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November 11, 2012 - Value voters buck Presidential re-election wave

by Institute on Religion and Democracy White Catholics, Evangelicals and other Protestant voters appear to have returned to their 2004 party voting preferences in 2012, according to two polls released following Tuesday’s voting. Exit polling released through CNN revealed Protestant Christians (including evangelicals and Mainliners of all races), who made […]



November 9, 2012 - How this local pundit got the election wrong

by Ron Mock Politics Among Friends George Fox University Professors blog I am a political science professor.  I am 56 years old, so this was my 15th presidential election, although I was born in the lull before the party conventions in 1956 and don’t really remember anything substantive about any […]


November 8, 2012 - Election results skew our eternal perspectives

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven The election is over, but the truth is that every season of our lives is election season.Voting isn’t something you do just every few years. We cast multiple votes each day. We cast votes for Heaven or Hell, for […]


November 7, 2012 - State-by-State: Pot, Assisted Suicide & Same-Sex Marriage

State-by-State: Pot, Assisted Suicide & Same-Sex Marriage It was a historic outcome for various social measures on the statewide ballots.  Three marijuana liberalization  measures passed and some legalize same-sex marriage laws passed states (as of last count Washington’s same-sex marriage referendum 74 appears to be passing) . See chart below […]


November 6, 2012 - Both sides ads on Washington marriage measure

The nation is watching the State of Washington over Referendum 74 which could beceme the first state in the nation to approve same sex marriage by a vote of the people. Below are the ads being shown by both sides of the campaign.


November 5, 2012 - Billy Graham reflects on his 94th birthday

By Billy Graham.org As evangelist Billy Graham prepares to celebrate his 94th birthday on November 7, he has been reflecting on the previous year and preparing for what God has in store for him during his 95th year on the planet. “I never expected I would live this long, outliving […]


November 4, 2012 - How “Birthright-Israel” is saving Judiasm’s future

By Naomi Schaeffer Riley, Author of “‘Til Faith Do Us Part” At 8 p.m. on a recent Thursday, the music was pumping and the lights were flashing but hardly anyone was dancing at a club on the West Side of Manhattan. Instead, the hundred or so patrons in their 20s […]


November 3, 2012 - 5 things that choke church growth

Pastor Bill Wilson Oregon Ministry Network Like you, I am committed to church health and growth. One question that I have asked myself is, “What holds a church back from growing?” knowing this can help a pastor and church leadership assess and take positive actions. God intends for your church […]


November 2, 2012 - Batman awards China human rights hero

Christian Bale Honors Chen Guangcheng, Denounces Forced Abortion in China Reggie Littlejohn, President, Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, Watch Christian Bale present Chen Guangcheng with the award.   Actor Christian Bale presented blind forced abortion opponent Chen Guangcheng with an award at the annual gala of Human Rights First. In December […]