Barack Obama Camp Doesn't Deny Tax-Funded Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life group that has launched a new campaign highlighting presidential candidate Barack Obama's support for taxpayer-funded abortions says his campaign hasn't denied that's the case. In an official response from the group, Obama campaign spokesperson Nick Shapiro claimed Obama wants to reduce abortions despite making Americans pay for them. Discuss | Story
Bush Says Drill and Oil Drops $9
(July 15, 2008) -- In a dramatic move yesterday President Bush removed the executive-branch moratorium on offshore drilling. Today at a news conference, Bush repeated his position and slammed the Democratic Congress for not removing the congressional moratorium on the Outer Continental Shelf and elsewhere. Crude-oil futures for August delivery fell $9.26, or 6.3 percent almost immediately. Story | Discuss
Living the Pro-Life Message: McCain's Adoption
(July 16, 2008) -- A little-know story is that of John McCain's youngest child. As a result of a 1991 Cindy McCain visit to Mother Teresa's orphanage in Bangladesh, the McCains adopted an infant daughter dying from a host of health issues. The orphanage could not provide the medical care needed to save the litle girl's life, so the McCains, already the parents of six children, brought the child home to America, and paid for desperately needed surgeries and years of rehabilitation. That child is their teenage daughter Bridget.. Story | Discuss
Man Sues Bible Publishers for Anti-Gay Verses
(July 10, 2008) -- A Michigan man is seeking $70 million for two Christian publishers for emotional distress and mental instability he claims to have received during the past 20 years from versions of the Bible that refer to homosexuality as a sin. Bradley LaShawn Fowler, a gay man, claims his constitutional rights were infringed upon by Zondervan Publishing and Thomas Nelson Publishing. Story | Discuss
English Students Given Dentention for Refusing to Pray to Allah
(Daily Mail July 4, 2008) -- Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and 'pray to Allah' during a religious education lesson. Parents were outraged that the two boys (11 and 12) were punished for not wanting to take part in the practical demonstration of how Allah is worshipped. Story and Discussion
Dr. James Dobson Criticizes Barack Obama on Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Leading pro-life advocate James Dobson, the head of Focus on the Family, is criticizing Barack Obama over his pro-abortion position. Obama has begun trying to reach out to evangelical voters to disrupt John McCain's base, but Dobson says Obama is using phony Christian views to do so. Story and Discussion
Student Sues School After Getting Zero for Religious Drawing
MADISON, WI - A Tomah High School student has filed a federal lawsuit alleging his art teacher censored his drawing because it featured a cross and a biblical reference. The lawsuit says other students were allowed to draw "demonic" images and asks a judge to declare a class policy prohibiting religion in art unconstitutional. "We hear so much today about tolerance," said David Cortman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal advocacy group representing the student. "But where is the tolerance for religious beliefs? The whole purpose of art is to reflect your own personal experience. To tell a student his religious beliefs can legally be censored sends the wrong message." Full Story | Discuss
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