Archive for February 20th, 2012
A Year of Progress Stopped by the South Carolina Senate
The January 28th edition of World Magazine trumpeted a year of success across America for the pro-life movement. The tea party led conservative takeover of the United States Congress in 2010 overshadowed an even more significant political event that same year. Across the country state legislature after state legislature moved from left to right as [...]
Iowa’s in Play: Obama Trails Three Potential GOP Rivals in Latest Iowa Poll
“Iowa is not a secure state for Obama.” Those are words I’m sure President Obama’s reelection team would rather not hear from pollster J. Ann Selzer who is well known for her accurate polling in Iowa contests. The Des Moines Register released late Saturday night the first head to head prospective general election polling in [...]
Planned Parenthood of Heartland Gets $500,000 Tax Funding Increase for Fewer Clients
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland’s client numbers are down, and yet the organization has increased its taxpayer funding in just one year by $500,000 in additional government grants. According to PPH’s most recent annual report, ending in Fiscal Year June 2011, Iowa’s largest abortion provider netted $1.9 million in government grants. That’s up from $1.4 [...]
Haley Supports Blocking Common Core Standards (Updated with Letter)
Governor Nikki Haley wrote a letter of support for Senator Mike Fair’s bill, S. 604 that would block the common core state standards from being implemented. The AP reported: Gov. Nikki Haley supports Fair’s bill, as an extension of her frequent complaints of federal overreaching. “Just as we should not relinquish control of education to [...]
EFCA Theology Conference on Gender Roles
The EFCA Ministerial Association sponsors an annual theology conference for the Evangelical Free Church of America (my denominational home so to speak even though I’m currently attending a new Southern Baptist Church in Des Moines) as a way to sharpen pastors. This year’s topic was “Understanding the Complementarian Position: Considering Implications and Exploring Practices in [...]
