Lightning Strike Kills Church Choristers in Tanzania
March 16, 2007
An England-based vicar recently flew out to Africa in the wake of a family tragedy in which his teenage niece was struck by lightning. Tanzanian-born Rev. Jonas Mdumulla, who heads up a parish in Yorkshire, England, is helping his family cope with their grief following the death of 15-year-old Monica and three other children in a freak storm. Full Story...Merck & California HPV Advocates Behind Deception About Vaccine
March 16, 2007
In direct contravention to information published in legislative analyses by the California State Assembly on Assembly Bill 16 (Hernandez - D), and yesterday's testimony before the California Assembly Committee on Health, a proposed mandatory vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease is not suitable for young girls and would amount to an "experiment." Full Story...
Kansas Legislature Could Compel Tiller Prosecution
March 16, 2007
The Kansas Legislature has the legal authority to force Attorney General Paul Morrison to prosecute abortionist George R. Tiller on 30 criminal counts related to the commission of illegal late-term abortions that were filed by former Attorney General Phill Kline before he left office. Full Story...
German Churches Receive Shower of Financial Blessing
March 15, 2007
The mainline Protestant Churches in Germany have received an unexpected shower of financial blessing. After several years of decline, church tax revenue rose by six percent last year. It exceeded four billion Euros (US-Dollars 5.2 billion) for the first time in four years, according to research by the evangelical news agency "idea" in Wetzlar. Full Story...
British Churches May Be Used As Rural Post Offices
March 15, 2007
Go to church and mail a letter pick up your dry cleaning and groceries? For hundreds of village post offices in Great Britain threatened with closure, it could be an answer to their prayers. Full Story...
Parents Win...For Now... As Forced Injections Bill is Stalled!
March 15, 2007
"The decision to postpone a vote on AB 16 is a strong sign that the issue of parental notification and consent won the day with both Democrats and Republicans," said Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst and Lobbyist for Traditional Values Coalition. Full Story...
MIM President Responds to Bill O'Reilly's Comment that "Adults should be able to consume so-called 'adult entertainment' without government intrusion"
March 15, 2007
In his column, "Politicians for Porn: The sad decline of San Francisco" (N.Y. Post, 3/9/07), Bill O'Reilly criticized San Francisco's mayor for proclaiming February 23 as "Colt Studio Day in San Francisco." Colt Studios is a "gay porn outfit" that produces hardcore pornography. Full Story...
Movies with Christian Worldviews Earn Much More Money than Movies with Explicit Sex, Nudity and Obscenity
March 15, 2007
Hollywood pundits and advertisers on Madison Avenue like to tell the press that sex, nudity and obscenity sells best, but nothing could be further from the truth. Full Story...
AP Poll Scary for True Conservatives
March 14, 2007
In looking at the latest AP poll Christians in America have a great deal to be concerned about in the 2008 Presidential elections. This AP Poll showed only 6% of those contacted considered morality an important characteristic for a Presidential candidate. Full Story...
Officials Call on Police to Close Embattled Baptist Church in Kyrgyzstan
March 14, 2007
More than six months after a violent mob broke into a Baptist church in southern Kyrgyzstan, and four months after a second violent attack, no one has been prosecuted for either attack, local Baptists have complained to Forum 18 News Service. Full Story...
What Lessons Can We Learn from Anna Nicole Smith's Life and Death?
March 14, 2007
The furor over Anna Nicole Smith's funeral has died down, but the questions about the paternity of her daughter and the division of her estate remain. In that light, it is well to ask one another, What lessons can we learn from Anna Nicole Smith's life and death? There are at least five major conclusions. Full Story...
'American Idol' Criticized For 'Giving Back' Through Deadly Groups
March 14, 2007
"There are a lot of reasons why 'American Idol' drives me crazy," said Douglas R. Scott, Jr., president of Life Decisions International (LDI). "For example, Americans should not be voting for the contestants they like but for the person they believe should be eliminated. And it is suggested that judges Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell audition every contestant but in truth they see only a handful. Full Story...