States crack down on pet abuse

Great news - too bad it has taken so long, but we will continue to pray and fight for rights and protection of all animals and domestic violence victims. (Excerpt from CNN.com - read the full story here) States crack down on pet abuse to protect women In every state, pets are considered property under

Finger pointing follows tense debt negotiations

Maybe honest explosions are better than back-door talks and lies? Let's pray they get it all out on the table for productive arguing, not just time-wasting childish accusations. FROM MSNBC: The relentless partisan rancor over raising the U.S. debt ceiling — essential to avoiding an American default on its skyrocketing debt — grew even nastier Thursday

Agreement on Debt Talks: Health Groups Dislike Proposals

It will take EVERYONE standing up for the values we believe in to see justice in our health system and to make sure cuts don't happen. Health care is a basic human need and right - if you are pro-life, that means you are pro-health-care-for-all! From NY Times: WASHINGTON — Budget negotiators have not found

The Unemployed Have Become Invisible

This is a great recent article from the New York Times that should be an eye-opener to employed and unemployed alike. It is understandable that feelings of wanting to give up after long hardship would come in...but that's the last thing the unemployed and underemployed should do. We must fight to win this war, one

Russell Pearce Recall VICTORY in AZ!

Justice has been served in Arizona, in a historic grassroots campaign to remove one of the most "Radical Right" members of State Senate in the country. He is responsible and most famous for the extreme anti-immigration legislation like SB1070. The people are waking up and speaking loudly! Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, one of the state's most

Obama Calls Leaders to White House for Debt Talks

From the article: "House Speaker John A. Boehner said in a statement soon after Mr. Obama’s remarks that discussions at the White House will be 'fruitless' unless the president abandons calls for any tax increases. 'The American people simply won’t stand for it,' Mr. Boehner said. 'And their elected representatives in Congress won’t vote for

In Deficit Plan, Taxes Must Rise, President Warns (You Betcha!)

Yesterday we were cheering "Thank you!" Way to go President Obama. Several of the GOP congress are working very hard for their rich contributors' agenda - we need the Dems, our President and the reasonable/moderate Republicans to be working just as hard for us. WASHINGTON — President Obama pressured Republicans on Wednesday to accept higher taxes

Hunger, Food Banks – Is There Any MORAL Limit on Cuts?

Area food banks poised to lose nearly half of commodities From the article, ""We have billions to spend in Afghanistan or Swiss bank accounts but we can't feed our own poor. Something is wrong with this society."" We couldn't have said it better. There have to be some moral limits on how far budget cuts

Can cause of social justice tame our culture wars?

LOVE this article and consider CDOA a part of this movement bringing Biblical change in our country...But this isn't a NEW "Jesus movement." It is the original, scriptural, back to the basic truths of His teaching, movement....and REVIVAL! "The poor will NOT always be with us!" Thus proclaims a freshly launched Christian campaign to end