Jan 27, 2012 | Steven Ertelt
Planned Parenthood: Roe Dying, Sex-Selection Abortions OK
As Americans marked 39 years of virtually unlimited abortions under Roe v. Wade this past weekend, various Planned Parenthood leaders and officials participated in interviews and some of their frank comments are startling. Angie Murie, executive director of Planned Parenthood Waterloo Region in Canada, was recently quoted in a National Post article claiming she opposed sex-selection abortions but essentially admitting that women should be able to have abortions for just about any reason.
Jan 27, 2012 | Elizabeth Harrington
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Promote LGBT Agenda on Capitol Hill
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) held its first “Creating Change Lobby Day” on Capitol Hill on Thursday, where activists met with lawmakers to call for legislation to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues. Other groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) also joined the Task Force to advocate for employment nondiscrimination, pay equity, anti-bullying, and safe school laws for the LGBT community.
Jan 26, 2012 | Penny Starr
Obama’s Former Faith Adviser: ‘I, Frankly, Am Glad American Civil Religion is Dying’
Shaun Casey, the religious affairs adviser to presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, said at a discussion on Tuesday about “God and Politics” that the demise of religious society in the United States is a good thing. “I, frankly, am glad American civil religion is dying,” said Casey, who is an associate professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
Jan 26, 2012 | Charlie Butts
House approves bills promoting religion at war memorials
The House has passed a bill confirming the use of religious symbols at military memorials. It also approved legislation requiring that the prayer broadcast by President Franklin Roosevelt on D-Day be added to the World War II memorial in Washington.
Jan 26, 2012 | Becky Yeh
What emphasizing 'individuality' really means
As the entertainment industry continues to push the envelope in the media, a Christian leader says the Miss America pageants are doing likewise. This year, California welcomed its first openly "gay" Miss California USA candidates -- 26-year-old Jenelle Hutcherson of Long Beach and Mollie Thomas of West Hollywood. The two women were approached by pageant recruiters, and they are the first lesbians ever allowed to participate in the 60-year-old state pageant.
Jan 25, 2012 | Thomas Cloud
Poll: 79 Percent of Americans Support Restrictions on Abortion
According to a new poll, 79 percent of Americans would not allow abortion after the first three months of pregnancy, and 51 percent would allow it – if at all – only in the cases of incest, rape, or to save the life of the mother. The survey, a Knights of Columbus/Marist Poll, was conducted in late December, and 1,053 adults were surveyed by telephone.
Jan 25, 2012 | Charlie Butts
Clinical trial overstating results?
An expert on the subject says a recent success with embryonic stem-cell research is really not success at all. An online report in the medical journal The Lancet suggests that use of embryonic stem cells has helped improve eyesight in two patients with macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness. The report is the first to describe the effect on patients. But Dr. David Prentice of Family Research Council (FRC) questions why the results were published, since the two-year clinical trial is only four months into research.
Jan 24, 2012 | John Jalsevac
Two women injured in Alabama: run-down abortion clinic has no gurney access
Injured women had to be carried through trash-filled alley due to sub-standard medical facility's lack of access
Jan 24, 2012 | Bob Kellogg
School: Let him who 'screams loudest' get his way
Officials of a Wisconsin school have censored a student's editorial column printed in the city paper and "sincerely" apologized for his words in support of natural mother-father adoptions. Both sides of the adoption issue were presented in separate articles, each written by students. But Shawano High School officials pulled the article written by a 15-year-old student who used scripture to support his argument. He wrote: "If one is a practicing Christian, Jesus states in the Bible that homosexuality is [a] detestable act and sin, which makes adopting wrong for homosexuals because you would be raising the child in a sin-filled environment."
Jan 24, 2012 | Bill Bumpas
TV challenge: Who can be raunchiest?
A pro-decency organization is urging advertisers to stay away from a new NBC show, describing it as the latest "raunchy show" on network television. Lisa Van Houten, executive assistant with American Decency Association, says her organization is calling on companies to be more responsible and not place their advertising dollars towards the prime-time show called Are You There, Chelsea?, which premiered on NBC on January 11.