The Boston Marathon bombings didn't just affect the city, they've revived terror fears across the United States, impacting political debates from national security to immigration.
But it's also sparked questions about privacy as America slips closer to a surveillance society.
Watch CBN News Capitol Hill Correspondent John Jessup's report below:
This is a fact: Evangelicals will be key to whether or not immigration reform passes up on Capitol Hill. There are still plenty of potholes ahead but make no mistake: If evangelical leaders aren't happy with the final bill (read: gay rights amendment), they'll walk away. That's a poison pill.
In the next few months, Americans should have a better idea of whether millions of illegal immigrants will get an eventual pathway to citizenship. But first, there's an 844-page bill to go through.
More below from my report that aired nationally this morning on The 700 Club.
Eight out of 10 expectant mothers who are told their baby has Down syndrome choose to abort. Denise Bassett was about to be one of them - until she met Jenny.
The Kountze Texas High School Cheerleaders are victorious. Now that a judge ruled in their favor, they can continue to display Bible verses on the football team's run-through banners. Watch our exclusive Skype interview with some of them very early this morning. The Brody File traveled to Kountze, TX back in January to cover their story.
Israel could be in for a surprise war, Israel's air force chief Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel warned.
A disturbing report from the Centers for Disease Control reveals that Americans are consuming an alarming amount of ADDED sugar...a whopping 13 percent of our total calories come from added sugar, which is a terrible commentary and certainly explains why, as a whole, our society struggles with weight.
As the name implies, added sugar is a sweetener that has been put into the product. In contrast, some foods, such as fruit and milk, contain natural sugar.
President Obama’s own words: “This is the most transparent administration in history.”
Surely he’s not referring to the following:
Benghazi?
Healthcare hearings on C-SPAN?
Czars?
Drone Strikes Policy
Freedom of Information Act Requests?
Lack of detailed and public White House visitor log
Fast and Furious
My friend Gil Ronen, who writes for the must-read Israeli news site Arutz Sheva 7--the media voice of the thriving Jewish communities in the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria--has sent along an excellent report that I wanted to share with Stakelbeck on Terror readers.
I listened intently as my co-therapist, Diane, advised the woman at The Marriage Recovery Center to “remember to breathe and think.” What did she mean by that, I wondered. “We often get so caught up in our story,” Diane said, “that we forget to breathe and think. We escalate into our Protective Self, forgetting that we’re feeling defensive, which covers other more vulnerable feelings.” These were wise words. She continued teaching.
When the light hits Syria, it seems to cast a shadow that looks like Iran's. The huge explosions outside of Damascus early Sunday are the latest indication of Iran's tentacles inside Syria.
One of the reported targets of the raid was Fateh-110 precision guided missiles manufactured in Iran. Iran is supplying Syria with weapons like the Fateh-110, funds and personnel. They desperately want to keep President Assad's regime alive.