TX Board of Educ. Parts Ways with Nat'l Assoc. Over 'Liberal' Leanings
November 23, 2005
- The Texas State Board of Education has severed ties with the National Association of State School Boards whose policies, says the Texas group, "continue to gravitate to liberal left." Full Story...DOJ Warns Illinois School Against Race-Based Hiring Practices
November 22, 2005
- The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue Southern Illinois University - Carbondale over racially exclusive programs at the school. The DOJ has notified the school that hiring practices for its three graduate fellowships intentionally discriminate against whites, Asian Americans, and Arab Americans, and thus violate the 1964 Civil Rig... Full Story...
Pro-Israel Advocate Compares U.S. 'Pandering' to Palestine With Nazi Appeasement
November 22, 2005
- Esther Levens, founder and CEO of the Unity Coalition for Israel, says the recent Palestinian-Israeli "agreement" brokered by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is nothing but more appeasement of terrorists at Israel's expense. Full Story...
CWA Leader Lauds FDA's Handling of Plan B Drug Review Process
November 22, 2005
- The results of an investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) into how the Food and Drug Administration has dealt with the so-called "emergency" contraceptive drug known as Plan B has caused liberal U.S. senators some concern. However, a spokesperson for Concerned Women for America (CWA) says her group is pleased with the FDA's h... Full Story...
'Compromises' on Human Sexuality Undercut Biblical Standards, Say Renewal Leaders
November 22, 2005
- A coalition of denominational renewal groups is warning Christians in America that an "assault" on biblical standards regarding sexuality -- in the guise of supposed "compromises" -- is in reality subverting those standards so that church bodies and officials can disregard them whenever they wish. Full Story...
FIRST PERSON: Christmas Under Fire -- and the Return of the Grinch
November 22, 2005
- After the elections in 2004, an interesting fact emerged. It became clear that one important reason George Bush won re-election with such a clear mandate was a mainstream backlash against homosexual marriage. This is fascinating in that homosexuality was never a major part of the campaign. Full Story...
Consumers Flock to Weekend Shopping Boycott
November 22, 2005
- An official with a pro-family group reports that a boycott campaign aimed at Target Stores nationwide has succeeded in attracting hundreds of thousands of consumers who say they intend to shop elsewhere during what is traditionally the busiest shopping weekend of the year. Full Story...
Christians Called to Deliver Children from Hopelessness
November 22, 2005
- In the small town of Brenham, Texas, it's not uncommon to see Kazakhstani children in cowboy boots, eating Blue Bell ice cream. Why? A local church began living out God's Word. How? By establishing an orphan-care ministry, as advocated by FamilyLife's Hope for Orphans. Full Story...
Charitable Contribution Incentives for Cash Gifts Temporarily Increased
November 21, 2005
- The Hurricane Katrina relief bill has made changes to tax law that greatly encourage certain cash gifts made from August 28 until the end of the year. The new law increased the maximum amount of cash contributions that are deductible in any one year from 50 percent to 100 percent of adjusted gross income. Full Story...
Surgeon's Book Exposes Flesh, Helps Believers Cut Out Deep-Rooted Sin
November 21, 2005
- A Pennsylvania surgeon says the Apostle Paul was exactly right when he called humans' sinful nature "the flesh," because many sins actually do have physiological connections. Dr. Clark Gerhart, M.D., author of Say Goodbye to Stubborn Sin (Siloam Press, 2005), says he hopes the book will show Christians how thoroughly fleshly they are by helping ... Full Story...
MS Lawmaker Sees Hi-Tech Tracking as Solution to Predator Monitoring
November 21, 2005
- A Mississippi legislator has set the wheels in motion for a bill next legislative session that would make it legal to use satellite tracking for keeping tabs on the most serious convicted sexual offenders. Full Story...
Homosexual Ordination Raises Concerns Among PC(USA) Conservatives
November 21, 2005
- Yet another congregation in the Presbyterian Church (USA) has defied scriptural requirements and the denomination's official stance on homosexual ordination. South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry, New York, recently ordained a homosexual man who refuses to abide by the denomination's ban on practicing homosexuals in the ministry. Full Story...
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