Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13

South Texas Student Allegedly Told not to Read Bible in Class
Apr 27th, 2014
Daily NewsCBS
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

A teacher in south Texas has been accused of telling a student she’s not allowed to read the Bible at school.

During reading time at Hamilton Elementary School in Cypress, a young girl claims she was told that she wasn’t allowed to read the Bible and isn’t even allowed to bring one to school.

Michael Berry, an attorney with the Liberty Institute who is representing the family, says the family would like to remain anonymous.

“Those are serious allegations when it comes to our students’ constitutional rights,” said Berry. “That would clearly be a violation of the constitution, federal law and Texas state law.”

Oregon County Orders Incinerator: Stop U.S.ing Aborted Babies to Generate Power
Apr 27th, 2014
Daily NewsBreitbart
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Marion County, Oregon commissioners approved an order Thursday to stop an incinerator from using aborted babies to generate power. The order states that the incinerator must stop accepting medical waste until procedures are in place to ensure aborted babies are not among the substances burned to produce electricity.

As Breitbart News’ Warner Todd Huston reported earlier on Thursday, authorities in Victoria, British Columbia revealed that the remains of aborted babies are disposed of in the United States and sent to a facility that burns waste to provide electric power for Oregon residents.

According to the Associated Press, pro-life Marion County commissioners Sam Brentano and Janet Carlson said they were horrified to learn that the Marion County Resource Recovery Facility in Brooks might be burning aborted babies to generate power.

“We’re going to get [to] the bottom of it,” Carlson said. “I want to know who knew, when they knew, how long they had known this was going on.”

Let the Headlines Speak
Apr 27th, 2014
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

St. Peter's overflows for historic day of 4 popes
Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square on Sunday for a historic day of four popes, with Francis and Benedict XVI honoring their predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II and declaring them saints in the first ever canonization of two pontiffs.  

Palestinian pact with Hamas threatens US aid
The Palestinian Authority’s latest push to establish a reconciliation government with the terrorist group Hamas jeopardizes hundreds of millions of dollars in US aid that the self-ruling body has consistently received for nearly two decades.  

Illinois Dems back off $100 million push for Obama library following outrage
Illinois Democrats are backing off a plan to give $100 million of state money toward landing President Obama’s presidential library and museum -- following accusations of voting “shenanigans” and nasty Chicago-style politics, not to mention the state’s dire financial situation.  

Driver who hit boys suing dead youth
Sharlene Simon was driving her SUV when it struck two young bicyclists, killing one and seriously injuring another. Now she is suing the boys, claiming her “enjoyment of life has been irretrievably lessened.”  

Russia Unexpectedly Raises Key Rate as S&P Cuts Rating Near Junk
Russia’s central bank sprung a surprise by raising its benchmark interest rate after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the world’s biggest energy exporter for the first time in six years as capital outflows threaten growth.  

Chung Hong-won offers resignation over ferry sinking response
South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Sunday over the government's handling of a deadly ferry sinking, blaming "deep-rooted evils" in society for a tragedy that has left more than 300 people dead or missing and led to widespread shame, fury and finger-pointing.  

Ukraine PM says Russia provoking to start war
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Saturday that Russian military aircraft had crossed the country's airspace seven times "to provoke Ukraine to start a war." "Russian military aircraft today overnight crossed and violated Ukrainian airspace seven times. The only reason is to provoke Ukraine to start a war," he told journalists at a briefing in Rome, following a meeting with Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.  

Kim Jong-Un tells N Korea soldiers to be ready for conflict with US
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has chided his soldiers, telling them to be ready for "impending conflict with the United States," Pyongyang media reported Saturday as satellites showed a nuclear test could be near.  

Report: Palestinians attack Israeli in Berlin
A group of six Palestinian youths punched an Israeli in the face on Friday in Berlin after they questioned him about citizenship. The 31-year-old Israeli filed a criminal complaint, according to the daily BZ newspaper. The paper titled its article ”Anti-Semitism: Punched in the face because he is Israeli.”  

Army Recognizes Humanism As a Religious Preference
Apr 27th, 2014
Daily NewsArmy Times
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

The Army has taken a step toward offici

ally acknowledging “humanists” among other faiths and belief systems, ending years of resistance to the idea, advocates say.

The faith code for Humanism — a secular belief system — was officially approved by the service alongside Muslim, Hindu, Wiccan, Jewish, Buddhist and various Christian denominations.

The religious “preference code,” which troops can select to denote their preference, became effective for humanists on April 12.

Army Maj. Ray Bradley, in a blog post, said for years he and others had to choose between “atheist” or “no religious preference,” which inaccurately described his beliefs.

“The ability to accurately identify myself in my official Army records as a humanist is not only a matter of personal integrity and dignity, but it also has important implications for my military service,” said Bradley, who is stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Bradley made a request in 2011 that was blocked initially, but was approved after intervention on his behalf by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers.

A Christian Virtue
Apr 27th, 2014
Thought For The WeekA. W. Tozer
Categories: Commentary;Exhortation

I am being very frank about this and I hope I am being helpful: do not ever say you are not right with God because you like some people better than others! I believe you can be right with God and still not like the way some people behave. It is easy to love those who are the friendly; others rub us the wrong way or perhaps they cut us down. The writer to the Hebrews has appealed to us as Christian believers to "let brotherly love continue" -- in other words, "never stop loving one another in the Lord." Here is what I have found: it is possible to love people in the Lord even though you may not like their boorish or distasteful human traits. We still love them for Jesus' sake! Yes, I believe you can be right with God and still not like the way some people behave. Our admonition is to love them in a larger and more comprehensive way because we are all one in Christ Jesus. This kind of love is indeed a Christian virtue!