Month: August 2005

Shelter Director Bristles Against Recent Religious Censorship

By Allie Martin August 18, 2005 (AgapePress) – The director of a homeless shelter in New Mexico is accusing a major daily newspaper of discrimination after an ad for employment was edited by a worker in the classified section. Jeremy Reynalds is director of Joy Junction, a Christian homeless shelter that serves the Albuquerque area.

Christian Philly Group Going to Bat for Jesus Again This Year

Ministry Members Plan to Display Banner at Phillies’ Homosexual Promotion By Jim Brown August 18, 2005 (AgapePress) – A Philadelphia-based Christian ministry plans to protest the third annual “Gay Community Night” hosted by the Phillies Major League Baseball team. Members of the group Repent America (RA) will be displaying signs and distributing literature tonight (Thursday)

Bible Bashing 101: How the Media Controls the Message

By Stephen M Crampton, Esq. August 17, 2005 (AgapePress) – A group of humanists calling themselves the “Texas Freedom Network” (TFN) recently released a “report” attacking the curriculum of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS). TFN opposes anything remotely connected to the “religious right,” including local control of schools, vouchers, and

New Museum Upholds Biblical Creation Account

By Darla Sitton CBN News Producer CBN.com – (CBN News) – The Kansas State Board of Education recently gave tentative approval to new science standards that would allow more criticism of the theory of evolution. A recent poll found that more than half of America’s population believes that God created life. Still, many say evolution

Christians Fight Supreme Battle with Prayer

By Wendy Griffith CWNews August 12 , 2005 CWNews.com – Some Christian leaders say America may be in its most critical moment of need for prayer in its entire history. Some Christians have been traveling to the steps of the Supreme Court’s building to pray that God will give America the Judges it needs at

So help me God

I will support and defend…so help me God “Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that National morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.” –George Washington There are no ACLU lawyers on the actual warfront with Jihadistan demanding

The case for intelligent design

Ethics and Religion by Michael J. McManus TIME magazine’s cover story, “Evolution Wars,” asserts that “The push to teach `intelligent design’ raises a question: Does God have a place in science class?” The magazine may be asking the wrong question. Many advocates of intelligent design I’ve interviewed do not want to put God in the

Wiccan Priestess Sues Over Christian Prayers

(Great Falls) The small town of Great Falls may have to pay a hefty legal bill after losing a battle over whether the town should stop using Jesus Christ’s name in prayers before council meetings. The US Supreme Court refused in June to hear the town’s appeal of a lower court ruling over the prayers.

Christian Video Games Search For Audience

Tricia Cruz (Rochester, NY) 08/15/05 — Several video game developers are trying to break into the industry with a new form of entertainment–Christian video games. Developers say they want to offer an alternative to the violence found in many mainstream games. When it comes to video games, Ricky Thomas knows what he wants. “In order

Dean Sounds off on Intelligent Design

(CBN News) – Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has criticized President Bush for suggesting that students should learn about intelligent design, in addition to the theory of evolution. Intelligent design contends that life is too complex to have evolved by accident. Dean told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that there is no factual evidence for intelligent