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Lawyers that are partnered with Justice Guardians, Brian Kent and Jesse Forbes, recently announced a settlement in a horrifying instance of child physical and sexual abuse at Miracle Meadows Christian boarding school in West Virginia. On behalf of 29 victims, the settlement was $52,000,000 (fifty two million dollars). Is There Still Time To Submit A Claim? The statute of limitations is a legal term that refers to the amount of time a victim of abuse has to make a claim. If you or a loved one was sexually or physically abused at Miracle Meadows in West Virginia, you should contact...

How important is it really that Dr. Ben Carson is a Seventh Day Adventist?  And does it matter if the Seventh Day Adventists are a cult? Donald Trump, the master at sowing doubt while retaining deniability (“it wouldn’t be nice if I said [insert insult here] but I have to be nice.”), said “Seventh Day Adventist, I don’t know about.  I just don’t know about.”  Trump says nothing without a purpose—of course he knows that many people consider them a cult, and he’s playing the card. Questioned about he remarks on Face The Nation on Sunday (see the video at...

Until now, Donald Trump and Ben Carson have been content to co-exist as the two Republican “outsiders” dominating the presidential campaign scene.Together, the bombastic billionaire real estate executive and the eerily soft-spoken former neurosurgeon have shared about half of the overall Republican support in the presidential sweepstakes while the other candidates have languished with single digit showings in the polls. But as Trump and Carson prepare for another crucial Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colorado on Wednesday, the gloves are definitely coming off.With two new polls showing Carson surging ahead of Trump in Iowa, Trump has begun lashing out with...

El Trumpo continued his attack on Ben Carson for his taking the lead in the Iowa polls while he joined CBS’ “Face the Nation.” He tried to explain that he didn’t intend his comments about Carson’s faith as an insult, but rather that he just didn’t know anything about the denomination. Some have said that it’s smart of his bringing up the subject as it’ll cause some doubt among Evangelicals in Iowa. He also said that his campaign “completely disavowed” superPACs after a pro-Trump superPAC was closed down when the Washington Post found questionable ties to the Trump campaign. Interview...

One controversial translation issue is the phrase, “mia ton sabbaton.” This has traditionally been translated as “the first of the week.” Under pressure from 7th-day Adventists, however, some translations of the bible have taken to translate this “on one of the Sabbaths.” But the Adventists’ translation is based on a faulty transliteration. In the Greek, “sabbaton” is spelled with either an omicron (“small ‘o’”) or an omega (“big ‘o’”). When spelled with an omega, “sabbaton” is the genitive plural. In other words, it means “Sabbaths’.” The Adventists’ position is that “primus” means “first;” “mia” means closer to the number, one....

US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal on Forced Contraception Coverage For Catholic Agencies Agencies fear they will be forced to subsidize abortion next By Hilary White WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that it would not hear an appeal to a New York court ruling upholding a state law that forces religious-based social service agencies to subsidize artificial contraceptives as part of employee drug plans. Catholic Charities of New York was joined by other religious groups in a suit arguing that New York's Women's Health and Wellness Act of 2002 violates...