Creationist Says Darwinists' Recent Claims Suggest Desperation
January 5, 2006
- The founder of the creationist group Answers in Genesis (AIG) says a recent announcement by the journal Science claiming evolution was the top scientific breakthrough of 2005 shows how desperate the proponents of the theory of evolution are becoming. Full Story...Christian MD: Cloud of Controversy Has Some Californians Peering Through Prop 71 Smokescreen
January 5, 2006
- More than a year has passed since California voters approved Proposition 71, a three-billion-dollar bond issue to support embryonic stem cell research, or ESCR. But the executive director of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations (CMDA) says this ethically controversial type of research has not produced any of the fruit its supporters hav... Full Story...
Protests Prompt NBC Affiliates to Close the Book on 'Daniel' Premiere
January 5, 2006
- NBC affiliates in Indiana and Arkansas have become the first television stations to announce that they will not be showing the controversial debut of the new show "The Book of Daniel." Officials at the two Nexstar Broadcasting Group stations, Terre Haute's WTWO-TV and Little Rock's KARK-TV, announced that they will pre-empt the inaugural episode... Full Story...
DePaul Under Fire Again For Censoring Free Expression On Campus
January 4, 2006
- DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, is being accused of violating the free speech rights of a student group that protested a campus appearance by controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill, an often inflammatory speaker who has compared America's 9/11 victims to Nazis. Full Story...
PFOX Spokesman: Despite Its Denials, PTA Does Promote Homosexual Agenda
January 4, 2006
- A prominent mental health counselor is criticizing the new president of the National Parent Teacher Association over her recent justification of the PTA's decision to allow a homosexual activist group to present a workshop at its national convention last summer, yet deny exhibit space to an "ex-gay" group. Full Story...
Lynchburg Mayor, Former Pastor, Indicted on Multiple Criminal Charges
January 4, 2006
- A federal grand jury has indicted a United Methodist pastor in Virginia on charges of Social Security fraud, mail fraud, lying to federal investigators, and obstruction of justice. The seven-count indictment alleges that, among other things, Lynchburg mayor Carl Hutcherson stole money from Social Security disability benefits recipients who had e... Full Story...
San Diego Church Sues City Over Unfair Facility Rental Fees
January 4, 2006
- The city of San Diego, California, is being sued by a pastor who says his church is the victim of discrimination. The lawsuit filed by Pastor Christopher Chadwick accuses the city of unfairly charging churches more to rent space than it charges other nonprofit groups. Full Story...
ID Proponent: Ruling May Generate Interest in Theory
January 4, 2006
- A prominent intelligent design (ID) think tank says a federal judge's decision to ban any mention of ID in a Pennsylvania school district is a loss for science education. Full Story...
Ethical Stem Cell Study May Pave Way for Brain Injury Cure
January 4, 2006
- A Texas children's hospital is working with the University of Texas' Medical School in a unique clinical trial using bone marrow stem cells to treat children's brain trauma. This trial, which does not involve ethically problematic and controversial embryonic stem cells, is the first to use stem cells in the treatment of traumatic brain injury, f... Full Story...
Indiana Judge's Ban on Christian Prayer May Be Put to Test
January 4, 2006
- To pray or not to pray in Jesus' name? That's a question that may be answered later today (Wednesday) when the Indiana House of Representatives opens its 2006 session. Full Story...
'Professor of the Year' Challenges Christians Academes to Support One Another
January 3, 2006
- A conservative, pro-life college professor and bioethicist has won a national award that some say is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Former Goodwin College Science Department chairman Lawrence Roberge was recently named the "2005 Connecticut Professor of the Year" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for ... Full Story...
Survey on Risk Behavior Casts Shadow on Condom-Based Sex Ed
January 3, 2006
- A Christian columnist and mental health expert says a behavior survey of students in one Florida school district highlights the failure of comprehensive sex-education programs in schools. Full Story...
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