Audrey Barrick

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• May 9, 2009

  Pro-Lifers Call Out Planned Parenthood's Hypocrisy in Mother's Day Appeal

  The new Mother's Day appeal by Planned Parenthood has left some pro-life groups annoyed and some just laughing. Children's author Judy Blume is the voice of this year's fundraising appeal.

• May 8, 2009

  Youth Specialties Shifts Convention Approach to Avoid Controversy

  Youth Specialties will be making some dramatic shifts this year at their popular convention. One of the major changes includes featuring main session speakers who won't push the buttons of a theologically diverse crowd.

• May 7, 2009

  Obama Issues Nat'l Prayer Day Proclamation

  President Barack Obama issued a proclamation designating Thursday as the National Day of Prayer. "I call upon Americans to pray in thanksgiving for our freedoms and blessings and to ask for God's continued guidance, grace, and protection for this land that we love."

• May 6, 2009

  Congressmen, Faith Leaders to Affirm America's Spiritual Heritage

  While there will be no White House observance for the National Day of Prayer, members of Congress and a group of faith leaders will convene on Thursday to affirm America's spiritual and religious history.

• May 4, 2009

  Megachurches Faring Slightly Better in Recession

  A Leadership Network survey of 555 mostly megachurch pastors found that only 7 percent of the executive church leaders said the economic downturn has had a "very negative" impact on their church.

• May 2, 2009

  United Methodists: Church Is a Verb, Not a Noun

  The United Methodist Church is urging the world to "rethink Church" through a new campaign that seeks to offer the church not as a building but as a movement of people empowered to transform the world.

• Apr 30, 2009

  United Methodist Court Rejects Gay Marriage Resolution

  The United Methodist Church's top court recently ruled that clergy, both active and retired, cannot perform same-sex marriages or civil unions.

• Apr 30, 2009

  Minister Launches 'Spiritual But Not Religious' Movement

  Those who identify themselves as "spiritual but not religious" have a new home. SBNR.org was launched this month for those who "desire a deep experience of life ... without the limitations and baggage of doctrine and religion."

• Apr 29, 2009

  Pro-Lifers Lament Sebelius' Confirmation as Health Chief

  The confirmation of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Tuesday has many conservative and pro-life groups concerned about the health of Americans, especially the unborn.

• Apr 27, 2009

  Survey: 1 in 2 Americans Switch Faith Affiliation

  About half of the U.S. adult population has switched religious affiliation at least once in their lives and most did so before the age of 24, according to a new study released Monday.