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In the World — March 31, 2013

By Christy Barritt   Group Distributes Bibles in Public Schools World Changers of Florida recently distributed Bibles at high schools in Orange County. World Changers is a conservative organization of concerned citizens who want to influence the world by engaging in local, state, national, and international government. Members of the organization left Bibles on tables […]

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In the World — March 24, 2013

By Christy Barritt   Planned Parenthood Receives Millions from Government According to Planned Parenthood’s annual report, the organization received $542 million from government sources during the 2011-2012 fiscal year, an 11 percent increase from the previous year.  The organization also reported performing 333,964 abortions in 2011 and nearly a million (995,687) abortions from 2009-2011. Forty-five […]

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In the World — March 10, 2013

By Christy Barritt   250,000 Sign Petition to Label Westboro Baptist a “Hate Group” More than 250,000 people signed a petition to label the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church a “Hate Group.” After the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, members of Westboro Baptist planned to organize protests at the funerals of the children who died in […]

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In the World — March 3, 2013

By Christy Barritt   Americans at 13-Month Low Earlier this year, Gallup’s Life Evaluation Index, which measures how Americans feel about their current and future lives, fell to 47.2 on a scale of zero to 100. The number has been in decline for months. The index also showed a partisan split in the scores, verifying […]

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In the World — February 17, 2013

By Christy Barritt   Americans Likely to Become More Religious Surveys conducted recently by Gallup found that 40 percent of Americans can be categorized as “very religious,” while 29 percent are “moderately religious,” and 31 percent are “nonreligious.” The poll used several factors to measure these results, including the frequency of attending worship services and […]