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06-08-2011 - Land: Obama 'worst' president for Israel - News with a Christian Perspective
06-07-2011 - Gates: Forces on track to deliver blow to Taliban
06-07-2011 - Haaretz: White House trying to restart Mideast peace talks based on Obama guidelines
06-06-2011 - NC Family Policy Council: Grandparents Rights Bill Discussed
06-06-2011 - Baptist Press: Ban the Bible, Pakistani politician says
06-06-2011 - Christian Newswire: North Carolina Pastor to Lead Capitol Hill Prayer Event on June 13
06-06-2011 - IAEA: New information points to possible Iran nuclear weapon program
06-06-2011 - Lifenews: Third Pro-Life Legal Group Backs Indiana Planned Parenthood Law
06-01-2011 - NC Family Policy Council: Civil Unions Law Forces Adoption Retreat
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05-23-2011 - OneNewsNow: Anti-bullying policy for all
05-10-2011 - R. Albert Mohler Jr.: Killing Off Marriage?
We support the promotion of biblical morality in society– abstinence outside marriage and fidelity within marriage. We are opposed to the use of public funds to promote homosexuality as an acceptable life-style—whether in the classroom or in state policy. We are opposed to pornography in any form. We are opposed to gambling.
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NC Family Policy Council: Marriage Amendment Issue Brief
06-05-2011 - Gates: Opponents of Gays in Military Can't Opt Out of Duty, Christian News
05-24-2011 - Baptist Press: Tenn. gov. signs 'gender identity' repeal
05-24-2011 - Chaplains: Troops May Fear Sharing Their Ojections to Homosexuality
05-23-2011 - Gays in military: 'conscience protections' needed for chaplains, 21 entity leaders say
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01-19-2011 - Project Vote Smart: HR 2 - Repealing the Health Care Bill
12-16-2010 - Project Vote Smart: Amendment Rejected - H Amdt 786 - Amending the Estate Tax
12-15-2010 - Project Vote Smart: HR 2965 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act
11-30-2010 - Project Vote Smart: Motion Rejected - Senate Amendment 4697 - Prohibiting Earmarks
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07-30-2010 - NC Family Policy Council: Poll Finds Jesus OK In Prayer
07-12-2010 - NC Family Policy Council: Pastor Challenges Prayer Policy
07-11-2010 - Christian Post: 'Jesus' Prayer Pastor Demands Apology from N.C. Lawmakers
07-09-2010 - Christian Law Journal: N.C. Pastor Fired For “Jesus” Prayer At State Capitol
07-09-2010 - News & Record: House to review prayer rules after Forsyth pastor complains
07-08-2010 - WXII: Pastor Says Prayer Got Him Banned From Legislative Session
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March, 2007: "Joyner vs. Forsyth County Commissioners" lawsuit filed
October 14, 2009: Case is presented in district court
November 9, 2009: Magistrate declares prayer in Jesus' name unconstitutional; ACLU declares victory
November 16 2009: ADF "looking forward to continuing this case" - final ruling expected in December
January 28, 2010: Final Ruling: Prayer Before Council Meetings Unconstitutional
February 22, 2010: The county commissioners voted 4-3 to appeal the district court ruling
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05-14-2011 - Winston-Salem Journal: Judges grill both sides on appeal of prayer ruling
05-13-2011 - Christian Post: N.C. County Renews Court Fight to Keep 'Jesus' in Prayers
05-11-2011 - NC Family Policy Council: Forsyth Prayer Policy Gets Hearing
07-16-2010 - NC Family Policy Council: Attorney General Joins Prayer Brief
05-26-2010 - OneNewsNow: Rutherford argues council prayers constitutional
05-20-2010 - Greensboro News & Record: Forsyth files appeal in meeting prayer case
03-08-2010 - Alan Sears (Alliance Defense Fund): In North Carolina, A Night To Remember
02-23-2010 - News & Record: Forsyth commissioners to appeal prayer ruling
05-05-2011 - Lifenews: Appeals Court Urged to Uphold Florida Anti-Obamacare Decision
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06-03-2011 - Rahm Emanuel: U.S. does not expect Israel to return to 1967 borders
05-30-2011 - Haaretz: Republicans using Israel to attract Jewish voters ahead of 2012 elections
05-24-2011 - Haaretz: Netanyahu to AIPAC: Israel cannot return to 'indefensible' 1967 lines
05-23-2011 - Christian Examiner: Former Israeli diplomat says Obama detached from reality
05-23-2011 - OneNewsNow: U.S.-Israel relationship thrown 'out the window'
We believe in freedom of conscience and of worship. We support those efforts to remove any governmental control over churches and pastors. We oppose any attempt to suppress the free exercise of churches to advance the Christian faith— such as the threat of the loss of tax-exempt status or legislating the preaching of the Word of God as a hate crime.
