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Apple’s removal of Christian app that contained Christian beliefs draws ire

Written by Michael Foust | Sunday, December 5, 2010

“We removed the Manhattan Declaration app from the App Store because it violates our developer guidelines by being offensive to large groups of people.” Conservatives are expressing shock and frustration after Apple pulled an iPhone/iPad “app” from its online store that contained basic Christian beliefs on homosexuality and abortion. Although the move impacts only owners... Continue Reading

‘Alarming’: 265,000 may leave military if Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell reversed

Written by Michael Foust, Baptist Press | Saturday, December 4, 2010

“We send these young people into combat. We think they’re mature enough to fight and die. I think they’re mature enough to make a judgment on who they want to serve with and the impact on their battle effectiveness.” More than 250,000 U.S. troops may leave the military earlier than they had planned if the... Continue Reading

Away With ‘Away in the Manger?’ – Should churches ban carols with questionable theology?

Written by Ruth Moon, Christianity Today | Saturday, December 4, 2010

“The time we set aside for corporate worship in song is precious, so while the idea of ‘banning’ certain Christmas carols is a little too Ebenezer Scrooge for me, pastors and worship leaders should select Christmas songs wisely…” The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to consider a challenge to a ban on religious carols in... Continue Reading

Federal District Judge Rules Against Oklahoma’s Constitutional Ban on Sharia Ban

Written by Nathan Black, ChristianPost | Thursday, December 2, 2010

“It is clear to me that ‘a free church in a free state’ is the American ideal. The Founders wanted a country where people of all faiths and those of none could follow their religious beliefs without government entanglement.” An Oklahoma amendment that bans state judges from consulting Islamic law has been blocked from going... Continue Reading

The Real Pentagon DADT Poll: 91% Reject Homosexual Leaders — 85% of Combat Marines Distrust — 71% Won’t Share Showers — 24% Won’t Re-Enlist

Written by Christian Newswire | Thursday, December 2, 2010

In response to the Department of Defense report on repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, here is the analysis of Former Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitts, an activist opponent of any change: “Don’t believe the phony liberal media reports that 70% of troops support open homosexual service, because that statistic included ‘mixed’ feelings. A closer... Continue Reading

Pro-Family Group Blasts Holiday Gift Certificates for Abortion Services

Written by Stephanie Samuel, ChristianPost | Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Alaska’s largest provider of abortions will be selling holiday gift certificates good for services including abortion in a fundraising effort during a Jewish bazaar on Sunday. The certificates are being sold in Anchorage as part of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest’s effort to raise funds for their organization. Alaska Family Council President Jim Minnery... Continue Reading

Pakistan’s Highest Court declares government may not pardon Christian convicted of blasphemy against Mohammed

Written by Nathan Black, Christian Post | Tuesday, November 30, 2010

“If Asia Bibi is put to death, it could mean a rise in prosecutions of Christians – not just in Pakistan, but also in other nations where Islamic law is enforced” The Pakistani government was barred on Monday by the country’s high court from pardoning a Christian woman sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. A... Continue Reading

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia slams high court for inventing ‘living constitution,’ right to abortion

Written by Peter Smith | Monday, November 29, 2010

(G)overnment by judges is inevitable when the original meaning of legal language in laws and constitutions is not respected. This attitude, he said, allows “five out of nine hotshot lawyers to run the country.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia slammed the modern U.S. judiciary and the high court for using the idea of a... Continue Reading

United States Sees 53 Million Abortions Since Roe in 1973

Written by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews | Sunday, November 28, 2010

Americans saw a political milestone this month as more pro-life lawmakers were elected to the House of Representatives than ever before, but the nation also quietly reached a less joyful mark. In January, the National Right to Life Committee provided a new analysis of the total number of abortions done in the 37 years since... Continue Reading

Europe, Immigration, and German Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Values

Written by Samuel Gregg | Saturday, November 27, 2010

Not only has (Chancellor) Merkel upset the European political class by saying what everyone knows—that multiculturalism has “utterly failed” – but she also argued that the issue was not “too much Islam” but “too little Christianity.” It’s not often senior European political leaders make politically-incorrect statements, but Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has recently made a... Continue Reading

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