More than 700 pastors within 30 miles of downtown Augusta were invited to First Presbyterian Church of Augusta on Tuesday morning to hear her speak. The event was followed with a media appearance at noon.

"Never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience," [New York Cardinal Tim] Dolan told the Associated Press. "This shouldn't happen in a land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the Bill of Rights."

“When President Obama claims that the state of our union is anything but grave, he must know in his heart that this is not true,” Daniels said. “The president’s grand experiment in trickle-down government has held back rather than sped economic recovery. He seems to sincerely believe we can build a middle class out of government jobs paid for with borrowed dollars.

Sometimes when we hear or read what others say, our tendency is primarily to formulate a rebuttal to their positions rather than to seek better understanding and common ground. Charitable and forthright communication, preferably face to face, is an antidote to such deficiencies.

What you need is not a sinless man. You need a man deeply aware of his sin and of his potential for further sin. You need a man who can see just how capable he is of destroying himself and your family. And you need a man with the wisdom to, as Jesus put it, gouge out whatever is dragging him under to self-destruction

The Cooperative Ministries Committees (CMC) approved a proposal for funding the Administrative Committee (AC) at its annual meeting last Wednesday, January 18.