Ms. Magazine's 'We Had Abortions' Campaign Disgusts Pro-Lifers
October 6, 2006
- Pro-family leaders are voicing disgust and dismay at the October 10th Ms. Magazine cover story, the title of which boasts, "We Had Abortions." The magazine, published by the Feminist Majority, has announced plans to publish a petition signed by more than 1,000 women who reveal they have had abortions and who demand "a repeal of laws that restric... Full Story...Anti-Bush Ad, Call for Ouster 'Treasonous,' Says Bauer
October 5, 2006
- Gary Bauer says it's a sign of the sickness on the political left that several high-profile Hollywood personalities, college professors, and even members of Congress would endorse the efforts of a far-left group calling for the overthrow of the Bush administration. Full Story...
Campaigns Combating Pornography to Begin in October
October 5, 2006
- Parents, students, and pastors all have resources available to them in a campaign designed to increase public awareness of the harm done by exposure to pornography. Full Story...
Arkansas, Texas Cases Focus on Christians' Free-Speech Rights
October 5, 2006
- Constitutional law attorneys with a Mississippi-based pro-family organization are staying busy defending the free-speech rights of Christians in Arkansas and Texas who are encountering resistance from their local law enforcement officials. Full Story...
New Study Shows Excessive Media Screen Time Affects Kids' Grades
October 5, 2006
- There's a new study out that verifies what parents and teachers have been saying to students for years -- that they need to turn off the TV and other media devices and concentrate on their school work. Full Story...
Court Ruling: Wisconsin Program Cannot Exclude Religious Charities
October 5, 2006
- A federal judge has ruled that Wisconsin's program allowing state employees to donate part of their paychecks to charity may not exclude religious charities on grounds that the groups use religion as a basis for employment or membership on their governing boards. Full Story...
Child Advocate: Those Marketing to Kids Should Not Police Themselves
October 4, 2006
- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin will head a task force of government officials, television programmers, marketers and health professionals in 2007 to study media impact on childhood obesity and possible legislative approaches to address the problem, if necessary. Full Story...
M.D. Questions Ethics of Using 'Dead' Embryos for Stem Cells
October 4, 2006
- Last month, Spanish and English researchers reported that they had derived stem cells from an "arrested" or dead human embryo that spontaneously stopped developing after a few days. But while the temptation may be to hail this as an medical and bioethical breakthrough, one Christian M.D. says getting cells from dead embryos for embryonic stem ce... Full Story...
Home-Schooling Families Under the Government's Thumb in Deutschland
October 4, 2006
- A U.S.-based home-school group says home-schooling families in Germany are facing increasing persecution from their government and need help from concerned Americans. Full Story...
InterVarsity Sues for Right to Require Leaders Be Christian
October 4, 2006
- A Christian organization has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin-Superior, asking that the campus chapter of the group be reinstated and allowed to apply religious criteria in selecting its leaders. Full Story...
Ministry Finds Oppression in India Complicating Flood Relief, Aid to Dalits
October 4, 2006
- The head of a Christian ministry working in Asia says even as floods sweep through many of India's communities, discrimination and persecution continue against that nation's poorest and least educated -- the outcaste Dalits -- making it difficult for many of the most needy individuals to get aid. Full Story...
Controversial Documentary Examines Children's Church Camp
October 4, 2006
- A new movie that looks at evangelical Christians in the Midwest is generating controversy in the secular media. Full Story...
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