via:eurweb In a scene from the movie “Lincoln,” a Democrat arguing against passage of the 13th Amendment derisively mentions the idea of interracial marriage to ridicule the legislation that would abolish slavery. A century-and-a-half later, as an African-American president is inaugurated for a second term, interracial unions still are relatively rare. Read More
via:eurweb Today is Thursday, January 17, 2013 and it’s the birthday of a very special lady: Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States. Born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, in Chicago, Illinois on January 17, 1964, Michelle is celebrating her 49th birthday today. Read More
via:christianpost After the first meeting of the White House’s gun violence task force, Vice President Joe Biden said executive orders could be used to implement gun control measures, signaling action could be taken without Congressional approval. “The president is going to act. Executive orders, executive action, can be taken,” Biden told reporters before […]
via:christianpost The U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday passed a bill, 257-167, to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” President Barack Obama said he will sign the bill into law. The bill passed with a majority of Democrats, 172-16, and a minority of Republicans, 85-151. It was negotiated by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Vice […]
via:christianpost A recent survey taken by LifeWay Research shows a majority of adults in the U.S. believe businesses and organizations should be mandated to provide contraception and birth control for their employees. Interestingly, the respondents feel even organizations and businesses with strong religious objections should not be exempted. According to the LifeWay Research survey, nearly […]
via:christianpost A Texas-based Christian organization’s online quiz survey has indicated that about 1 in 4 Christians are ‘not very Christian’ in how they live their daily lives. The Christianity Quiz, which was created by the nonprofit Changing the Face of Christianity, Inc., includes 10 multiple-choice questions that assess how anonymous participants live their faith. Read […]
via:christianpost A secular group has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service against the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, alleging that the ministry’s activity during the election season violates its tax exempt status. Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based organization, argued in its filed report that BGEA’s “vote biblical values” ad campaign violated […]
via:christianpost Tuesday’s election should be a “wake-up call” to the Republican Party to do more to reach out to non-whites, the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez said in a Wednesday interview with The Christian Post. “Either [Republicans] press the snooze button on the Latino electorate and continue with an exclusive Southern strategy that is no […]
While the vote for president is arguably the most important issue on the 2012 ballot, voters nationwide will decide on a number of other important…
via:christianpost With so much of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate consumed by the economy, jobs, national debt, health care, terrorism, and Iran, little time was left to discuss other important topics. Here are four that they missed. Climate Change, Pollution and the Environment There were no […]
