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Evangelical Leader Tweets for Change Election Night
Republicans took back the House in a resounding victory while Democrats hung onto their majority in the Senate. Now, following the results of the midterm elections, Christians are being urged to pray for their elected leaders.
'Preventive Services' Create Abortion Loophole in Health Care Reform, FRC Says
Allowing free birth control as a preventive service creates a back door in the newly passed health care reform to federally fund abortion, a conservative Christian group says.
Pastors Contest Lifting Sunday Liquor Bans
Religious figures are urging government officials to continue longstanding bans on the Sunday sale of alcohol in stores and restaurants while industry advocates say Bible-belt bans are \"archaic.\"
Oklahomans Asked to OK Ban on Islamic Law in State Courts
Oklahoma voters will be asked to approve or reject a state constitutional amendment that would ban Islamic Sharia law from serving as a basis in the state's courts.
Soldiers OK With Open Military, Suggests Leaked Survey
Many soldiers would not object to serving and living along openly homosexual troops if DADT were to be overturned, according to the latest leak from a yet-to-be-released survey.
Nat'l Day of Prayer Proclamation Upheld in Colorado
A Denver federal court on Thursday upheld a Colorado proclamation recognizing the National Day of Prayer as a lawful expression of an individual\'s right to practice religion.
Experts: Religious Freedom Missing from National Security Strategy
Religious Freedom plays a key role in democracy building and needs to be included in the U.S. national security policy, security experts say. The absence of freedoms to believe in and worship in the religion of choice in various regions is often a tell-tale sign that there are looming national security issues.
Tenn. Students Keep Up Prayer at School Despite Ban
Tennessee athletes, students and community members have been rallying together in prayer despite the efforts of Freedom from Religion Foundation and the Hamilton County superintendent to shut down prayer before football games and during graduation.
Pornography Still an Ignored Social Ill
Pornography is still \"a very serious moral problem\" that is being ignored during by the U. S. Justice Department and the presidential administration, says the head of a conservative media watchdog.
'Friendly Atheists' Billboards Set to Go National
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has unveiled \"friendly atheist[s]\" as the new face of its ad campaign. While the billboards are aimed at welcoming national conference goers, the atheist group is planning to expand the campaign to the national level.