Judge: Teaching Erotic Sex and that Homosexuality is Inborn to 8th and 10th Graders is OK
February 13, 2008
Maryland Circuit Court Judge William J. Rowan, III, ruled last week that it is permissible to teach 8th and 10th grade Montgomery County public school students how to use condoms during anal and oral sex Full Story...Bibles Confiscated at Airport in Malaysia
February 12, 2008
On January 28, a customs officer confiscated two boxes containing 32 Bibles from a Christian woman in the Kuala Lumpur airport as she was returning from the Philippines. When the officer asked Juliana Nichols to open the boxes she was carrying and declare their contents Full Story...
'Terri's Day' Information Now Available
February 12, 2008
This past December, The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life jointly announced the establishment of the "International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters" ("Terri's Day") to be observed each year on March 31, the date of Terri's death. Full Story...
World Congress of Families Commends Bishops for Challenging EU on Family Policy
February 12, 2008
World Congress of Families International Secretary Allan C. Carlson called the recently released report of The Commission of the European Bishops' Conference, "a courageous statement and an important contribution to the family debate in Europe." Full Story...
Small Claims Case against Tiller Reveals Suspicion of Evidence Tampering
February 12, 2008
During a hearing today in Small Claims Court, Judge Stephen K. Woodring heard concerns raised by plaintiff Mark Gietzen that security video footage taken of a hit-and-run incident outside the Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic had been tampered with. Full Story...
Institute Denounces Draft Iranian Penal Code Death Sentence Legislated for 'Apostasy'
February 12, 2008
The Iranian Parliament is reviewing a draft penal code that for the first time in Iranian history legislates the death penalty for apostasy. The draft clearly violates Iran's commitments under the International Covenants on Human Rights, to which the State is party. Full Story...
Archbishop of Canterbury's Endorsement of Islamic Law an Unprecedented Appeasement
February 11, 2008
On February 7, Archbishop of Canterbury endorsed the concept of permitting Islamic (Sharia) law in civil disputes in the United Kingdom. Rowan Williams' comments to the BCC have drawn fire from many sources, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who pointed out that British law should be based on British values. Full Story...
Audio Bibles Go to College
February 11, 2008
At a chapel service Wed., Feb. 6, more than 1,300 students from Dallas Baptist University here, committed 28 minutes a day to listen through the entire New Testament in 40 days. This volunteer Bible listening campaign, called You've Got The Time DBU Full Story...
Fr. Pavone Calls for Pro-life Lent and Support of '40 Days for Life'
February 11, 2008
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, called upon pro-life activists today to make this Lenten season a time of increased pro-life prayer and activism nationwide. Full Story...
Kansas Supreme Court Stays Order to Produce Abortion Records
February 11, 2008
The Kansas Supreme Court today issued a stay on the production of 2,000 abortion records that George R. Tiller had been ordered to hand over to a Sedgwick County grand jury that is investigating him for committing illegal late- term abortions. Full Story...
Lawyer for Human Rights and Democracy Activist, Peng Meng, Files for Medical Parole
February 11, 2008
China Aid has learned that the health condition of human rights activist Peng Ming has continued to decline in recent months. On December 24, 2007, defense Attorney Chen Shangzhu from the Mingsheng Law Office of Hubei, filed for medical parole for Peng Ming based on his degenerating health condition. Full Story...
Parents of Sex Abuse Victim Alert Churches
February 8, 2008
A family whose mentally handicapped child was molested by a Methodist pastor's teenage son is contacting every Methodist church in the Southeastern district. Full Story...
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