Amidst Violence, Ministry Demonstrates Christ's Love, Reaches Out to Iraqi People
April 15, 2004
Recent kidnappings and attacks by terrorists have not kept workers from one ministry out of Iraq. Full Story...Univ. of Maryland Drops Charges Against Cheney's Hecklers; Student Still Wants Apology
April 15, 2004
A University of Maryland student is criticizing the school's handling of a free speech incident on campus involving Lynne Cheney, wife of vice President Dick Cheney. Full Story...
AOG Pastor: 'Slain in the Spirit' Backed by Scripture
April 15, 2004
An official with the Assemblies of God denomination in Louisiana says a well-known Christian author is misguided when he discounts the practice of being "slain in the spirit." Full Story...
GOP Congresswoman Backs Fellow Colorado Conservative for U.S. Senate
April 15, 2004
A Republican congressional representative from Colorado is saying that she will continue to support a fellow conservative for the U.S. Senate, despite the entry of beer baron Peter Coors into the race. Full Story...
Research Shows School Choice Boosts Student Achievement
April 15, 2004
A new study by a Harvard economics professor indicates that large U.S. cities would be wise to model their school voucher programs after Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Researcher Caroline Hoxby's study looks at the achievement of children in public schools there before and after 1998, the advent of the city's school choice program. Full Story...
Chaplain's New Book Describes Miraculous Marine Battle in Iraq
April 15, 2004
An active-duty Navy chaplain hopes his new book will convince readers that God performed miracles in Iraq during the momentous days leading to the fall of Baghdad. Full Story...
Malevolent Bargains: Slavery Continues in the Form of Forced Prostitution
April 15, 2004
"I realized that slavery was still alive," said John Miller, Director of the U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. He was telling World magazine about the arrest of men who trafficked in sex slaves. Full Story...
Missionaries' TBN Show Documents Reality, Effectiveness of Gospel
April 14, 2004
Missionaries from a television reality series are continuing their three-year journey to spread the gospel around the globe. Full Story...
Education Expert Says Jury Still Out on Retention v. Social Promotion
April 14, 2004
Some researchers are questioning the benefits of holding back youngsters who are struggling in school. Two new studies prepared by the consortium on Chicago School Research find there was little long-term benefit for elementary students that were forced to repeat the third grade. Full Story...
Researcher/Educator Blasts GLSEN's 'Balanced' Material on Homosexual Unions
April 14, 2004
A sexual orientation researcher is denouncing new high school curriculum from the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) dealing with same-sex "marriage." Full Story...
New Survey Reveals Evangelical America's Diversity
April 14, 2004
A March 2004 poll for Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and U.S. News & World Report indicates that Evangelical Christians in America agree on some important issues that help to bind them as a unified constituency. But the survey also reveals that, although U.S. Evangelicals have gained a secure footing in mainstream America over the years, they are not... Full Story...
Thomas Nelson Releases New Magazine-Style Bible for Teen Boys
April 14, 2004
A new Bible for youth designed to look like a magazine for teenage boys is now on the shelves. Full Story...
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