Bradley Prizes June 4 at the Kennedy Center
March 20, 2008
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation today announced details for the fifth annual Bradley Prizes to honor outstanding achievement in areas consistent with the Foundation's mission. Full Story...Arrests and Prison Sentences for Hmong Christians in Laos
March 19, 2008
Officials in Laos arrested 15 Hmong Christian families in the Bokeo district on February 22, a day before a court sentenced nine area Hmong church leaders to 15 years in prison for conducting Christian ministry and meetings that had grown beyond acceptable levels for communist officials. Full Story...
Crouse Notes Waffling on Spitzer Case
March 19, 2008
Now that the initial shock is subsiding, news coverage and public reaction to Governor Eliot Spitzer's (D-New York) dalliance with a prostitute on the night before Valentine's Day has taken a strange, but predictable, turn. Full Story...
Christian Filmmakers to Receive the Top Cash Prize in World
March 19, 2008
The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) unveiled plans to give the single largest cash prize in the world to be awarded by any film festival -- secular or Christian. Full Story...
One in Four Teens Has an STD
March 19, 2008
A study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that at least one in four teens in the U.S. has a sexually transmitted disease (STD). "Current public health policies are clearly failing to reduce the spread of STDs among young women Full Story...
Police Repeatedly Raid Church to Stop "Praise and Worship" Music - Thomas More Law Center Files Federal Lawsuit
March 19, 2008
Without a warrant or other legal authorization, uniformed police officers conducted several raids on Faith Baptist Church in Waterford Township, Michigan, and threatened to prosecute several young Christian musicians for disorderly conduct - because the Township prosecutor objected to the playing of contemporary religious music. Full Story...
Church Worship Services Stopped by Muslim Mobs in Indonesia
March 18, 2008
The congregation of Love Evangelical Bethel Church near Pekanbaru, Riau province in Sumatra ceased Sunday services after about 60 demonstrators from four local mosques on February 15 demanded its closure. Full Story...
'Window to the Womb' Creator Puts 4D Ultrasound, Pro-Life Video Footage on YouTube
March 18, 2008
In 1990, Shari Richard pioneered the use of ultrasound technology in pregnancy centers, and created the video Window to the Womb to make that footage available to the largest possible audience. That same goal has now prompted her to post footage from her many productions on the video sharing website, YouTube. Full Story...
Diocese of Little Rock Entranced by Komen
March 18, 2008
On February 7, 2008, the Respect Life Apostolate of the Diocese of Little Rock issued a statement saying that it "neither supports nor encourages participation in activities that benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure." Now, less than a month later, the Diocese has reversed its position. Full Story...
Eliot Spitzer Tests America's Moral Compass
March 18, 2008
Widespread disgust over the alleged adultery and prostitution involvement of Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer shows the America still has a moral compass, according to West Coast pro-family organization Campaign for Children and Families. Full Story...
Judge Rules that God is Still Welcome in Millersville, Tenn.
March 18, 2008
The United States District Court for Middle Tennessee ruled that the city of Millersville, Tenn. violated the constitutional rights of Layman Lessons when it threatened application of a "pending zoning ordinance" as a means of blocking the ministry's use of a commercially zoned property. Full Story...
Christians Killed by Muslims in Ethiopia
March 17, 2008
Muslim militants killed at least two Christians and wounded dozens more on March 3, 2008, in the town of Nensabo located 325 km southeast of the capital Addis Ababa Full Story...
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