'Button Pusher's' Photos Evoke Sights, Sounds, Smells of Holy Land
March 31, 2006
- A favorite photograph has a powerful capacity to transport us to another time and place, to a fond memory or a fanciful daydream. To the deck of the deep-sea fishing boat when we pulled in a 100-lb. marlin. To the romantic New England inn where we hope to spend a second honeymoon. To the Peruvian village with dirt-floored huts where we served on... Full Story...Focus on the Family Dumps Wells Fargo
March 31, 2006
- Focus on the Family announced in December that it is ending its banking relationship with Wells Fargo due to that company's aggressive efforts to promote the homosexual-rights movement. Full Story...
Darwinism Critic Applauds California School District's New Science Policy
March 31, 2006
- A southern California school district has voted to allow teachers to present scientific criticisms of evolution in biology class. Under a new policy adopted by the Lancaster School District, "discussions that question the theory of evolution may be appropriate as long as they do not stray from current criteria of scientific fact, hypothesis, and... Full Story...
Activist Urges Radical Change, Evangelical Renewal to Reverse UMC's Decline
March 31, 2006
- New statistics reveal that nearly half of United Methodist churches in America are failing to carry out the "Great Commission." According to the denomination's Board of Discipleship, 43 percent of United Methodist Church congregations in the U.S. did not receive a single member by profession of faith in 2004. Full Story...
Bay State's High Court Upholds Block on Non-Resident Same-Sex 'Marriages'
March 31, 2006
- The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled that homosexual and lesbian couples from states where same-sex "marriage" is banned cannot marry in Massachusetts. The high court in Boston based its ruling on a 1913 law that was enacted to keep non-residents from exploiting the Bay State's less restrictive marriage laws. Full Story...
Sexualized Culture Blamed for Teacher-Student Sex Epidemic
March 30, 2006
- An author says parents may want to consider pulling their children out of public schools once they find out young people are much more likely to be sexually abused at the hands of public school employees than by Roman Catholic priests. Full Story...
Christian Teens' Rally Irks San Francisco's City Fathers
March 30, 2006
- An estimated 25,000 youths showed up last weekend for a "Battle Cry" rally in San Francisco -- and then became the latest targets to receive a resolution against them by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Full Story...
Author: U.S. Liberals Defending Islam Are Supporting Terrorists' Agenda
March 30, 2006
- A best-selling author who once had to escape from Afghanistan says America needs to evaluate seriously the meaning of free speech in light of wartime realities in the contemporary environment of Islamic terrorist aggression. Full Story...
Family Films Fare Well, Says Christian Media Monitor
March 30, 2006
- The public's picks for favorite films of 2005 differ greatly from those selected by awards shows and critics' associations, according to the findings of an authoritative study conducted by the Christian Film & Television Commission and presented as the Annual Report to the Entertainment Industry. Full Story...
Late Author Penned Revealing Probe Into U.S. Educational System
March 30, 2006
- When conservative talk-show host Marlin Maddoux unexpectedly passed away during heart surgery on March 4, 2004, all of us, including his family, presumed that a book (that he told us he was working on) had not been completed and would never be published. Full Story...
Parents Find Maine Schools Unresponsive to Sex-Ed Concerns
March 30, 2006
- Conservatives in Maine are demanding changes in how the issue of human sexuality is taught in public schools. Parents across the state have been protesting the schools' sex education practices and curricula but, seemingly, to no avail. Full Story...
Censorship of Child's Poster Depicting Christ Could Require SCOTUS Resolution
March 30, 2006
- The United States Supreme Court may hear a case involving a school district's censorship of an art poster that a kindergartener drew for a school assignment -- a drawing that was partly suppressed by school officials because it contained the child's depiction of Jesus. Full Story...
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