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04/10/2013Obama Uses Shaky Math in Speech Announcing New Budget
President Barack Obama expressed some shaky math Wednesday in a Rose Garden speech announcing his FY 2014 budget, which is now two months late. His budget replaces the sequestration cuts, but he includes the sequestration cuts in announcing how much his plan would reduce deficits.
- 04/10/2013
Study: Religious Schools Perform Better Than Public, Charter Schools
Private religious schools perform better than public schools, and public charter schools performed no better than regular public schools, according to a new study by William Jeynes, professor of education at California State University at Long Beach and senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute at Princeton.
- 04/09/2013
MSNBC Host: Kids Belong to Whole Communities, Not Parents
Conservative writers are reacting to a new MSNBC commercial in which Professor Melissa Harris-Perry discusses education and tells the audience that children belong to whole communities, not families.
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04/08/2013Jim Wallis Now Supports Same-Sex Marriage
Long-time evangelical Left leader Jim Wallis, founder and CEO of Sojourners, has changed his position on government recognition of same-sex marriage. A spokesperson for Sojourners confirmed with The Christian Post on Monday that his statement on Friday was the first time that Wallis publicly expressed his support for gay marriage.
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04/08/2013Obama's Budget Proposal Encouraging for Sen. Lindsey Graham
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday he was encouraged that President Barack Obama will include some entitlement reforms in his budget proposal, which is expected this week. Though Obama does not go far enough, Graham said on NBC's "Meet the Press," it demonstrates a willingness to compromise on a "grand bargain."
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04/07/2013Over 73,000 Signers Support German Homeschooling Parents in Danger of Deportation
A White House petition begun by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association seeks permanent legal status for the Romeikes, a German homeschooling family that came to the United States seeking asylum. They feared that their children would be taken from them because homeschooling is illegal in Germany.
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04/05/2013On Immigration Reform, Evangelical Leaders Have Work Ahead to Convince Followers
While many evangelical pastors and leaders have been active in promoting immigration reform through the Evangelical Immigration Table, recent polls suggest that white evangelicals fall behind the rest of the nation in their support of immigrants and immigration reform.
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04/05/2013Planned Parenthood Clarifies Position: Babies Who Survive Abortions Should Not Be Killed
Planned Parenthood clarified Thursday that it is not in favor of killing babies who survive a botched abortion. The clarification came after a representative of Florida Planned Parenthood suggested otherwise. The organization believes that taking a life should only be legal when the life is in the mother's womb.
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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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