Christians and Religious Liberty in America on Easter Sunday, 2013
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen
On Saturday, Mar. 30, the bodies of 23-year Army veteran and Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia were found in their home, the victims of an apparent assassination. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a law enforcement official described
(AP) Mayor: Deaths of Texas DA, wife ‘not a random act’By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated PressKAUFMAN, Texas Two months after one of his assistant prosecutors was gunned down, a north Texas district attorney and his wife were found killed in their home,
A new financial report by California State Auditor and the Bureau of State Audits shows that California is heading down the tubes, and fast–it now has a negative net worth of $127.2 billion. It’s actually worse than that; although the
A caller from Willowbrook, New York identifying himself as a Muslim on the New York 1 program “The Call,” stated that gays in the United States should be beheaded because sharia law should be implemented. The heated conversation went like
In the past two months, in attempts to offer an argument against same-sex marriage, two children have testified before their state legislators, countering other children who have been testifying for it. The two children testifying against it have either been
Chicago saw a wave of violent mob attacks against its residents last year, most often led by youth from the city’s poorer neighborhoods, and conducted in the city’s wealthier neighborhoods as the spring temperatures rose. Saturday, the warmest day of
Last night Pacific Time, Breitbart News reported that Google was featuring a Doodle of labor leader Cesar Chavez … on Easter. We also suggested that Google would “likely switch out to an Easter logo sometime today.” We were apparently in
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At the Easter service attended Sunday by President Barack Obama and his family, the pastor railed against “captains of the religious right,” according to the White House pool report cited by the Washington Post. The service, led by Rev. Luis
The Obama administration pulled a fast double-switch on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website on Friday; in the morning the website asked for readers to respond to a proposal that would cover sex-change operations covered by Medicare
On March 29 the U.S. Army decided not to award Purple Heart medals to the victims of the 2009 Ft. Hood shooting, claiming that giving them medals would damage Major Nidal Hasan’s “ability to receive a fair trial.” The Army
The United Network of Rational Americans (UNRA) is running an ad that shows footage from the attempted 1981 assassination of Ronald Reagan, then references Reagan’s 1991 pro-Brady Bill op-ed to make it sound as thought the Gipper supported universal background
California politicians are using technicalities to avoid rewarding money that they pledged to members of the public who tipped police to fugitive murderer Christopher Dorner’s whereabouts. Six weeks after Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer who killed four people
On March 27, Aurora theater shooter James Holmes entered a guilty plea to avoid the death penalty, but prosecutors believe it’s a “publicity stunt” that “may violate gag orders the attorneys signed in the case.” In fact, prosecutors responded with
Labor and business groups working with Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement that would put a visa program in place allowing businesses to bring in “up to 200,000 low-skilled workers annually depending on economic conditions.” The outcry against this is
From the Gospel of John: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to
Before going to Diamondback Police Supply to try to buy an AR-15 on March 5, Mark Kelly made a video inside his home in which he told his wife Gabby Giffords, “I’m going to the gun store and buy a
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has dissented from his fellow “Gang of Eight” members on the issue of how quickly to pass the group’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation, joining many of his Republican colleagues in demanding an less hasty, and
March 31 marks the birthday of National Farm Workers Association (later United Farm Workers) co-founder Cesar Chavez. Chavez, who was trained by Saul Alinsky in the tactics of community organizing, has become a cult figure in California due to his
A sticking point in negotiations over an immigration reform deal has been the business community’s desire to have a consistent, reliable visa process for guest workers and unions’ fear that such a system would depress wages. On Saturday, negotiators for
Minimum wage hikes are the poster children for the law of unintended consequences. Mandated wage hikes crowd young and low-skilled workers out of the labor force and reduce the availability of entry-level jobs critical to advancement up the job ladder.
A U.S. District judge has thrown out a lawsuit, brought by an atheist group that hoped to prevent the display of a cross-shaped steel beam found in the rubble at the site of the World Trade Center. The Associated Press
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its “Tier 3” rule to lower sulfer in gasoline by 2017 that critics said would make national gas prices go up like gas prices in California, a state already burdened by similar environmental
President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order Thursday establishing a Presidential Commission to deal with “election administration” that critics say is an attempt to nationalize the country’s elections for partisan advantage. The Executive Order states the Commission “shall identify best practices and
When Rep. Don Young (R-AK) slurred Hispanics in an interview on Thursday by referring to migrant Hispanic workers as “wetbacks,” which is a term as offensive and inappropriate as “beaners,” Republicans condemned his remarks and forced him to apologize. House
A study from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) shows the federal government’s needless spending and costly regulations waste over $42 billion dollars-enough to fund up to 45,000 years of White House tours. After the White House announced that its
(AP) ST. CHARLES, Mo.A man accused of using a prosthetic penis to try to pass a drug test has been arrested in eastern Missouri. Authorities say 34-year-old Sydney Levin was submitting a urine sample last week as part of his probation
“I think it is a DOMA problem. The question is whether or not the federal government, under our federalism scheme, has the authority to regulate marriage.” With those words, Justice Anthony Kennedy signaled that unless someone changed his mind during
After being awakened by noises in his house at 4:30 a.m. on March 28, a St. George, Utah man retrieved his 9mm handgun, found a burglar, and held him at gunpoint till police arrived. Homeowner Eric Martin says the burglar
On Friday, President Obama claimed his administration, known for its rampant green energy boondoggles like Solyndra, had the ability to avoid pork barrel projects when asking Congress to approve $21 billion for infrastructure funding. He made his remarks in Miami,
(AP) – A northeast Washington judge has found two boys, ages 10 and 11, competent to stand trial in juvenile court on a murder conspiracy charge. Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen says the fifth-graders had a handwritten plan listing seven
Texas will pay to keep 13 local air traffic control towers that the Obama administration plans shut down in order to play politics with the sequester. Last week, the Obama administration announced it would close 149 air traffic control towers
Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott slammed President Barack Obama, and said the federal government needed to “step up to the plate” when it came to funding for ports in Florida. Scott made his remarks before Obama visited Florida on Friday to ask
(AP) – Juwanna Guffie was sitting in her fifth-grade classroom taking a standardized test when, authorities say, the teacher came around offering information and asking the students to rewrite their answers. Juwanna rejected the help. “I don’t want your answers,
At end of the week, California’s State Auditor released its annual financial report for the state. The report, compiled by Auditor Elaine Howle, found the state has a net worth of -$127.2 billion. If the state were a business, it
Nevada Democrat Steven Brooks has become the first elected official ever expelled from the Nevada State Assembly. But in a strange twist, the lawmaker was arrested in California only hours later charged with assaulting police. The arrest in California isn’t
(AP) Obama pitches public works spending to create jobsBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressMIAMITrying to show that the economy remains a top priority, President Barack Obama promoted a plan Friday to create construction and other jobs by attracting private money to help
(AP) NYC deal is key in sick days push, advocates sayBy JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PressNEW YORKHundreds of thousands of workers in New York City are poised to get paid sick days in what may prove a pivotal moment in a national
WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) —Republicans called on President Obama Saturday to approve work on the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, a project they called a “no brainer.” Delivering the GOP’s weekly media address, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., said the long-delayed