SBA List Statement on Senate Vote to Table the Pro-Life Nelson Amendment
December 9, 2009
Last evening the Senate voted 54-45 to table the pro-life amendment offered by Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) to the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, effectively killing the amendment. Full Story...Doctors At War Against Human Trafficking Worldwide
December 9, 2009
Doctors At War, a newly formed 501 organization, is putting out a call-to-action for doctors worldwide to join them in the fight against the global sex trade. Full Story...
Uyghur Church Leader Sentenced to 15 Years Criminal Detention
December 9, 2009
In a stunning development for lawyers and family members, ChinaAid learned today that 36-year-old house church leader Alimujiang Yimiti received 15 years criminal detention for allegedly "providing state secrets to overseas organizations," on October 28th. Full Story...
Care Net Calls Baltimore Pregnancy Center Bill Nonsensical, Unwarranted, and Unconstitutional
December 9, 2009
Care Net President Melinda Delahoyde has called a Baltimore City bill targeting pregnancy centers "nonsensical," "unwarranted," and "discriminatory." Full Story...
Election of Lesbian Bishop Challenges Episcopal Church
December 9, 2009
The election of a controversial candidate for bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church is exacerbating tensions in the Anglican Communion. The Rev. Canon Mary D. Glasspool of Baltimore will become the first partnered openly lesbian bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion if she is installed as scheduled in May. Full Story...
Church and convent bombed in Mosul, Iraq
December 8, 2009
On the morning of November 26, two Christian sites in the northern city of Mosul in Iraq were bombed. A group of approximately 10 gunmen entered the Church of Saint Ephrem, ordered those inside to leave and placed explosives around the premises. Full Story...
Abortion is Not Healthcare says Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver
December 8, 2009
Without an explicit exclusion for abortion, the proposed Senate healthcare bill will fund abortion. The majority of Americans do not support abortion on demand and do not want to fund the destruction of innocent human life. Full Story...
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Receives GRAMMY®; Nomination for 'Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
December 8, 2009
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (EHSS), the Dove Award- winning southern gospel quartet with Gold and Platinum videos, announces that its "Dream On" project has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the "Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album" category. Full Story...
ACLU Court Order Forces Christians Into the Closet at Santa Rosa County Schools
December 8, 2009
Trial testimony concluded this week in which Christian Educators Association International (CEAI) is seeking to intervene to overturn an ACLU court order that has already resulted in three school officials being charged with contempt. Full Story...
Kids Cozy Up to Great TV This Winter with TBN's Smile of a Child Children's TV Network
December 8, 2009
Smile of a Child children's TV network (SMILE) pours the love of God into the hearts and lives of children with its exciting new winter programming Full Story...
Update: Crackdown continues against church in Shanghai, China
December 7, 2009
On November 15, nearly 700 church members from the Wanbang Missionary Church in Shanghai met together for worship despite ongoing harassment from Chinese authorities. Full Story...
International Leaders Gather at Water Missions International to Make Plans to Provide More Safe Water to the Needy in 2010
December 7, 2009
Today, Water Missions International (WMI) is hosting a select group of its foreign directors, staff and volunteers in Charleston for a week-long organizational workshop, which will end on Wednesday, December 9. Full Story...
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