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04/22/2013Should Boston Bombings Delay, or Speed Up, Immigration Reform?
The bombings in Boston last week have entered the debate over immigration reform. Some are suggesting the immigration reform effort should be delayed to consider what can be gleaned from the attacks to improve the immigration system, while others suggest that the attacks demonstrate the need to reform the system soon.
- 04/22/2013
Race, Sex-Selective Abortion Bill Passes Florida House After Heated Debate
The Florida House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill, 71-44, that would make it a crime for abortion providers to knowingly provide an abortion to a customer seeking to abort their fetus because of his or her race or gender. Some Democratic lawmakers walked out of the House chambers in protest as the bill was debated.
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04/21/2013Interview: Dr. Russell Moore on New Role Leading Southern Baptist's Public Policy Advocacy
Dr. Russell Moore will play both a prophetic and representational role as the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, he told The Christian Post Friday. Moore, currently dean of the School of Theology, senior vice president for academic administration and professor of Christian theology and ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., will replace Dr. Richard Land in June.
- 04/18/2013
Senate 'Gang of Eight' Unveils Immigration Reform Proposal
The U.S. Senate's bipartisan "gang of eight" unveiled the immigration reform bill they had been working on for months at a Thursday press conference.
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04/18/2013Bill Hybels Prays 'Philippians 4-Style' Prayer for Immigration Reform
Pastor Bill Hybels told hundreds of fellow evangelicals gathered in Washington, D.C., Wednesday that he was praying a "Philippians 4-style" prayer to advocate for immigration reform.
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04/18/2013Senator Chuck Grassley Seeks to Defund Common Core
Sen. Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-Iowa) is asking his colleagues to eliminate U.S. Department of Education funding used to develop or implement the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
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04/18/2013Evangelicals Descend on Capitol Hill to Push Immigration Reform
Over 300 evangelicals representing 25 states gathered in the nation's capitol Wednesday for worship, prayer and meetings with members of Congress in an effort to bring about comprehensive immigration reform.
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04/17/2013Senate Shoots Down Gun Control Measure
The U.S. Senate rejected Wednesday an amendment aimed at strengthening the nation's laws on background checks to purchase a firearm.
- 04/16/2013
White House on Gosnell Abortion Trial: No Comment
The White House was asked a question about the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell Monday. Press Secretary Jay Carney said the president is aware of the atrocities revealed in the trial but will not comment on the issues raised because it is an ongoing trial.
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04/15/2013Expect More 'War on Women' Theme From Liberals in 2016, Expert Predicts
With the expected increase in liberal females to prominent media positions, the "war on women" theme could be even more prominent during the 2016 presidential elections than it was in 2012, believes Kay Hymowitz, William E. Simon Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal.
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04/13/2013Should Pastors, Parents Encourage Christians to Marry Young?
The average age at which Americans first marry is at a historic high – 27 for women and 29 for men. Should Christians welcome or beat back this trend? The Christian Post asked three Christian leaders to weigh in on this topic.
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04/12/2013'TweetFest' Seeks to Shame Media on Gosnell Blackout
Outraged at the lack of media coverage of the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell, pro-life groups are organizing a "TweetFest" Friday from noon to midnight to bring attention to the trial and the media's lack of coverage.
- 04/11/2013
Rand Paul: Some Evangelicals 'Too Eager for War'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) cited Jesus and St. Augustine as he criticized some Republicans and evangelical Christians for being "too eager for war," in a Christian Broadcasting Network interview.
- 04/11/2013
Majority of Democrats Have Favorable Impression of Federal Income Tax System
A majority of Democrats, 53 percent, have a favorable impression of the federal income tax system, according to a Washington Post-ABC poll. Among all the variables that The Washington Post cross-tabulated with the question – ideology, gender, race, age, education, income and region – only Democrats had a majority that were favorable toward the federal income tax system.
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04/11/2013Democrats Now Admit 'Obamacare' Is 'Complicated,' 'Confusing'
Complex. Complicated. Confusing. Beyond comprehension. Two prominent Democrats used these words this week to describe the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare."


