The Miracle of Friendship in a Perilous World: The Lesson of Charlotte's Web
December 15, 2006
- Allan Bloom, Neil Postman, and other cultural critics have noticed that the west is increasingly filled with people who live in isolation from one another. Plugged into personal entertainment devices that shield them from having to converse, or locked into screens that imitate intimacy while promoting anonymity, many young people have become rel... Full Story...Christians Voicing Their Concern at Wal-Mart's Arkansas Headquarters
December 15, 2006
- Leaders at Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters are seeing members of a Christian pro-family organization on the grounds this weekend who are looking to witness the gospel and exhort the company to return to its roots. Full Story...
New Jersey Lawmakers' Passage of Civil Unions Bill Draws Strong Criticism
December 15, 2006
- Conservative critics are blasting New Jersey lawmakers for their vote yesterday to allow civil unions. The measure passed by the State Legislature, which Democratic Governor Jon Corzine has said he will sign, extends full marital rights to same-sex couples. Full Story...
Family Film Entertains, Explores Faith-and-Science Theme
December 14, 2006
- The intersection of science and faith is the focal point of The Theory of Everything, a new DVD release from Blue Yonder Pictures and Christian Cinema. While its context sounds heavy, director David de Vos still creates a highly family-friendly story with intriguing relationships. Full Story...
Parents Group Spotlights Release of Commemorative World Trade Center DVD
December 14, 2006
- With the release of the 2006 Oliver Stone/Paramount Pictures movie World Trade Center on video this week, attention has once again been focused on some of the real-life stories of heroism that emerged in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on American soil. Full Story...
For Pelosi, 'House Cleaning' May Have to Start With Two of Democrats' Own
December 14, 2006
- The head of a Washington, DC-based organization that promotes ethics in public life says incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will get the chance to prove she is serious about ethics reform when she takes over leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives next year. Full Story...
Iraq War Veteran Says Love of Country Undergirds Good Recruiting, Retention Rates
December 14, 2006
- A U.S. Army general who commanded troops in Iraq says despite the continual deployments to places like Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is meeting its recruiting and retention goals. The military leader says the current force structure of the Army is "very good," with thousands of new soldiers enlisting during the past year. Full Story...
Survey: Parents Struggle Talking with Teens About Serious Matters
December 14, 2006
- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy says parents need to sharpen their conversation skills when it comes to talking to their teens about drugs and other tough subjects. Full Story...
Pro-Family, Media Watchdogs Protest CBS's Sex-Charged Christmas Carol Parody
December 14, 2006
- CBS Television is once again under fire from conservatives, this time over a sexually-charged rendition of a popular Christmas carol. A pro-family media analyst is denouncing the network over its airing of a song that uses the melody from a familiar Christian-themed holiday song to glorify sexual anarchy. Full Story...
'Recovering Republican' Sees No Distinction Between GOP, Democrat Ethics
December 14, 2006
- A former GOP official says the House Ethics Committee report into the Mark Foley scandal reveals there is no real difference between the Republican and Democratic parties when it comes to family values. Full Story...
New York Amish Face Pressure Over State Child Labor Laws
December 13, 2006
- The executive director of a New York-based constitutional rights advocacy group says he will be talking with the senator who chairs the state's Labor Committee today during a special session of the State Legislature. At issue is the attempt to resolve a growing problem for some western New York Amish families whom state labor officials say are v... Full Story...
Messianic Jewish Author Blasts Holocaust Denial Conference in Iran
December 13, 2006
- The headof a pro-Israel ministry says she is extremely angry that Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could host in Iran's capital city a two-day conference aimed at convincing the world that the Holocaust never happened. Full Story...
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