Radio Personnel Risk Lives for Gospel
The U.N. Security Council has described the Arab Spring as the “most significant event of the early 21st century.”
Government Finds Backdoor to Tax Churches and Nonprofits
While the federal government and the Catholic Church wrestle over health-care provided contraception and abortions, city and county governments may have found a rather unique method of backdoor taxation on nonprofits. They simply double the water bill for all churches and schools. In a court case that is being carefully watched by churches and nonprofits across the nation, an Oregon judge will soon decide if the practice is valid.
Operation Compassion Responds Immediately to West Virginia Flooding
Operation Compassion, an independent benevolent organization with roots in the Church of God, demonstrates the immediacy needed in a disaster.
Engage Magazine Goes Online
Engage, a magazine for Church of God leaders, has been posted on a new website, www.cogengage.org.
Joni Eareckson Tada to Receive Wilberforce Award
Joni Eareckson Tada, renown for her advocacy on behalf of the disability community, will be honored with the prestigious Wilberforce Award during the annual Wilberforce Weekend held March 30-April 1 in Lansdowne, Va. The award is named for William Wilberforce, the British parliamentarian who fought for 26 years to abolish slavery in Great Britain, finally succeeding with the passage of the Slave Trade Act in 1807.
Banner True Love, Homosexuality and the Kirk Cameron ‘Controversy’
Recently, a few hate-filled activists directed their bigotry against actor Kirk Cameron of Fireproof and TV’s Growing Pains. Kirk’s offense? He dared to say that God tries to protect us from self-destruction by warning us against such things as homosexuality and adultery and by declaring marriage to be a sacred union of one man and one woman.
