Gordon Klingenschmitt Interview Anti-Abortion, Anti-Gay Former Navy Chaplain October 21, 2010 Midweek Politics Radio Let’s “Shock and Awe” Pelosi and Reid — Fax Voter Guides to 125K Pastors…
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Religious Freedom
Religious right group faxing ‘voter guides’ to area churches
Religious right group faxing ‘voter guides’ to area churches October 1, 2010 Andy Birkey — Minnesota Independent Metro area churches have become the target of a “Shock and Awe” voter guide put out by a group called the Pray in Jesus Name Project (PIJNP), a ministry in Colorado Springs, Colo. The group is encouraging it’s …
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Fort Bragg doesn't bow to bullies
Fort Bragg doesn’t bow to bullies October 1, 2010 Russ Jones — One News Now Fort Bragg in North Carolina proceeded with its plans to host a Christian concert, even after coming under fire from enemies in its own homeland. Despite objections from national groups like Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) …
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Public prayer a controversial issue
Public prayer a controversial issue August 6, 2010 Sandra Smith — Northwest Observer NW GUILFORD COUNTY – The Summerfield Town Council does it. Stokesdale generally doesn’t. Oak Ridge lies somewhere in between. We’re talking about prayer at public meetings. It’s a touchy subject, as evidenced in other nearby cities and municipalities. In May, Greensboro …
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Pray in Jesus’ Name org fights NC General Assembly
Pray in Jesus’ Name org fights NC General Assembly August 2, 2010 Amanda Greene — Star News Online There’s a new dog in the fight to defend a chaplain’s right to pray as he or she chooses in the North Carolina General Assembly. I got calls last week from an organization called Pray in …
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A Challenge Over Prayer
A challenge over prayer July 27, 2010 N.C. House Speaker Joe Hackney verbally banned the word “Jesus” as supposedly illegal speech during public prayers offered by volunteer pastors before the state legislature. Specifically, Ron Baity said, “I got fired,” after Hackney terminated his services because the pastor’s prayer ended “in Jesus’ name, Amen.” As a …
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Jesus Guideline Decried
Jesus guideline decried July 16, 2010 News Observer Some lawmakers’ offices have received faxed petitions asking members to reverse what critics call a ban on “the forbidden name of ‘Jesus’” during prayers in the state House. Earlier this week, House Speaker Joe Hackney named a committee of legislators to review the guidelines for prayer …
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When Faith and Culture Does Not Clash
When Faith and Culture Does Not Clash July 18, 2010 Larry Menyweather-Woods — The Examiner One of the oldest questions which remain first on the American agenda since the birth of the American experiment is what is the role of faith in the New Republic? The United States Constitution pursuant to the Fifth Article …
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When did praying in Jesus’ Name become illegal for NC ministers?
When did praying in Jesus’ Name become illegal for NC ministers? July 19, 2010 Kimberly Harvey — The Examiner Saturday, your Spiritual Living Examiner sat down to chat via telephone with former US Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt. You may remember former Chaplain Klingenschmitt from the headlines in years past. The Navy did not …
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Jesus Banned from Prayers by Speaker of the House — 143,000+ Petitions to North Carolina Legislators
Jesus Banned from Prayers by Speaker of the House — 143,000+ Petitions to North Carolina Legislators July 13, 2010 Christian Newswire RALEIGH, N.C., July 13 /Christian Newswire/ — The Pray In Jesus Name Project is faxing more than 140,000 petitions to the North Carolina State-House, demanding legislators reverse Speaker Joe Hackney’s ban against the …
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