By Christy Barritt Bill Introduced to Protect Faith-Based Adoption In August U.S. Representative Mike Kelly and Senator Mike Enzi filed the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014. If passed, the bill would prevent discrimination against faith-based child welfare service providers and would threaten states that continued such discrimination with a loss of federal […]
By Christy Barritt Minister Invents Prayer App A 25-year-old youth minister in Lubbock, Texas, has created an app that may change the way people participate in prayer. Logan Fields is in the process of launching a new smartphone application called the “Prayer Button.” The app would enable people to pray together remotely. Users can […]
By Christy Barritt Sudan Bans Construction of Christian Churches The Sudanese government has banned the construction of any and all Christian churches in the country. The Sudanese Minister for Guidance and Religious Endowments, Shalil Abdullah, said that existing churches in the Republic of Sudan are sufficient for the nation’s minority Christians. The government has […]
By Christy Barritt Americans Concerned About Eating Habits According to a new report from Barna, Americans are more concerned than ever about poor eating habits. Nearly half (47 percent) of Americans are concerned that they eat too much. Millennials, those born between 1984 and 2002, are the generation most concerned about eating habits (57 […]
By Christy Barritt Global Prayer Vigil for Saeed Abedini A global prayer vigil for Saeed Abedini has been planned for this Friday, September 26. The event falls on the second anniversary of Abedini’s imprisonment in Iraq. Abedini is the Iranian-American who was arrested because of his faith while building an orphanage in the Iraqi […]
