Attorney: ACLU Complaint Shouldn't Trump Florida School Board's Rights
October 31, 2006
- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is urging a federal appeals court to overturn a decision that forced a South Florida school board to keep a controversial book about Cuba on school library shelves. Full Story...Group Condemns Stage Play as Anti-Catholic Blasphemy
October 31, 2006
- The University of Minnesota's theater arts department has scheduled a controversial play for next spring -- a work that's being labeled blasphemous and anti-Catholic by students on that campus. Titled The Pope and the Witch, it features a heroin-addicted pontiff who suffers a "crucifixion stroke" and is treated by, among others, a witch dressed ... Full Story...
FIRE: Social Work Students Judged by Biased HHS Standard
October 31, 2006
- The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), an academic freedom and individual rights advocacy group, is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to put an end to "political litmus tests in America's schools of social work." Full Story...
International Christian Radio Broadcast Ministry Celebrates 75 Years
October 31, 2006
- As political landscapes change around the globe, an evangelistic radio network is establishing hundreds of independent Christian radio stations worldwide. Full Story...
Indiana Mom Blasts ACLU Attack on Release-Time Religious Training Program
October 30, 2006
- A Christian mom in Indiana is praying the American Civil Liberties Union will not succeed in shutting down a release-time religious education program in her children's school district. The ACLU recently filed a lawsuit challenging a program in the Mooresville school district that allows third and fourth graders to leave the classroom for one h... Full Story...
'Great Passion Play' Company Takes Visitors from Dickens to Bethlehem
October 30, 2006
- Don't be surprised if you hear a "Bah! Humbug!" as you get out of the family van and enter the Victorian street setting. You're in Eureka Spring, Arkansas, at the site best known for its moving Great Passion Play. But this time, you're being greeted by none other than Ebenezer Scrooge himself, along with other characters from Charles Dickens' A ... Full Story...
American Think Tank Concerned by EU's Approach to 'Media Regulation'
October 27, 2006
- The European Union is considering regulations that would impose similar restrictions on Internet sites that include audiovisual content to those currently imposed on broadcasters in the EU. Full Story...
A Short Version of Great Films to Come: The Angelus Student Film Festival and Awards
October 27, 2006
- Promising. That is the thought that goes through your head if you are fortunate enough to attend the Angelus Student Film Festival and Awards. As someone who has been around college students for over 20 years, I recognize that for many students college is just a way station used to figure out what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Fo... Full Story...
San Diego Bids Farewell to Leader Who Was Guided by Biblical Values
October 27, 2006
- On Monday (October 16) a servant of God died and went home to be with the Lord. Although not known nationally, George L. Stevens was a man of courage and principle -- and a true ambassador for Christ. Full Story...
Evolutionists Love 'Lucy,' But AIG Calls Fossil Tour Anti-Creationist Hype
October 27, 2006
- Many American scientists are excited that "Lucy," an allegedly 3.2-million-year-old skeleton, will be coming to the United States next year. Creationists, however, are predicting that Lucy's tour will be much more about promoting the theory of evolution than about expanding real scientific knowledge. Full Story...
Proponent of Public School Exit Strategy Stresses Christian Parents' Responsibility
October 27, 2006
- Resolutions supporting an exit strategy from public schools have been submitted in every Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) state and regional convention in the continental United States. The resolution is based on a recommendation by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler. Full Story...
Border Fence Authorized -- But Will It Ever Be Built?
October 27, 2006
- A Republican senator is hailing it as the strongest effort to secure the U.S. border with Mexico in his lifetime. But one expert on political violence and terrorism doubts the border fence authorized by President Bush's signature on Thursday will ever become reality. Full Story...
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