Parents Warned Against 'Family-Unfriendly' Film Festivals
December 13, 2004
Some parents are up in arms because their children were exposed to explicit homosexual sex scenes and other graphic content on "Kid's Day" during a recent independent film festival in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Full Story...Apostle Paul Trumps 'The Donald' as Leadership Mode
December 13, 2004
John MacArthur takes off the gloves any time he addresses issues on which the Church has grown soft because of secular culture's influence on the faithful. This time it's the subject of godly leadership in The Book of Leadership (Thomas Nelson, 2004). Full Story...
'Pervasively Sectarian' Label Excludes Christian Univ. from State's Student Aid
December 13, 2004
A Christian university has been branded as too religious by the state of Colorado, and its application to participate in state-funded student financial aid programs has been denied. The school has now filed suit against the state. Full Story...
Christian Ministries in U.S. Reach Out to Haiti, Iran
December 10, 2004
A global missions and relief organization based in North Carolina is trying to make a difference for Christ in Haiti, while another U.S.-based ministry out of San Jose, California, is reaching out to millions of Iranian Muslims through satellite television. Full Story...
Teacher's Defamation Suit Charges ACLU with Disregard for Truth
December 10, 2004
A Louisiana elementary school teacher has filed a defamation lawsuit against the American Civil Liberties Union, three ACLU employees, and a lesbian mother who claims her son was disciplined for using the word "gay" in the classroom. Full Story...
Poker Popularity Linked to Problem Gambling Among Youth
December 10, 2004
The executive director for the National Council on Problem Gambling says the combination of several factors has contributed to a poker craze among teens and young adults. Full Story...
Christian Legal, Pro-Life Groups Come to Defense of PBA Ban
December 10, 2004
A coalition of Christian pro-life, pro-family organizations has gone to court in Missouri to express its support of the Congressional ban on the barbaric procedure known as partial-birth abortion. Attorneys for the group argue the procedure is never necessary to protect the life of the mother -- a stipulation that courts have used to prevent implem... Full Story...
Harassed Professor Files Suit Against Univ. of Oklahoma
December 10, 2004
Administrators at the University of Oklahoma are being accused of conspiring to punish an outspoken professor for his political views. Full Story...
Canada Court's OK of Same-Sex 'Marriage' Has Conservatives Concerned
December 10, 2004
The ruling by Canada's Supreme Court that same-sex marriage is constitutional is reverberating across North America, as liberals and conservatives across the continent react with celebration or alarm. One Canadian pro-family leader says it may take the election of a conservative government to prevent Parliament from extending marriage rights to hom... Full Story...
Fear, Escape, and a Good End -- The Christmas Present of I Am David
December 10, 2004
Ever since I picked up and read my grandfather's copy of A Christmas Carol, I recognized the need for any good holiday story to have hidden, dark undertones. There is an undeniable seriousness to the Christmas season. Certainly it is a time to sing carols and to rejoice at the coming of the Messiah, but we must not fall into what cultural critic Ri... Full Story...
New Guide Helps Students Put College Life in Biblical Context
December 9, 2004
The author of a book designed to help Christian students hang onto their faith during the sometimes turbulent and often spiritually-challenging college years has written a new study guide to be used as a companion to that resource, or a stand-alone guide to surviving the college years with faith intact. Full Story...
As Elections Near, Graham Urges Prayer for Iraqi Church
December 9, 2004
The founder of the Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse says believers in Iraq are thriving in spite of intense danger, but recent terrorist attacks have resulted in an exodus of believers from the war-torn nation. Full Story...
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