- 04/13/2011
Kansas Governor Signs Two Bills Limiting Abortion
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday signed a bill banning late-term abortion, followed by a second one requiring parental consent for pregnant minors seeking abortion – a move that will likely encourage similar restrictions in other U.S. states.
- 04/10/2011
UCLA Study: Only 3.5 Percent Americans Are Gay
Only 3.5 percent of U.S. adults are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), according to an April 2011 study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles. The report also found that only about 0.3 percent of American adults are transgender.
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04/10/2011Over 1,500 US Churches to Join Lazarus Sunday to Fight HIV/AIDS
Christians from more than 1,500 churches across the United States will join in prayer for eradicating HIV/AIDS, particularly in Africa, on Sunday.
- 04/08/2011
Luis Palau Seeking Gov't Approval for Evangelistic Event in Vietnam
American evangelistic preacher Luis Palau and church leaders in Vietnam are currently working with government officials to receive final permission to host region-wide evangelistic gatherings in Ho Chi Minh City
Tags Persecution Evangelism - 04/08/2011
Congressmen, Christians on Hunger Fast for 'Moral Budget'
Thousands, including congressional members, answered a call by religious leaders to participate in a hunger fast in protest of proposed government budget cuts for programs benefiting the poor in the U.S. and abroad.
- 04/06/2011
Glenn Beck Soon to Leave Fox News
Conservative TV commentator Glenn Beck is parting ways with Fox News, according to a joint statement released on Wednesday by Fox and Beck’s parent company, Mercury Radio Arts.
- 04/06/2011
U.S. Teen Pregnancy Hits Record Low in Decades
The rate of teen pregnancy in the United States has dropped to its lowest level since records began being kept 70 years ago, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
Tags Youth - 04/06/2011
Joel Osteen's Upcoming San Jose Visit Ignites Debate
Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen will be speaking at the HP Pavilion in San Jose next week. His visit has ignited a firestorm of conversation among gay advocates and Christians residing in northern California’s Bay Area.
Tags Homosexuality - 04/05/2011
Gay Judge Is Candidate for Mass. Top Court
In an unprecedented move in Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick nominated a lesbian candidate for an opening in the state’s highest court on Monday.
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04/05/2011Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Denies Surrendering Power
Ivory Coast incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo denied on Tuesday reports that he was surrendering. The Ivorian army, however, has called for a ceasefire, he said.
Tags Barack Obama Conflict/War - 04/04/2011
Ivory Coast Violence Threatens UN Peacekeeping Force
As forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s internationally-recognized leader, Alassane Ouattara, prepare the final assault into Abidjan to oust the incumbent government under Laurent Gbagbo, United Nations peacekeepers in the city are increasingly coming under fire.
- 04/04/2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Fails to Plug Radioactive Water Leak
Workers trying to stop radioactive water at the Fukushima Daichi power plant in Japan from leaking into the ocean on Sunday failed in their attempt to use absorbent polymer to plug the crack in a storage bin.
- 04/03/2011
Nuclear Disaster Uproots Fukushima Baptist Church
As radioactive water leaks from a quake-damaged power plant off the coast of Japan, a local congregation attempts to make sense of the disaster.
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04/02/2011Evangelicals Condemn UN Killings; Terry Jones Not Drawing Back
Evangelicals expressed dismay over the deaths of United Nations workers in Afghanistan, who were killed in retaliation for last month’s burning of a Quran by a fringe Florida pastor.
Tags Islam Evangelicals - 04/01/2011
Afghans Kill UN Workers as Revenge for Florida Quran Burning
At least seven foreign workers have died after hundreds of angry protesters stormed a United Nation's building in Afghanistan Friday in retaliation against the burning of a Quran by a fringe American pastor in Florida last month.
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