Amanda Winkler

Christian Post Reporter

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  • Texas Sonogram Law Struck Down; Perry to Appeal

    Texas Sonogram Law Struck Down; Perry to Appeal

    Texas cannot require doctors to show pregnant women a sonogram before they perform an abortion, a federal judge ruled. The law, which Gov. Rick Perry had as one of his 2011 priorities, would have gone into effect this Thursday.

  • Cheney: 'No Regrets' With Waterboarding

    Cheney: 'No Regrets' With Waterboarding

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney is making waves with his new memoir “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir.” Many people, including Colin Powell, have lashed out at some of the “outlandish” statements in the book as well as the statements he has made on national television in defense of his book.

  • Should Clergymen Get Tax Exemption for Multiple Homes?

    Should Clergymen Get Tax Exemption for Multiple Homes?

    There’s a lot of talk these days as to what Congress can afford to cut out of the budget. Right now, they may have their eye on the tax allowance that enables clergy members to buy or live in multiple homes tax-free.

  • Rick Perry Says Social Security Is 'Ponzi Scheme'

    Rick Perry Says Social Security Is 'Ponzi Scheme'

    GOP candidate Rick Perry continued his assault on the Washington establishment Saturday when he told a crowd in Iowa that Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme” and a “monstrous lie” for young people.

  • MLK Monument Dedication Postponed; Critics Decry Statue Made in China

    MLK Monument Dedication Postponed; Critics Decry Statue Made in China

    Tourists who were hoping to travel to Washington, D.C. this weekend to celebrate the official dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Sunday will have to reschedule their plans. The threat of Hurricane Irene hitting the area this weekend has forced memorial organizers to postpone the event.

  • Who Is Funding Planned Parenthood?

    Who Is Funding Planned Parenthood?

    With the intense budget debt in Congress, Planned Parenthood has recently come under fire from the political right who seek to federally defund the program. A closer look at the program’s budget reveals just how much taxpayer money is used in supporting the controversial abortion provider while uncovering other sources that are financially underwriting the group.

  • AFL-CIO Seeks New Strategy to Gain Political Leverage

    AFL-CIO Seeks New Strategy to Gain Political Leverage

    The nation's most powerful union organization has been getting heat lately from both sides of the political aisle. Such pressure is making it harder for AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka to achieve his organization’s aggressive political goals.

  • Navy Chaplains Allege Discrimination Against Evangelicals

    Navy Chaplains Allege Discrimination Against Evangelicals

    The United States Navy allegedly discriminates against certain Christian denominations, according to Virginia attorney Arthur Schulcz, who represents 65 naval chaplains – 16 of whom are Southern Baptist and claim that they were discriminated against for promotions because of their evangelical beliefs.

  • North Anna Nuclear Power Plant: A Closer Look

    North Anna Nuclear Power Plant: A Closer Look

    Much of the concern of a possible nuclear disaster following the Virginia earthquake was quelled this morning when Dominion Power Company ended the alert at its North Anna Nuclear Power Plant in Mineral, Va., at 11:16 a.m. EST.

  • America's Veterans: Honorably Discharged and Unemployed

    America's Veterans: Honorably Discharged and Unemployed

    Veterans returning home from war face many obstacles when adjusting to civilian life. One of those obstacles is finding a job.