Abortion Clinics Closing at Record Rate
This year, 42 clinics that provided surgical abortions have shut their doors, and two that offered chemical abortions by drugs also have closed, according to Operation Rescue, which monitors closings and health and safety violations by clinics nationwide. That number far surpasses the 25 surgical clinics shutdown last year and the 30 in 2011, by Operation Rescue’s count. While others estimate a smaller number of closings, the pattern is clear.
An Open Letter to an Older Woman
So finally, please pray for me. I’m frequently brash and headstrong and far too focused on myself. I may not value you as I should. But I and so many other younger people in the church look up to and have learned so much from you. It would mean so much to know you’re praying for me. And please give me opportunities to pray for you as well. I love you, my sister and my friend. I want to serve you. Please forgive me for overlooking you in the past.
Reflections on Tijuana: Part 2
There is such a wide range of experiences of assimilation and emotional responses to those challenges in these biblical characters–and among the students in the Tijuana project, who grew up in the US. The Bible can teach us a lot about God’s love for the migrant, but it also is a window into their conflicted lives. It is important to appreciate that immigration discussions should involve not only issues related to the border, but also the realities of immigrant life here in a foreign land–particularly those of the second generation, those children of parents who made the trek to the US years ago.
.Bible Joins .XXX as New Domain Name for Websites
The American Bible Society (ABS) announced today that it will “facilitate the addition of countless web addresses” by offering .bible as a new top-level domain (TLD). The move by the nearly 200-year-old society, pending the finalization of a contract with the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), hopes to “accelerate global online Bible access and facilitate engagement in ways not previously possible.”
Football Star’s Bold Magazine Admission: I’m a Christian Who Abstains From Sex and Alcohol
New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara isn’t your average NFL player. Not only does he say some have dubbed him “the black Tim Tebow,” he’s also an unashamed Christian who prides himself on avoiding alcohol, being chaste and living a life devoid of the antics and pleasantries that are regularly enjoyed by other professional jocks.
Boston homeless man glad to turn in lost money
A homeless Boston man who police said turned in a backpack containing tens of thousands of dollars in cash and traveler’s checks said even if he were desperate he wouldn’t have kept “even a penny.”
Swedish hunters mistake cow shadows for bears
Swedish hunters spent a night terrified they were surrounded by bears, but awoke to discover the offending shadows were cast by cows, their pilot said.
Dog accidentally shoots owner, 78, in Fort Worth, Texas
“The victim advised it was an accident and the dog was not to blame,” said officer Sharron Neal, a police spokeswoman.
Police did not identify the breed of the dog.
“He has the right to remain silent,” Neal said.