Activist Finds Creative Ways to Have Impact
August 22, 2005
Dr. Robert M. Walker says he's retired, but a brief conversation with the Bloomington, Indiana, physician reveals that, in reality, he's a busy man. After retiring from medical practice in 1993, he began to put even more effort into community affairs and activist projects which had always been a part of his life. Full Story...Pro-Lifers Considering First Amendment Lawsuit Against City of Albany, NY
August 22, 2005
Authorities in New York are being accused of trying to trample on the First Amendment rights of pro-life activists. Full Story...
Ministry Offers Tech Help to Christians, Outreach to Lost Professionals
August 22, 2005
A North Carolina-based ministry is using business, technological and leadership education to overcome barriers in reaching the world for Christ. The Christian organization is doing this not only by helping other ministries but also by extending its resources to non-Christian professionals through training and outreach opportunities. Full Story...
Parents Warned Against Tawdry Teen-Targeted Fiction
August 22, 2005
The director of research for the American Family Association (AFA) says parents have a new battle to wage in their efforts to protect their children. This time the problem is racy teen fiction books like the "Gossip Girl" series -- big sellers that are filled with their characters' sexual exploits and drug use. Full Story...
Court Says Newport Beach ECUSA Dissenters Can Keep Church Property
August 22, 2005
A judge has ruled that the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles cannot confiscate the property of an orthodox parish that left the denomination over the ordination of an openly homosexual bishop. Full Story...
Calif. Lawmaker Agrees With APA: Video Game Violence Needs Curbing
August 22, 2005
The American Psychological Association has recently acknowledged that violence in video games is bad for children's health, and that exposure to violent game content increases anger and aggressive thoughts and behavior. Those facts are nothing new to one California legislator, who has been a leader in the fight to reform the electronic game industr... Full Story...
Seniors, Others Benefit from 'Church in the Park' Reversal
August 22, 2005
Owners of a mobile home park in one California city have backed down from a decision that shut the doors on a ministry to senior residents. Full Story...
Unlocking Belief with The Skeleton Key
August 19, 2005
For decades the West has been awash in spiritual multiculturalism. Open-mindedness is in, while "narrow, intolerant dogmatism" is out. Harry Blamires, in his book In Defense of Dogmatism, notes that nowadays Christians are supposed to walk about as if they do not have definitive answers to life's most important questions. The journey is everything,... Full Story...
Christian Media Co. Works to Bridge Faith Community and Tinseltown
August 19, 2005
A California company is trying to help the entertainment industry connect with people of faith. Grace Hill Media was founded five years ago by Jonathan Bock, a believer who worked for years in Hollywood and saw a need for a Christian public relations firm. Full Story...
Founder Claims Arkansas Creation Museum Combats Creeping Secularism
August 19, 2005
A biblical creationism museum in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas is attracting thousands of visitors each month and gaining more notoriety by the day. The Museum of Earth History in Eureka Springs, which features several cast replicas of dinosaur fossils dug up in North America, is no typical creation exhibit. Full Story...
Court Sides with Student on Right to Wear Scripture-Bearing Shirt
August 19, 2005
A federal judge has told an Ohio school district it can no longer bar a middle school student from wearing a t-shirt with a Christian message. Full Story...
Open Doors USA Endorses Documentary
August 19, 2005
The epic story of five slain missionaries in the jungles of Ecuador -- a story that made national headlines 50 years ago -- is now an award-winning documentary. Full Story...
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