10 http://www.standardnewswire.com Standard Newswire: All Releases Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:03 -0600 en-us http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/351538307.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/351538307.html Contact: John Ritchie, Director, Tradition, Family and Property Student Action, 717-495-5427 HANOVER, Penn., May 23, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- The Boy Scouts of America received 24,208 petitions today from Tradition, Family and Property Student Action. "If the Boy Scouts decide to surrender their moral values, they will crumble away like a dry cookie," said TFP Student Action director John Ritchie. "We just submitted the urgent concern of 24,208 students, parents, and patriotic A Source: TFP Student Action Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:26 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/958568306.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/958568306.html Colt McCoy and Matt Carter, authors of The Real Win: A Man's Quest for Authentic Success, join the national military support nonprofit, The Boot Campaign Contact: Meghan McDermott, 281-798-8385, Meghan@BootCampaign.com AUSTIN, Texas, May 23, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Now featured on BootCampaign.com is the official Boot Photo of star quarterback Colt McCoy and Pastor Matt Carter.  By joining the Boot Campaign, the two men are helping the nonprofit in its strides to show tang Source: Boot Campaign Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:34 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/727538305.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/727538305.html Life Legal Defense Foundation Represents RN Testifying Today Who Held Dying Babies Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Nurse Jill Stanek testifies at today's Congressional hearing to lend her support to a bill brought by Rep. Trent Franks (R., Ariz.) that would federally ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Stanek, a preeminent pro-life blogger, brings her professional expertise to Frank's request that the House Source: TC Public Relations Thu, 23 May 2013 10:58:03 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/123898304.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/123898304.html Comcast-DC Censors 'in the role of Obama's IRS'Child Sex Abuse Concerns Contact: Craig Bergman, 202-213-1159 GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 23, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- As delegates for the Boy Scouts of America convene this week in Texas to weigh a BSA board initiative for gay scouts, conservatives began airing two TV spots dealing with the Scouts, homosexuality and House Speaker John Boehner. "It's all the same phenomenon. Seemingly responsible adults and so-called leade Source: Eclectic Media PR Thu, 23 May 2013 09:15:42 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/797948303.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/797948303.html "Through their illegal and unconstitutional acts for all intents and purposes these IRS employees stole from the targeted organizations, and what the government stole it must return and make the parties whole." -- Excerpt from conservative leaders' letter to the House and Senate Republican Conferences Contact: Bob Sturm, 703-392-7676, ext 1144; Kassandra Smith, 703-392-7676, ext 1123 MANASSAS, Va., May 23, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- A group of leading conservatives h Source: American Target Advertising Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:08 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/898668302.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/898668302.html "These groups are invested in the future of scouting, rather than simply making a political statement." -- IRD President Mark Tooley Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Fifty U.S. religious leaders have signed a statement to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) encouraging the organization to continue its current leadership and membership standards, instea Source: Institute on Religion & Democracy Wed, 22 May 2013 12:12:12 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/975598301.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/975598301.html Contact: Don Feder, 508-405-1337, don@worldcongress.org; The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society, 815-964-5819, media@worldcongress.org SYDNEY, Australia, May 22, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- World Congress of Families VII (Sydney, May 15-18, 2013) concluded on Saturday. The first Congress in the Asia-Pacific region, the first in the Southern Hemisphere and the first in an English-speaking country was judged an overwhelming success. World Congress of Families V Source: World Congress of Families Wed, 22 May 2013 12:09:37 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/936528300.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/936528300.html Contact: Andrew Walther, Knights of Columbus, 203-824-5412, andrew.walther@kofc.org NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 22, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Following a devastating tornado in suburban Oklahoma City, Okla., the Knights of Columbus has initiated local disaster response efforts to help those affected. The Knights of Columbus Oklahoma State Council has begun organizing relief efforts in and around Moore, Okla., to assist those displaced or otherwise negatively impacted by th Source: Knights of Columbus Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:06 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/663448299.