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Co-ed bathroom bill passes California House

Karen England, Executive Director,
Capitol Resource Institute,

Assembly Bill 1266 passed out of the Assembly. AB 1266 forces all California schools to allow students to participate in sex-segregated school programs, activities, and facilities consistent with his or her gender identity.

“This bill allows children of any gender to participate on any sports team, and enter into locker rooms, showers and bathrooms of their choice based on that student’s private sense of their own gender regardless of their biological gender at birth,” said Karen England, Executive Director of Capitol Resource Institute.

Faith & Sports: How it gets played out

By Randy Alcorn
Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon
Author of Heaven

In this video and the following transcript, I share some thoughts on Christians participating in and watching sports.

Sports and the Christian from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo.

Here’s the deal with sports. The fact is that God made us the way we are, not Satan. We often think that everything about us is because of the Fall and our sinfulness.

Some people look at sports and say, “They bring out the worst in people.” I coached high school tennis for years, so yes, I’ve seen the worst come out in people. But I’ve also seen the best come out in people.

Oregon report on religious liberty released

By Oregon Family Council

Religious Liberties Report: Christians and their beliefs are under attack by those who want to see God and religion removed from our everyday life. Please read our new report on the current state of religious liberty in America, and get involved!

Click Here to Download Report

Dalai Lama in Portland: Speaks on faith & Reason

Dalai Lama came to Portland. Below is a news clip of some of the things he said as reported by KATU-2.

Chart shows America’s Changing Marriage laws

By National Conference of State Legislatures,
State Defense of Marriage Acts and Same-Sex Marriage Laws

Delaware Becomes 11th State to Allow Same-Sex Marriage

The Delaware Senate passed legislation establishing same-sex marriage on May 7. Governor Jack Markell immediately signed the bill, making Delaware the second state to adopt same-sex marriage during the 2013 sessions. Ten other states and the District of Columbia allow marriage between same-sex couples. Rhode Island was the 10th state to allow same-sex marriages. Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the legislation on May 2 and the law goes into effect Aug. 1. The Minnesota and Illinois legislatures are actively considering bills that would authorize same-sex marriage.

Biden hosts faith leaders to discuss gun control

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights

Bill Donohue comments on a White House meeting on gun control:

Recently, Vice President Joe Biden implored about 20 religious leaders to press the moral issues behind gun control; it lasted two-and-a-half hours. There were representatives from all major U.S. religions, some liberal and some conservative. News stories only mentioned one Catholic at the meeting, Sr. Marjorie Clark.

Sr. Clark is one of seven “nuns on the bus” who campaigned for President Obama last fall; only two nuns made the entire trip. She belongs to NETWORK, a dissident group of elderly nuns who are known for never siding with the pro-life community. Indeed, this group is so radical that its founder, Sr. Marjorie Tuite, was threatened with expulsion from her order after she signed a pro-abortion petition in the 1980s.

Athlete penalized for pointing to sky after win

Athlete penalized for pointing to sky after win cost his whole team. Is the penalty fair?

Book: the Nun who kissed Elvis

From Hollywood to Holy Vows — The Nun Who Kissed Elvis

Mother Dolores Hart’s memoir available 

Dolores Hart was a young, successful actress in Hollywood in the 1960s, with 10 highly successful movies to her credit. Then, she made a shocking decision: Hart left the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and entered a contemplative monastery.

Now, 50 years later, Mother Dolores steps back into the world to share the fascinating account of her life, in THE EAR OF THE HEART: An Actress’ Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows.

So, who was Dolores Hart? And what made this bright and beautiful Hollywood phenom, who beat out other young actresses to star opposite Elvis Presley in Paramount’s 1957 Loving You, leave a promising, glamorous career for a hidden life?

Dalai Lama lands in Portland with heavy security

Dalai Lama lands in Portland with heavy security
By Faith News Note,

The Dalai Lama just arrived in Portland and it comes with heightened security and large crowds.