Colorado School Sued for Restricting 5th-Grader's Religious Rights
December 20, 2004
A Colorado school district has been sued for prohibiting a fifth-grader from inviting fellow students to her Bible club. The lawsuit alleges the district unlawfully restricted the student's private religious speech. Full Story...Ministry Urges Call for Investigation into Chinese Christian's Death
December 20, 2004
The family of a Chinese woman who died in police custody after being arrested for distributing Bibles is pushing for an investigation into the incident. Full Story...
Fuming Mad and Tough as Nails
December 20, 2004
When civilian truck driver Thomas Hamill was captured by Iraqi rebels in April 2004, he spoke briefly to a television camera that recorded the event. As Hamill was held in Iraq, Paul Brown saw the tape re-play over and over on the news back home in Mississippi. Full Story...
First Amendment Was Meant to Protect Religion, Historian Says
December 17, 2004
A conservative history professor hopes his new book will help to educate Americans about the so-called separation of church and state. He insists that, in spite of frequent wrong interpretations of the establishment clause, the founding fathers' original intent was to ensure the federal government's complete nonintervention in religious issues. Full Story...
High Schooler Suspended for Passing Out Evangelical Letters Returns, Resumes Witnessing
December 17, 2004
Three thousand students at a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, have learned that one of their classmates is definitely not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The 18-year old was suspended after he passed out letters containing an evangelical message to fellow students at his school. Full Story...
Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas Dinner; Homeless Shelter Refuses Strip Joint's Charity
December 17, 2004
A New Mexico homeless shelter has made headlines for refusing an offer from a local strip club. The club promised no alcohol would be served nor any lap dances done, but the head of the shelter told the "gentlemen's establishment" no thanks. Full Story...
Watchdog Groups Challenge Claims of Media's Conservative Bent
December 17, 2004
A conservative media watchdog group says PBS icon Bill Moyers will retire today by airing an exposé on what he calls the media's "conservative bias." Full Story...
'Candy Cane' Card Cleared for Christian Club's Campus Christmas Cause
December 17, 2004
In a dramatic about-face, a Wisconsin school district has reversed its decision to bar high school students from handing out Christmas cards containing the story of the religious origins of the candy cane. That reversal derailed a federal lawsuit at the last minute. Full Story...
World's Anglican Leaders to Address Issue of Women Bishops
December 17, 2004
The Church of England remains sharply divided on whether women should be priests -- but a church commission says it has to decide soon whether they should be bishops as well. Full Story...
Church Needs Scriptural, Not Corporate, Leadership Model
December 17, 2004
In an exclusive interview with Dr. John MacArthur, he discusses the influence of the Apostle Paul on his own life, as well as the example set by the apostle in the area of spiritual leadership. MacArthur says because of the extensive writings of Paul that are available in the New Testament, the apostle provides the "best leadership model" in script... Full Story...
Southern Baptists' Mission Focus: Raise Millions, Send Thousands
December 16, 2004
The nation's largest evangelical denomination is trying to raise $150 million to send missionaries out into the field. Full Story...
Legal Expert's Book Takes On Same-Sex Marriage Issue
December 16, 2004
A new book by attorney and Liberty Counsel president Mathew D. Staver encourages people to become involved in the culture war to preserve traditional marriage in America. In his book Same-Sex Marriage: Putting Every Household at Risk (Broadman & Holman, 2004), the author asserts that the battle for marriage is the biggest issue facing U.S. Christia... Full Story...
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