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04/04/2013No Abortion Funding in 'Obamacare' Health Exchanges, Virginia Decides
The Virginia House and Senate voted Wednesday to ban abortion coverage in insurance plans sold through the health care exchange that will be set up in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare." The amendment was proposed by the state's governor, Bob McDonnell.
- 04/03/2013
Evangelical Coalition Buys Christian Radio Ads to Support Immigration Reform
The Evangelical Immigration Table, a group of evangelical pastors and organizations formed to support immigration reform, has bought airtime on Christian radio stations in four key states – Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas – to encourage members of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
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04/03/2013The Supreme Court, Gay Parenting and Science (Part 2)
While little is understood about children raised by gay or lesbian couples, there are a host of studies showing that children do better when raised by intact biological married parents. Plus, there is some preliminary research suggesting that children raised by gay or lesbian couples may not do as well as those raised by their married mother and father.
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04/02/2013Millennial Evangelicals Need More Orthodoxy, Less 'Oprah-doxy,' Speakers Argue
Today's young evangelical Christians, or "millennial" evangelicals, are too influenced by the culture and do not practice deep thinking, or a "life of the mind," several young evangelical leaders argued at a Monday panel hosted by The Institute on Religion & Democracy.
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04/01/2013GOP Politicos Ponder Party's Future on Gay Marriage
With support for redefining marriage to include same-sex couples appearing to grow, Republican operatives are debating whether the party's position could shift on the issue.
- 04/01/2013
Edith Schaeffer, L'Abri Co-Founder, Wife of Francis Schaeffer, Passes Away
Evangelical leader Edith Schaeffer, who co-founded L'Abri, a Christian ministry, with her husband, prolific evangelical author Francis Schaeffer, passed away quietly in her sleep early Saturday.
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04/01/2013Obama Attends Easter Service; Pastor Accuses Conservative Christians of Racism in Sermon
At an Easter Sunday service attended by President Barack Obama and his family, the pastor in his sermon accused politically conservative Christians of being misogynist, racist and anti-immigrant.
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03/28/2013The Supreme Court, Gay Parenting and Science (Part 1)
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in two cases involving gay marriage, some "friend of the court" briefs are asking the court to consider social science studies that supposedly confirm there is no difference in the well-being of children raised by gay couples and children raised by a mother and a father. Those studies, though, may be deeply flawed in their methodology and the conclusions drawn from their data.
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03/27/2013Supreme Court Likely to Overturn Part of DOMA
The U.S. Supreme Court appears more likely to overturn part of the Defense of Marriage Act after oral arguments in a case challenging the law's constitutionality.
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03/27/2013Supreme Court Hearing Challenge to Defense of Marriage Act Today
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday for a case challenging the constitutionality of the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman for federal laws.
- 03/26/2013
Russell Moore Replaces Richard Land as Head of Southern Baptists' Public Policy Advocacy Group
Dr. Russell D. Moore has been selected to replace Dr. Richard Land as president of the Southern Baptist Commission's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
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03/26/2013Supreme Court Oral Arguments Suggest Narrow Ruling on Gay Marriage
In oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court today, the justices' questions suggest that the Court may neither decide that the Constitution requires all states to allow same-sex couples to marry nor rule against other courts that denied voters the right to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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03/26/2013Supreme Court Hears Arguments in California's Gay Marriage Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday for a case challenging California's Proposition 8, a referendum in which voters chose to ban same-sex couples from being able to obtain a marriage license from the state.
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03/25/2013Huckabee: Evangelicals Will Leave If GOP Backs Gay Marriage
Evangelicals will leave the Republican Party if it supports redefining marriage to include same-sex couples, Mike Huckabee said.
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03/25/2013Rand Paul Clarifies Marijuana Position: Don't Legalize, but Reduce Sentencing
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Tenn.) spoke in more detail about his position on marijuana on "Fox News Sunday." He does not support legalization, but believes marijuana users should not be sent to prison.
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