'Safe at Home' Program Lets Christians Pitch the Gospel at the Ballpark
May 18, 2006
- An Alabama evangelist is using baseball as a tool to preach the gospel. This spring and summer, visitors to many minor-league baseball games around the United States will also be attending an evangelistic crusade. It's all part of an initiative by evangelist Scott Dawson called "Safe at Home." Full Story...Highway to Healing -- The Spiritual Journey of Michael Landon, Jr.
May 18, 2006
- Michael Landon, Jr. is no newcomer to the entertainment industry after growing up in the shadow of his father -- actor, producer and director Michael Landon, known for his roles in Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. Landon holds a deep admiration for his father's work, which inspired him at the age of 14 to become a director. Full Story...
Controversial Code Not as Influential As Some Might Think, Says Barna
May 18, 2006
- Christian pollster George Barna is offering some intriguing findings about the perceived and predicted influence of The Da Vinci Code, in both the written and theatrical form. In short, he says his findings indicate that reading the book -- or viewing the upcoming movie -- is more likely to confirm rather than change people's religious views. Full Story...
Activist: Sorry, Mrs. Bush -- Protecting Marriage Is a Campaign Issue
May 18, 2006
- The president of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of Pennsylvania) says federal and state amendments protecting traditional marriage should be a campaign issue, regardless of what First Lady Laura Bush says. Full Story...
University Faces Possible Lawsuit Over Rift With Tennessee Baptists
May 18, 2006
- After rejecting a proposal to end its 55-year relationship with Belmont University in Nashville, the Tennessee Baptist Convention may be suing the school over its decision to add non-Baptists to its governing Board of Trustees. Full Story...
Popularity, Danger of 'Social' Websites Warrants Legislation, Says Congressman
May 17, 2006
- A new bill in Congress seeks to protect students from sexual predators trying to contact children who use social network websites in schools and libraries. Full Story...
Alabama's Moore the Favorite Candidate of Texas-Based Veterans Group
May 16, 2006
- A Texas-based veterans group is leading an effort to help Alabama's former chief justice become the next governor of that state. Full Story...
Fears Expressed Over Texas' Proposed Change in Selecting School Material
May 16, 2006
- Some members of the Texas Board of Education are strongly opposing an amendment to a property tax bill that they claim would give un-elected education bureaucrats too much power over the development of school curriculum. Full Story...
ADF Helps San Diego Church Fight City's Discriminatory Rental Fees
May 16, 2006
- A federal court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the City of San Diego by a church that claims it has been singled out for unequal and unfair treatment. Full Story...
Christian MD: Dangerous Eugenics Research Being Funded With Taxpayer Dollars
May 16, 2006
- The executive director of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) says taxpayer dollars are going to fund a dangerous area of scientific research. The National Institutes of Health has given a grant of nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to Professor Maxwell Mehlman, a scientist at Case Western University, to assist him in stud... Full Story...
Episcopal Lay Group Wants 'Gay' Bishop and Consecrating Clergy Put on Trial
May 16, 2006
- A group of traditionalist Episcopalians wants the 42 bishops who approved the ordination of an openly homosexual bishop to face church trials for, among other things, flagrantly violating their own ordination vows and scripture. Full Story...
All-Brand Ad in Homosexual Mag Signals Ford Motor's Loyalties, Says AFA
May 16, 2006
- A spokesman for a prominent pro-family organization says Ford Motor Company continues to push the envelope in its support of the homosexual agenda. He says that includes a new first: advertising in the latest issue of a raunchy homosexual magazine. Full Story...