Month: February 2005

MIRACLE TOT SURVIVED 3 ‘ABORTIONS’

By BILL HOFFMANN February 14, 2005 — A baby miraculously survived at least three abortion attempts by his mother and was born alive at 24 weeks, it was revealed yesterday. The infant was delivered in a British hospital after his 24-year-old mom changed her mind about terminating her pregnancy when she felt him move on

Outlawing church suppers has lawmakers scrambling

Monday, February 14, 2005 11:14 AM CST INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – State lawmakers are scrambling to fix a 2001 law that inadvertently outlawed the pitch-in suppers hosted by churches and civic groups that serve up homecooked dishes such as green bean casseroles and pecan pies. Lawmakers recently learned that the law, which took full effect in

One Christian’s Assurance

By Michael John McCrae 2005/2/13 13:29:07 Being a “born again” Christian, I have the full assurance of salvation because I believe the promises of the one true God of Heaven. This assurance does bother some people. Personally I don’t think on it much. When you walk around a combat zone you remain alert to danger,

Dhimmi Watch: Despicable moral equivalence from the New York Times

February 12, 2005 Despicable moral equivalence from the New York Times The New York Times today carries a story entitled ‘Fear of Islamists Drives Growth of Far Right in Belgium,’ which details how the scary ‘far right’ is using fear of the poor old Muslims to gain political power and influence. Without a trace of

EU Foreign Policy, Integration

Fri Feb 11, 6:34 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (news – web sites) firmly supports the European Union’s emerging common foreign policy and Washington will welcome further EU integration, the Financial Times quoted her as saying on Friday. At the end of a foreign trip which took her to several

House backs major shift to electronic IDs

By Declan McCullagh The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approved electronic ID cards, including driver’s licenses. Under the rules, federal employees would reject licenses or identity cards that don’t comply, which could curb Americans’ access to airplanes, trains, national

‘Miracle’ child defies odds again, escapes serious injury

By Kathryn Grondin Daily Herald Staff Writer Posted Thursday, February 10, 2005 A Lombard teen who defied odds as a newborn escaped serious injury in a Wednesday morning crash, despite her vehicle bouncing between a concrete median, a semitrailer truck and another car. The three-vehicle crash on southbound Route 83 at Roosevelt Road in Oakbrook

Bored with Being a Christian? Try Faith For a Change!

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005Tracy McNealThe Christian Post There’s an easy way to check up on the state of your spiritual life as a Christian. That’s to ask yourself honestly whether you’re bored, either right now, or most of the time. If the answer is yes, chances are something’s missing when it comes to your path

Extremist Teachings, Not Jobs, Cause of Terrorism

Arab News JEDDAH 10 February 2005 Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi Al-Gosaibi thinks extremist teachings, not unemployment, are the root causes of terrorism in Saudi Arabia. Gosaibi blamed the spread of terrorism on the “indoctrination that teaches young people they can kill justifiably” and the training some extremists received in terror camps in Afghanistan. “I don’t

Freedom of speech . . . has nation in pig sty

Kaye Grogan February 8, 2005 How sad that something as powerful as ‘freedom of speech’ has brought a great nation down. The very freedom that should be cherished has turned a nation into a quagmire of pig sties. What a sad state of affairs, that the freedom patriot Patrick Henry was willing to die for,