Friday
02 Apr 10
Cardinals Defend Pope On Church Sex Abuse Scandal
The head of Germany's Roman Catholic bishops issued a statement on Good Friday denouncing past failures and mistakes in the church's handling of abuse cases. Clerics have neglected helping abuse victims by a "wrongly intended desire to protect the church's reputation," Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg said on the day that Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. MORE |
Abortion Doc's Killer Lashes Out at Court During Sentencing
A man who murdered one of the few U.S. doctors who performed late-term abortions lashed out at the court during his sentencing hearing Thursday and took the opportunity to describe abortion procedures in detail, which he was previously forbidden from doing during the trial. MORE |
Independent Voters Turn from Hopeful to Angry
President Obama and congressional Democrats face an uphill climb to reclaim the support of independent voters who vaulted them to the White House and huge majorities in Congress in 2008. At the end of the bitter, intensely partisan battle to pass Mr. Obama's health care overhaul plan, independent voters, once captivated by hopeful campaign promises, are feeling burned and appear eager to oust Democrats in November's midterm elections. "There is an overall sense of frustration that no one is listening," pollster Scott Rasmussen said about a problem that has plagued the political party in power for decades. MORE | 
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Hearings Scheduled For Militia Members
Several members of a Christian militia that prosecutors claim plotted to kill police officers were scheduled to be in court Wednesday to determine whether they will be allowed to go free on bond. Bond hearings are scheduled for the alleged ringleader, David Brian Stone, and other members of the Hutaree militia, a small group that was preparing to fight the Antichrist. MORE |
U.S. Preacher Fined In Scotland for Calling Homosexuality a Sin
The Christian Institute has voiced concern after a street preacher was handed a fine of more than $1,500 for saying homosexuality was a sin. U.S. evangelist Shawn Holes, 47, was preaching in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 18 when he was arrested and detained overnight in a police cell. Police later charged him with breaching the peace and told him to pay the fine on the grounds that his remarks were “homophobic” and had been “aggravated by religious prejudice.” MORE |
Teen Gets Legal Abortion Thru School, Parents in the Dark
A school-based health clinic in Washington state assisted a 15-year-old girl in getting an abortion. The girl was referred by the school center for the abortion without her parents' knowledge. Dan Kennedy, CEO of Human Life of Washington, says nothing can be done because of state law that is part of a strategy meant to prevent unplanned pregnancies and keep kids in school. MORE |
Scientists Hail 'Genesis Machine' Milestone, Seek 'God Particle'
It’s being touted as “a Genesis machine” – the Large Hadron Collider, which on Tuesday forced two proton beams to cross in an effort to bring scientists one "huge step" closer to seeing how the creation of the universe might have looked like. “It’s a great day to be a particle physicist,” commented Rolf Heuer, director of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which used the LHC’s powerful superconducting magnets to collide the two proton beams. MORE |
Bible Prophecy Today: Are Earthquakes Increasing?
Recent events in Haiti and Chili have caused many Christians to ask, “Are earthquakes increasing in the way that Jesus said they would in the period leading up to the Tribulation? His words are among the most forthright and unequivocal ever spoken. MORE |
Billy Graham's Daughter Says He'd Like to Preach Again
The Rev. Billy Graham's daughter says the 91-year-old evangelist would like to preach one more time, and his family is "praying that he'll have that opportunity." Anne Graham Lotz spoke with reporters Monday in Missouri, where she was the keynote speaker at a prayer gathering in the state Capitol Rotunda. Lotz says her father has trouble hearing, seeing, and walking, but gets out of bed on his own and watches television to keep up with the news. Unable to read his Bible, Graham has caretakers write verses of Scripture in large letters for him, and Lotz says he prays now more than ever. MORE | 
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The Generational View on Pentacostalism, Charismatics
A new study by The Barna Group finds that views on charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity differ greatly among the generations. The study, conducted in early February, looked at how four different generations of American adults identified charismatic and Pentecostal believers. MORE |
Abortion Billboards Strike a Nerve
"Black children are an endangered species" is the theme of a billboard campaign in Georgia meant to reduce abortions among African-American women. There are now 80 billboards in predominately African-American neighborhoods of metro Atlanta. MORE |
Jailed Iranian Pastor Temporarily Freed, In 'Good Spirits'
Iranian authorities temporarily freed a pastor after keeping him in prison for 54 days. Pastor Wilson Issavi of Assyrian Evangelical Church in Kermanshah, a remote city in Western Iran, was freed on bail Sunday evening, reported the Farsi Christian News Network. The pastor, who is described by FCNN as being in “good spirits,” thanked the Lord for his freedom. MORE |
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