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/663448299.html Contact: Americans For Truth About Homosexuality, 312-324-3787, americansfortruth@gmail.com NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 22, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH), issued the following statement regarding the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) vote this week on allowing openly homosexual members: "Americans For Truth calls on Christian and conservative philanthropists and patriotic corporations to step up to the plate and Source: Americans for Truth Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:15 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/549778298.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/549778298.html Contact: Mike Tilley, Gleaning For The World, 404-414-9258 CONCORD, Va., May 21, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Gleaning For The World, an international faith-based humanitarian aid organization headquartered in Virginia, is responding to the crisis in Moore, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. A two mile wide tornado has already claimed the lives of nearly 100 people, hundreds injured and caused wide-spread property damage. Working with local churches and organizations on the ground in O Source: Thomas Road Baptist Church Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:24 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/781468297.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/781468297.html Contact: Jenna Bartlo, Biola University, 562-777-4061 LA MIRADA, Calif., May 21, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Bestselling author and social media expert Michael Hyatt will headline the upcoming Biola Digital conference at Biola University -- a three-day conference that aims to help attendees use digital technology thoughtfully and successfully in business, ministry and the classroom.The conference, which runs from June 4-6, 2013, will welcome social media leaders and digital Source: Biola University Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:18 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/92008296.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/92008296.html Chaplains Continue to Minister to Emotional and Spiritual Needs in Granbury, Texas Contact: Erik Ogren, Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, 704-401-2117, eogren@bgea.org CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 21, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Crisis-trained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team are being deployed to Moore, Okla., the suburb of Oklahoma City that sustained a direct hit from a massive two-mile wide tornado earlier today. Dozens of people were killed and many more are wounded or missin Source: Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:11:53 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/903498295.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/903498295.html Cheryl Chastine's Kansas Abortion Clinic Reviving Notorious Past   Contact: Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333, 312-403-1333 cell, tc@tcpr.net; Eric Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, 630-896-1200, 773-251-8792 cell, eric@prolifeaction.org   OAK PARK, Ill., May 21, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- There's only one abortion clinic in the state of Kansas, and Oak Park family doctor Cheryl Chastine owns it. The clinic, South Wind Women's Center, recently op Source: TC Public Relations Tue, 21 May 2013 10:09:57 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/481848294.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/481848294.html Contact: Office of Press Relations, U.S. Department of State, 202-647-2492   WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- The Department of State, our missions abroad, and especially the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, leverage the various tools of the U.S. Government to promote and protect religious liberty around the world. Led in these efforts by the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan John Source: White House Mon, 20 May 2013 12:45:57 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/865538293.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/865538293.html Contact: The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, 212-371-3191, pr@catholicleague.org   NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Bill Donohue issued the following remarks today:   There are two scandals going on in Philadelphia, and both involve injustices done to the Catholic Church. One is legal, and the other is journalistic.   The legal scandal involves the prosecution of three Catholic priests, and one Catholic layman, in a case so incredible that Source: Catholic League Mon, 20 May 2013 11:56:02 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/533508292.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/533508292.html Contact: Mrs. Peggy Nienaber, 202-236-0953   WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- The Reverend Dr. Rob Schenck, president of the Washington, DC based National Clergy Council and chairman of the Evangelical Church Alliance International, will be present at the State Department today when Secretary of State John Kerry and US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, the Reverend Dr. Suzan D. Johnson-Cook, releases her department's Annual Report on International Re Source: Faith and Action Mon, 20 May 2013 10:33:26 -0600 http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/159398291.html http://www.standardnewswire.com/news/159398291.html Contact: Heidi Henry, Masterworks, 360-394-4300 POULSBO, Wash., May 20, 2013 /Standard Newswire/ -- Masterworks is thrilled to welcome Karen Burman as Account Director. Burman has more than 15 years of experience as a manager in direct response marketing and fundraising. Most recently, she served as vice president of client services for Douglas Shaw & Associates. "I am excited, and humbled, to join the Masterworks team," said Burman. "Their passion for serving ministries an Source: CCN Mon, 20 May 2013 09:07:35 -0600