Several dozen business owners have sued the federal government over a provision in the 2010 Affordable Care Act that requires many employers to include free coverage of contraceptive services in their employees’ health insurance plans. The business owners contend that, like religious institutions, they should not be forced to pay for services that conflict with their religiously based objections to birth control, sterilization or emergency contraception.On May 23, 2013, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will hear oral arguments in Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius,1 the first such case involving a sizable business to reach the appeals-court level.

The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing openly gay men and women to become ministers, while affirming its “current doctrine and practice in relation to human sexuality”, which stops gay people becoming ministers.

RBI and CEP are offering a financial planning seminar for wives of teaching and ruling elders.

In response to the EF-4 tornado that plowed through Moore, Okla., Monday, MNA Disaster Response is in the process of deploying staff to assess the damage and begin recovery efforts.

The Internal Revenue Service has come under fire in recent days for targeting conservative organizations during the 2012 political season. Not only did the IRS target conservative political groups, but the heightened scrutiny also included well-known Christian ministries.

As Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell awaits the jury verdict in his capital murder trial, Gallup finds 26% of Americans saying abortion should be legal under any circumstances and 20% saying it should be illegal in all circumstances. The majority, 52%, opt for something in between. One-quarter of Americans say they have followed news of the case either very closely (7%) or somewhat closely (18%), but that is well below the 61% average level of attention Americans have paid to the more than 200 news stories Gallup has measured since 1991.

Subcommittee offers nine recommendations to boost RE participation.

Gospel Reformation Network will host a conference June 17-18 at Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, S.C. Titled “What Grace Does: Reclaiming the Whole Gospel for the Whole Man,” the conference will focus on the work of sanctification.

John Smithbaker and his pastor, Scott MacNaughton, founded Fathers in the Field (FITF), a program that pairs men with fatherless boys to teach them outdoor skills, introduce them to the love of their Heavenly Father, and help them forgive their earthly fathers.

For more than 10 years, the PCA’s Christian Education and Publications (CE&P) and Mission to North America (MNA) have joined forces to call churches to 50 Days of Prayer in the weeks leading up to the annual General Assembly.