The supreme court hears cases on same-sex marriage today, to determine whether California's Prop 8 and the Fed's Defense of Marriage Act are constitutional. Listening to detractors of both on news radio (but curiously no supporters) say over & over that same-sex couples should have the same right marry made me wonder if we, people, have the right ( Read more... )

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If we are declared 99.9% righteous, some verses of the Bible would have to be rewritten. Like Isaiah 1:18, which might then read: "'Come now, and let us reason together,' says the Lord, 'though your sins are as scarlet, they will be light pink.'"
Nonsense! The promise of sins forgiven is all or nothing. Eighty percent won't cut it. . . .  ~Charles R ( Read more... )

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKCAIRO - The headline screamed from a venerable liberal newspaper: Coptic Christians had abducted a young Muslim and tattooed her with a cross. “Copts kidnap Raghada ( Read more... )

The leaders of 17 unofficial Christian churches in China have appealed to political leaders to protect their right to worship ( Read more... )

Christians in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, are holding a protest vigil near Tahrir Square following an attack on two churches in which 12 people died ( Read more... )

Ruling won't stop National Day of Prayer this year

and

Justice Denied For Christians As Counsellor Refused Right To Appeal

opinions, on the first one at least, later. gotta run!

EDITSo Mom actually told me about the National Day of Prayer ruling the other day...maybe Sunday. If you don't know, US District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that the ( Read more... )

Christian College Students Attacked in IraqERBIL, Iraq - About 70 college students, most of them Christians, were wounded Sunday and another Iraqi was killed when a convoy of school buses was attacked in a double bombing on the outskirts of the northern city of Mosul, according to a security official ( Read more... )

So Katya, knowing my propensity for re-blogging articles on the things that interest me, asked if I had seen articles about the violence against Christians in Nigeria. I had, I explained, but hadn't posted for a variety of reasons, not least of which was being tired of posting so much bad news lately. And now that I've re-pondered it I think I ( Read more... )

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq has increased security around all Christian places of worship after a wave of church bombings that has killed four and wounded at least 35 others ( Read more... )