Missouri House committee to hear marijuana legalization proposal today In the first official hearing on legalizing drugs in Missouri, a House Committee will hold a hearing on a bill that would legalize ...
Read More »Hobby Lobby Defends Faith in Christ
Christian-owned company will plead case before Supreme Court March 25 By Ben Hawkins | JEFFERSON CITY — Joshua Hawley, an attorney on the legal team defending Hobby Lobby says that the ...
Read More »Area Teachers, Parents Unite to Oppose Common Core
The idea that it takes a village to raise a child continues to be a popular stance among parents and teachers concerning the educational progress of today’s youth. This is the same ...
Read More »How the U.S. and Britain Paved the Way for the Ukrainian Crisis
Under American Pressure, Ukraine Lost the Ability to Defend Itself (Examiner.com) –Despite a handful of Western media outlets claiming a relatively unknown treaty binding the United States and Great Britain to the ...
Read More »Egypt’s Christians Hope for Peace Amid Quiet
By Ava Thomas CAIRO, Egypt (BP) — When Egypt’s government abruptly stepped down Feb. 24, the action made only small ripples in a nation now accustomed to major political upheaval. Army chief ...
Read More »Local Media Called Out Over Disturbing Trend
While familiar faces disappear, younger and more liberal broadcasters are changing Kansas City TV and radio “news” By John Altevogt | Metro Voice Contributor You don’t have to be a veteran Kansas ...
Read More »“Alternative Lifestyle” Youth Pastor Wins Olympic Gold
By Jim Denison ChristianPress.com — David Wise is the most unusual “black sheep” in the Olympic Games. The New York Times calls skiers “models of branded dishevelment marketed as easygoing and athletic slackers, ...
Read More »â€˜Veil of Tears’ Tells Gripping Story of Oppressed Women in South Asia
CARROLLTON, Texas — (CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE) “Veil of Tears” (www.veiloftearsmovie.com), a riveting new documentary from Gospel for Asia (GFA) that releases in the U.S. March 28, brings to light the untold cultural ...
Read More »Empowered21 Global Congress Set for Jerusalem in 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn |Christian News Service| — Empowered21 Global Co-Chair and Oral Roberts University President, Dr. William M. Wilson, shared details surrounding the Empowered21 Global Congress to be held in Jerusalem May 20-25, ...
Read More »Kansas Moves to Keep State Aid Out of Casinos, Strip Clubs
Effort is to ensure welfare payments are reaching needy children was late, but still welcome. By Travis Perry KansasWatchdog.org — Could Kansas kids be going without necessities because one or both of ...
Read More »Avalanche Couldn’t Bury Parents’ Faith
“I figured I was going to die” said Matt Walsh From The AG News Service |Â I was being buried! I couldn’t believe that an avalanche could happen where we were! ...
Read More »KC Welcomes its First Christian, Urban, FM Radio Station
It was a hard road that led to God’s goodness By Kharissa Forte | Metro Voice On Friday, Feb. 28, Concrete Truth Community Network will host a support party in ...
Read More »Faith Driven Consumer: An Open Letter to Hollywood
Dear Hollywood, Paramount’s upcoming Noah movie has sparked a national conversation on Bible-themed movies and the audiences they seek to attract. People of faith generally, and Faith Driven Consumers specifically, are the ...
Read More »Ukraine’s Major Religions Unite to Support Demonstrators
Ukraine’s violence escalates; churches share Scripture & pray By Staff | KIEV, Ukraine (BP) — Scripture portions helped provide a flicker of faith as violence escalated in Ukraine on Feb. 18. ...
Read More »I Didn’t Join to be Sacrificed
U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Fed Up With Obama Rules of Engagement CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE, Feb. 18, 2014, In the light of Afghanistan releasing 65 alleged Taliban fighters from Bagram prison, Billy ...
Read More »United States Drops to 46 in Press Freedom
While ranking considered “acceptable” America now on par with El Salvador, Botswana From Reporters Without Borders | The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom ...
Read More »Easter Parade and Fun Fair to be held in Gage Park
What better time than Easter to celebrate and have a parade? The city of Topeka is about to have its first ever Easter Parade in Gage Park. The Topeka Easter Parade & ...
Read More »Advocacy Group Says Comcast Merger is Bad for Families
By ChristianPress | Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable announced Thursday that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement for Time Warner Cable to merge with Comcast. The agreement is ...
Read More »Chick-Fil-A Helps Motorist Stranded on Highways
Chick-Fil-A recently came to the rescue of hundreds of stranded motorists on the highways of the deep south. The popular restaurant sent out employees to deliver free food and warm the hearts ...
Read More »Another Pastor Killed, Church Torched in Nigeria
Violence threatens to engulf previously tranquil northern State of Katsina By World Watch Monitor | A pastor has been killed and a church set on fire in Nigeria after the body ...
Read More »Was it Duck Dynasty Star Who left the $5,000 Tip?
The $5,000 mystery restaurant tip has been solved. Â Speculation has been swirling this week as to whether the tip, left at a Washington D.C. Ruth’s Crist steak house was from “Duck Dynasty” ...
Read More »Can You Give Up Secular Music for 30 Days?
Christian Music Expert Challenges Believers to Avoid Secular Entertainment for 30 Days Carlsbad, CALIF, (CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE) — What do Michael W. Smith, TobyMac, and Josh McDowell all have in common? ...
Read More »Alive Communications Selected to Represent Henri Nouwen’s Published and Unpublished Works
Colorado Springs, CO, | CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE | — Alive Communications Literary Agency has been selected to represent The Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust for the published and unpublished works of the late ...
Read More »24th Annual Worldwide Weekend of Prayer for the Addicted
The weekend of April 26 – 27, 2014has been designated as the 24th Annual “Just Pray NO!” to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting. Since April 7th, 1991 “Just Pray NO!” has ...
Read More »Bill Nye Without Form and Void
by Mark Rose, Genesis Alive After watching the Ken Ham and Bill Nye debate about creation vs. evolution, many thoughts came to mind recalling my past when I embraced evolution and the ...
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