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06-02-2011 - Foxnews: Federal Judge Prohibits Prayer at Texas Graduation Ceremony
05-24-2011 - OneNewsNow: ACLU rustles feathers at graduation venue
05-23-2011 - Liberty Alert: Graduation Continued With Prayer in Louisiana
05-22-2011 - OneNewsNow: Nat'l motto gets go-ahead
05-21-2011 - Christian Examiner: "Candy Cane case" could make history
05-20-2011 - Baptist Press: Baptist Press - NEWS BRIEFS: Ky. OKs full-scale Noah's Ark
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We believe in the principles set forth by our forefathers in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. We believe the courts should interpret law according to the original intent of the framers. We oppose any activist judiciary which would legislate and that from the European model or any other which would diminish our national sovereignty or undermine our spiritual foundation. We oppose the secularization in the public square which would purge Christianity from the books and the speech of our children, and would forbid any recognition of our religious heritage in the public sector. We oppose the theory of evolution and believe the teaching of origins should be balanced with the teaching of biblical creation. We believe in and support the right of the private ownership of property. We oppose governmental seizure of church property by measures such as eminent domain, economic development, and public use.
06-02-2011 - My Way News: House passes $42.3B homeland security funding bill
05-31-2011 - My Way News: Afghan president seeks to limit NATO airstrike
05-24-2011 - Heritage Foundation: Obamacare Tax Subsidies: Bigger Deficit, Damaged Economy
05-23-2011 - Heritage Foundation: Ten Years After 9/11: Thinking Smarter About Homeland Security
05-22-2011 - CNSnews: British end Military Mission in Iraq
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We believe God gives life and society should do everything possible to protect this unalienable right. We oppose abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia and the harvesting of embryonic stem cells.
President Barack Obama's Pro-Abortion Record: A Pro-Life Compilation
06-03-2011 - Christian Examiner: Federal legislation threatens faith-based adoption agencies
06-01-2011 - Lifenews: Obama Admin Denies Indiana Request to De-Fund Planned Parenthood
05-30-2011 - Pipeline News: Will California Legislation Promote Assisted Suicide?
05-27-2011 - Lifenews: Success: Human Neurons From Adult Skin Cells
05-26-2011 - Baptist Press: House OKs ban on abortion training funds
05-23-2011 - Lifenews: Obama Admin May Target Indiana Law De-Funding Planned Parenthood
05-22-2011 - OneNewsNow: Pro-life measure in danger, will go to voters
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We believe the most basic unit of society is the traditional family– one man and one woman legally joined in marriage. We support both state and federal constitutional amendments to protect the traditional family. We support the rights of parents to rear their children in accordance with their own religious beliefs. We oppose all efforts to redefine the family in any way. We oppose immorality in elected officials
NC Family Policy Council: Marriage Amendment Issue Brief
06-01-2011 - LaBarbera: Illinois' Anti-Christian 'Civil Unions' Law Must Be Repealed
05-25-2011 - CNSnews: Repeal DOMA; Same Sex Marriages ‘Count,’ Says White House Adviser
05-23-2011 - Baptist Press: Minn. to consider marriage definition in '12
05-18-2011 - Winston-Salem Journal: Thousands rally at legislature for ban on same-sex marriage
05-18-2011 - Raleigh News & Observer: Same-sex marriage foes rally for amendment
05-17-2011 - Raleigh News & Observer: Marriage Amendment Rally Photo Gallery
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