In a close 4-3 decision on Tuesday, the Maryland Court of Appeals, ruling in Conaway v. Deane, smacked down arguments by the ALCU, nine homosexual couples and a lower state circuit court which had earlier ruled that Maryland’s law reaffirming the true definition of marriage as the union between one man and one woman amounted to unconstitutional “sex discrimination.”
An annual first amendment study, which gauges American attitudes toward issues such as freedom of religion, speech and the press, found that the majority of Americans believe the founding fathers (65 percent) and the Constitution (55 percent) established the U. S. as a Christian nation.
By Rusty Pugh, OneNewsNow.com OneNewsNow recently ran a three-part series on a Southern Baptist group’s efforts to start more Christian private schools (Part 1; Part 2; Part 3). However, when private schooling is being considered, one issue with many parents is the associated cost. How can a family on a limited budget or a single-parent household, for example, afford the typically high cost of private schooling?
By Rusty Pugh, OneNewsNow.com
In one Pennsylvania public school, reading from the Bible is forbidden — but reading about witches and Halloween is encouraged.
A recent study found that young people between ages 13 and 24 who said they were spiritual or religious were happier than those who said they were not spiritual or religious.
According to statistics released earlier this summer, religious books were the publishing industry’s fastest-growing category last year, with Bible sales alone exceeding 25 million copies. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for the $4.5 billion Christian products industry,* which runs the gamut from books and videos to toys, games and, now, even insurance.
