By: Alan Eason|Published: May 24, 2013 5:10 PM
Every year, as we enter the Memorial Day weekend holiday, we make plans around family, friends, and fun events. Many of us also prepare to remember our military veterans, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. How do you prepare? Below the cut are some recommendations . . .
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: May 24, 2013 9:39 AM
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has made its decision: "No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone." The group continues to ban homosexual Scout leaders, as well as "any sexual conduct . . . by youth of Scouting age." (CNN has more.)
It remains to be seen how all this will play out. For instance . . .
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Roberto Rivera|Published: May 23, 2013 3:27 PM
There's been some confusion over this statement from Pope Francis:
"The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not do evil. All of us. ‘But, Father, this is not Catholic! He cannot do good.’ Yes, he can. . . . The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone! . . . We must meet one another doing good. ‘But I don’t believe, Father, I am an atheist!’ But do good: we will meet one another there."
The Huffington Post added to the confusion by using the headline "Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics." Here's my response to all this:
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Kim Moreland|Published: May 23, 2013 2:30 PM
The brutal facts about China's one-child policy are coming to light. In a report in the New York Times, Ma Jian covers the brutalility against women and babies perpetrated by China's Communist government.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Alan Eason|Published: May 22, 2013 4:27 PM
Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, has started a firestorm with a sermon she delivered in Venezuela.
The blog Anglican Ink criticizes the speech in an article titled “Diversity, not Jesus, saves says Presiding Bishop.” On reading this, I was amazed that the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in America would chide the Apostle Paul for not being “diverse” enough to accept a slave-girl’s demon possession as something beautiful.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: May 22, 2013 3:27 PM
This short but powerful video from Ohio Right to Life makes the case that there is no difference between Kermit Gosnell and Planned Parenthood.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Kim Moreland|Published: May 22, 2013 2:06 PM
A few years ago, scientists proudly announced that humans and chimps shared 99 percent of their DNA, meaning that mankind was a little more evolved than their kinfolk -- or, if you prefer, kinchimps.
READ FULL ARTICLE »By: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: May 21, 2013 5:33 PM
Could you be friends with the world's most famous porn star? Craig Gross -- a pastor who spends his life helping people escape the clutches of the porn industry -- can.READ FULL ARTICLE »
