- 05/27/2011
'American Idol' Scotty McCreery's First Single Debuts at No. 1 on iTunes
American Idol Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery got a taste yesterday of how much winning the competition will change his life when he learned that his first single debuted at No. 1 on iTunes.
Tags Television - 05/26/2011
Ariz. Immigration Law on Hiring Illegal Workers Upheld by High Court
The U.S. Supreme court, in a 5-3 vote, upheld an Arizona law Thursday that imposes sanctions – including suspending or revoking a business license – against businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
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05/26/2011Oprah Winfrey Credits 'Hand of God' for Her Show's Success
A few years ago, the popular Christian recording artists Casting Crowns recorded a song in which they asked what would happen if the family of God turned to Jesus and stopped asking Oprah Winfrey what to do. Ironically, in her final show, Winfrey credited Jesus for her success.
Tags Television - 05/25/2011
Mother of Steven Tyler's Aborted Baby Praying He Finds God's Grace
News about Steven Tyler’s relationship and subsequent abortion with a young Julia Holcomb in the mid-1970s has been around for at least as long as the 2003 release of his book. Holcomb, tired of the lies, has come forward recnetly to tell her side of the story.
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05/25/2011Taylor Swift May Have Had to Fight Label for Christian Band
Taylor Swift may have had to fight label bosses to agree with her decision to give Christian rock group NEEDTOBREATHE an opening spot on her North American “Speak Now” tour that begins this weekend in Omaha, Neb.
Tags Culture - 05/24/2011
Teacher Files Lawsuit Over Firing, Claiming Religious Discrimination
PS 224 assistant special-education teacher Anita Wooten-Francis has filed a lawsuit in a Brooklyn federal court against the city, the DOE and the principal of the school for religious discrimination over her firing.
- 05/24/2011
Rebecca St. James Takes Her Tour to Church
Grammy Award winning Christian singer Rebecca St. James is taking her tour to church. Since the release of her CD, she has been a guest worship artist during worship services at a number of the country’s largest megachurches.
Tags Megachurch Worship - 05/23/2011
Minnesota Speaker of the House Apologizes for Guest Chaplain’s Prayer
Minnesota speaker of the House, Rep. Kurt Zellers, issued an apology to fellow lawmakers and, in a sense, restarted the session from scratch on Friday, after guest chaplain Bradlee Dean’s invocation questioned President Obama’s Christian faith.
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05/23/2011Joplin Tornado 'Cut the City in Half'
A devastating tornado dropped from the sky on Sunday in southwestern Missouri around 5:30 p.m., cutting a 6-mile long and half-mile wide path through Joplin, decimating homes, businesses, churches, hospitals and anything in its path. The tornado was wrapped in rain, making it difficult to see and therefore difficult to warn others about its impending progress.
Tags Relief - 05/22/2011
NASCAR Driver McDowell Gains Perspective in the Arms of Orphans
By losing himself in the arms of orphans, NASCAR driver Michael McDowell found perspective. Struggling in non-competitive racing equipment hardly seemed to be a hardship anymore.
- 05/21/2011
Patricia Heaton Says Her Politics Have Cost Her Potential Roles
When you work in a culture that doesn’t share many of your views, you can probably expect a little backlash. Actress Patricia Heaton, who played Debra Barone in the smash hit “Everybody Loves Raymond,” certainly knows how that feels.
- 05/19/2011
Christian College Scholarship for Female Pitcher Stirs Debate
High school senior Marti Sementelli, a female, was recently offered a small athletic scholarship to play JV baseball for Montreat, a Christian college in the Blue Ridge Mountains of N.C.
- 05/19/2011
Kirk Cameron: Why Should Anyone Believe Hawking's Writings?
Kirk Cameron responds to Stephen's Hawkings remarks about heaven being a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.
- 05/18/2011
Supreme Court Refuses Hearing of 'So Help Me God' Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear atheist Michael Newdow’s appeal in Newdow v. Roberts, 10-757, in which Newdow took exception to Chief Justice John Roberts adding the phrase “so help me God” to President Obama’s inaugural oath of office.
- 05/18/2011
Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Mandated Religions Classes Case
Can Quebec impose, without the possibility of an exemption, a school program of study about religion and ethics on those who view it as infringing on their religious beliefs and their freedom of conscience? That’s the question a Catholic couple from Quebec wants the Supreme Court of Canada to decide.
Tags Court Cases
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