Christian Ministry Leader Urges Prayer as Dalai Lama Visits Mayo Clinic
April 7, 2006
- Olive Tree Ministries founder and director Jan Markell says the patients and staff at the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, need a prayer of protection on April 17. She believes a guest who will soon be visiting the hospital may pose a greater danger to the patients than the illnesses that brought them there. Full Story...Priest Gives Music of Bono's Band His Blessing for Communion Services
April 7, 2006
- At some Episcopal Church services, hymns are out and U2 is in. The popular Irish rock band's songs blared from speakers at a recent "U2 Eucharist Service" in Providence, Rhode Island, where 130 worshippers were offered fluorescent glow sticks and earplugs. Full Story...
Lesbian Sues Pro-Family Activists for Exposing Truth About Pro-Homosexual Event
April 7, 2006
- A lesbian who was fired for her role in the notorious "Fistgate" conference at Tufts University has brought a civil suit against two Massachusetts pro-family activists who attended the 2000 conference and then proceeded to expose what went on at the pro-homosexual event. Full Story...
Attorney: Shielding Children from Obscenity 'Common Sense,' Not Censorship
April 7, 2006
- State representatives in Oklahoma have approved proposed legislation that would require public libraries to place sexually explicit materials in a separate section and to distribute such materials only to adults. Full Story...
Radio Talk-Show Host: More Balance Needed in Immigration Dialogue
April 7, 2006
- His on-air motto is "America is worth protecting. It's up to us." -- and talk-radio host Rick Roberts has taken it upon himself to make sure that more than just the "politically correct" side of the immigration issue is being heard in Southern California. Full Story...
Online Profiles Can Be 'Predator Magnets,' Internet Safety Expert Warns
April 6, 2006
- An Internet safety advocate is warning parents not to let their children post pictures of themselves online. She warns that a simple and seemingly harmless posting of an young person's image or basic personal information can become, in the twisted mind of a predator, an opportunity and an open invitation to stalk the innocent child. Full Story...
Pennsylvania Official Charged With Using Position to Push Homosexual Agenda
April 6, 2006
- The American Family Association of Pennsylvania (AFA of PA) is accusing the Human Relations Commission in that state of overstepping its stated purpose and goals to promote pro-homosexual causes. Full Story...
Pro-Family Leader Calls California's Pro-Homosexual Textbook Bill 'Outrageous'
April 6, 2006
- A pro-homosexual bill that pro-family forces are describing as one of the most outrageous pieces of legislation to come through the California legislature this year has been approved by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee. Full Story...
Lawsuit Alleges City Resolution Labels Catholics as 'Outsiders'
April 6, 2006
- A resolution passed unanimously by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has prompted a lawsuit alleging the city officials have launched a "startling attack" on the Catholic Church, its teachings and beliefs, and its adherents. Full Story...
Group's Letter, Petition Urge Bush to Champion Religious Freedom in Afghanistan
April 6, 2006
- A pro-family lobbying group is asking President Bush to demand that the Afghan constitution be changed -- or else start taking U.S. troops out of that country. Full Story...
Novelists' First Title Tackles Mid-East Religious Terrorism, Political Intrigue
April 6, 2006
- AgapePress writer Randall Murphree interviewed author Mike Yorkey after the recent release of By the Sword, Yorkey's first novel co-authored with Rick Myatt. Yorkey, author of 55 nonfiction titles, was editor of Focus on the Family magazine for 11 years and is a writer in the Every Man's Battle series. Full Story...
CBS Accused of Giving Embryo Adoption Short Shrift
April 6, 2006
- The director of the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) says a CBS News program pushed a political agenda on its recent piece on leftover embryos. He says the network did a disservice to the public when it aired "A Surplus of Embryos." Full Story...
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