SBC Plans Nashville Area Door-to-Door Outreach Next June
April 21, 2005
Thousands of U.S. Southern Baptists are gearing up for a one-day evangelistic blitz this summer in Nashville. On June 18, 10,000 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) members from around the nation are expected to attend "Crossover," an evangelistic campaign targeting the state capital and the surrounding area. Full Story...Lutheran Relief Workers Report Progress in Nias Island's Disaster Recovery
April 21, 2005
A spokesman for Lutheran World Relief (LWR) says road access and utilities are just beginning to be restored on southeastern Asia's Nias Island, located near the epicenter of last month's devastating aftershock to the December earthquake that struck the region and precipitated the deadly Indian Ocean tsunamis. Full Story...
College Student Receives $40K Grant for Humanitarian Work
April 21, 2005
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has awarded a student at the College of William and Mary a $40,000 cash grant for his humanitarian efforts in AIDS-ravaged parts of Africa. Full Story...
Hostage Crisis Survivor's New Book Offers Hope for Hard Times
April 21, 2005
A former hostage of a Philippine terrorist group says there is hope for those who have gone through trying times. In her new book To Fly Again: Surviving the Tailspins of Life (Tyndale, 2005), author Gracia Burnham offers inspiration, encouragement, and understanding to anyone facing life's hardships. Full Story...
School Threatened with Suit for Hampering Pro-Life Group's Abortion Exhibit
April 21, 2005
The University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder is being accused of discriminating against and censoring the free speech of Justice For All, a pro-life student group on the Colorado campus. Full Story...
Christian Leaders Hail New Pope as Defender of Family Values
April 20, 2005
Family values advocates from both the Catholic and Protestant communities are applauding the choice of former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger -- now known as Pope Benedict XVI -- as the new pontiff or "Holy Father" of the Roman Catholic Church. Full Story...
Study: In Most States, Physicians Not Obliged to Obey Advance Directives
April 20, 2005
The legislative counsel for the Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics, an arm of the National Right to Life Committee, says most states don't require doctors to honor patients' advance directives. Full Story...
Barna Both Alarmed, Encouraged by 'State of the Church'
April 20, 2005
A Christian researcher says church leaders need to look seriously at popular strategies which are used to reach people for Christ. Full Story...
Lawmakers Lauded for Knocking Off Bankruptcy Bill's Pro-Abortion Rider
April 20, 2005
When the new "bankruptcy bill" was approved by Congress last week, it represented a triumph -- not just for the banking and credit industries, but for pro-life demonstrators who might have been victimized by an amendment to the bill. Full Story...
Attorney: Plano Schools Still Violating Students' Religious Freedom
April 20, 2005
A Christian attorney says even though it recently modified its policy on the distribution of non-school literature, the Plano (Texas) Independent School District is still trampling the free-speech rights of students. Full Story...
Pro-Family Leaders Call On Congress to Curb Judicial Activism, Filibusters
April 20, 2005
A pro-family activist says Congress has the power to put an end to judicial activism if the legislators want to exercise it. Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum contends that America's founding fathers offered the nation the means to curtail a runaway judiciary. Full Story...
No More Options for Educator in DePauw Religious Discrimination Case
April 20, 2005
A Christian educator has run out of legal options in her religious discrimination case against United Methodist-affiliated DePauw University. Full Story...
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