Marriage Amendment -- Baptists on Sunday, Bush on Monday
June 2, 2006
- Southern Baptist pastors are being encouraged this weekend to preach about the necessity of a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage. The legislative matter is scheduled to come before the U.S. Senate for debate and a vote next week. Full Story...Study Shows Parents Giving Tots Too Much TV Time
June 1, 2006
- A child and family psychologist for Focus on the Family says it is troubling that. According to one study, today's parents seem to believe the television and other media can be a good babysitter for very young children. Full Story...
Plaintiffs Target Companies Marketing Junk Food to Kids
June 1, 2006
- Two public-interest advocacy groups and two Boston-area parents have filed a notice of intent to sue Nickelodeon's parent company and Kellogg Foods in a Massachusetts court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs and defendants are still negotiating to try to avoid the filing of the lawsuit over the marketing of junk food during children's programming. Full Story...
Leftist Church Official Does Not Speak for UMC, Renewal Advocate Says
June 1, 2006
- A Protestant renewal group is denouncing a United Methodist Church (UMC) official over his call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush. Full Story...
Circuit Court Sends 'Textbook Sticker' Case Back to Lower Court
June 1, 2006
- A federal appeals court has refused to rule on a lower-court decision that forced a suburban Atlanta school district to remove disclaimers about evolution from its science textbooks. Full Story...
Author Gives Christians Pat on the Back Post-Da Vinci Code Release
June 1, 2006
- The co-author of a book that looks at the beliefs of author Dan Brown, who penned The Da Vinci Code, believes Christians overall have responded appropriately to the recent release of the movie adaptation of the best-selling novel. Full Story...
Compilation Offers 'Best of the Best' from Great Evangelist George Whitefield
June 1, 2006
- Whitefield Gold, the second title in the Gold series by Bridge-Logos, is a succinct and stunning introduction to evangelist George Whitefield. The English preacher's name became a household word on the North American continent in the mid 1700s. He was arguably the most noted revivalist sparking the period's Great Awakening. Because of his boomin... Full Story...
Bishop Jackson: Marriage Amendment Presents Political Vote on a Biblical Issue
June 1, 2006
- A prominent black Christian pastor is among minority religious leaders calling on the U.S. Senate to approve a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Full Story...
Would ACLU Squelch Free Speech of Its Own Officials?
May 31, 2006
- It appears the ACLU is seeking to muzzle some of its own board members. Full Story...
Expert Thinks Evangelical Christianity Could End Chinese Communists' Rule
May 31, 2006
- An American anti-Communist activist says he is encouraged by a recent report that after years of atheism, the Chinese people are returning to religion. He believes that is going to be an increasing problem for the Chinese Communist Party. Full Story...
'Ten Commandments' Judge on Alabama's Republican Primary Ballot
May 31, 2006
- The man who was at the center of a controversy several years ago over the public acknowledgment of God is in a race for governor of Alabama. Full Story...
Catholic League: Homosexual High School Teacher Was Rightly Fired
May 31, 2006
- The Catholic League is defending a decision by a Nevada Catholic school to fire a homosexual teacher over his MySpace.com profile. Jeff Crouse, a 45-year-old former seminarian, has been fired from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas after school officials learned he was trolling for same-sex dates on the Internet. Full Story...
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