- 05/18/2013
CBO Shows $1 Trillion Tax Hike in Obama Budget
An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office shows that President Obama's 2014 budget proposal would reduce borrowing by $1.1 trillion by 2023 thorough increasing taxes by nearly the same amount.
4 comments - 05/18/2013
Pro-Life Groups Say IRS Targeted Them, Too
About a week after the Internal Revenue Service admitted to targeting tea party and other conservative organizations for tax-exempt status violations, at least two pro-life groups say they, too, were singled out for unnecessary demands by IRS agents.
31 comments - 05/13/2013
Sen. Collins Blasts Obama Over IRS Targeting of Conservative Groups; Obama Responds
Republican Sen. Susan Collins from Maine said Sunday that President Obama should apologize for the Internal Revenue Service's recent admission about the targeting of Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations for tax-exempt status violations.
-
05/13/2013Pope Francis Addresses Tens of Thousands of Pro-Life Marchers
Pope Francis greeted more than 40,000 people from Italy and other countries who had gathered for a pro-life event at Saint Peter's Square after marching against abortion on Sunday, and praised their efforts to highlight the importance of respect for human life.
-
05/13/2013Motherhood a 'Two-way Street' Former Willow Creek Pastor Shares
Motherhood is a "two-way street" says Nancy Ortberg, a former teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois, who was the guest speaker on Mother's Day at the church.
3 comments - 05/13/2013
Gunmen Shoot 2 Kids, 17 Others at New Orleans Mother's Day Parade
At least 19 people, including two children, were wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, La., on Sunday. While no one had been arrested until Sunday evening, the FBI described the incident as "street violence."
8 comments - 05/12/2013
A Tribute to America's 11 Million Single Mothers
A quarter of all children in the United States are being brought up in single parent families, and 84 percent of the roughly 13 million single parents in the country are women or single mothers who are rearing one or more children alone. Showing their challenges and opportunities, a video aired this weekend pays tribute to them.
1 comments -
05/12/2013Boehner, Pelosi Urge US to Protect Blind Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng's Family
In a rare bipartisan move, Congressional leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner and Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, have urged the Obama administration to ensure protection of the persecuted family of blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng who fled to the U.S. last year.
2 comments - 05/12/2013
More Trouble for Egyptian Christian Teacher Accused of Blasphemy
A Coptic Christian schoolteacher, who is being held in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor on allegedly false charges of blasphemy and preaching Christianity, will be in custody for another 15 days, prosecutors decided Saturday.
23 comments -
05/11/2013Boston Bombing Suspect Buried in Va. With Christian Woman's Help
No cemetery was allowing the family of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to bury his remains until a Christian woman, who was inspired by Jesus' command to love one's enemies, took the initiative this week to help arrange the burial at a Muslim cemetery in Virginia.
9 comments - 05/11/2013
IRS Targeted Conservative Groups for Extra Scrutiny, Official Admits
The Internal Revenue Service on Friday admitted and apologized for "inappropriate" targeting of Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations for tax-exempt status violations during the 2012 election. Republicans have called for investigations.
-
05/11/2013Judge Denies Obama Administration's Bid to Stay 'Morning-After' Pill Ruling
A federal judge, who ordered last month that the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill be made available to young teens and girls without a doctor's prescription, denied on Friday the Obama administration's request to temporarily halt the order, calling the bid "frivolous" and politically motivated.
140 comments -
05/06/2013What Was Obama's Costa Rica Visit for?
President Barack Obama spent about 24 hours in Costa Rica this weekend, leaving many wondering about the purpose of his visit, which concluded without any commitment, agreement or joint-declaration.
1 comments - 05/06/2013
10 Killed in Attack on Church, Market in Nigeria
At least 10 people were killed and nine others were injured on Sunday when gunmen attacked a church and a village market in Adamawa state in northern Nigeria before fleeing across the border to Cameroon.
- 05/06/2013
Britain's Christian-Run Health Center Criticized for Not Prescribing Morning-After Pill
A Christian-run medical facility in London, which is part of Britain's publicly funded healthcare system, was criticized for exercising the freedom not to prescribe the morning-after pill to patients on grounds of conscience.
2 comments
Edition:
MORE
PARTNERS
