The pro-life group Live Action has released the latest in a series of videos exposing late-term abortion practitioners showing no compassion over killing babies late in pregnancy. In this new ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/13/abortion-doctor-compares-killing-24-week-old-baby-to-flu-shot/
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro not only subjected women to sexual slavery in his home for years, but he assaulted them to the point of causing abortions of their unborn children when they became pregnant. Castro starved and kicked one of the kidnapped pregnant women, Michelle Knight, resulting in her miscarrying five children. After Castro was apprehended, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy ...
June 9 Sunday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/09/cleveland-kidnapped-ariel-castro-charged-for-killing-two-babies-in-abortions/
"Javier needs a lung transplant to survive. Without one, he will most likely die before his 12th birthday in August." (ABC News) ...
June 10 Monday - http://abcnews.go.com/Health/child-waiting-lung-transplant-judges-reprieve/story?id=19350983
I pretty much hate having teenage boys. I hate the looks they give. I hate the smells they make. I hate the skeezy little 'stache that creeps up, slow and sparse, on their upper lip. But most of all, I hate the autonomy they have. I hate that my baby boys have grown beyond arms reach and can now wander ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.theveryworstmissionary.com/2013/06/sex-pt-2-why-wait.html
Dear mom who just received a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis, I know how you feel. Except — unlike you, I was holding my new baby, Kate, in my arms when I found out. She was wrapped in a blanket, looking up at me as I cried, listening to the Neonatologist on staff tell me — only minutes after she was ...
June 13 Thursday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/13/dear-mom-with-a-prenatal-down-syndrome-diagnosis-dont-abort/
MONTREAL— Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has been arrested at his home this morning by Quebec’s anti-corruption unit . Spokeswoman Anne-Frederick Laurence says Applebaum was arrested at his home this morning. She gave no other details. A news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET. Anti-corruption officials raided city hall last February. They also targeted offices in various boroughs, including the ...
June 17 Monday - http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/06/17/montreal_mayor_michael_applebaum_has_been_arrested.html
By Randy Hain | Pro-Family Profile | I have had numerous conversations over the years with other Catholic dads about the challenges of raising kids in today’s world. The discussions usually center on the bad cultural influences affecting our ...
June 15 Saturday - http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/checklist-for-catholic-dads/#When:2013-06-16
By Randy Hain | Pro-Family Profile | I have had numerous conversations over the years with other Catholic dads about the challenges of raising kids in today’s world. The discussions usually center on the bad cultural influences affecting our ...
June 16 Sunday - http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/checklist-for-catholic-dads/#When:2013-06-1610:27:01
BEL AIR, CALIF.—She can’t return; she can only look behind from where she came. Joni Mitchell turns 70 on Nov. 7. The woman who wrote “The Circle Game,” “Both Sides Now,” “Woodstock” and dozens of other songs that helped define a generation is making a rare public appearance in Toronto on June 18 and 19 as part of Luminato Festival’s ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/06/11/joni_mitchell_in_oneonone_interview_with_the_star.html
What an absolutely incredible first year it has been for And Then There Were None! We are truly in awe about how God has used our ministry to do some incredible things. When we first launched our ministry in June 2012, we estimated that we would hear from about ten abortion clinic workers each year. Boy, did God have other ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/sixty-abortion-clinic-workers-have-quit-in-the-last-year/
Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) — After the horrific massacre in Newtown, I remember watching a news segment that asked where the increase in sociopathic behavior was coming from. Sociopathic behavior doesn’t have to be as extreme as opening fire on a classroom full of kindergartners. It includes what we consider “everyday” acts of people stomping on (literally and figuratively) their fellow ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/why-do-pro-choice-people-attack-moms-who-dont-want-to-abort-disabled-babies/
The full House Judiciary Committee will vote on Wednesday on a Congressional bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy. Last week, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice voted on a party-line vote 6-4 for the bill, with Republicans supporting the ban on late-term abortions and Democrats opposing it. During the hearing, former ...
June 10 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/10/house-committee-votes-wednesday-on-bill-banning-abortions-at-20-weeks/
by Calvin Freiburger June 18, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - On his radio show Friday, Rush Limbaugh delivered a powerful monologue (transcript, video) asserting that in addition to its innate monstrousness, abortion is “at the root of our cultural decay” as a nation, its impact stretching from respect for ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/rush-limbaugh-abortion-is-at-the-root-of-american-societys-ills
Small American shops are actively pursuing domestic manufacturing and young entrepreneurs are bankroll U.S. operations. (MSNBC) ...
June 9 Sunday - http://www.nbcnews.com/business/welcome-home-made-usa-rise-6C10225157
Jesus called His followers to be servants. But in today’s flashy church scene, some leaders have become superstars. There is a disease sweeping through the body of Christ. It's an infectious sickness I call "the man of God syndrome" or "the celebrity syndrome." It rears its ugly head in the form of self-adulation and self-promotion. Thankfully, the Bible offers the ...
June 18 Tuesday - http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/spiritual-growth/2480-the-celebrity-syndrome
The Netherlands and Belgium seem to be in a race to the bottom of medical ethics. Early in the week, Belgium was ahead by a nose. Its Parliament reportedly reached a consensus on expanding controversial euthanasia policies to include access for gravely ill children. But the very next day the Netherlands broke clear and lunged ahead. The Dutch press reported ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/14/netherlands-belgium-racing-to-okay-euthanasia-for-disabled-children/
As the father of a teenager with high-functioning autism, I am sometimes challenged to give my oldest child the focus and patience he needs from me. I frequently feel inadequate when I advise and guide my 12 year old son through the minefields of today’s culture. My loving wife should expect my best efforts as ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/2013/06/randy-hain-five-important-lessons-from-saint-joseph/
The Obama Administration announced on Monday that it will no longer fight to restrict the sale of the Plan B One-Step abortion pill to children. In a statement gushing with political rhetoric, Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, called the decision “a huge breakthrough for access to birth control and a historic moment for women’s The post Obama gives in ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://liveactionnews.org/?p=36428
"There's no doubt about it. It was totally him. I believe it was divine intervention that brought him there." (KPTV TV) ...
June 12 Wednesday - http://www.kptv.com/story/22564662/tearful-mom-says-tow-truck-driver-saved-her-sons-life
A religion reporter with The Charlotte Observer doing his job was among those arrested.
June 10 Monday - http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/06/10/4098198/clergy-lead-moral-monday-demonstration.html#storylink=rss
“Everything culminated in that moment right there. Faith was a huge part of our relationship and plays a role in everything we do." (New York Daily News) ...
June 14 Friday - http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/sweet-photo-couple-quietly-holding-hands-wedding-viral-article-1.1370807
The People's Republic may still have a bit of ground to make up, but they are determined to take part in humanity's star trek. (CNN) ...
June 11 Tuesday - http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/11/world/asia/china-space-mission/index.html?hpt=hp_t2