Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518446http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518446<p> The new lawyer for 10 U.S. Baptists charged with child kidnapping says he believes they had paperwork to take 33 children out of the country after Haiti's devastating earthquake. Attorney Aviol Fleurant's remarks came as investigators questione</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517872http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517872<p> Viewers primed for controversy over a Christian ministry's Super Bowl ad featuring football star Tim Tebow might be asking, &quot;Is that all there is?&quot; Focus on the Family revealed beforehand that the ad would feature Tebow and his mother, Pam, who ga</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517430http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517430<p> Sarah Palin laid into President Barack Obama during her keynote speech at the &quot;tea party&quot; national convention in Nashville, Tenn. Noting Democrats' recent electoral losses, she asked &quot;How's that hope-y, change-y stuff workin' out for you?&quot; Palin also</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516220http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516220<p> North Korea has announced it will free an American missionary detained for illegally crossing its border on Christmas Day. The North's Central News Agency says the government &quot;decided to leniently forgive and release&quot; Robert Park, taking what it</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516081http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516081<p> North Korea says it will free an American missionary detained for illegally crossing its border on Christmas Day. Robert Park slipped across a frozen river from China. He was carrying letters calling on North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to resign and t</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515734http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515734<p> Ten American missionaries who tried to take Haitian children out of the country are facing a judge to learn if they will face child smuggling charges that could put them in prison on the impoverished Caribbean island. Wednesday's session was bei</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510975http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510975<p> From &quot;Kill Bill&quot; and &quot;Charlie's Angels&quot; to Broadway. And don't forget &quot;Ally McBeal.&quot; Lucy Liu will make her Broadway debut in &quot;God of Carnage,&quot; joining the Tony-winning comedy March 2 along with Dylan Baker, Janet McTeer and Jeff Daniels. Pr</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506967http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506967<p> A runaway teenage girl from Ohio who converted from Islam to Christianity has reached a court settlement that allows her to remain free of her Muslim parents. The agreement says that 17-year-old Rifqa Bary will stay in a foster home under state </p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506240http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506240<p> More than a week after Haiti's earthquake collapsed the Hotel Montana with her husband inside, Renee Hames is praying that rescue teams will keep digging and find him alive. David Hames and Dan Woolley, who were filming for the Christian minist</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506103http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506103<p> More than a week after Haiti's earthquake collapsed the Hotel Montana with her husband inside, Renee Hames is praying that rescue teams will keep digging and find him alive. David Hames and Dan Woolley, who were filming for the Christian minist</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506100http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506100<p> One frustrated Haitian woman who lost three of her four children to last week's earthquake says God and foreigners have abandoned Haiti. Aid continues to pour into the airport, but is only trickling to desperate survivors. Foreign governments and aid</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506077http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506077<p> Some troops from the 82nd Airborne are standing guard outside a hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The crowd there had grown so large, it was interfering with the work of doctors trying to save lives. But Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the </p>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505648http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505648<p> Amid talk of God and country, officials in a Kentucky county have restored the Ten Commandments to their courthouse walls, days after an appellate court allowed the display. Grayson County Judge-Executive Gary Logsdon thanked God for the return</p>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:09:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505129http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505129<p> President Barack Obama says the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior was a man of faith who &quot;trusted that God would make a way a way for prayers to be answered.&quot; Obama says that same faith helps him handle the pressures of the presidency, and enabl</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=503454<p> Michigan-based Baptist Haiti Mission says its hospital near the epicenter of Tuesday's earthquake is open and doing the best it can to treat a flood of casualties. Mission board member Ron Sparks says the medical team there reports some patients</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502695http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502695<p> The humanitarian arm of the Christian Broadcasting Network is sending water purification equipment into Haiti, along with a handful of personnel to fund and coordinate relief. Bill Horan (HOHR'-un), President of Operation Blessing International</p>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501894http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=501894<p> An e-mail received from a missionary near the epicenter of Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti describes collapsed buildings and a gas station ablaze. Harvey Gamble, treasurer of Baptist Haiti Mission Canada, says missionary Roger Clark </p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500915http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500915<p> Robert King, the U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights, has called on North Korea to release the American citizen it's holding. North Korea announced after Christmas that it was holding an American for illegally entering the country fr</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500367http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500367<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/10/1/11/tbn_18_2010-1-10-news10-4018712500000035314.jpg"/>His role in the military is simply to be there for whoever needs him... An extremely important duty... especially while serving overseas. Meet Major Maury Millican... as we &quot;Skype with a soldier&quot;. He says he loves his job...even when it takes him far <br clear="all"/></p>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500234http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500234<p> The head of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships says the Obama administation is working with American Muslims on more than just security issues. Joshua DuBois (doo-BWAH') says the president wants to &quot;regularize&quot; </p>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=499238http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=499238<p> Authorities say the man who faces a trespassing charge in a security breach that resulted in major delays last weekend at Newark Liberty Airport has been released from custody. Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico says 28-year-old Haisong Jiang</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497298http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=497298<p> Organizers of a four-day Christian conference that ended Tuesday in Atlanta say the 22,000 students who took part donated more than $668,000 to international relief organizations. Passion 2010 officials say a couple attending the conference then</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496661<p> The Rev. Pat Robertson says God has told him that the U.S. is under a cloud of divine wrath and is headed for financial ruin. The Christian broadcaster announced his 2010 predictions on Monday's broadcast of &quot;The 700 Club.&quot; Robertson said Go</p>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494715http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494715<p> Focus on the Family founder James Dobson says he will host a new daily radio show with his son Ryan in 2010. Dobson announced the new show, to be called &quot;James Dobson on the Family,&quot; on his Facebook page. Dobson earlier said he planned to </p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494180http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494180<p> A friend of American missionary Robert Park says he told her last summer that God wanted him to go into North Korea, and he was just &quot;praying for the right time.&quot; Maggie Drabing talked about Park Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea, as she took part i</p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492527http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492527<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2010. There are 359 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 6, 1838, Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail gave the first successful public demonstratio</p>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492429http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492429<p> An Arizona church is holding prayer vigils for Robert Park, a Korean-American missionary who is believed to be under arrest in North Korea. A South Korean activist says Park illegally entered North Korea from China on Christmas Day with a letter</p>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492133http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492133<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 6, the 6th day of 2010. There are 359 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 6, 1838, Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail gave the first successful public demonstration </p>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491694http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491694<p> The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI is fine and will appear as planned for his traditional Christmas Day blessing hours after being knocked down by a woman who jumped the barrier at the start of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. But Vatican spokesman</p>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491673http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491673<p> A Vatican spokesman says a woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass. The spokesman says the pope got up quickly and was unhurt. Benedict then </p>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490729http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490729<p> Helena native Kevin Connolly is scheduled to appear on NBC's &quot;Today&quot; show on Wednesday to talk about his photo book &quot;Double Take.&quot; The Montana State University graduate recently released his book, which features photos of people from around the wo</p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490003http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490003<p> Evangelist Oral Roberts has been remembered as a charismatic preacher, healer and visionary who used television to spread the message of Christianity throughout the world. Thousands packed an arena at Oral Roberts University Monday for a memoria</p>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489421http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489421<p> Richard Roberts plans to pay tribute to his father this afternoon at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Evangelist Oral Roberts, who founded the university in 1963, died last week at the age of 91. Richard Roberts says he wants mo</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487873http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487873<p> Most American troops overseas won't be home for Christmas, so military chaplains are preparing to take Christmas to them. Lt. Col. Carleton Birch, spokesman for the Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains, says military chaplains are preparing t</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:30:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487227http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487227<p> The university founded by evangelist Oral Roberts will be the site of a public memorial service for him next Monday afternoon. The 91-year-old Roberts died Tuesday in Newport Beach, Calif. The service will be held at the Tulsa, Okla. Oral R</p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486528http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486528<p> Oral Roberts, who rose from tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, has died at the age of 91. Richard Roberts says his father died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, Cal</p>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481812http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481812<p> It appears the injuries sustained by Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo were more painful than previously thought. Weezer have canceled the rest of their tour for the year while Cuomo recovers from a bus accident. The band's Web site reports the bus slid o</p>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481810http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481810<p> The Supreme Court will decide whether the University of California's Hastings College of the Law violated the constitutional rights of a Christian group. The Christian Legal Society was denied recognition as an official campus organization becau</p>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481542http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=481542<p> A Nashville judge has dismissed a misdemeanor domestic violence charge against gospel singer BeBe Winans after determining he had seen a counselor as required by prosecutors. The 47-year-old Winans, of Nashville, had been accused of pushing