Frist's Friday Flip-Flop Gains Him Few Conservative Kudos
August 1, 2005
A prominent, pro-life, conservative Republican -- the Senate majority leader, no less -- has apparently changed his stripes on the issue of embryonic stem-cell research. To say pro-life advocates are disappointed would be an understatement. Full Story...Hope Floats in Tsunami-Stricken Area; Ministry Aids in Tangible Fashion
August 1, 2005
Seven months ago hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives as tidal waves swamped coastal areas in Southeast Asia. Since then, missionaries with Gospel for Asia have worked tirelessly to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of the tsunami victims. Full Story...
Evolutionist Admits False Assertions Against Critic of Darwin's Theories
August 1, 2005
The head of a pro-evolution think tank has issued a retraction for factual misstatements and false allegations she made in an article attacking a California man who wants the scientific weaknesses of Darwin's theory of evolution taught in public school science classes. Full Story...
GFA Workers Wade Deep Into Devastation Left by Mumbai Floods
August 1, 2005
Twelve churches operated by Gospel for Asia have been destroyed by torrential rains and flooding in India. The death toll is expected to continue rising in the wake of last week's crippling floods in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), the financial capital of India. Full Story...
Studies Show Need for National Campaign Against Underage Drinking
August 1, 2005
Research indicates that, between 2001 and 2003, American teenagers were 96 times more likely to see a television promotion for an alcoholic product than an ad warning against underage drinking. The research director of the Center on Alcoholic Marketing and Youth (CAMY) says something must be done to change that. Full Story...
Tough and Tender -- New Novel Has Elements for Every Reader
August 1, 2005
Charles Martin is among the fine new voices on the Christian fiction scene. His first title, The Dead Don't Dance, was a 2005 Christy Award finalist. Hallmark Hall of Fame bought movie and TV rights less than a month after its release. Obviously, the man's got what it takes. Full Story...
PC(USA) Task Force Report: Unity Over Purity?
July 29, 2005
A task force of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has released a draft report that urges members of the denomination to live together despite their differing convictions on basic theological issues. Full Story...
WPU Censures Student-Employee for Expressing Biblical Beliefs Against Homosexuality
July 29, 2005
A 63-year-old campus technician and student at a New Jersey university who sent a private e-mail describing lesbianism and homosexuality as "perversions" has been formally reprimanded by the school for violating its non-discrimination policy. Full Story...
Movie Industry Watcher Observes Hollywood Sea Change in The Passion's Wake
July 29, 2005
One Hollywood insider says things in Tinseltown are changing, in part thanks to Mel Gibson's hit independent feature, The Passion of the Christ. Because of the doors opened by that Bible-based blockbuster, film festival founder Jason Apuzzo sees hope for the future of movies that will appeal to conservatives and others longing to see good, quality ... Full Story...
Christian Law Student Group Denied Recognition Appeals for Justice
July 29, 2005
The Christian Legal Society chapter at Southern Illinois University Law School is asking a federal court to order the law school to reinstate the evangelical group as an official student organization. Full Story...
Bauer: 'Witch Hunt' Beginning on Supreme Court Nominee Roberts
July 29, 2005
It was in the late 1940s that alleged communists in Hollywood were called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Now, almost 60 years later, a similar tactic apparently is being considered to undermine the nomination of John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story...
C.S. Lewis and the Tao of The Island
July 29, 2005
In writing to the church in Rome, the Apostle Paul noted that people who know God, yet suppress the knowledge of their Creator, are driven to worship creatures. Such people become debased in their thinking and are given over to all manner of sin. In time, people regress from a belief in God to a belief that they are God, and once that belief become... Full Story...
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