Coral Ridge Leader Labels Bible Text for Schools 'Relativistic'
March 2, 2006
- A well-known Christian pastor is denouncing a controversial new Bible curriculum designed for public schools which he says encourages students to question whether the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Full Story...IRD: World Council of Churches Still Out in Left Field
March 2, 2006
- An official with the Institute on Religion and Democracy says the recent meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is further proof that the organization favors social issues over the spreading of the gospel. The Institute also is taking issue with a "letter of penitence" offered by representatives of U.S.-based denominations at the gatheri... Full Story...
Evangelical Group to Intervene in Lawsuit Involving Chaplains' Religious Liberty
March 2, 2006
- A Colorado-based organization whose national membership comprises some 52 evangelical congregations has plans to intervene in a lawsuit filed by several former U.S. Air Force Academy cadets, in which they claim the school allows Christians to harass cadets who do not share their faith. According to the head of the major Protestant Christian agen... Full Story...
New Bible Distribution Program Sends God's Word Into Restricted Nations
March 2, 2006
- Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), a ministry to the persecuted Church, has launched what it calls the "Bibles Unbound" program. Through this outreach, Christians in the United States have a chance to help get copies of God's Word to nations where access to the Scriptures has been limited or virtually nonexistent. Full Story...
ADF Demands NC Governor's School Drop Course on 'Gay' Teenagers
March 2, 2006
- A Christian attorney says a homosexual advocacy seminar for students at the North Carolina Governor's School, a prestigious, six-week summer program for academically gifted and talented high school students, was offered in violation of state and federal law. Full Story...
New Bill Counters Court Ban on Christian Prayers in Indiana Statehouse
March 2, 2006
- Last week a U.S. lawmaker from Indiana introduced a bill protecting the free-speech rights of those who deliver invocations before that state's legislature. Congressman Mike Sodrel says the measure is designed to serve as a check to a federal judge who ruled that ministers invited to pray before the legislative body and even the legislators them... Full Story...
Pro-Life Voice Thunders in Hollywood Film
March 2, 2006
- From Hollywood filmmaker Jonathan Flora comes a gripping and emotionally charged thriller about partial-birth abortion. Set as a courtroom drama and titled A Distant Thunder, the 35-minute film enters the desperate mind of pro-choice prosecutor Ann Brown (played by Flora's wife, Deborah) who takes on a partial-birth abortion case, which proves t... Full Story...
Indonesian High Court Denies Imprisoned Sunday School Teachers' Appeal
March 1, 2006
- The Supreme Court of Indonesia has denied the appeal of three Sunday school teachers arrested and charged with breaking the law by allegedly coercing children to convert to the Christian faith. Full Story...
Conservative Activist Critical of Church Leaders' Soft-Peddling of Hamas
March 1, 2006
- A Christian columnist says leaders of mainline Protestant churches have been non-critical and sometimes conciliatory in their response to the recent victory by the terrorist group Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections. He suggests that reflects a focus on secular, political issues -- to the detriment of the task of spreading of the go... Full Story...
Former Intern Sues Ex-Employer After Being Fired for Sharing Her Faith
March 1, 2006
- A former graduate student at California State University-Long Beach claims she lost an internship because she is a Christian and unwilling to hide her faith. Full Story...
Abortion Study Causes Stir in New Zealand
March 1, 2006
- The director of the Elliot Institute says a New Zealand study could have a big effect on abortion around the globe. The study reports that women who have abortions have a higher rate of subsequent mental problems that couldn't be explained by any pre-abortion mental issues. Full Story...
Pocket-Sized Porn Proves Profitable
March 1, 2006
- Another facet of the pornography industry may well become booming business in the United States due to emerging technological innovations such as the new video iPod and similar pocket-sized gadgets. Full Story...
Religion News
