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Russel Moore leads effort to get the Southern Baptists to go green.

“The divestment resolutions are expected to provoke contentious debate among the biannual assembly’s nearly 700 delegates — as are other overtures that condemn Israeli policy toward Palestinians, seek to change ordination standards to allow noncelibate gay and lesbian clergy, and ask for permission to start officiating at same-sex marriages.”The proposal is also quite unpopular in Peoria, IL where Caterpillar is headquartered.

Cal Thomas: Terror hero being deported His is a remarkable story which he tells in a book “Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Courage.” Yousef is a man without a country. He was admitted to the United States in 2007 for medical treatment. His passport has expired. The government is holding his travel documents.

“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit that contends the Obama administration’s embryonic stem cell research policy violates federal law. The court found that the plaintiffs have ‘competitive standing’ to sue.” More at Christian Post

“Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund and the Home School Legal Defense Association have filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights to request it to hear the case involving Dominic Johansson.” Case Filed Against Sweden Over Seized Homeschooled Child

High Court Denies Bid by Student Group The University of California’s Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco refused to accept the Christian Legal Society as a registered student group because, starting in 2004, the organization has held members to a “statement of faith” prohibiting “fornication, adultery and homosexual conduct.”Case ruling:

Believers reluctant to evangelize family or friendsHow to sell Christianity? Ask an atheistThe current method of pastors exhorting believers to take on the “Great Commission” of evangelizing their friends and family is hitting a wall.

Poll: 2 in 5 Evangelical Leaders Drink AlcoholForty percent of evangelical leaders said they “socially drink alcohol,” according to a new monthly poll. Many of them added that they only drink “in moderation,” “on special occasion,” or “infrequently.” And they noted that they do so only with those who share similar views on alcohol consumption.