Prop 19/marijuana Proposal Now a Toss-up
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Posted on Oct 26, 2010 | by Michael Foust LOS ANGELES (BP)–One week from Election Day, a string of new polls indicates a California initiative that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana i…
Bhutan Jails Man Over Christian Films
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Posted on Oct 26, 2010 | by Vishal Arora/Compass Direct News NEW DELHI (BP)–A court in Bhutan has sentenced a Christian to three years in prison for "attempting to promote civil unrest" by screening…
Assessment Under Way After Tsunami
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Posted on Oct 26, 2010 | by Staff JAKARTA, Indonesia (BP)–Southern Baptist relief workers are assessing needs in the wake of a tsunami that struck remote island villages in western Indonesia Oct. 26…
Retreat Equips, Refuels Chaplains
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Posted on Oct 26, 2010 | by Carol Pipes LIHUE, Hawaii (BP)–Kathy Walton hadn't seen her husband John since he deployed in April to Balad, Iraq. A chaplain with the 3rd Sustainment Brigade from Fort …
Housing Reservations Open for Phoenix SBC
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Posted on Oct 26, 2010 | by Staff PHOENIX (BP)–Housing reservations have opened for the Southern Baptist Convention's June 14-15, 2011, annual meeting in Phoenix.Hotel reservations can be made in se…
Eyes on the Prize
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
LEBANON, Tenn. (BP)–My husband, who is a federal employee, didn't have to go to work on Columbus Day, which sort of made Tuesday into Monday, if you get my drift.To complicate matters further, Chuck …
New Guidelines Add Protection for Jewish Students
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
October 26, 2010 (JTA) — New federal anti-bullying guidelines for U.S. educators will increase the protection of Jewish students from anti-Semitism. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a le…
Church Evicted From Their Event And Office Property in the Sudan.
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Persecuted Christians, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Can you imagine having the government come to your church offices and evict them so that the property could be used by someone else? Should we be surprised that such a thing occurs in a country where naming the name…
Fewer People Mean Less Government Cost: Planned Parenthood President
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Abortion, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
By Kathleen GilbertWASHINGTON, D.C., October 26, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The president of Planned Parenthood (PP) has argued that the new federal health care reform ought to consider funding all contraception with taxpayer dollars because preventing …
Christian Given Huge Fine for Possessing Jesus Films.
Posted Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in Persecuted Christians, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
It wasn’t very many days ago that Stacy posted about a Christian in Bhutan imprisoned for showing a film on Christ. Today, I’ve come across a similar incident where the government has given a big fine to a believer for…