La. Mom Sees More Black Families Choosing Home Education
March 23, 2005
Overstuffed classrooms, over-burdened teachers, and zero-tolerance policies -- those are just a few of the reasons Louisiana parent Joyce Burges and others in the black community are educating their kids at home. Feeling the public school system has failed them, more and more black families across the U.S. are choosing to home school their children... Full Story...Uganda -- A Nation Redeemed Through a Message of Abstinence
March 23, 2005
A campaign that challenges teenagers and college students to remain sexually abstinent until marriage is having a big impact in one African nation. Full Story...
Christian Group Runs Petition Drive to Stop WorldPride 2005
March 23, 2005
A Christian leader feels the city of Jerusalem will be subjected to "a moral outrage" if a planned 10-day event known as WorldPride 2005 goes forward as planned. If it does take place, the event will bring some 250,000 homosexuals to the holy city in a celebration of their lifestyle. Full Story...
Parents Cautioned, Offered Advice on Controversial School Video
March 23, 2005
Yet another Christian teachers group is urging families to oppose a controversial "diversity" video that has been distributed to more than 60,000 U.S. elementary schools. Meanwhile, the family advocacy group that brought the controversy to light reports it has been threatened with a lawsuit for doing so. Full Story...
Schiavo's Parents Find Options Dwindling After Failed Federal Appeal
March 23, 2005
Early on Wednesday Terri Schiavo's parents suffered another setback in their bid to save their daughter's life when a federal court panel issued a 2-1 ruling against them. On the brain-damaged woman's fifth day without a feeding tube, Bob and Mary Schindler and Terri's brother Bobby Schindler are vowing they will take their fight to the U.S. Suprem... Full Story...
Father of Columbine Victim: America 'Callous' to School Shootings
March 22, 2005
A Columbine victim's father is reacting to the worst U.S. school shooting since the Columbine tragedy almost six years ago. Full Story...
Terri's Parents Appeal to 11th Circuit for Reinsertion of Feeding Tube
March 22, 2005
Shock and unbelief. That's how the loved ones of Terri Schiavo are reacting to a judge's decision early on Tuesday to deny food and water to Terri. Full Story...
Study Shows U.S. Educ. Schools Not Making the Grade
March 22, 2005
A new study suggests that America's school administrators are not being properly prepared for their jobs because most graduate education programs are deeply flawed. Full Story...
Texas Court Dissolves Injunction Allowing State-Funded Abortions
March 22, 2005
A federal court of appeals has ruled that taxpayers in Texas do not have to support the work of Planned Parenthood. Full Story...
Official's Volatile Visit Incites Racial Tension on Catholic Campus
March 22, 2005
A controversial speech by New Jersey Secretary of State Regena Thomas has created a charged atmosphere of racial tension at a South Jersey Catholic school. Full Story...
Homeless by Choice
March 22, 2005
"Shelter!" the voice answers the telephone abruptly. Full Story...
Newdow's Million-Dollar Judgment Against Pastor Set Aside
March 22, 2005
It's a major victory for a California pastor who was sued by Michael Newdow, the man who tried to have the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag. Full Story...