Contact: Lori Sanada, Advocates for Faith & Freedom, 951-304-7583 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals decided that the people of California had no right pass an initiative that limits marriage to one man and one woman. At the same time, the Court of Appeals denied a petition to intervene that was filed by Chuck Storey, County Clerk for the County of Imperial. The question of who has a right to defend Proposition 8 has been Source: Advocates for Faith & Freedom, Inc.

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear the case against a New York City law intended to deter women from seeking help at New York City Pregnancy Resource Centers. Contact: Samuel B. Casey, 703-624-4092 WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Jubilee Campaign's Law of Life Project (LOLP) stood firmly behind the rights of New York City pregnancy resource centers to continue their life saving work by filing a friend of the court brief in the case against New York Source: Jubilee Campaign

Contact: Overflow Cafe, 416-703-7979 TORONTO, Canada, Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Overflow Cafe is a Christian owned website promotion company that serves clients worldwide. In 2010 they offered thousands of free accounts to single parents, both mothers and fathers, who were starting a new business. The results and reviews were so positive that Overflow Cafe is now preparing to offer free service to a limited number of USA and Canadian military personnel who are coming back from acti Source: Overflow Cafe

Family Group Vows: We will Defend Marriage and Proposition 8 Contact: Karen England, Capitol Resource Institute, 916-212-5607, kengland@capitolresource.org SACRAMENTO, Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that codified the traditional definition of marriage, is invalid and unconstitutional. "This is a stunning assault on democracy and California's initiative process," explained Ka Source: Capitol Resource Institute

Contact: Kathleen Domingo, Catholics for the Common, 213-291-3580 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- "The decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold Judge Walker's radical decision overturning Prop 8 comes as no surprise," said Catholics for the Common Good President William B. May. "We always knew this case would be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Now that the Ninth Circuit has rendered its decision, the case can finally move to the U.S. Supreme Cou Source: Catholics for the Common Good

Contact: Hein van Wyk, 541-261-1303 ASHLAND, Ore., Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- ExaltNow gives churches a way to unleash dazzling media at a fraction of conventional costs, just in time for Valentine's Day and the Easter season. Finally! A Powerful Media Solution for Churches Churches know what it means to struggle with shrinking budgets and outdated technology. Until the release of ExaltNow, a revolutionary new PowerPoint plugin, churches had to purchase high-priced projectio Source: Sharefaith

Contact: Lyn Perez, Reformed Theological Seminary, 407-366-9493, lperez@rts.edu CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following commentary is submitted by Dr. Michael A. Milton.  A sinister wave of crime is sweeping American university campuses. Even the most prestigious universities like Vanderbilt University in Nashville are not exempt. Indeed, these types of criminal activity have spread like a hideous contagion to state universities, SUNY Buffalo being the most r Source: Reformed Theological Seminary

Contact: Nancy Stith, 770-339-6880 NORCROSS, Ga., Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Monday's Supreme Court decision striking down our pitifully weak assisted suicide ban will open the door for Georgia to become a haven for merchants of death unless we act," said GRTL President, Dan Becker. He urged the Georgia Legislature to remedy today's ruling by enacting a complete ban against doctor-prescribed death and other forms of assisting suicide, before the current Georgia legislative Source: Georgia Right to Life

Contact: Trudy Johnson, MA, LMFT, 877-283-3493 BUENA VISTA, Colo., Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- "I just want to be a normal person. I'm leaving my husband and the church because I don't want to be in ministry anymore. I want to be a normal person." These quoted words are by a former pastor's wife counseled by Trudy M. Johnson, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Colorado. Ms. Johnson has collected her own data from testing while working with wives o Source: A'nesis Retreats

This month February, 2012 completes 40 years since February, 1972 when God called and brought Pastor Bent Altschul of Great Among The Nations (GATN) to this great American nation, and he responded in service. Contact: Ginger Brown, Outreach Coordinator, Great Among The Nations, Inc., 310-338-1021 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Following the calling God placed on his life, Christian pastor, Benjamin (Bent) Altschul continues to fervently serve leading pastors and ministr Source: Great Among The Nations

