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GOVERNMENT POLICY
Israeli defense minister: Outposts to be evacuated
Source: www.OneNewsNow.com, Amy Teibel, AP - 5/24/2009
JERUSALEM - Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday that nearly two dozen wildcat settlement outposts in the West Bank would be torn down, and warned that settlers would be evicted forcefully if they resisted. Other members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hawkish Cabinet objected to immediate action on the outposts, demonstrating the difficulty the Israeli leader faces in dealing with a new U.S. administration eager to revive stalled Mideast peace efforts…
Justice Sotomayor?—More for some, less for others?
Source: www.erlc.com, Richard Land - May 27, 2009
President Obama, while a presidential candidate, gave a very important speech (March 18, 2008) on race in America. In that speech he said that “Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race…
State Constitutions and the Tenth Amendment
Source: www.americanvision.org, by Dr. Archie Jones, 5/28/09
Our early state constitutions were our first constitutions. They were the fundamental laws of their states, in most states replacing the colonial charters. (Connecticut retained its colonial charter as its constitution until 1818; Rhode Island, until 1842.) They grew out of more than 140 years of their separate histories which gave them distinctly different, deeply rooted cultural and governmental traditions.
EDUCATION POLICY
Bible course will not be offered
Source: www.timesrecordernew.com, Ann Work, Saturday, May 23, 2009
The Texas Education Agency is exercising its faith that local school districts can create a Bible course without state help. It’s requiring the curriculum but failing to provide its promised teacher instruction or training materials for the course. No state money has been allocated for either.
Lawmakers trying to strip some powers from State Board of Education
Source: www.star-telegram.com, ANNA M. TINSLEY, Sat, May. 23, 2009
AUSTIN — Tired of high-profile battles over textbook selection, evolution and other issues, some state lawmakers are continuing to do their best this session to wrest control from the 15-member elected board that governs Texas’ public schools. Some proposals to rein in the State Board of Education — from making it nonpartisan to taking away its power to choose textbooks or make money decisions — have already died in the 81st Legislature’s regular session, which ends June 1.
California School District to Teach Elementary Kids about Homosexuality
Source: www.citizenlink.org, 5-27-09
The same day the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 — the state's constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman — a school district in the state essentially decided to disregard the ruling.
ECONOMIC POLICY
Do We Need Social Justice?
Source: www.americanvision.org, Gary DeMar, 5/26/09
The concept “social justice” means different things to different people. Justice is often equated with social equality, a mistaken notion if there ever was one. In looking for a helpful way to explain the meaning of justice, baseball comes to mind. Rarely are teams equal in ability.
Why Church Foreclosures May Be a Good Thing
Source: www.ministrytodaymag.com, 5/26/09
Although many church leaders blame the economic downturn for a decrease in giving among churchgoers, an Orange County, Calif., pastor says the church's general cash-flow shift has been years in the making-and actually is a good thing.
Thugocracy, Chicago-Style
Politics Behind Chrysler Dealer Closings?
Source: www.moparmusclemagazine.com, Scott Ross, 5/28/09
When Chrysler announced earlier this month that they were axing nearly 800 of its franchised dealers, the corporation said that it would use dealers’ sales volumes, customer-service scores and local market shares as criteria for deciding which dealers stayed open, and which would be closed.
Popping the Fraud Bubble
More churches seek protection as scams continue to unfold.
Source: www.christianitytoday.com | Ken Walker | 5/19/2009
As affinity fraud continues to victimize Christian churches and organizations, signs are emerging that more believers are demanding accountability and oversight. But these efforts may be too late for victims who invested funds with suburban Phoenix resident Edward Purvis, indicted in January for allegedly running a …
RELIGION
Has the Conventicle Returned?
Source: www.freedomsphoenix.com, Greg Dixon, 5/25/09
In Moslem lands under Sharia law, they are called the “Moral Police,” but in San Diego we now have the “Prayer Police”. According to the May 22nd World Net Daily, a man and his wife found out what its like to be harassed by government goons when they came to their home on “Good Friday” and demanded the following answers: "Do you have a regular weekly meeting in your home? Do you sing? Do you say 'amen'?" "Do you say, 'Praise the Lord'?" The lady of the house boldly said “Yes” to all of the above.
Zoners Gone Wild
U.S. congressman draws fire for 'Year of the Bible' pitch
Source: www. nationalpost.com, Chris Boutet, May 22, 2009
A Republican congressman in the United States has come under fire and ridicule for introducing a resolution to make 2010 “the Year of the Bible.” Paul Broun (R-Ga.) told the Politico.com Web site that his resolution was nothing to do with Christianity but with the importance the Bible had played in the building of the United States.
Megachurch Thrives in Frigid New England
Source: www.charismamag.com, Tuesday, 26 May 2009
A Charismatic congregation in Connecticut is challenging the notion that churches in New England won’t grow beyond a few hundred members. Faith Church in New Milford, Conn., is growing 25 percent annually, and today has roughly …
Pulpit Initiative: Securing Religious Freedom
Source: http://www.alliancedefensefund.org
In 2008, ADF launched the Pulpit Initiative, which is designed to restore the right of pastors to speak freely from the pulpit on any and all issues addressed by Scripture.
SOCIAL POLICY
Church of Scotland abandons Bible - allows gay pastor
Source: www.onenewsnow.com, Associated Press - 5/24/2009
LONDON - The Church of Scotland has approved the appointment of an openly homosexual minister - the latest case of tensions over sexuality to prompt division in the Anglican Communion. The church's ruling body voted Saturday by 326 to 267 to support the appointment of the Rev. Scott Rennie, 37, who was previously married to a woman and is now in a relationship with a man.
Single mothers and the baby boom
Source: www.boston.com, Opinion by Cathy Young, May 26, 2009
IN THE past 10 years, with my biological clock winding down and no husband in sight, I have been asked quite a few times if I had considered having a child on my own. What used to be scandalous is now practically a conventional life choice.
California upholds gay marriage ban
Source: www.nationalpost.com, Alexandria Sage, Reuters, Tuesday, May 26, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- California's supreme court backed a ban on gay marriage on Tuesday, ruling six-to-one that a voter-approved proposition defining marriage as between a man and a woman could stand.
Prop. 8: Sacramento lawmakers denounce decision
Source: www.latimes.com | Patrick McGreevy | May 26, 2009
In Sacramento, more than a dozen state lawmakers held a news conference where they reacted with anger to the court decision but vowed to overturn Proposition 8 with another ballot measure next year.
Courageous Congressmen Rebel Against Pelosi
Source: www.charismamag.com, Harry R. Jackson, Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Last Thursday, May 21, a piece of historic legislation was introduced by a courageous, bipartisan group of lawmakers. Thirty-five members of the House of Representatives co-sponsored a bill that would define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The lead sponsors of the D.C. Defense of Marriage Act are …
Gibbons’ veto of rights for gay couples appears safe
Domestic partnership bill’s diverse support might not win override
Source: www.lasvegassun.com, J. Patrick Coolican, Thu, May 28, 2009
Carson City — Nevada has a long history of libertarianism, having welcomed gambling and prostitution while eschewing regulation and taxes. But that legacy appears threatened in the closing days of the legislative session, as Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of a bill granting domestic partnership rights to straight and gay couples seems likely to be sustained.
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