Month: January 2005

Murder of a New Jersey Christian Family

Sher Zieve Date: January 22, 2005 Perhaps it’s time to take a second look at providing freedom and liberty to those who have come here to destroy us. Since the initial reports of the ritualistic butchering of the Coptic Christian Armanious family, the mainstream media have been remarkably silent. Barely a whisper, if that, has

Slaying of Coptic Christian Family a ‘Wake-Up Call

The murder of a Coptic Christian family in New Jersey is a ‘wake-up call’ for the American church, a persecution watchdog group said Friday. Friday, Jan. 21, 2005 Posted: 2:46:53PM EST Kenneth Chan Mourners carry the coffin of a slain girl, one of four members of a family that were slain, in Jersey City, N.J.,

Atheist Philosopher Has Taken a Small Step Towards Truth

By Mary Rettig January 21, 2005 AgapePress A lecturer with Answers in Genesis, a creation apologetics group, says a recent declaration of belief in intelligent design by a former atheist is a move in the right direction. Antony Flew, a British philosopher who was a leading champion for atheism for more than 50 years, said

‘Roe’ Humbly Pleads for 1973 Abortion Ruling to Be Overturned

Bill Fancher and Jody Brown January 19, 2005 AgapePress On Tuesday (January 18) the U.S. Supreme Court heard a historic plea from a woman wanting her landmark decision reversed. Norma McCorvey — the ‘Roe’ in Roe v. Wade — says it breaks her heart to see what the 1973 decision legalizing abortion in America has

Swedish pastor appeals hate conviction

The Associated Press Thursday, January 20, 2005 STOCKHOLM A Swedish pastor convicted of spreading hate by denouncing homosexuality in a sermon asked an appeals court Wednesday to overturn his conviction and the 30-day prison sentence he received. Aake Green, 63, was sentenced to a month in prison in June 2004 under the country’s hate crimes

Evander Holyfield

In 1994, Holyfield lost his titles in a bout against Michael Moorer in a narrow 3-2 decision. Directly after the fight, Holyfield was rushed to a hospital where it was determined that he was going into heart failure. After days of tests, he was told that he had heart problems which were not life-threatening, but

Natural selection vs. intelligent design

Framing the debate: Natural selection vs. intelligent design Jan. 18, 2005 By Richard S. Brown From all their shrill cries, Darwinians can’t seem to be able to handle the challenge to their version of science, which, when unmasked, is essentially “goo to you via the zoo.” Darwinian evolution — sometimes called naturalism– and scientific creationism

The Pregnant Elephant in the Room

Jane Jimenez January 18, 2005 AgapePress It was a shocking statement to hear my friend Joan say, “I personally don’t think sex education is comprehensive enough.” But she made perfect sense. “Comprehensive” has come to mean “condoms and birth control” in debates about sex education. Comprehensive sex educators insist on the necessity of demonstrating condoms

Abstinence Ed Trumps Condom Programs

AFA Journal January 18, 2005 AgapePress Choosing the Best, a health- and medical-oriented approach to teaching abstinence founded by Bruce Cook, was recently noted as being 50 percent more effective than condom-based sex education programs when it comes to delaying a teenager’s first sexual encounter. Specifically, a study of the approach yielded a reduction in

The ACLU’s Very Own Constitution

Chris Field Posted Jan 17, 2005 Human Events Online For years now, conservatives have repeatedly shouted their frustrations with attempts by many on the Left to remove God from our society. Liberals love to tout a “wall of separation between church and state” that is somehow constitutional. But as Michael Tremoglie pointed out in his