Exit Exams, ACT Scores Reflect Non-Preparedness for Post-High School Life
August 23, 2004
Researchers says many high school graduation tests lack a clear goal. In fact, a new report by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) says those tests have little tie to college. Full Story...As Family Film Debuts, Analysts Ponder Movie Industry Morals
August 23, 2004
As a new family film that has been described by critics as "a breath of fresh air" opens this weekend in theaters across the U.S., some Christian film reviewers are calling attention to the Hollywood "ratings creep" that makes finding child-safe, family-friendly films increasingly difficult these days. Full Story...
SBC Leader Warns Church About Islam's Conquest of Europe
August 20, 2004
An official with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention says if Christians fail to respond to the spread of Islam, it will eventually become the dominant religion throughout Europe. Full Story...
Black Pro-Life Ministers Confer With Bush Officials
August 20, 2004
A group of black pastors is heading to the White House today with a sobering message: abortion is destroying black America. Full Story...
Bauer: Regardless of Report, Don't Expect Media to Give Boykin a Break
August 20, 2004
The mainstream media is playing up the fact that a military intelligence officer -- who is described as a conservative Christian and a man of faith -- reportedly violated regulations in remarks he made to evangelical groups following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. But one conservative commentator doesn't expect the media to emphasize ... Full Story...
Boise Ballot Blazes Trail for Ten Commandments Supporters
August 20, 2004
The fight over the public display of the Ten Commandments has finally made it to the ballot in a northwestern state. Full Story...
School District Officials Counseled To Defend Their Religious Liberty
August 20, 2004
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is demanding that a Delaware school district stop all prayers at its monthly business meetings and other school-related functions. Indian River School District in Wilmington will hold an emergency school board meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 23, to decide whether to continue opening its business me... Full Story...
Washington Bankruptcy Case Yields DOMA-Friendly Ruling
August 20, 2004
In a precedent-setting case, a federal judge in the state of Washington has upheld the federal Defense of Marriage Act, choosing -- for a change -- to exercise judicial restraint and to interpret the law instead of creating it. Full Story...
Hollywood Flick Skewers Evangelicals
August 19, 2004
With the box office success of Bruce Almighty and, more recently, The Passion of the Christ, it appears that religion will remain a topic for Hollywood films for some time to come. Full Story...
Legal Change May Help Pakistan's Persecuted Christians
August 19, 2004
Government officials in Pakistan are pushing for a revision of that country's blasphemy law, a change that would be a major boon to followers of the Christian faith in that country. Full Story...
New Hollywood Flick Skewers Evangelicals
August 19, 2004
With the box office success of Bruce Almighty and, more recently, The Passion of the Christ, it appears that religion will remain a topic for Hollywood films for some time to come. Full Story...
Former Democrat 'Turncoat' Tells Why GOP Suits Him Better
August 19, 2004
An ex-Democrat U.S. Congressman from Louisiana who raised the ire of several members of his former party by switching to the Republican Party this month, says he has been a supporter of President Bush for some time now. Full Story...
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