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Posted: 22 May 2009 05:13 PM PDT

County demands pastor obtain$10,000 permit to host friends


Yes on Prop 8 Protect Marriage.com Leadership Comments on California Supreme Court’s Ruling

Posted: 22 May 2009 03:57 PM PDT

Contact: Cherri Spriggs Hernandez, ProtectMarriage.com, 916-448-4234 MEDIA ADVISORY, May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by ProtectMarriage.com: Who: Yes on 8-Protect Marriage.com Leadership: Ron Prentice, Chairman Andy Pugno, General Counsel William Tam, Official Proponent of Prop. 8 Additional spokespeople to be confirmed. What: Leadership comments and takes questions on the California Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition 8. When: Tuesday, May 2 Source: Schubert Flint Public Affairs


From horse’s mouth: Christians targeted! Palestinian official says they need to be watched, prevented from evangelizing, converting Muslims - WND

Posted: 22 May 2009 02:28 PM PDT


Military wants more time before gay ban ends - USA Today

Posted: 22 May 2009 02:28 PM PDT


Students Removed from Speaking at Graduation Due to Religious Beliefs

Posted: 22 May 2009 02:12 PM PDT

Contact: Rev. Joey Rogers, Senior Pastor, Pace Assembly Ministries, 850-202-3186, pastor@paceassembly.org PACE, Florida, May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Joey Rogers, Pastor of Pace Assembly Ministries, in Pace, FL announces today he will host a "Student Rights Rally" at Pace Assembly Tuesday, May 26 @ 7pm. This rally is in response from a federal judge's ruling on prayer in Santa Rosa County, FL schools. Two seniors from Pace High School have been removed from speaking at their own Gra Source: Pace Assembly Ministries


ELCA Seminarian Response to Ministry Recommendations Raises Alarming Questions

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:21 PM PDT

Contact: Rev. CJ Conner, 651-373-9137 MEDIA ADVISORY, May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- It seems like a hoax, but an email sent to the Luther Seminary students who signed on to support the full inclusion of practicing gay pastors and instituting gay marriage shows that there are more unanswered questions as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America moves full steam ahead on their homosexuality votes. Many Luther Seminary students in Saint Paul, MN joined hundreds of seminarians across the c Source: Jesus and the Culture Wars


President Emeritus of The Foursquare Church, Rolf K. McPherson, Dead at 96

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Contact: Brad Abare, 213-989-4225 LOS ANGELES, May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- The president emeritus of The Foursquare Church, Rolf K. McPherson, passed away at his Los Feliz home on Thursday, May 21, 2009. He was 96 years old. He is survived by his wife, Evangeline Carmichael McPherson; his daughter, Alicia McPherson Santacroce; two granddaughters, Heidi Ledesma and Leslie Young; a grandson, Ronald LaRue; a niece, Victoria Salter; a step-daughter, Carol Parks; two step-granddaughters, Aman Source: The Foursquare Church


KS Gov. Becomes Puppet to Abortion Cartel-Vetoes Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

Posted: 22 May 2009 10:58 AM PDT

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org TOPEKA, Kansas, May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gov. Mark Parkinson has vetoed the Huelskamp Amendment, a proviso attached to the Kansas state budget that would have denied tax money to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri receives tax funding from both Kansas and Missouri. It took in nearly $300,000 from the Source: Operation Rescue


WORLD Magazine’s Lynn Vincent to Pursue Book Publishing Career

Posted: 22 May 2009 09:17 AM PDT

Vincent Remains On WORLD's Masthead As Senior Writer Contact: Warren Smith, 704-661-9137 ASHEVILLE, NC, May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- Lynn Vincent, who for 10 years has served as a senior writer and features editor for WORLD Magazine, will take a leave of absence from WORLD Magazine to pursue her book publishing career.  WORLD is a national biweekly that reports world and national news from a Christian worldview. Marvin Olasky, WORLD's editor-in-chief, said, "We are, of course, s Source: WORLD Magazine


Pelosi’s Remarks about CIA Misleading Congress Are Not the Real Issue, Hoyer Says

Posted: 22 May 2009 09:14 AM PDT

On Thursday, the House voted against a resolution to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who claimed that the CIA misled her about the interrogation of terror suspects and "misleads" Congress "all the time." House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that Pelosi's comments should not be the focus of the issue.


U.S. directs $1 billion for new swine flu vaccine - Reuters

Posted: 22 May 2009 09:03 AM PDT


GMAC Receives $7.5B in New Treasury Aid

Posted: 22 May 2009 08:15 AM PDT

The U.S. government could eventually own a majority stake in GMAC Financial Services following its latest $7.5 billion aid package to the ailing auto financing company.


Gates Defends Decision to Close Guantanamo Prison

Posted: 22 May 2009 08:03 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Obama administration had no choice but to order the shutdown of the prison at Guantanamo because "the name itself is a condemnation" of U.S. anti-terrorism strategy. In an interview broadcast Friday on NBC's "Today" show, Gates called the facility on the island of Cuba "probably one of the finest prisons in the world today." But at the same time, he said it had become "a taint" on the reputation of America.


Military Wants More Time Before Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Posted: 22 May 2009 07:57 AM PDT

The Pentagon wants more time before the ban on gays serving openly in the military is reversed.


