When It Comes to Enforcement of Federal Obscenity Laws, the Leading Presidential Candidates Remain Silent, But Why? 'Cat got your tongue?'
August 15, 2008
On August 7, Morality in Media received an email that stated in part: "As a very concerned citizen, I have to wonder why pornography isn't even an issue on the radar screen in the upcoming...elections. Full Story...Video Game Epidemic: How Should Christian Families Respond to Growing Demand for Violent, Sexually Explicit Games
August 15, 2008
Getting Serious About Gaming," an in-depth report about the impact of video games on families and the culture, will appear in the August edition of 28 Christian newspapers as part of an ongoing collaborative project. The participating newspapers represent a combined distribution of 557,000 copies in 22 states and Canada. Full Story...
Somali Christian shot and killed
August 14, 2008
International Christian Concern (ICC) is reporting that Islamists shot and killed a Muslim convert to Christianity on July 10 in Afgyoye, a town 18 miles from Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. Twenty-eight-year-old Sayid Ali Sheik Luqman Hussein came to Christ from Islam Full Story...
'Silent No More' Women Urge American Psychological Association to Examine Latest Abortion/Depression Study
August 14, 2008
Leaders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign (SNMAC), the world's largest network of women and men harmed by abortion, said today that the American Psychological Association (APA) needs to consider the latest major study from Norway that clearly shows a link between abortion and subsequent mental health problems. Full Story...
Left Behind Authors Speak Out on McCain Ad 'The One'
August 14, 2008
John McCain's campaign ad "The One" has generated a lot of buzz regarding the "Left Behind Series." Political commentators are comparing McCain's portrayal of competitor Barack Obama with the blockbuster apocalyptic series' depiction of the antichrist. Full Story...
HLI Condemns Death Threats Against Church and Affiliate in Ecuador
August 14, 2008
The Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, STL, president of Human Life International, (HLI) today condemned death threats made against Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza, of Guayaquil, President of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference, and Amparo Medina, president of Ecuador's Pro-Life Action Foundation, the Ecuadorian affiliate of Human Life International. Full Story...
California Legislature Approves 'Gay Day' in Public Schools
August 14, 2008
Campaign for Children and Families (CCF), a leading California organization protecting parents' rights and children's innocence, condemns the passage of AB 2567, which will instruct all California public schools to "conduct suitable commemorative exercises" in support of the anti-religious, sexual-anarchy agenda of the late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk. Full Story...
Pastor executed by communist rebels in Philippines
August 13, 2008
Communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the Philippines have executed a Christian pastor whom they accused of aiding soldiers in anti-insurgency campaign in Mindanao, a regional Army spokesman said on July 30. Full Story...
Cloud Ten Pictures Announces Settlement of Legal Disputes with Timothy LaHaye, co-Author of Left Behind Books Series
August 13, 2008
Cloud Ten Pictures Inc., producers of the Left Behind series of Christian-thriller films, announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement resolving the two lawsuits against it and co-producers on the Left Behind film series, Namesake Entertainment, filed by Timothy LaHaye Full Story...
Time Cover: The Purpose Driven Pastor-Rick Warren - Plus: McCain and Obama On Faith, and a New TIME Poll of Evangelicals
August 13, 2008
In this week's issue, TIME's David Van Biema profiles Rick Warren, the founding pastor of one of the country's largest churches and the host of the upcoming "civil forum," which will feature the two presumptive Presidential nominees on August 16. Full Story...
Colorado For Equal Rights Applauds Focus on the Family's Support of Personhood Amendment 48
August 13, 2008
Focus on the Family on Tuesday encouraged Colorado voters to support and vote for the Colorado for Equal Rights Personhood Amendment. Full Story...
4 Winds Allows Olympic Testimonies Underground -- China is Hypocritical in Treatment of Christians on the Streets
August 13, 2008
4 Winds Christian Athletics is encouraged by the work they have done in the last few years leading up to the Olympics. Testimonies of Christian athletes have been distributed worldwide in free and persecuted countries. Full Story...
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