Married U.S. Households Hit Lowest Level Ever
October 16, 2006
- For the first time, traditional marriage has ceased to be the preferred living arrangement in the United States. Seventy-five years ago, married couples accounted for 84 percent of American households. Now they account for just less than half. Full Story...Liberty Counsel Kicks Off Annual 'Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign'
October 16, 2006
- Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based public-interest law firm specializing in the defense of civil liberties, has launched its fourth annual "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign," an effort to defend Christmas from secularist attempts to suppress the holiday's traditional, faith-based aspects. Full Story...
The First President -- Deist or Disciple?
October 16, 2006
- Dr. Peter Lillback begins his new volume on George Washington's faith with a cursory review of a few recent authors describing our first president as a "lukewarm Episcopalian," a "warm Deist," "not a deeply religious man," "not particularly ardent in his faith," and "one who avoided, as was the Deist custom, the word 'God.'" Full Story...
Rice's 'Mother-in-Law' Comment Raises Conservative Hackles
October 16, 2006
- A spokesman for a family-advocacy group in Washington, DC, is expressing disgust with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's swearing in of an openly homosexual man as global AIDS coordinator -- and in particular, with comments she made at the ceremony. Full Story...
'Big Three' TV Networks Charged with Piling On in Reporting on Foley Scandal
October 13, 2006
- A conservative media watchdog group is reporting that its research exposes the mainstream media's biased treatment of sex scandals among lawmakers in Congress. Democrats, say some pro-family leaders, are pouncing on what that media group calls a "Foley feeding frenzy" as a tool to regain control of both the Senate and the House. Full Story...
New Book Exposes Startling Truths About America's Public School System
October 13, 2006
- The Christian world was deeply affected in March 2004 by news of the passing of Marlin Maddoux, a pioneer in radio as well as a noted journalist and author, who also hosted the weekday radio program, "Point of View" (featured on the USA Radio Network). And at his untimely death, the author's closest friends discovered another important contribut... Full Story...
Iowa Republican Urges International Sanctions Against North Korea
October 13, 2006
- U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is lamenting China's unwillingness to confront international outlaw North Korea over what it claims was a nuclear weapons "test." The Republican lawmaker from Iowa says he is disappointed to hear that Communist China is refusing to work with the United States to get immediate sanctions against the North Korean governm... Full Story...
Columnist Questions White House Silence On Interrogating Terrorists
October 13, 2006
- A conservative columnist says he does not understand why the Bush administration has kept silent regarding certain practices used in the interrogation of terrorism suspects -- or why other Washington conservatives object to the very idea. Full Story...
It Is Time for FoxFaith
October 13, 2006
- Two weeks ago I issued an open letter to FoxFaith providing my unsolicited advice on what I perceived to be the challenges and opportunities before them in creating "Christian movies." Usually "open letters" are viewed as a chance for critics to carp, and serve more as a spleen vent than an actual dialogue. When you issue an "open letter" you ra... Full Story...
Policy Analyst Hails Recent European Court Ruling Protecting Religious Liberty
October 13, 2006
- The president of a U.S.-based think tank on religion and public policy is applauding a decision by a European court regarding the Salvation Army's activities in Russia. Government officials in Russia claimed the Christian charity and social services ministry was a paramilitary organization and had barred it from registering with the government. Full Story...
Ministries Focus on Weekend Celebrations in Texas
October 13, 2006
- Christians will be sharing and celebrating the love and the goodness of Christ in two east-central Texas locales over the weekend. Full Story...
CWA Applauds Congress's Passage of Anti-Internet-Gambling Bill
October 12, 2006
- The U.S. federal legislature has tried to head off potential problems associated with gambling by passing a bill to limit that kind of activity on the Internet. Ashley Horne, congressional liaison for Concerned Women for America (CWA), says her group is happy about this last-minute action taken by Congress before the election recess. Full Story...
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