AIDS Researcher: European and U.N. Anti-Abstinence Bias Will Cost Lives
December 13, 2005
- A Harvard researcher who studied how Uganda cut its AIDS/HIV infection rate says the European Union is giving Africa bad advice on that topic. Led by the United Kingdom, the EU issued a statement for World AIDS Day on December 1, urging Africans not to listen to a message from the U.S. emphasizing abstinence to prevent spread of the AIDS virus. Full Story...Ministry Leader Refutes Media Depictions of a Widely Hated America
December 12, 2005
- The president of a Christian ministry to India says the United States is appreciated throughout most of the world, despite media reports to the contrary. Full Story...
Live Lingerie-Clad Models Don't Belong in Store Window, Says Maine Group
December 12, 2005
- A grassroots pro-family organization in Maine has added opposition to a live lingerie display to its list of cultural protests. A downtown lingerie store called "Spellbound" in the state's capital is what has draw the fire of decency advocates. Full Story...
Angel Tree Plants Positive Seeds in LIves of Inmates' Children
December 12, 2005
- More than half a million children of inmates in America's prisons will receive Christmas gifts, thanks to an international ministry. Full Story...
Rent, the Movie -- Strong, but Wrong
December 12, 2005
- Being salt and light in the world has never been a simple task for Christians. The problem is that salt can't act as a preserving agent unless it comes into contact with meat; and light gives no illumination if it is hidden. So being in the world, but not of the world, can be a vulnerable place. Full Story...
Romney's Emergency Contraception Flip-Flop Dismays Massachusetts Activist
December 12, 2005
- A conservative activist in Massachusetts says he is very disappointed by Governor Mitt Romney's decision on the state's emergency contraception law. The new law, which takes effect this week, will require all hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims. Full Story...
'Jesus Christ Dancers' Asked Not to Perform at Holiday Festival Event
December 12, 2005
- An official with the City of Chula Vista (California) Recreation Department asked a local Christian hip-hop dance group to not perform at a city-sponsored "Holiday Festival" last weekend. Full Story...
Alabama Bible Course Bill's Mandated Textbook Sparks Criticism
December 12, 2005
- Several voices are raising objections to a bill in the Alabama legislature, HB 58, which would require local school districts choosing to offer a Bible literacy elective in grades 9 through 12 to use a new, untested textbook that many critics view as controversial. Full Story...
Most Alabamans Surveyed Trust Bible's Creation Account Over Darwin's
December 9, 2005
- A new poll shows more people in Alabama adhere to the biblical account of creation than to Darwin's theory of evolution. Of the more than 400 Alabamians surveyed between November 28 and December 1, about three out of four identified themselves as "born-again Christians." Full Story...
ADF: Worldwide Outcry Influenced Swedish Pastor's Hate Speech Trial
December 9, 2005
- An attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) says international exposure and pressure played a major role in a recent decision by Sweden's Supreme Court not to convict a pastor of committing a "hate speech" crime after he preached a sermon offering a biblical perspective on homosexual sin. Full Story...
Lottery-Laden Limbs Furrow Lawmaker's Brow
December 9, 2005
- A Christmas tree decorated with used lottery tickets by elementary school students in south central Oklahoma City has been removed from the state Capitol. Full Story...
Hear Him Roar! I Did!
December 9, 2005
- I was one of select group to have the honor of hearing Aslan roar from the big screen last weekend during a pre-screening of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. And mind you, his roar was loud and clear as a tale of wonder and majesty unfolded throughout the film. Full Story...
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