Two pastors attacked; vehicles burned in India
July 12, 2010
Two pastors from the Assemblies of God Church denomination were attacked on June 23 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The pastors -- Shiju Kuriakose (35) and Jayan (30) -- had left a prayer meeting at a fellow believer's house when a group of unknown people began beating them with iron rods. Full Story...Christian professor beaten; families forced to flee in Pakistan
July 12, 2010
On June 14, 25 Muslim students attacked Samuel John, a Christian professor at Peshawar University College, after he refused their demands to convert to Islam. Samuel was leaving his home when he was assaulted. Full Story...
Life Legal Defense Foundation Gains Victory for Pro-Life Demonstrators
July 12, 2010
A federal district court in Alabama approved a consent order today ensuring that police in Birmingham, Alabama, will not interfere with the expressive activities of the pro-life youth group Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust. Full Story...
Christian girl kidnapped, raped in Pakistan
July 9, 2010
A 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl from Mohalla Raja Sultan, Rawalpindi has been returned home after she was kidnapped and raped by five Muslim men. The girl, whose name has been withheld, had previously been threatened with death unless her father allowed Guddu, a Muslim man, to marry her. Full Story...
Judge Roy Moore and Foundation for Moral Law File Brief Asking Appeals Court to Uphold National Day of Prayer
July 9, 2010
Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Foundation for Moral Law, a religious liberties legal organization in Montgomery, Alabama, filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit today defending the federal statute creating the National Day of Prayer, 36 U.S.C. S 119. Full Story...
SBA List Endorses Dan Coats for Indiana Senate Against Opponent Brad Ellsworth
July 9, 2010
Today the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, announced its endorsement of former Congressman (IN-04) and Senator Dan Coats, candidate for U.S. Senate in Indiana against opponent and Congressman Brad Ellsworth (IN-08). Full Story...
National Right to Life Reacts to Appointment of Donald Berwick to Head HHS' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
July 9, 2010
Today, President Obama used the power of the recess appointment to install Donald Berwick as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in an attempt to avoid examination, through the pending confirmation process, of Berwick's well-documented support for rationing health care. Full Story...
Maloney 'Advertising' Bill is a Roadblock for Women Who Deserve Choices
July 9, 2010
At the urging of pro-abortion groups, U.S. Rep. Maloney (D-NY) and Sen. Menendez (D-NJ), in a bill claiming to regulate "advertising," are demanding that the Federal Trade Commission develop rules that would restrict pregnancy centers from reaching out to women who need accurate information about abortion procedures and risks. Full Story...
Obama's Unwillingness to Protect Our Borders or Our Right to Vote Shows He is Outside the Mainstream of American Thought
July 8, 2010
Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr., President of STAND (Staying True to America's National Destiny), issued the following statement today in response to the Justice Department's lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law: Full Story...
When it Comes to Guns the Bill of Rights isn't Absolute; When it Comes to Marketing Depictions of Gun Violence to Children, it Shouldn't be
July 8, 2010
On June 28, the Supreme Court held once again that the Second Amendment protects the people's right to keep and bear arms. The Court also said, however, that this is not "a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose." Full Story...
Maloney Bill: Just Another Effort by Abortion Industry to Shut Down Competition, Care Net Says
July 8, 2010
Care Net, a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers, calls a summer attack by the abortion industry and its advocates, "just another attempt to shut down the competition." NARAL, an abortion activist group, has launched an effort to harm pregnancy centers' ability to advertise their services online. Full Story...
Christian Defense Coalition Condemns Obama Administration's Push for Abortion Rights in Kenya Constitution
July 8, 2010
The Obama administration is offering incentives to Kenya to approve a controversial new constitution that would legalize abortion for the first time, promising that passage will "allow money to flow" into the nation's coffers, including U.S. aid. Full Story...
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