The Blaze

	April 07, 2013
	Church: Son Of Pastor Rick Warren Committed Suicide According to a statement released by the Saddleback Valley Community Church, the youngest son of California Pastor Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” has committed suicide. Read the pastor's emotional statement about his son's death and watch the video coverage of this tragedy HERE. READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT
	Obama's Budget Is 'Not What He Would Do If He Were King'
	Seeking an elusive middle ground, President Barack Obama is proposing a 2014 budget that embraces tax increases abhorred by Republicans as well as reductions, loathed by liberals, in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs. On Friday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said “it’s not what he would do if he were king.” Watch the video of Carney's very telling statement HERE.
	READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT AP On The New Jobs Numbers: It's Not Supposed To Be This Way It isn’t supposed to be this way. After a recession, an improving economy is supposed to bring people back into the job market. After a full year of fruitless job hunting, Natasha Baebler just gave up. She’d already abandoned hope of getting work in her field, counseling the disabled. But she couldn’t land anything else, either – not even a job interview at a telephone call center. Read the Associated Press' detailed analysis of the latest numbers HERE. READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT Book Of The Week: 'How Successful People Think' Leadership expert John C. Maxwell breaks down 11 ways to improve your thought processes to achieve success. If you want to stay competitive in our fast-changing world, grab this quality read for a great price (only $3.79) right HERE. READ THIS |  LIKE IT Blaze Readers Respond To O'Reilly: 'Call Me A Bible Thumper' Bill O’Reilly’s highly charged gay marriage debate with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham drew a strong reaction from TheBlaze audience, particularly over O’Reilly’s contention that same-sex marriage opponents often “thump the Bible” to make their point. Many of you commented on that story. Some of our favorites are HERE. READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT
	Angry Woman Stomps On Pro-Life Signs As She Rants...   A video posted by the pro-life advocacy group Created Equal appears to show an angry young woman turning over and stomping on anti-abortion signs while asking her audience whether they want “an overpopulated earth” with “a generation” of babies “born to crackheads.” Watch the one minute video HERE. READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT
	More Problems For IKEA, Pork Found In The Moose Lasagna
	Furniture store giant Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium. Ikea spokeswoman Tina Kardum said the product had only been on sale for a month when it was pulled off the shelves on March 22. You're probably curious to know who is eating moose lasagna and how the pork got into the recipe. Go ahead, indulge your curiousity and click HERE.
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	Beyonce And Jay-Z's Visit To Cuba Called 'Extremely Insensitive'
	Several days ago, it was reported that "R&B's power couple" Jay-Z and Beyonce were spending their fifth anniversary in Havana, Cuba. Now they are coming under fire for that decision from no less than two members of Congress and a host of Cuban rights lobbyists. Watch the video report of the trip and the subsequent indignation HERE.
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	From TheBlaze TV
	Glenn Beck -- Glenn returns from vacation on Monday with a new live episode --  5pm ET or on-demand on TheBlaze TV. Watch TheBlaze TV Live or On Demand:  Start your 14 day Free Trial! TheBlaze Radio Network Listen to The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson weekday mornings 6-9am ET Glenn Beck hosts live from 9am-noon ET Pat & Stu noon-2pm ET And Jay Severin - live every weekday afternoon from 2-5pm ET To listen for FREE - and see the entire lineup of TheBlaze Radio network - click HERE.. SNL: Melissa McCarthy Lampoons Fired Rutgers Basketball Coach The Rutgers coach's firing combined with this weekend’s NCAA basketball finals, gave the writers at SNL some prime components for comedy. And with Oscar-nominated comedic actress Melissa McCarthy hosting, the stars aligned for some great laughter. Watch the sketch HERE.  READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT
	Mormons Semi-Annual Gathering Makes History - Learn Why
	For the first time in the event’s 183-year history, Jean A. Stevens, a woman led a prayer Saturday at the semiannual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The morning session’s closing prayer was attended by more than 100,000 Mormons gathered in Salt Lake City for the two-day general conference, and millions more watched or listened via satellite, radio or Internet broadcast. Watch the video of this historic event HERE.   READ THIS | TWEET IT | LIKE IT