The family that prays together, stays together…
A new study has affirmed the biblical declaration that a house divided cannot stand. Sociologists with the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), based at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, recently found that religiously involved American families of youth ages 12 to 14 get [...]
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More details on Sky Angel’s suit with the Dish Network to remove DayStar and FamilyNet from its regular programming lineup.
The SkyAngel service uses the Dish Network signal, however, it is filtered to only include Christian programming.
Sky Angel argues that Dish Network’s including Christian Programming in its regular lineup, with the except [...]
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An interesting proposal in Florida, but if passed the ACLU will push for plates with negative comments about God, i.e. “God sucks”, “God is dead”, “No God”
STUART, Fla.—A Florida woman wants the state Legislature to approve a “Trust God” license plate, with the profits to be used to support Christian radio stations and charities.
Suzanne Hilton [...]
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In a report from the Barna Research Group, about 60% of the Christian adult population, which itself represents 38% of all adults, shared their faith with non-believers this past year.
VENTURA, CA – Evangelical Christians believe that sharing their faith is essential because of the teaching of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (28:19-20). It [...]
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A Secular group evaluates an off-campus program at Oakland public schools.
Releasing public school students for an hour of religious instruction off-campus can build positive character development and also boost academic performance, according to a study released Monday.
As school officials struggle with unruly behavior and low test scores, any solution to poor performance and low student [...]
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Revolve, a new magazine style New Testament, may allure young teen readers to explore the abundance of the ancient text.
The irony is that this is exactly what the creators of this strange new edition of the scriptures hoped would happen. Well, not that a middle-aged guy would throw it away—but definitely that their wild new [...]
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In the past, medical missionaries usually have been left alone to do their work. Their benefit to the community they served was too great to go without it.
CBN.com—DALLAS, Texas—- American missionaries have increasingly become targets of muslim harassment since the 9-11 terrorist attacks on America.
At least five have even been killed. The problem [...]
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If I lived in Alabama, I would seriously consider what Governor Bob Riley is proposing in his tax plan: giving tax relief to the poor and placing a larger tax burden on the more affluent citizens and on businesses. Realistically speaking, though, if passed, this new tax structure could have a bell [...]
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More on the Tongs and their lawsuit against the City of Chicago for improperly censoring “Jesus” from an inscription on a commemorative brick for a park near their home.
Days after the Tongs sent in their $50 for the brick, the park’s advisory council called the family twice to express concern about the inscription and suggested [...]
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Opponents to this bill discontent with the clause allowing “religious discrimination”, meaning faith-based groups have the right to choose persons of common belief or faith to work in this federally funded program.
WASHINGTON —By a single vote, the House last week approved a major overhaul of Head Start, a widely praised federal preschool program.
The reform measure [...]
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...Scholars carefully study the inscription to try and determine if the style of the letters and the words could have been written during an ancient era, [Steven] Ortiz [assistant professor of archaeology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary] said. Sometimes, by looking at the inscription under a microscope, it can be easy to spot a [...]
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More information on the slow sales of Christian Music for the first half of this year.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) – Tough times are catching up with the Christian music industry. Through the late 1990s and early in the millennium, sales of contemporary Christian/gospel music product were exploding. But in the first half of 2003, sales have slipped [...]
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The University of Texas assists in preserving a monumental piece of Christian history by digitizing the the Gutenberg Bible and making it available online.
For the first time the public is able to view all pages from the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible online and through the university’s Knowledge Gateway. Each of the
large illuminated letters in [...]
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Source: First Coast News, FL
Heaven and earth shall pass away but the Word of God will always stand… well… err… Read this…
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL—A logging truck in Green Cove Springs was hit by lightning. It caught on fire and everything inside was destroyed except for one thing—a bible on the dashboard.
The leather cover [...]
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Source: Reuters Alertnet
At least for the short term, the bible verses removed from the Grand Canyon have returned.
Three bronze plaques inscribed with biblical passages that were removed this month from scenic overlooks at the canyon’s South Rim have been reinstalled pending legal advice, David Barna, a National Park Service spokesman, said on Thursday.
The plaques [...]
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Source: ABC News Online, Australia
A Danish pastor who was suspended from the state Lutheran protestant church for saying he did not believe in God has reportedly been reinstated after repenting.
Danish news agency Ritzau reports Bishop Lise-Lotte Rebel lifted the seven-week suspension of 55-year-old Thorkild Grosboell after he told her he “regretted” making statements he [...]
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Source: Zenit News Agency
Christian schoolteacher Pervaiz Masih faces death penalty if found guilty.
ISLAMABAD, JULY 23, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Trial proceedings against Christian schoolteacher Pervaiz Masih began on July 17 in northeast Pakistan, two years and three months after the high school principal
was jailed for alleged blasphemy.
Now 35, Masih has been refused bail since [...]
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Source: Christianity Today
Aslam Masih was arrested in 1998 but releaseed from prison because of a lack of evidence.
After serving four and a half years in prison for alleged blasphemy against Islam, Pakistani Christian Aslam Masih was acquitted on June 4 in a 15-minute appeals hearing before the Lahore High Court.
Police arrested Masih, then in [...]
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Source: Tribune Democrat
Lease granted, school remodeled, parents labored, value doubled, leased revoked, building sold, forced to move, parents and staff remain faithful…
At Genesis Christian Academy, administrator Laurene Harshbarger took it on faith that her school would be in its Stonycreek Township home for a long time.
But since the school’s 99-year lease was revoked with [...]
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Source: Family News In Focus, CO
A memorial service will be held July 30 at the First Baptist Church of Orlando. In lieu of flowers, the Brights have requested that friends honor his memory through the William R. Bright Legacy Trust. To find out more information regarding the memorial service, please see the William R. [...]
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