Ministry Relief Efforts Reach Out to Tsunami Victims in South Asia
December 28, 2004
Relief agencies around the world are sending supplies and volunteers to South Asia in the aftermath of one of the world's greatest catastrophes. According to various news reports, the death toll from the tsunami that rolled across the region on Sunday (December 26) has now risen to nearly 40,000. Full Story...Top Stories of 2004: Constitutional Lawyer: Limited Legal Options Remain for Terri Schiavo
December 28, 2004
A constitutional law attorney says Florida Governor Jeb Bush has few legal options now that the state Supreme Court has struck down a law passed by the legislature to keep Terri Schiavo, who is severely brain damage, alive. Full Story...
Top Stories of 2004: 4,000+ Homosexual 'Marriage' Licenses Nullified by California High Court
December 28, 2004
The California Supreme Court has permanently barred the mayor of San Francisco from issuing same-sex "marriage" licenses, and has also invalidated the thousands of licenses that have already been issued. Full Story...
Top Stories of 2004: Christian Group Determined to Warn Public About Disney's 'Gay Days'
December 28, 2004
A Christian activist group has developed a three-point strategy to warn unsuspecting families coming to Orlando, Florida, about the very family-unfriendly homosexual pride festival known as "Gay Days at Walt Disney World." Full Story...
Top Stories of 2004: Anglican Leaders Applaud Primates for Bold Stand Against ECUSA
December 28, 2004
Overseas Anglican leaders are being praised for issuing a statement that calls on the leadership of the Episcopal Church USA to repent within three months or face expulsion from the worldwide Anglican Communion. Full Story...
Lawsuit Challenges NJ Schools' Christmas Music Ban
December 27, 2004
A New Jersey school system has been sued over its ban on traditional Christmas music. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Thomas More Law Center has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a parent and his two children, challenging the Maplewood Public School District's prohibition of all religious music. Full Story...
Ministry Expresses Concern for Well-Being of Arrested Chinese Pastor
December 27, 2004
A prominent house church leader in China was arrested earlier this month and hasn't been heard from since. A representative of a ministry to the persecuted Church is deeply concerned about what awaits the well-known pastor. Full Story...
Sacramento Police Promise to Allow Christians Access to Capitol Sidewalks
December 27, 2004
Police officials in California's capital city have stated they will no longer prohibit Christians from handing out literature on public sidewalks. Full Story...
Top Stories of 2004: Ron Reagan's DNC Comments Rile Pro-Lifers
December 27, 2004
Pro-life and pro-family groups are up in arms over comments made Tuesday night in Boston in support of embryonic stem-cell research. The uproar is not so much because the claims broke any new ground, but because they were uttered by the son of the late President Ronald Reagan -- who was staunchly pro-life and who, according to many defenders of the... Full Story...
Top Stories of 2004: Pro-Family Crowd Hails House Marriage Protection Act Victory
December 27, 2004
Pro-family groups are praising the U.S. House of Representatives for making a strong show of support for traditional marriage through their decisive passage of the Marriage Protection Act (MPA) by a vote of 233-194. However, several are saying the legislation, although a step forward, does not go far enough. Full Story...
Top Stories of 2004: 'JESUS Film' Celebrates 25 Years, Billions of Viewers
December 27, 2004
Christian films have become a hot property in the wake of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. The February release by Gibson has created arguably the biggest splash ever in the industry -- not just in the Christian film genre, but in Hollywood as a whole. Full Story...
Top Stories of 2004: Baptist Journalist Urges Christian Parents: Pull Kids Out of Public Schools
December 27, 2004
Southern Baptists are being challenged to pull their children out of public schools for "the good of Christ's church and the strength of their own commitment to Jesus." Full Story...
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