Bauer Suggests Snow Job Unlikely From New White House Press Secretary
April 27, 2006
- A pro-family activist and former presidential candidate is praising President Bush for his selection of a Fox News commentator and talk-show host to be his new press secretary. Gary Bauer says he would be "hard-pressed to think of anyone better suited" for the position than Tony Snow. Full Story...SCOTUS Upholds Christian Student's Rights in Viewpoint Discrimination Suit
April 27, 2006
- Recently, in a major victory for a Christian student in New York who encountered viewpoint discrimination at his public school, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a unanimous ruling by the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The court found in favor of young Antonio Peck, who was censored by his Syracuse school because an art poster he drew for his ki... Full Story...
Attorney: Texas Case Will Address Court Interference in Church Matters
April 27, 2006
- The Texas Supreme Court has announced it will hear a case that could determine whether courts have the authority to interfere with matters such as church discipline. Full Story...
Christian Attorneys Hopeful of Favorable PBA Ruling from SCOTUS
April 27, 2006
- The legal arm of the American Family Association says it will be filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a major case before the U.S. Supreme Court when it considers the issue of partial-birth abortion. Full Story...
Junior Achievement Official: Good Credit May Begin With Good Parenting
April 26, 2006
- A recent poll reveals increasing numbers of teenagers now possess and use credit cards. Nearly 20 percent of the 18-and-older teens surveyed reporting possessing and paying with plastic in the 2006 Junior Achievement Interprise Poll on teens and personal finance. Full Story...
Plano School District Votes to Settle Christian Club's Discrimination Suit
April 26, 2006
- As part of an effort to settle a discrimination lawsuit, a Dallas-area public school district has decided to stop discriminating against a student-led Christian club. The district's move comes after the student group filed suit, asking a federal judge to tell school officials to stop discriminating against the Christian students' religious club.... Full Story...
ADF's Lawsuit Claims High School Censored Christian Club's Viewpoint
April 26, 2006
- A suburban Philadelphia public school district is being sued for allegedly imposing an "extreme" amount of censorship on Christians students. For example, the lawsuit filed by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) accuses the Downingtown Area School District of forcing the campus "Bible Club" to meet as the "Downingtown Prayer Club" instead. Full Story...
New Proposal Urges SBC Action on Public School Exit Strategy
April 26, 2006
- Two years after a similar measure was blocked, Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) activists are again urging the denomination to remove its children from public schools. Full Story...
Networks' Ad Campaign No Solution to Indecency Violations, Say Critics
April 26, 2006
- Family-friendly media watchdogs say the television industry is merely trying to dodge its responsibility to police itself and its content. And the head of the FCC says the multi-million-dollar ad campaign just announced by the industry won't be enough to satisfy his agency's mandate to patrol the airwaves for indecency. Full Story...
New Proposal Urges SBC to Move on a Public School Exit Strategy
April 26, 2006
- Two years after a similar measure was blocked, Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) activists are again urging the denomination to remove its children from public schools. Full Story...
VOM: 'Religious Freedom' in China Is for Those Who Are Communist First
April 26, 2006
- An Oklahoma-based ministry dedicated to the persecuted Church says in Communist China, religious freedom means being a good communist first -- and being religious after that. Full Story...
Court Determines Christian Message on T-Shirt Offensive
April 26, 2006
- A constitutional attorney is denouncing a ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that bars a San Diego high school student from wearing a T-shirt displaying Christians messages in opposition to homosexuality. Full Story...
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