his</p>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479710http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479710<p> The Rev. Pat Robertson says the U.S. should get out of Afghanistan. On Tuesday's broadcast of &quot;The 700 Club,&quot; the Christian broadcaster said he not only opposes President Barack Obama's buildup of U.S. forces, but believes the troops already t</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478752http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478752<p> It's sort of a strange custom kissing or embracing someone while standing beneath the leaves of a parasitic plant. But it dates back centuries. Under the mistletoe, next, on Stocking Stuffers. break The practice of greet</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476220http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=476220<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/24/tbn_4_2009-11-24-news6-4014012500000035312.jpg"/>Picture this... Your children caught in a house fire... While you're outside... Now, this family's story... On Friday we reported a house fire... that sent three small children to the hospital for smoke inhalation. But the real story... is how they esc<br clear="all"/></p>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475268http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=475268<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2009. There are 28 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 3, 1984, thousands of people died after a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from</p>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474851http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=474851<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2009. There are 28 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 3, 1984, thousands of people died after a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472919http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=472919<p> The split over gay clergy within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from the ELCA. Leaders of Lutheran CORE say a working group will start drafting </p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471652http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471652<p> Some congressional Republicans are threatening a filibuster to block confirmation of a federal appeals court nominee because of his religious rulings. In 2005, Judge David Hamilton ruled that the Indiana House of Representatives could not open i</p>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469483http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=469483<p> Evangelist Tony Alamo (uh-LAH'-moh) has been sentenced to 175 years in prison for taking underage girls across state lines for sex. The 75-year-old Alamo was convicted in July on a 10-count federal indictment. Today's sentencing in Arkansas came</p>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468089http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=468089<p> President Barack Obama says the alleged gunman's Muslim religion shouldn't be blamed for the killing of 13 men and women at Fort Hood, because no faith justifies such &quot;murderous&quot; acts. Obama spoke Tuesday at a memorial service for the fallen tha</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466880http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466880<p> Worshippers at Fort Hood's chapel have prayed for healing and reconciliation in the wake of Thursday's shootings that killed 13 people at the Texas Army post. An Army chaplain, Col. Frank Jackson, led the congregation in praying for the 29 wound</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466519http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466519<p> A cheer from the Democratic side of the House has heralded the passage of sweeping health care overhaul legislation in the chamber, with a narrow 220-215 vote. Republicans were nearly unanimous in rejecting the measure, which Michigan Rep. Candi</p>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466506http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466506<p> A Catholic nun who was found killed in her home on the Navajo Indian reservation has been laid to rest. Hundreds of mourners packed into a New Mexico church for 64-year-old Sister Marguerite Bartz's funeral. The Gallup Independent reports she wa</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464487http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464487<p> A former member of a polygamist group has taken the stand in the sexual assault trial of the first group member tried since Texas authorities raided the group's ranch last year. Rebecca Musser left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of L</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463721http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463721<p> As they decide today whether to repeal a gay marriage bill signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci, Maine voters are getting conflicting advice from religious leaders. Portland Bishop Richard Malone is urging the state's Roman Catholics to uphold </p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463226http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463226<p> Today in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2009. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress</p>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462804http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=462804<p> Today in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2009. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461654http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461654<p> A University of Virginia sociologist says married couples who worship together are 35 percent less likely to divorce, and tend to be better parents as well. W. Bradford Wilcox says research has found that religion helps parenting by establishing</p>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460372http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=460372<p> Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is calling on abortion opponents to burn effigies of House Speaker [[kxtopic:nancy-pelosi:t[Nancy Pelosi]:t]] and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this [[kxtopic:halloween:t[Halloween]:t]]. Terry is also usin</p>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459128http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459128<p> On the eve of hearings today on legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington D.C., local pastors have demanded that voters be allowed to decide the issue in a referendum. City leaders have rejected that, calling it a civil rights issue that should</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456652http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456652<p> Police say an armed robber spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with a clerk at an Indianapolis check-cashing business before fleeing with $20 from the register. Security video from the Advance America branch clearly showed the man's fac</p>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456510http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456510<p> U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is voicing frustration over what he calls persistent questions about the court's Roman