Barna: Evangelicals Crucial to a Second Term for Bush
June 11, 2004
If you're wondering about the impact the Christian voting bloc could have on national elections this fall, pollster George Barna has some survey results that may motivate evangelical Christians to make it a high priority to beat a path to the voting booth. Full Story...High School Nixes Plan to Censor Christian Grad's Speech
June 11, 2004
A Pennsylvania high school has changed its decision to censor a graduating senior's valedictory speech by insisting that he take out any references to God or Jesus. The law firm that intervened on the Christian student's behalf is applauding the school for choosing to rethink its position. Full Story...
So. Baptists Converge on Indiana for Annual Get-Together
June 11, 2004
Thousands of Southern Baptists will head to Indianapolis this weekend for the denomination's annual business meeting. Full Story...
SBC's Leader Doubts Anti-Public School Proposal Will Pass
June 11, 2004
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical denomination in the U.S., says he cannot support a proposed resolution that calls for members to remove their children from public schools -- a resolution that one prominent family expert supports, up to a point. Full Story...
Small Churches Face Same Challenges As Larger Mainlines
June 10, 2004
Rev. Greg Williams, pastor of Clyde's Chapel Southern Methodist Church (SMC) in Batesburg, South Carolina, is going into full-time evangelism because of his burden for the declining membership and decreasing commitment he perceives in his denomination. His new role will begin August 1. Full Story...
Judge: School Officials Abused Discretion in Zero Tolerance Case
June 10, 2004
A Colorado court has reprimanded school officials in the city of Greeley over their decision to expel a young student for handling a toy -- a laser pointer shaped like a tiny gun. Full Story...
High Court Ruling Upholds City's Rights in Regulating Adult Business
June 10, 2004
An attorney with the American Family Association Law Center is hailing a recent Supreme Court decision that allows municipalities to impose reasonable restrictions on the operation of sexually-oriented business or "S.O.B.'s" Full Story...
Controversy Over L.A. County Seal Cross Continues
June 10, 2004
A public interest law firm has filed suit in Federal District Court in California to block Los Angeles County from removing a small cross from its official seal. Officials decided last week to replace the cross with another image after the American Civil Liberties Union threatened the city with a law suit. Full Story...
Christian Dad Hopes SBC Will Favor Anti-Public School Proposal
June 10, 2004
A Houston, Texas, attorney and father of three home-schooled children is expressing optimism over the fate of a resolution he has submitted to the Southern Baptist Convention -- a proposal that encourages Baptists to take their children out of public schools and provide them with a Christian education. Full Story...
Abstinence Pledges Curtail Teen Out-of-Wedlock Births
June 10, 2004
A new report released by the Heritage Foundation reveals that efforts recommending abstinence to teens can pay off in reducing out-of-wedlock births. Full Story...
BBBSA's Inclusion of Homosexuals Causes Insurance Woes
June 10, 2004
One of the nation's largest mentoring organizations is discovering that some of its chapters are having trouble getting liability insurance because they allow homosexuals to be mentors for kids. Full Story...
Bush Praised for Facing European Critics of Iraq Policy
June 9, 2004
A European policy expert believes President Bush's treatment during his weekend visit to France demonstrates how much more the French need the U.S. than Americans need France. Full Story...
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