By Christy Barritt Permits for Baptisms? This summer, the National Park Service began enforcing a policy in Missouri that required churches to obtain special use permits in order to baptize in public waters. They also mandated that churches give the NPS 48 hours advance notice of pending baptisms. The NPS informed churches in the […]
In the World — November 10, 2013 By Christy Barritt Majority of Americans Want the Bible in Public Schools A new survey conducted by the Barna Group on behalf of the American Bible Society found that two-thirds of Americans think it’s important for public schools to include biblically-based values in their curriculum. The […]
By Christy Barritt Genders M, F, and . . . X? German government officials have added a new option for parents who are listing their children’s gender on official documents. As of November 1, the parents of babies without “clear gender-determining physical characteristics” can register their child without listing its gender on the birth […]
By Christy Barritt Taxpayers No Longer Funding Georgia Abortions The Georgia Department of Community Health voted to restrict state employee insurance policies from covering abortions. The change, which is scheduled to take effect in January, will ban elective abortion coverage for approximately 650,000 past and present employees in Georgia who are covered by the […]
By Christy Barritt Atheism Declining A new study claims that the world is more religious now than it was four decades ago. The study, titled “Christianity In Its Global Context, 1970-2010,” was conducted by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Researchers said they expect the […]
