Month: April 2005

Believers Worldwide Gear Up for Public Bible-Reading Events

By Allie Martin and Jenni Parker April 7, 2005 (AgapePress) – Officials with a Tennessee-based ministry say an upcoming scripture-reading marathon that will be taking place all across America and in other nations around the free world is more than just a symbolic gesture. It is also a celebration and a chance to spread the

Survey Shows Religious Polarization in U.S.

By AFA Journal April 4, 2005 (AgapePress) – The nation appears to be split along religious lines — even among faith traditions — according to a recent poll sponsored by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The polling data came from the Fourth National Survey of Religion and Politics, in November and December

Lay Pastor Beheaded in Bangladesh

Widow fears reprisals from murderers as she struggles to support her family. by Sarah Page DUBLIN, April 4 (Compass) — Sources have confirmed the murder by beheading on March 8 of Dulal Sarkar, a lay pastor and evangelist in Bangladesh. Sarkar, 35, worked with a local branch of the Bangladesh Free Baptist Church in Jalalpur

It all depends on what you’re listening to

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: An Indian was walking in downtown New York City alongside a resident friend. As they approached a busy street corner in the center of Manhattan, the Indian seized his friend’s arm and whispered, “Wait. I hear a cricket.” “Come on!”,

Debunking the Links between Sexual Orientation and Genetics

New Study Undermines Theory of ‘Gay’ Gene By AFA Journal April 5, 2005 (AgapePress) – While new research claims to have found proof of a genetic cause for homosexuality, some scientists say the actual words of the study undermine that conclusion. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by University of Illinois

A theory of everything

Nelly Villafuerte HAVE you heard about the so-called “theory of everything” (TOE)? Simply, TOE claims that the laws of science are sufficient to explain the universe. But the flaw of this theory is that it has not resolved or answered one final question, namely: Who made the universe? Referring us back to a basic question

For ‘Miracle Baby,’ Life at 11 Is Happily Ordinary

Read this story before considering an abortion N.Va. Girl Set Record in 1993 as Smallest Infant Born at Fairfax Hospital to Survive (washingtonpost.com) By Karin Brulliard Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 3, 2005; Page C07 There is the storybook version of birth: Dad rushes Mom to the hospital. Mom endures a few hours of

WHY WON’T ACLU PROTECT THIS SPEECH?

Michelle Malkin 04/04/2005 ON APRIL Fool’s Day, the American Civil Liberties Union will show us what a joke its commitment to American civil liberties really is. April 1st, in case you haven’t heard, is the launch of the Minuteman Project, an all-volunteer effort by law-abiding American citizens to call attention to the wide open southern