Contact: Jessica Rodgers, National Right to Life Committee, 202-626-8825, mediarelations@nrlc.org WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Citing a violation of First Amendment Rights, the Georgia State Supreme Court today struck the state's 1994 law which classified as a felony anyone who "publicly advertises, offers or holds himself out as offering that he or she will intentionally and actively assist another person in the commission of suicide and commits any overt act to furt Source: National Right to Life Committee

Contact: Megan Morris, 913-426-0002; www.StGiannaPhysicians.org SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Cardinal Raymond Burke, Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, sent a written message of support to St. Gianna Physician's Guild over the weekend encouraging Catholics to sign the organization's online petition (www.StopTheBirthControlMandate.org) to protest the assault on religious liberty that is happening under ObamaCare. Source: St. Gianna Physician's Guild

Contact: Jeff Field, Director of Communications, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, 212-371-3191, cl@catholicleague.org   NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- In an article titled "Our Rule Respects Religion," Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius writes in today's USA Today that "we specifically carved out from the [healthcare] policy religious organizations that primarily employ people of their own faith."   Catholi Source: Catholic League

Contact: Lindsey Zarob, 312-329-4449 CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Moody Radio launched the only fully operational Christian Spanish-speaking radio station in Chicago on Monday, Feb. 6. With the tagline, "Compartiendo Esperanza. Siempre Contigo." (Sharing Hope. With You Always.), Radio Moody Chicago will broadcast daily on WMBI-AM 1110. "There are approximately two million Hispanics living in Chicago and with no Spanish-speaking, Bible-based Christian radio station ser Source: Moody Bible Insitute

Contact: Fr. Terry Gensemer, Director, CEC For Life, 205-253-0159 BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 6, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- According to the pro-life group CEC For Life, an Atlanta OB/GYN, Dr. Ivan Diamond, will no longer commit abortions at the New Woman All Women abortion mill in Birmingham, AL. Diamond was one of two known abortionists at New Woman--a clinic that made news Jan 21st for two botched abortions. Source: CEC For Life

Created Equal releases new film: "Representing the Victims" Contact: Mark Harrington, 614-419-9000, mark@createdequal.net COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 Created Equal debuted our NEW film on a Jumbo TV in Washington, DC (photo). The film met with an overwhelmingly positive response. Many marchers came face to face for the first time with the victims they are representing. Eyes teared up and jaws dropped as young people streamed past th Source: Created Equal

Contact: Joni Sullivan Baker, Buoyancy Public Relations, 513-319-3231 CINCINNATI, Feb. 6, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Standard Publishing again received top honors for the best Vacation Bible School in the nation with the recent announcement from About the Children's Department that Adventures on Promise Island: Where Kids Discover God's Lifesaving Love has been selected as the popular blog's Top Pick for VBS 2012. The award marks the fourth year in a row Standard's VBS has receiv Source: Buoyancy PR

Candidates post videos for "post-abortive," pro-lifers, and pro-choicers. "Our hearts go out to those who feel deep pain from these ads" -- Randall Terry   Contact: Juan Lepanto, Randall Terry for President, 202-531-7547   WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Federal Candidates Randall Terry, Angela Michael, and David Lewis have posted videos and articles reaching out to those who have participated in an abortion, as well as videos instructin Source: Society for Truth and Justice

Contact: Juan Lepanto, Randall Terry for President, 202-531-7547   WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- At least 15 stations in seven states are scheduled to run pro-life Super Bowl ads in pre-game shows, during the Super Bowl, or in News Broadcasts after the game.   See ads here: www.DavidLewisForCongress.com   www.AngelaMichaelForCongress.com www.TerryForPresident.com   Randall Terry States:   "The best efforts of the Democrat party to su Source: Society for Truth and Justice