Nations Unite in Prayer on GOD TV

Posted: 22 May 2009 07:52 AM PDT

Rory & Wendy Alec host Global Day of Prayer broadcast LIVE from Washington, D.C. Contact: Jeffrey Levinson, GOD TV, North America Regional Office, 407-862-5084, jlevinson@god.tv   MEDIA ADVISORY, May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- Each year millions of Christians gather across the world on Pentecost Sunday for the Global Day of Prayer (GDoP) and once again, GOD TV will be bringing viewers a marathon broadcast of some of the day's events - this time LIVE from Brazil, Hong Kong Source: GOD TV


Washington State Has First Death under Assisted Suicide Law

Posted: 22 May 2009 07:47 AM PDT

A 66-year-old woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to die under Washington state's new assisted suicide law, an advocacy group said Friday.


Pelosi: ‘I Don’t Have Anything to Say’ About Whether CIA Officials Who She Says Misled Congress Should be Prosecuted

Posted: 22 May 2009 07:25 AM PDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to answer any questions about her assertion that the CIA misled her in 2002 about the agency's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques." 


Statue of Ronald Reagan Being Built in Central London

Posted: 22 May 2009 07:13 AM PDT

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is being honored with a statue in central London.


US Sets Aside $1 Billion for Swine Flu Vaccine

Posted: 22 May 2009 07:05 AM PDT

The government is setting aside $1 billion to pursue a vaccine against the new swine flu.


CTI Shuts Down 4 Titles, Lays Off 30-Plus Staff

Posted: 22 May 2009 06:56 AM PDT

New publishing realities force not-for-profit to focus ever more fully on its core. Contact: Marty White, Christianity Today International, 630-260-6200 ext 4268, mwhite@christianitytoday.com CAROL STREAM Ill., May 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christianity Today International (CTI) today announced the closing of four publications and the laying-off of 30 employees. To be shut down over the coming months are Today's Christian Woman magazine, the Campus Life College Guide, the Christian hist Source: Christianity Today International


Australia declares flood disaster, thousands evacuated - Gulf News

Posted: 22 May 2009 06:42 AM PDT


Cigarette Makers Lose Appeal in Landmark Case

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:49 AM PDT

A federal appeals court on Friday largely agreed with a landmark ruling that found cigarette makers deceived the public for decades about the heath hazards of smoking.


Bush Finds It ‘Liberating’ to Be Out of Office

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:33 AM PDT

It was a humbling moment for the former commander in chief: President George W. Bush was walking former first dog Barney in his new Dallas neighborhood when it stopped in a neighbor's yard for relief.


NEW POLL: WHEN IT COMES TO THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE “GET IT” MORE THAN WASHINGTON - Rosenberg - May 22

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:21 AM PDT

A fascinating new poll by McLaughlin & Associates finds Americans are deeply and overwhelming concerned about the rising Iranian nuclear threat both to the U.S. and to Israel, and deeply concerned about the potential for Radical Islamic terrorists to acquire nuclear weapons from Iran. The poll also suggests the Obama administration's apparent strategy of backing [...]


Fighting rocks Somali capital, at least 15 killed - Asharq Alawsat

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


China looks to British experience for African expansion - Guardian

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


EU-Russia summit reveals differences rather than agreement - Deutsche Welle

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


Russia’s Pacific Fleet to cut 5,000 personnel in next 3-4 years - Novosti

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


Chavez announces nationalization of steel companies - AFP

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


Summer’s here. So are higher gas prices - CNN

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


UN Seeks $543 Million for Pakistan Refugees - AP

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


House Panel OKs Massive Climate Bill - Fox

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


Senate Approves $91.3 Billion War Spending Bill - Fox

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:37 AM PDT


Probation for McCain Volunteer in Fake Attack

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:31 AM PDT

A former John McCain campaign volunteer who falsely claimed she was attacked in Pittsburgh because she had the candidate's bumper sticker on her car has been sentenced to nine months of probation.


Public Asked to Write to Pollard

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:27 AM PDT

Amidst US-Israeli tensions, Pollard activists ask Israeli government not to give up, and ask public to write him letters.


Democrats hang fire on guns - Washington Times - May 22

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:24 AM PDT

Across the country, ammunition prices are soaring and many guns are in short supply as weapons fly off the shelves at stores. This is a telling economic indicator about consumer confidence as many Americans stock up for fear that the end is nigh. It’s also a logical reaction to gun-owner fears that Democrats will implement [...]


Dick Cheney’s compelling witness - Washington Times - May 22

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:22 AM PDT

An extraordinary scene played out Thursday with what amounted to a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate between a popular sitting president and an unpopular former vice president. The former veep won, hands down. View Full Article


California Leads States With Most Job Losses

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:21 AM PDT

Forty-four states lost jobs in April, led by California where employers slashed 63,700 positions, as the recession took a further toll on U.S. workers.


Netanyahu insists Jerusalem to be ‘ours’ - Washington Times - May 22

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:16 AM PDT

JERUSALEM | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Thursday that all of Jerusalem will always remain under Israeli sovereignty, taking a hard line on a key Israeli-Palestinian peace issue just hours after his forces removed an unauthorized settlement outpost in the West Bank. The twin moves came a day after Mr. Netanyahu returned from talks in [...]


President Above-It-All - National Review Online - May 22

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:12 AM PDT

There Obama stands, bravely holding his flanks against straw men on all sides. Put Barack Obama in front of a teleprompter and one thing is certain — he'll make himself appear the most reasonable person in the room. Rhetorically, he is in the middle of any debate, perpetually surrounded by finger-pointing extremists who can't get over their [...]


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