A Berean - What's in your Bible?

A Berean - What's in your Bible?

Wall Street slides as financials fall late in session - Reuters

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:32 PM PDT


Senate Dems Pull $80 Million in Gitmo Closure Funding, Oppose Transfer of Detainees to U.S. - Fox

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:32 PM PDT


U.S. bonkers for Obama birth certificate billboard

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:31 PM PDT

'Where's the birth certificate?' strikes chord on Obama eligibility issue


Sri Lanka Civil War Ends; GFA Workers Reach Out to Survivors

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:49 PM PDT

Contact: Taun Cortado, Gospel for Asia, 972-300-3120 CARROLLTON, Texas, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Sri Lanka's civil war between the government and the Tamil Tigers rebel group is now over, and it is time to minister to the survivors, says Gospel for Asia President K.P. Yohannan. "While the 30-year-long conflict has come to an end by the news of the Tamil Tigers' surrender, in reality this is the beginning of pain and crisis for hundreds of thousands of people who are displaced," Source: Gospel for Asia


Media blitz: ‘We found missing link’

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:15 PM PDT

But critics say fossil frenzy is more about pushing ideology than science


Two Men Still in Jail from Notre Dame ‘Pray-Ins’

Posted: 19 May 2009 02:58 PM PDT

Pro-lifers called upon to write these heroes, and to contact Fr. Jenkins, asking for their release. Contact: Kathy Veritas, 904-687-9804; stopobamanotredame.com  SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- While Obama addressed Notre Dame's commencement, urging pro-lifers to surrender the rhetoric and actions of political and cultural conflict, over 40 brave souls were in jail or police custody for walking on campus and praying. Thos arrested were holding an image of Mary, or an ima Source: Society for Truth and Justice


GPS System Could Fail Next Year, Report Warns - Fox

Posted: 19 May 2009 02:11 PM PDT


IDF Retaliates for Attack on Sderot, Hits Smuggling Tunnels

Posted: 19 May 2009 01:44 PM PDT

The IDF Tuesday night retaliated for rocket attacks on Sderot and bombed smuggling tunnels at the Egyptian border.


Marriage Amendment Bill Introduced by Senator John Eichelberger Applauded by PA4Marriage Coalition

Posted: 19 May 2009 12:37 PM PDT

Contact: Deborah Hamilton, PA4Marriage Coalition, 215-815-7716 HARRISBURG, Penn., May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pennsylvania for Marriage Coalition salutes Senator John Eichelberger's decision to introduce a marriage protection amendment in the Pennsylvania Senate today. "With recent states like Iowa, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia redefining marriage either through judicial activism or legislative maneuvering, we believe it is time for the people of Pennsylvania to have th Source: Hamilton Strategies


Gov’t Backs Down, Hevron Road to Remain Off-Limits to Arabs

Posted: 19 May 2009 12:29 PM PDT

IDF has informed Jewish residents of Hevron that it is postponing indefinitely the plan to open the security-sensitive Zion Route to Arab traffic.


Gallup Poll Confirmed by Passage of Georgia GOP Human Life Amendment Resolution

Posted: 19 May 2009 12:27 PM PDT

Contact: Hannah Carter, Director of Public Relations, Georgia Right to Life, 770-339-6880 ATLANTA, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the state Republican Party convention in Savannah, GA the Georgia GOP passed a resolution that called for a Human Life Amendment to establish protection for all Georgians under the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution from the moment of fertilization until natural death. The resolution stated, "Whereas the Georgia Republican Party Source: Georgia Right to Life


Senate OKs Bill to Rein in Credit Card Practices

Posted: 19 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to rein in credit card rate increases and excessive fees, hoping to give voters some breathing room amid a recession that has left hundreds of thousands of Americans jobless or facing foreclosure. The House was on track to pass the measure as early as Wednesday, paving the way for President Barack Obama to see the bill on his desk by week's end.


Tourist Statistics Encouraging, Tourism Ministry Says

Posted: 19 May 2009 11:56 AM PDT

Tourism is still declining because of the global economic downturn, but there are signs that bode well, the Tourism Ministry says.


