Southern Baptist Pastor Asks Local Officials: Why Not Pray After the Pledge?
August 23, 2006
- An elected official with the Southern Baptist Convention is encouraging high-profile pastors such as Rick Warren to petition a Southern California city to open council meetings with prayer. Full Story...Five-State Campaign Promotes Parental OK for Club Participation
August 23, 2006
- A Washington, DC-based pro-family group has launched a multi-state campaign to allow parents to give permission before public school children can take part in non-academic clubs which promote homosexual activity. Full Story...
Knight: Despite Claims, Pension Reform Not Endorsement of 'Alternative Family Lifestyles'
August 23, 2006
- When he signed the Pension Provision Act of 2006 into law last week, President Bush called it the "most sweeping reform of U.S. pension laws" in more than three decades. Part of the provision under the new law allows anyone inheriting retirement account funds to roll it over into an IRA and avoid a huge tax bill. That change is being trumpeted b... Full Story...
San Diego Teachers Blasted for Bringing Kids to 'Gay Pride' Event
August 22, 2006
- Teachers at an elementary charter school in San Diego, California, are being condemned for bringing young children to participate in the city's "gay pride" parade last month. Full Story...
On Appeal, CEF Wins First Amendment Victory in Maryland
August 22, 2006
- A federal appeals court says a Maryland school district cannot exclude Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) from a program that allows private groups to send flyers home with students. Full Story...
Christian Narrowly Escapes Murder Attempt in Bangladesh
August 22, 2006
- According to reports from Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), a ministry to the persecuted church around the world, violence against Christians in Bangladesh is on the rise. One case in point is a recent Muslim conspiracy to take the life of a Christian. Full Story...
San Diego Teachers Blasted for Brining Kids to Gay Pride Event
August 22, 2006
- Teachers at an elementary charter school in San Diego, California, are being condemned for bringing young children to participate in the city's "gay pride" parade last month. Full Story...
Pro-Lifers Upset with Bush Over Implied Support for Plan B OTC
August 22, 2006
- Several pro-life groups are expressing strong disappointment in President Bush's apparent support for making Plan B -- the "morning-after" pill -- available to women over the age of 18 without a prescription. At least one of them sees the president's stance as inconsistent with his recent veto of legislation favoring extended funding for embryon... Full Story...
Gideons, ACLU At Odds Over Scripture Distribution to Public School Students
August 22, 2006
- The ACLU is trying to restrict the Gideons from handing out Bibles to fifth-graders at an elementary school in Missouri. Full Story...
Calif. Lawmakers Advance Another 'Sexual Indoctrination' Bill
August 22, 2006
- The California State Assembly has passed yet another bill that pro-family groups have warned would sexually indoctrinate school children. Full Story...
New Author Wins Case, Captures Readers with Political Murder Mystery
August 22, 2006
- Randall Murphree interviewed Jerome Teel regarding The Election, the Tennessee attorney's debut novel. Teel practices law in Jackson, Tennessee. His first foray into fiction is anything but politics as usual. It packs a punch that will keep readers on edge, start to finish. Full Story...
'Evolution' Study Implies U.S. Science Education Lagging Behind Europe
August 21, 2006
- The president and CEO of a creation apologetics group says the U.S. is ahead, not behind, in science, as claimed by a recent worldwide study on belief in evolution. Full Story...
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