Month: April 2006

School District Caves to Call to Shut Down Bible Club

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:08:50 -0400Legal Group Says It Is Shocked by District’s ‘Strong-Arm Tactic’ By Allie Martin April 17, 2006 (AgapePress) – A Christian student group may have to sue a public school district in Texas over a dispute regarding use of school facilities. The Grapevine/Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD) recently told Students Standing

TV Networks Taking FCC to Court on Indecency Rulings

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:03:12 -0400Broadcasters: ‘Isolated’ Expletives Insufficient Grounds for Saying Programs Indecent Media Watchdogs: Networks Ignoring Owners of the Airwaves — the American Public By Jody Brown April 18, 2006 (AgapePress) – Advocates for family-friendly TV programming are blasting the four major television networks for suing the FCC over recent indecency rulings handed

Abandonment of Christianity in Europe May Be Leading to Disaster

Feature by Ed Vitagliano April 12, 2006 (AgapePress) – Anyone know where we can find some Etruscans? You know, members of the Etruscan civilization that existed in ancient Italy, predating even Rome? Well, there aren’t any. The Etruscans were absorbed by the Roman civilization and ceased to exist as a distinct people. Ominously, if a

Why Such a Hard Time with Miracles?

By Rev. Mark H. Creech April 12, 2006 (AgapePress) – Over the years a number of explanations have been given to explain away Jesus’ walking on the water. Some have argued Jesus wasn’t actually walking on the water but was standing at the lake’s edge in a shallow place. Because the night was cloudy and

When Did Defending Marriage Become an Act of Bigotry?

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:46:23 -0400Robert Knight presents written testimony to the Maryland House Judiciary Committee. Marriage defenders often hear some pretty amazing claims from opponents, such as, “You want to put bigotry into the Constitution.” Or: “You’re against equality and for discrimination.” They’re now even hearing such wild charges from sitting judges. According to

Judge’s Transcendental Meditation Sentence Crossed the Line

By Allie Martin and Jenni Parker April 11, 2006 (AgapePress) – An attorney with the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy (AFA Law Center) says a circuit judge in St. Louis, Missouri, may have overstepped his authority when he sentenced a woman who plead guilty to voter fraud and drug possession to take

A review of Hallmark/ABC’s The Ten Commandments

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:08:37 -0400A review of Hallmark/ABC’s The Ten Commandments by John N. Oswalt Research Professor of Old Testament Wesley Biblical Seminary Jackson, Mississippi There is a lot to like about the movie. In many cases, such as the healing of the water at Marah, or the giving of the manna, or the

Decoding Da Vinci

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 14:10:11 -0400By Rusty Benson April 3, 2006 (AgapePress) – What The Passion of the Christ is to Christians and Brokeback Mountain is to homosexual rights advocates, The Da Vinci Code promises to be to the foes of Christianity. “[The novel titled] The Da Vinci Code is one of the most serious

The case against adultery

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:46:13 -0400By Burt Prelutsky Apr 1, 2006 Not being religious, I don’t feel comfortable discussing other people’s sins. Even where the Ten Commandments are concerned, I’m probably only batting about .650. However, one of the thou-shalt-nots I seem to take more seriously than a lot of other people, including those in