Family Advocate Hopeful Anti-Sex-Trafficking Bill Will Make a Difference
June 13, 2005
Many are hoping a new anti-sex-trafficking bill in Congress will produce positive results in the fight against prostitution and related crimes and help cut down on the exploitation of women and children by that illicit industry. Full Story...Christian Student Group Fights Illinois Law School Officials for Recognition, Equal Treatment
June 13, 2005
The Southern Illinois University School of Law is being sued for revoking the registered student organization status of the campus charter of the Christian Legal Society. SIU claims the chapter's membership policies violate the university's affirmative action equal employment policy; however, that policy has not been applied to other religious stud... Full Story...
Liberty Counsel Seeks Intervenor Status in NY Marriage Defense Case
June 13, 2005
Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based pro-family legal group, has asked a court for the right to present oral arguments in a same-sex "marriage" case that is pending before a New York court. Full Story...
Rural Chinese Christians Suffer Behind State's Religious Freedom Facade
June 10, 2005
A spokesman for a ministry that serves the persecuted Church worldwide says life for rural Chinese Christians is not easy, since they fall on the wrong side of the government's double standard regarding religious liberty. While believers in large cities in China appear to enjoy great freedom when it comes to worship, reportedly the situation in man... Full Story...
Wash. Pastor's Opposition to Special Rights Bill Earns Homosexuals' Enmity
June 10, 2005
A teachers union in Washington State wants a large Christian church banned from using public school facilities in the Lake Washington School District. Officials with the union oppose the church's use of school district property because they allege the evangelical congregation's minister -- a former NFL football star -- promotes intolerance toward h... Full Story...
'Love Won Out' Offers Way Out for Those Entrapped by Homosexuality
June 10, 2005
A conference aimed at uncovering the truth about homosexuality takes place in Seattle later this month. Focus on Family is sponsoring its "Love Won Out" conference in the northwest metropolis on June 25. Full Story...
Mass. Parents Riled About 6th-Grade 'Sex Survey'
June 10, 2005
Parents in one Massachusetts town are expressing outrage over an explicit sex survey being administered to sixth-graders without disclosing the questions to moms and dads. Full Story...
When the Audience Talks: Moving from Film to Discussion to Decision
June 10, 2005
The Question of God: Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis (now available on DVD through PBS) comes across as a documentary -- stock photos of Freud and Lewis, staid dramatizations in the "Masterpiece Theater" style, all intercut with scholars from diverse disciplines providing expert opinions on the lives and thoughts of these two towering intellects of th... Full Story...
Atheist Denied in Bid to Dramatically Alter Wording on Soledad Cross Ballot
June 10, 2005
The attorney for atheist Phillip Paulson was denied by a San Diego judge on Thursday (June 9) in his bid to strike five full statements from a July 26 ballot initiative that would effectively allow San Diego voters to decide the fate of a historic cross located on the top of Mt. Soledad. Via that initiative, voters will be able to decide if they wa... Full Story...
DOJ Official: NYC Schools' Discrimination Against Church Breaks the Law
June 9, 2005
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal court to bar New York City Public Schools from discriminating against religious speech. The DOJ has filed a second brief on behalf of the Bronx Household of Faith, a church that has been barred from renting school facilities on the same basis as other community groups. Full Story...
Expert: Many Promote Homosexual Parenting With Poor Reasons, Faulty Premise
June 9, 2005
It's a biological given that homosexuals cannot reproduce; however, many are getting children by hiring surrogates. One professor at Marquette University says these manufactured families are just an effort to "normalize" homosexuality. Full Story...
Senate Okays Another Bush Judge for Federal Bench -- Will There Be More?
June 9, 2005
Two down, one to go -- or will there be more? That could very well be the question on Capitol Hill after Janice Rogers Brown was confirmed to the federal bench on Wednesday. Brown was the second of President Bush's judicial nominees to be given an up-or-down vote before the full Senate after the bipartisan "compromise" in May intended to bring an e... Full Story...
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