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Showdown reportedly near on judicial filibusters
The Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate apparently is moving toward a showdown over judicial filibusters.
It appears likely Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee will call for a vote in the next few weeks to change the Senate’s rules in order to bar filibusters of judicial nominees, according to The Washington Post. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
‘Revelations’: ‘Must-See’ TV
There may be biblical problems with the show, but ‘Revelations’ takes seriously the reality of evil in the world.
Hollywood has discovered religion—at least as a potentially lucrative market share. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 11, 2005
Topic: Faith, Bible, Family, Pop Culture
Support Abstinence Education
The Senate is expected to consider next week the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act (S. 667), also known as PRIDE, to reauthorize welfare law. more »
By Richard Land - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Citizenship, National
Pro-life measures promoted in Congress
Efforts to enact pro-life legislation continue in Congress.
In recent developments:
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Cloning, Citizenship, Legislation
ERLC institute addresses ‘same-sex marriage’
The ERLC Research Institute has issued a call for Christians to resist the campaign to legitimate “same-sex marriage” while also ministering compassionately to homosexuals. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Senate rejects ‘morning-after’ measure
The Senate defeated March 17 an amendment calling for $100 million in the federal budget to be used for family planning programs that would include insurance coverage of contraception and promotion of the use of the “morning-after pill,’ also know as emergency contraception. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Bush names Bolton ambassador to United Nations
President Bush has nominated John Bolton to be the new ambassador to the United Nations.
Bush’s selection of the outspoken Bolton has drawn criticism and opposition, but many who support a strong stance for the spread of democracy and reform of the United Nations have welcomed the move. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, National
High court refuses parental consent case
The U.S. Supreme Court turned back an effort to uphold an Idaho law that required parental consent before an under-age girl could have an abortion. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
Supreme Court weighs religious freedom law
The Bush administration argued a federal law protecting the religious freedom of prisoners does not violate the First Amendment ban on government establishment of religion in an appearance before the U.S. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
House vote expected on stem-cell policy
The Republican leadership of the House of Representatives has promised a vote on legislation designed to liberalize President Bush’s policy on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 31, 2005
Topic: Life, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, Legislation
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