Stephanie Samuel

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• Jul 30, 2011

  Charles Stanley: U.S. Facing Destructive, Man-Made Tide

  There is a “destructive, man-made tide that is deteriorating our country at a frightening pace,” and the only way to reverse it is to turn to God, not politicians, says bestselling author Charles Stanley.

• Jul 29, 2011

  Calif. Court Throws Out Circumcision Ban

  A California judge ruled in favor of Jewish and Muslim plaintiffs Thursday and ordered that a proposed circumcision ban be removed from the San Francisco ballot.

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  Jul 29, 2011

  Bachmann to Obama: Forget the Debt Ceiling, Lower the Debt

  Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann showed off her "titanium" backbone in a National Press Club address Thursday, blasting the president for taking the country's trillion-dollar debt lightly and challenging him to take the lead in coming up with a real solution.

• Jul 28, 2011

  Newt Gingrich Regrets Role in 2008 Climate Change Ad

  Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich expressed regret for making a commercial with fellow former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) about climate change – a subject that is divisive among Republicans and especially Christians.

• Jul 28, 2011

  Perry: Threats of a Debt Ceiling Shutdown 'Bit of a Stretch'

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is reportedly dismissing the panic over the debt ceiling and a possible debt default as overblown.

• Jul 27, 2011

  Poll: Bipartisan Support for Informed, Parental Consent Abortion Laws

  There is strong bipartisan support for pro-life laws, as seen by several states that recently passed such legislation, a poll shows. Eighty four percent of Democratic respondents and 95 percent of Republican respondents favor abortion laws requiring doctors to tell patients about the possible risks before performing an abortion procedure, a Gallup poll found.

• Jul 27, 2011

  Calif. High Court Nominee Too Partial, Conservatives Say

  Conservatives expressed disappointment with Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to select failed federal appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu to serve in the state Supreme Court. They say Liu's activist streak makes him unfit to serve impartially in a judicial capacity.

• Jul 26, 2011

  Youtube Hit 'Spenditol' Spotlights Frustration Over Debt Crisis

  A spoof drug advertisement, created by Concerned Women for America to illustrate just how silly it is for government to continue spending amid a growing national debt, has gone "viral." "Spenditol" has been viewed over a million times on YouTube.

• Jul 26, 2011

  Less Than Half of Americans Know Romney Is a Mormon

  A national survey reveals that less than half of Americans know Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Among those who say the Mormon faith is different from their own, Romney's support lags 21 points behind President Barack Obama.

• Jul 25, 2011

  Anders Behring Breivik Is Deserving of Death Penalty, Says Theologian

  Craig Vincent Mitchell, an associate professor of Christian ethics for the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, says Breivik should “without a question” be given the death penalty for his crimes. To withhold the death penalty, he says, would “reduce the value of life.”