Catholic majority. Alito aired his concerns in a speech yesterday to an Italian-American law group in Philadelphia. He</p>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456265http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456265<p> Indianapolis police say a gunman spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with the clerk at a check cashing business before fleeing with her cell phone and $20 from the register. Security video from the Advance America branch clearly showed </p>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455338http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=455338<p> A former Christian Right leader turned author says evangelical leaders, media and others on the right should do more to help stem potential violence by extremists. Frank Schaeffer is a former anti-abortion advocate and the son of the late conser</p>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453693http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=453693<p> Broadway's &quot;God of Carnage&quot; will get a new set of actors next month. Producer Robert Fox says the 2009 Tony-winning best play will welcome Jimmy Smits (smihtz), Annie Potts, Christine Lahti (LAH'-tee) and Ken Stott to the cast on Nov. 17. </p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:31:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452679http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452679<p> Central California residents are bracing for possible landslides as a storm threatens a region devastated by recent wildfires. A mandatory evacuation order is in effect for dozens of homes. Six inches of rain have already fallen in higher elevations.</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452665http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452665<p> A big Pacific storm is pounding California with damaging winds and downpours. Authorities have ordered the evacuation of about 80 homes in Santa Cruz County. There are fears that the rains will cause mud and debris to rush down hillsides left bare fr</p>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452661http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=452661<p> The singer who played the role of Johnny Fontane in &quot;The Godfather&quot; has died at his childhood home in suburban Philadelphia. Publicist Sandy Friedman says Al Martino died Tuesday afternoon in Springfield, in Delaware County. He was 82. Sta</p>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451573http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=451573<p> President Barack Obama is hailing one of the Catholic Church's newest saints as a man whose work a century ago is helping AIDS sufferers in today's world. Pope Benedict canonized five new saints yesterday, including a 19th-century Belgian priest</p>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450085http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=450085<p> An evangelical group is urging Congress to approve reforms to immigration laws. The National Association of Evangelicals has passed a resolution that recommends changes to the law that would help undocumented immigrants eventually gain legal sta</p>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449484http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=449484<p> The U.S. Supreme Court has heard from the lawyers on both sides of a debate over a religious symbol on public land. At issue is a cross that was put up as a memorial to soldiers killed in World War I. The cross was erected by the Veterans of Fo</p>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447128http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=447128<p> Bismarck, ND &#8212; Andrew J. Adams of Thompson, ND, and Rachel Zillmer of Foley, MN, were crowned king and queen of the University of Mary's 50th anniversary year homecoming celeb</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446525http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=446525<p> A Muslim congressman has lashed out against a fellow Muslim on Capitol Hill. Congressman Keith Ellison denounced Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, for warning that political Islam has a militant strain that</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445932http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445932<p> Members of the Senate Finance Committee have refused to strengthen anti-abortion provisions in a health care overhaul bill they're writing. They also rejected a conscience amendment that would have strengthened protections for health care worker</p>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445255http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=445255<p> Dozens of Christian leaders have issued an urgent appeal for tough economic sanctions against Iran to deter what they call &quot;the world's most dangerous regime&quot; from obtaining nuclear weapons. The letter to Congress is signed by [[kxtopic:catholic</p>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444630http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444630<p> A Christian advocacy group says about 80 pastors have preached partisan political sermons daring the Internal Revenue Service to revoke their churches' tax exempt status. The Alliance Defense Fund's Erik Stanley says most of the sermons were p</p>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444139http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444139<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2009. There are 85 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, one of the main figures of the Te</p>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444039http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=444039<p> Conservatives in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have voted to spend the next 12 months deciding whether to leave the denomination now that it accepts non-celibate gay clergy. About 1,200 people meeting in suburban Indianapolis approv</p>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443756http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=443756<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2009. There are 85 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, one of the main figures of the Te</p>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=442449http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=442449<p> World financial leaders meeting in Pittsburgh have reached basic agreement on limiting the bonuses of bankers whose risky behavior contributed to the global financial meltdown. And Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is expressing optimism for an e</p>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441370http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=441370<p> The U.S. Army's first Buddhist chaplain is preparing to ship out with his unit to either Afghanistan or Iraq in coming weeks. Lt. Thomas Dyer is a former Southern Baptist pastor who converted to Buddhism after practicing meditation, which he de</p>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438660http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=438660<p> Syndicated columnist and astrologer Linda C. Black, who wrote daily horoscopes for Tribune Media Services and whose forecasts were read in newspapers across the world, has died. She was 65. Black's daughter, Nancy, said her mother died Thursday </p>