Month: February 2005

When good people do nothing

No man is good enough to govern another man without the others consent…these United States Of America can never be destroyed from the forces outside its borders. If America falls, it will fall from within. Brought down by apathy. When good people do nothing anarchy reigns. Abraham Lincoln

When did evolution become untouchable for debate?

William Murchison 07:43 PM CST February 4, 2005 Horrifying. The idea, I mean, that attempts are afoot to — wait, you’d better sit down for this one — smuggle a non-Darwinian view of creation into the public schools. Around and around, for 1,400-plus words, The New York Times’ editorial writers anxiously pace, warning of ‘crafty

NC Senator Tries to Remove Christian Items from Legislative Building

Posted by Crossmap Friday, February 04 @ 7:26am PST Tony Rand, a North Carolina Cumberland County Democrat and senate majority leader, ordered Bibles, hymnals and a cross to be removed from the legislative building last week, saying that other lawmakers have complained about the chapel’s Christian emphasis in a public building used by those of

Hindu fundamentalists storm Christian prayer meeting

4 February, 2005 INDIA Hindu fundamentalists storm Christian prayer meeting by Nirmala Carvalho Fundamentalists oppose Christian presence in Uttar Pradesh. We shall fight against your conversions, they say. Church promotes human development. Lucknow (AsiaNews) Hindu fundamentalists forced their way into a large Christian prayer meeting on January 30 in Lucknow, in the state of Uttar

Free speech: Use it — or you risk losing it

Fri, Feb. 04, 2005 Mercury News Editorial The First Amendment is a muscle that must be used, or it will become flabby. A survey of high school students by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation reveals a frail Constitution: Kids are weak in knowledge of their rights. 73 percent said they didn’t know

An Activist’s Primer for Filing FCC Broadcast Complaints

Feature by AFA Journal February 3, 2005 (AgapePress) – In recent years the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been flooded with complaints from frustrated parents who believe broadcasters have lost touch with American families. While lewd sexual content, profane language and gratuitous violence are common fare on prime-time network television, radio “shock jocks” spread profanity

Church Calls Pastors Survival a Miracle

February 2, 2005 They’re singing a song of praise, but this Wednesday night there’s something extra to be thankful for. Fort Payne Church of God’s head pastor, Gary Smith, was shot in the face Saturday morning. Police say Smith was trying to council Robert Harrison and went to Harrison’s home. That’s when he was shot

Power thankful for the power of healing

STARKVILLE Power thankful for the power of healing Posted on Wed, Feb. 02, 2005 Shane Power turned upcourt after the first dunk of his Mississippi State career and thrust his index finger straight up. It was a gesture people could have taken a lot of different messages from. It wasn’t a typical cheesy ‘We’re No.