Category: Politics

Recognizing the power of Christian voters, 2012 presidential hopefuls are already beginning to stake out their territory in the religious … Read More

In a move to commemorate the 1786 day when the State of Virginia adopted Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious … Read More

While California remains embroiled in controversy over Proposition 8, West Virginia lawmakers are moving to ink a marriage protection law.

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers will introduce and sponsor a Marriage Protection Amendment to the West Virginia state constitution during the upcoming legislative session. The lawmakers are introducing the bill for the sixth straight year.

An analysis of the religious composition of the new U.S. Congress offers an interesting revelation about the Christians makeup.

Like the U.S. population, elected leaders are less affiliated with mainline protestant churches than ever before, according to a survey from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

The study shows that 97 members of Congress were Methodists in 1961, making up 18.2 percent of the legislative body. In the current Congress, the figure has shrunk to 50 members making up 9.5 percent.

Other mainline churches show similar declines, dropping from 73 to 45 members for Presbyterians and 66 to 41 members for Episcopalians over the same period. Most dramatically, Congregationalists have dropped from 27 members of Congress to only four.

Health sharing plans are applauding an exemption in the federal health bill Michael Bristol doesn’t have health insurance and he … Read More

A diverse group of Christian leaders is calling for an immigration reform policy that offers a legal path to citizenship … Read More

Florida pro-life groups are calling on Gov. Charlie Crist to sign a bill they say may be the most important … Read More

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit seeking a ballot initiative to allow Washington, … Read More

Priests for Life announced in a press conference today that it is kicking off a Freedom Ride campaign to help … Read More

Miguel Martinez* sensed God leading him to come to the U.S., but he didn’t grasp why until late 2007. That … Read More

Before the landmark health care overhaul passed March 21, Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak led pro-life Democrats in opposing the legislation … Read More

A new poll released Tuesday finds broad Christian support for comprehensive immigration reform. The national phone survey of 1,201 Americans … Read More

A spate of lawsuits filed Tuesday show signs that the health care reform battle is far from over. Just minutes … Read More

Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, who led pro-life Democrats in opposing the health care overhaul, has been labeled alternately a hero … Read More

Christian supporters of Israel flooded the White House this week with e-mails urging the Obama administration to end what some … Read More

Opponents of President Obama’s health reform plan are putting forth a last-ditch effort to derail the proposal Congress has been … Read More

A dozen Democratic lawmakers have promised to vote against health reform legislation if language strictly prohibiting any federal funding of … Read More

More than 15,000 people have signed on to a new conservative manifesto aimed at limiting government and reaffirming “the ideas … Read More

Christians nationwide are mobilizing to oppose gay marriage as a landmark trial under way in California seeks to determine whether … Read More

Several pro-life groups responded to the Senate’s passage of landmark health care reform legislation Thursday morning with calls for more … Read More

Pro-life leaders are calling on Sen. Ben Nelson and other pro-life Democrats to reject the Senate’s health care bill if … Read More