“A straw man or man of straw is a dummy in the shape of a human created by stuffing straw into clothes. Straw men are used as scarecrows, combat-training targets or swordsmiths test-targets, effigies to be burned, and as rodeo dummies to distract bulls. As a rhetorical term, ‘straw man’ describes a point of view
By CWNews CWNews.com – There is more bad news, from the island of Java, Indonesia. There, Islamic militants have forced 35 churches near the city of Bandung to shut their doors in the past month. The attacks began after a meeting of the country’s top Islamic clerical group in late July. Muslim leaders complained to
Published Friday, 02 September 2005 by William P. Welty, Ph.D. There’s an old American proverb that goes like this: If you throw a rock into the middle of a pack of dogs, the one that yelps is the one that got hit. Something along that train of thought has been bouncing all around the internet
By Peter Darg From Seoul, Korea CWNews August 26 , 2005 CWNews.com – Christians worldwide are praying for the nation of Israel. There is a spiritual link between Korean Christians and Israel. The Israeli pullout from Gaza and northern Samaria has been difficult for Jews and for Christians worldwide. Many believe it strengthens Israel’s enemies
Home Schooling Survives Opposition as Growing Numbers Opt In By Jim Brown September 2, 2005 (AgapePress) – Mike Smith, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), is hailing the measurable success and growth of the home-schooling movement in America, even amid the challenges that movement has faced and still faces. Of all those
By Fred Jackson and Jenni Parker September 2, 2005 (AgapePress) – A pro-family group is reacting with horror to a California Senate vote yesterday (Thursday) approving a bill that would legalize homosexual “marriage” licenses. By a vote of 21-15, the state Senate passed AB 849, which replaces the phrase “a man and a woman” in
Author Feels Her Children’s Book is the Right Reading for Conservative Kids By Mary Rettig September 1, 2005 (AgapePress) – Concerned conservative parent Catherine DeBrecht says she got tired of seeing children’s books — as well as TV and movies — barraging youngsters with liberal ideology, so she decided to write a book that would