Social Security Situation Worsening; What to Do … - May 19

Posted: 19 May 2009 11:22 AM PDT

We got lots of disturbing news from Washington last week. But the latest updates on Social Security and Medicare really got my blood boiling. It is now estimated that both programs' trust funds will run out sooner than previously expected. In the case of Medicare, the date is 2017 rather than 2019. For Social Security, [...]


Netanyahu to Senator Kerry: Separate Issues of Iran and PA

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Netanyahu told Senator Kerry that the issues of the PA and Iran should not be tied into a single vision for peace, as President Obama wants.


Chilling Sounds After the Rapture

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:39 AM PDT

A chilling mood has suddenly gripped the entire world. Even the multitudes, which know nothing of the Holy Bible or Jesus Christ, are tantalized with the feeling that they have missed a Divine event. Reporters are searching to understand what has happened. Phones are ringing off their hooks with hectic callers looking for disappeared friends or loved ones. College [...]


Mr. Netanyahu, we stand with you - WND - May 19

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:29 AM PDT

An open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Mr. Prime Minister: We stand with you. I woke up this morning thinking about how alone you must feel. Please know that the current administration does not represent the views of Americans any more than Notre Dame’s president, “Father” Jenkins, represents the Catholic faith. You are not alone. Christians in [...]


More Abuse Found at Texas-Run School for Disabled

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:23 AM PDT

At least 40 employees were fired or resigned over abuse or neglect allegations at a state-run school where some workers are accused of forcing the mentally and developmentally disabled residents into fights, a newspaper found.


List of German Companies Needing Help Grows Longer - Der Spiegel

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:55 AM PDT


Parents Fuming as Texas Schools Let Gideons Provide Bibles to Students - Fox

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:55 AM PDT


New Push On for Eminent Domain in Atlantic City

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:52 AM PDT

A former Atlantic City mayor who is now a state senator is joining several casino executives in calling for aggressive use of eminent domain to seize vacant buildings and land to clear the way for new development in this struggling seaside gambling resort.


Christian Leader Says India Election Results are a Vote Against Extremism

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT

Contact: Taun Cortado, Gospel for Asia, 972-300-3379 CARROLLTON, Texas, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- "The Indian election has sent a significant message that extremism, especially against minorities, is not going to be accepted in the country," said Gospel for Asia President K.P. Yohannan after poll results were posted in the world's largest democracy. "The Dalits ('Untouchables'), the 'other backward classes,' Christians and other minorities have spoken with a loud voice that a Source: Gospel for Asia


‘Killing both people and car companies’

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:44 AM PDT

'If you've got a technology that consumers want, you don't need a law that mandates it'


Congress Passes Anti-Foreclosure Bill

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Congress has passed legislation that encourages banks to spare homeowners from foreclosure, after the industry helped scuttle a tougher measure.


Church Leaders Urge U.S. Congress to Support U.S. Foreign Aid Reform Bill

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:36 AM PDT

Contact: Shawnda Hines, 301-960-4913, shines@bread.org; Bill Malone, 202-464-8180, bmalone@bread.org; both with Bread for the World  WASHINGTON, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- U.S. church bodies, convened by the Christian anti-hunger advocacy group Bread for the World, are petitioning Congress to pass the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139). The bipartisan bill starts the process of overhauling U.S. foreign assistance programs to make them more efficient and f Source: Bread for the World


Barak: Bibi-Obama Meeting ‘Start of a Serious Dialogue’

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:29 AM PDT

DM says the Obama-Netanyahu meeting is the beginning of a serious dialogue. Deputy FM Ayalon: we agreed not to agree.


‘It Won’t be Business as Usual Between Israel and the US’

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:19 AM PDT

American pressure has intensified on Israel. The exact future of Israeli American relations is in question, according to Professor Eitan Gilboa.


