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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Four Christian publishing house employees slain

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MALATYA, Turkey (W.) April 19, 2007 -- Four employees at Zirve, a prominent publisher and distributor of Bibles in Turkey were killed Wednes...

Supreme Court upholds ban on partial birth abortion

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (W.) April 19, 2007 -- The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on partial birth abortion yesterday by a narrow 5-4 margin. The ...

Virginia Tech massacre: Mourning after

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BLACKBURG, Va. (W.) April 18, 2007 -- President Bush arrived on Virginia Tech campus yesterday and took on another role, one he has played s...

Anti-spanking bill advances

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (W.) April 18, 2007– A California bill that would ban some forms of spanking has passed the Assembly Public Safety Commit...

Ministries respond to Virginia Tech massacre

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (W.) April 17 -- Ministries are mobilizing on the Virginia Tech campus in the aftermath of what is the bloodiest day on an A...

Embryonic stem cell passes Senate; Veto promised

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (W.) April 13, 2007 -- The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would reduce restrictions on federally funded stem cell resea...

Christian leaders weigh in on Imus

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (W.) April 11, 2007 -- MSNBC and CBS Radio have suspended cranky radio show Don Imus for two weeks for derogatory, racist c...

Calif. Homosexual Marriage Bill pass

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (W.) April 11, 2007 -- The California Legislature has passed a homosexual marriage bill along party lines that would allo...

Church anyone? Ministry looking for NYC church for debate with atheists

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NEW YORK (W.) April 11, 2007 -- The head of Living Waters Publications is looking for a church in New York City, complete with stained glass...

Johnny Cash's Hendersonville home destroyed by fire

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NASHVILLE (W.) April 11, 2007 -- The home of the late country music star Johnny Cash has been destroyed by fire. The 13,000-square-foot hous...

American Baptist Churches of RI picks leader

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (W.) April 9, 2007 -- The Rev. Dr. Liliana Da Valle has been elected executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of...

Managing prayer

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KATY, Texas (W.) April 9, 2007 -- Toby Dagenhart believes he has a way to help churches manage prayer requests. It's called iPrayer. It ...

On a Mission: Meet the Sawyer family

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On a Mission Meet the Sawyer family: Doug, Kathi, Kaitlen and Christina Mission filed: International Student Ministry, Michigan. Foreign mis...

Alan Keyes: Part 1

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ALBANY, N.Y. (W.) April 4, 2007 -- Alan Keyes sits in a hotel room. He's just finished his latest book which he expects to come out in S...

Keroack Resigns as chief of OPA, abstinence group says

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WASHINGTON, D,C. (W.) April 2, 2007— An abstinence group has learned that the head of the Office of Population Affairs has resigned. Accordi...

New tool for welcoming people to neighborhood

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VISTA, Calif. (W.) April 2, 2007 -- It's called WelcomeOne New Mover Outreach Program and its designed to turn new folks to the neighbor...

Fridays with Relient K - No Agenda (Part II)

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LOS ANGELES (W.) March 30, 2007 -- Christian pop punk band Relient K's album "Five Score and Seven Years Ago" is different fro...

Women's group calls ERA "outdate icon"

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (W.) March 28, 2007 -- The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) "is not only unnecessary; it would contradict laws and governm...

Children's Online Protection Act struck down

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PHILADELPHIA (W.) March 26, 2007 -- The Federal District Court in Pennsylvania stuck down the Children's Online Protection Act (COPA) in...

Homosexuals less than 2% of population: Report

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PHILADELPHIA (W.) March 26, 2007 -- In the largest random survey ever conducted on the topic, two researchers conclude that only 1.4 percent...
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