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Naghmeh Abedini, wife of Saeed Abedini, asked today for prayer today as her husband has been beaten, removed from the hospital, and returned to the Rajai Shahr Prison.

“Please join me in prayer and fasting. Saeed is not doing well. He collapsed at the hospital after severe beating. There was mention by one of the guards that the Iranian nuclear talks could be a possible motive for the transfer…

Audio of the VA Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals homosexual marriage appeal

You can listen to the audio of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals of the Virginia appeal challenging a lower courts ruling. A Virginia marriage amendment that defined marriage between a man and woman was found to be unconstitutional earlier this year. The ruling was appealed to the Fourth Circuit.

You can listen to an audio of the appeal here.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Chief Warrant Officer Deric M. Rasmussen, 33, of Oceanside, California, died May 11, in Mazar E Sharif, Afghanistan, as the result of a non-combat incident.

He was assigned to the Company C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

Remember his…

ADF to use Supreme Court decision on prayer in NYC case to fight for churches' freedom to meet in schools #ADF #church #Christians

Alliance Defending Freedom announced that it has submitted a recent Supreme Court decision on prayer in a NYC case to fight for churches’ freedom to meet in schools. Under current New York City code, public schools cannot be used as places of worship even during times that the school is empty.

“Every community group in New York City can rent empty school buildings except for one purpose: worship…

Yahoo removes pro-life ads from searches connected to abortion clinics #Yahoo #life #prolife #abortion

Following a move by Google, paid ads that are pro-life will no longer show up in Yahoo search results when someone searches for abortion clinics.

When users searched for abortion clinics on Yahoo search, it was claimed that the majority of ads were pro-life.

NARAL, leading the charge to have the ads removed, petitioned users to complain to Yahoo.

You’ve seen the photos of anti-choice protesters…

Lesbian couple files federal suit against Alabama over homosexual marriage

Mobile, Alabama — A lesbian couple in Alabama filed a federal complaint against the state to force them to recognize homosexual marriages performed in other states, Wednesday. In the lawsuit, the women want to be recognized as parents just like a heterosexual couple would be.

Kimberly McKeand and Cari Searcy married in California back in 2008 but became residents of Mobile, Alabama in 2001.

The…

Level 3 claims six major ISPs are throttling the internet #NetNeutrality #level3 #internet #tech

Level 3 claims major U.S. ISPs are throttling internet traffic.

According to Level 3, six major internet service providers (ISP) are throttling the internet or in more layman’s terms — slowing down the internet on purpose. Five of them are in the United States and one is in Europe.

…Congestion that is permanent, has been in place for well over a year and where our peer refuses to augment…

Minnesota court says taxpayers must keep funding abortion #life #abortion #prolife

A court in Minnesota found that the taxpayers in the state must continue funding abortion. The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging taxpayer money being used for abortion because it wasn’t authorized by the state.

The panel of judges upheld the ruling because the appellants failed to prove standing in the case.

Alliance Defending Freedom told Li…

US Supreme Court says yes to prayer at city council meeting

Washington — The United States Supreme Court upheld that prayer in governmental meetings in Greece, N.Y. was constitutional in a 5-4 decision.

Two women had sued the town after their belief that having Christian prayer at council meetings was a violation of their constitutional rights. At one meeting, one of the women scolded members of the board in that the prayers were ‘offensive,’…

Update on #PastorSaeed from his wife #SaveSaeed

Pastor Saeed and son. #SaveSaeed

Many are curious as how Pastor Saeed is doing. His wife, Naghmeh provided an update today. Pastor Saeed is recovering and gaining weight, but he’s not out of the woods yet. We must keep praying and speaking until he’s back in the United States.

Hi All!

I am sorry I have not been good at providing updates! I have been busy traveling and just got back from Phillly…

House in New Hampshire votes to investigate adding a homosexual discrimination amendment #religion #politics

New Hampshire House of Representatives. Photo: Wikimedia

Concord, N.H. — The New Hampshire House voted Wednesday to investigate whether the state should add a homosexual discrimination amendment to the state constitution.

In a 234-95 House vote and a unanimous Senate vote, the proposed study will look at discrimination based upon sexual orientation. However, homosexual activists aren’t happy…