Why Obama is Going to Turn America into a Pro-Life Nation, and Other Opinions from a Young Pro-Life Activist Who Knows What’s Up

Posted: 19 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Contact: Gingi Edmonds, www.gingiedmonds.com, 559-772-7911 MEDIA ADVISORY, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Read news on the Notre Dame Graduation protests from young pro-life activist and opinion writer Gingi Edmonds. Gingi is dedicated to unapologetically delivering politically incorrect, yet honest accounts and uncensored observations on pro-life events and happenings nationwide. Because let's face it, when the mainstream media grabs a good pro-life story they often distort it, destroy Source: Gingi Edmonds Pro-Life Opinion


Minnesota Boy Resisting Chemo Misses Court Hearing

Posted: 19 May 2009 08:59 AM PDT

A 13-year-old Minnesota boy resisting chemotherapy for cancer has missed a court hearing on his welfare, and his father says the whereabouts of the boy and his mother are unknown. Daniel Hauser and his parents, Colleen and Anthony Hauser, were to appear in Tuesday in the southern Minnesota city of New Ulm. A judge had ordered the boy to undergo a chest X-ray to see how his Hodgkins lymphoma was progressing.


Rocket Attack on Sderot Home

Posted: 19 May 2009 08:58 AM PDT

A Kassam hit a house in Sderot, causing damage and sending people into shock as Hamas renewed rocket attacks on Israel late Tuesday afternoon.


School Board’s Decision in Willamina, Oregon Will Put Students at Risk for Three Cancers

Posted: 19 May 2009 08:48 AM PDT

Contact: Karen Malec, Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer, 847-421-4000   WILLAMINA, Ore., May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- In 2005, World Health Organization (WHO) scientists assigned estrogen plus progestin (combined) hormonal contraceptives (the pill) and combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) the highest level of carcinogenicity - Group 1. [1]    "But that's not stopping the Willamina High school board (Willamina, Oregon)," said Karen Malec, p Source: Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer


Intelligence Chief: Facts on the Ground Ditch US Peace Plan

Posted: 19 May 2009 08:06 AM PDT

Obama is pushing for peace now with the PA, but internal security chief Diskin says peace is only another word so long as Hamas rules in Gaza.


Blagojevich’s Wife May Replace Husband on Reality TV Show

Posted: 19 May 2009 08:05 AM PDT

An attorney says the wife of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is considering reality TV after her indicted husband was barred from traveling to Costa Rica to be on a show.


First American to Die from Swine Flu Was Healthy, Husband Says

Posted: 19 May 2009 08:01 AM PDT

The husband of the first American with swine flu to die denies reports that she had a pre-existing medical condition.


Restrictions on Jerusalem Day Marchers

Posted: 19 May 2009 07:41 AM PDT

Jerusalem Day celebrants won't be allowed to march to Old City through Lions' Gate. MK Ariel: Police protected Pope but can't protect marchers?


First Muslim in BBC History to Head Religious Programs

Posted: 19 May 2009 07:11 AM PDT

For the first time in the BBC's 87 year history, a Muslim will head the well-known UK news organization's religious programming division.


Partisan Politics: Feingold Blocks Bill to Honor Reagan

Posted: 19 May 2009 06:50 AM PDT


New Pro-Life Video Provides Updated ‘Window to the Womb’ and Historical Perspective

Posted: 19 May 2009 06:34 AM PDT

Contact: Shari Richard, 800-364-4942, www.unborn.com/contact.htm MEDIA ADVISORY, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Almost twenty years after the debut of the videos Window to the Womb and Eyewitness to the Earliest Days of Life, which brought ultrasound images to the masses for the benefit of unborn children, sonographer Shari Richard is following up with Eyewitness 2 and Window to the Womb 2 "The Next Generation," this time employing the latest revolutionary digital ultrasound technology of Source: Sound Wave Images


Steny Hoyer: ‘I Believe the Speaker’ in Her Account of CIA Briefing

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:52 AM PDT

Steny Hoyer says he believes Nancy Pelosi's account of a 2002 CIA briefing in which she says she was not briefed on the enhanced interrogation techniques the CIA had used up to that time. Pelosi's account has been contradicted by the CIA director.
 


Experts say yoga is good for stressed-out kids

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:43 AM PDT

DETROIT—When Alayna Kurek panicked one day about forgotten homework, the 9-year-old stunned her school counselor by using a yoga breathing technique to calm down. That stress-relief method is a reason Sherri Kurek said she takes her two children, Alayna and Olivia, 7, to classes for kids at the Yoga Studio of Shelby. "It's the one thing they [...]


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