Schumer says GOP run by 'theocrats'
February 20, 2007
- A liberal U.S. Senator says Democrats have a better chance of creating the next generation than Republicans because the Republican Party is "controlled by two interest groups that don't represent America." The GOP, says New York Senator Chuck Schumer, is dominated by what he calls "theocrats and economic royalists." Full Story...Research looks at loyalty to denominations among churchgoers
February 19, 2007
- A recent survey conducted by Ellison Research examined loyalty to denominations and specific churches -- along with length and frequency of attendance -- and found that one-third of all Protestant churchgoers in the United States are not positive they will continue attending the same church in the near future. Full Story...
Ministry denied access to public square
February 19, 2007
- Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of "Care and Share," a Newark, New Jersey-based Christian ministry, against the village of South Orange. The village is being sued over allegedly refusing to allow the faith-based group use of a public square that is available to non-religious community groups, public and private. Full Story...
Charlotte Christian groups to educate public about homosexual activists
February 19, 2007
- Three years ago the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the world's largest pro-homosexual group, moved its annual "Carolinas Gala Dinner" to Charlotte, North Carolina. To coincide with the pro-homosexual event next weekend, area conservative Christians are sponsoring a five-day lecture series on the radical agenda of homosexual activists. Full Story...
Perspectives: 'Bridge to Terabithia' -- Let's hear it for mindful entertainment
February 19, 2007
- Unlike many children's films that make a farce of threats many children face, Bridge to Terabithia strikes a frighteningly real chord in its depiction of school-yard life. The kids that populate the film are complex. Parents who really watch the movie will recognize the children in it -- and themselves as well. My hope is that afterwards, parent... Full Story...
Perspectives: Sports and sin
February 19, 2007
- I've written before how sports can be an escape from reality and its daily harshness, but I find more and more that it's not much of an escape at all. If it's not serving as a conduit for sinfulness, sports is at least a forum where misguided people can flaunt and proclaim their twisted beliefs. Two very recent instances illustrate how sports se... Full Story...
Death for dollars? Ukrainian infants likely killed to harvest stem cells
February 19, 2007
- Evidence from a video obtained by the BBC points to the stomach-churning possibility that healthy babies born in a Ukrainian maternity hospital were taken their mothers and then murdered so that large amounts of stem cells could be harvested from their brains and bone marrow. A spokesman for the hospital denies it is connected in any way with th... Full Story...
Mental health expert highlights abortion's impact on men
February 19, 2007
- A campus psychiatrist at UCLA is drawing attention to the only study she has found on young men's responses to abortion. Those men, she asserts, are part of a group of abortion victims who have been essentially "invisible" to those in her profession. Mental health professionals, she says, need to stop ignoring the reality that abortion leaves em... Full Story...
Families ask court to shield kids from homosexual indoctrination
February 16, 2007
- Two Massachusetts couples are waging a federal court battle for the right to opt their elementary school children out of classroom discussions on homosexuality. U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf will soon decide whether Lexington school officials must stand trial in connection with a federal civil lawsuit brought by the Parker and Wirthlin families. Full Story...
Prison Fellowship president blasts liberal mindset regarding faith-based programs
February 16, 2007
- The head of Prison Fellowship, a Christian outreach that works to rehabilitate prisoners and reduce recidivism, says liberal groups want to stop effective, faith-based inmate rehabilitation programs like its own InnerChange Freedom Initiative simply because they point people to Christ. Even now, he notes, a legal battle is being waged over one s... Full Story...
Christian doctors seek federal help to find slavery victims
February 16, 2007
- A spokesman for the Christian Medical Association says the 16,000-member group is asking the Bush administration and its federal agencies to take part in a nationwide education campaign to help medical professionals better identify victims of human trafficking. Full Story...
Open Doors official: China's human rights record showing some improvement
February 16, 2007
- An official with Open Doors, an international ministry that serves the persecuted Church, says it's surprising that Communist China is no longer ranked in the top 10 among nations where Christians face the most severe treatment. But while China has fallen a little further down the list, he says life is still difficult for believers in many parts... Full Story...
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