FIRE Applauds University of Nevada-Reno's Dropping of 'Speech Zones'
July 5, 2006
- The University of Nevada at Reno (UNR) has eliminated so-called "speech zones" that limited student expression on campus. The university's previous policy had designated only four small or remote areas on its grounds as "public forum" spaces while explicitly deeming the rest of the campus a non-public forum. Full Story...La. UMC Delegates Deny Petition to Renounce Racism, Sexual Sin
July 5, 2006
- Louisiana United Methodists have rejected a proposal that would have required members of the church to renounce racism, adultery, and both heterosexual and homosexual sex outside marriage. Full Story...
Black Pastor Dismisses Liberal Clergy's Chatter as Political Spin
July 3, 2006
- Bishop Harry Jackson, a pastor and co-founder of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, says the comments at a Dallas conference for black clergy last week were political spin ahead of the coming November elections. Full Story...
Some Sex-Ed Guides Offer Teens Bad Information, Abstinence Advocate Warns
July 3, 2006
- Abstinence Clearinghouse president Leslee Unruh says some guides to puberty that the American Medical Association (AMA) is promoting are too graphic for their intended audiences. Full Story...
Attorney: PERA Could Stop ACLU Profits From Anti-Christian Lawsuits
July 3, 2006
- An attorney with the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy (AFA Law Center) says the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has gained windfall profits from its anti-Christian litigation, and it is time for the system that allows this to be changed. Full Story...
ECUSA to Lose Its Largest Congregation
July 3, 2006
- The largest congregation in the Episcopal Church USA is leaving the denomination over its support of homosexual ordination and its general disregard for scripture. Christ Church in Plano, Texas, says it will "disassociate with ECUSA as soon as possible." Full Story...
Activist: Clubs Promoting Risky Behavior Should Be Booted from Campus
July 3, 2006
- A Michigan school board is defying the requests of parents who want Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs banned in the district. Full Story...
ADF Halts NC Gifted Program's End Run Around Parental Notification
July 3, 2006
- The prestigious Governor's School of North Carolina (GSNC), a six-week residential summer program for academically and intellectually gifted high school students, is once again being accused of introducing sexually-oriented material to young people without their parents' knowledge. Full Story...
Hearts Sing, Crickets Cry in Christy Award Finalist's Novel of Hope
July 3, 2006
- It's hard to know where to begin -- with the two heart-grabbing characters or with this author's pure, crisp wordsmithery. Let's begin with the latter: Full Story...
Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Schlafly Suggests Congress, White House Stand Firm on Gitmo
June 30, 2006
- A pro-family activist says she was shocked by Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court that said President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay detainees. And a Pentagon advisor who recently returned from a second visit to "Gitmo" says there is absolutely no reason to close the federal detention facili... Full Story...
War Hero and Former U.S. Senator Asks Bush to Save Cross, War Memorial
June 30, 2006
- A highly decorated war veteran and a California lawmaker have joined the ranks of concerned Americans in the battle to protect and preserve a huge cross that is part of a memorial to war veterans. Full Story...
Local 'Leeway' on Homosexual Clergy Bad News for PCUSA, Says Pastor
June 30, 2006
- A conservative minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) is denouncing the denomination's move to permit the ordination of homosexuals under certain circumstances. Full Story...
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