Posted on December 11th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
By answering a biblical question posed to her by a student, a guidance counselor gets suspended. bq.. _CONCORD, N.C. — A guidance counselor at Concord High School was suspended Wednesday for answering a student’s question about homosexuality._ _Beth Pinto said she was suspended with pay._ _The students asked her what the Bible’s position was on [...]
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Filed under: Church and State
Posted on December 11th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
“The Passion of Christ” is praised by the Vatican clearing the accusations of Anti-Semetic overtones rumored linger in the film. bq.. _Mel Gibson’s controversial religious epic The Passion of Christ has been praised by Vatican officials after a special screening._ _They praised its “exquisite artistic and religious sensitivity” and dismissed accusations that it was anti-Semetic [...]
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Filed under: Business
Posted on December 11th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Are you trying to censor “Christmas?” You may be on the list. bq.. _Virginia couple fight companies using politically correct term ‘holiday’_ _A new website has been launched to combat what the creators see as a growing intolerance for the term “Christmas” in American culture._ _”Christmas is an endangered holiday in public spaces,” said “GrinchList.com”:http://grinchlist.com/ [...]
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Posted on December 9th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Abercrombie and Fitch bows to public pressure and recalls the holiday quarterly, “Christmas Field Guide.” bq.. _NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Abercrombie & Fitch, under fire from some consumer groups for its racy catalogs, said Tuesday it would stop issuing them and halt publication of its holiday issue._ _”While it has enjoyed success with the Quarterly [...]
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Posted on December 8th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
The artist who created the controversial cover art for P.O.D’s newest album responds to criticism from the Christian community. bq.. _Daniel Martin Diaz, the artist who did the cover art for P.O.D.’s new Payable On Death album, says it’s “ironic” that the album has been banned by 85 percent of Christian bookstores in the U.S., [...]
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Filed under: Music and Movies
Posted on December 8th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
P.O.D.’s newest release sports artwork deemed inappropriate by most Christian retailers. bq.. _Since day one, P.O.D. have loudly proclaimed their faith in God, but lately it looks like merchants of religious wares don’t have much faith in P.O.D._ _Around 85 percent of Christian bookstores across the country have refused to carry the band’s latest record, [...]
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Posted on December 8th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Fighting for the right for Christians to express the true meaning of Christmas, Florida lawyers take action. bq.. _A Florida Christian legal firm has launched a nationwide campaign to prevent blatant religious discrimination during the holidays._ _Recently a public school in Wisconsin told students to change religious words in Christmas carols they will sing in [...]
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Filed under: Church and State, Law, Persecution
Posted on December 7th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Errr… huh? bq.. _”God Bless the U.S.A.,” a patriotic anthem made popular by singer Lee Greenwood during the 1991 Gulf War, ignited a war of words between some parents and officials when it was learned an upcoming school performance would substitute the words “I love” for “God bless.”_ _The show’s directors decided to substitute “I [...]
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Posted on December 6th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Former president of the National Baptist Convention, Rev Henry J. Lyons, has been freed and is returning to the pulpit. bq.. _ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — A Baptist minister whose fall from grace began with a fire his wife set at a home he had secretly bought with his mistress will walk out of prison [...]
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Filed under: Ministries
Posted on December 6th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
In yet another example of over sensitivity to other faiths, Christianity is once again discrimated against. In this case second graders will sing “winter” instead of “Christmas” at upcoming concert. bq.. _A parent of an elementary school student is upset with a teacher who replaced “Christmas” with “winter” in a carol to be performed during [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
After much suffering for converting from Islam to Christianity, Marian Girgis Makar has been released. bq.. _A 30-year old woman who became a symbol of suffering endured by Muslim converts to Christianity was freed after nearly two months of torture and interrogation, a human rights groups announced Thursday, Dec. 4._ _The Barnabas Fund, which assists [...]
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Filed under: Persecution
Posted on December 3rd, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
In an effort not to offend visitors from the Jewish, Muslim, and Buddist communities, the images of Christ are banned from the library gallery. bq.. _As Christmas nears one Connecticut library has barred paintings of Jesus Christ from it’s local artist gallery._ _Mary Morely began writing poems and painting when her father was dying from [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Could Bill C-250 possibly be used to ban the Bible as hate speech? One Canadian Alliance MP(Member of Parliament) tends to think so. bq.. _A federal bill that includes sexual orientation under the protection of hate propaganda law is an attack on free speech, a Canadian Alliance MP says._ _Rob Anders is telling his Calgary [...]
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Filed under: Law
Posted on December 3rd, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
According to a recent survey, the scripture in Matthew 9:37 [NLT(New Living Translation)] comes to mind, “The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few.” bq.. _More than 17 million people will accept Christ if presented with the gospel. Another 43 million are close. I realize that statistics cannot speak for the mind [...]
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Filed under: Ministries
Posted on December 3rd, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
New Barna survey shows that relatively few people, Christians included, have a biblical worldview. bq.. _Any objective social analyst would conclude that the United States faces its fair share of moral and spiritual problems. A new research study from the Barna Research Group’suggests that a large share of the nation’s moral and spiritual challenges is [...]
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Filed under: Perspectives
Posted on December 2nd, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Mel Gibson delays the Vatican preview of “The Passion of Christ” bq.. _Bishops and cardinals waiting for a special Vatican screening of a controversial Mel Gibson film about Jesus Christ are going to have to wait a little longer, the Hollywood star has told them._ _The select audience were hoping to have a private screening [...]
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Filed under: Business
Posted on December 1st, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
More heat for Abercrombie and Fitch as lawsuits citing racism in hiring practices have surfaced in three different parts of the country. bq.. _Three separate lawsuits in New Jersey, California and Ohio have been filed against Abercrombie & Fitch that allege the clothier has racist hiring practices. The claims of the suits are all similar. [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
Why Do We Celebrate The Way We Do? An article that discusses the birth of Christ, Christmas cards, Christmas carols, Santa Claus, gift giving and other Christmas symbols. bq.. _In America, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year, with a deep religious significance for Christians and cultural impact that affects commerce, decorating, the postal [...]
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Filed under: History
Posted on December 1st, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
No Santa appearances at this church… How about yours? bq.. _A Flemish priest has condemned his parish for printing posters advertising a carol singing service showing “pagan” images of Santa Claus, and has banned Claus from visiting church._ _Father Daniel Beernaert, a 68-year-old clergyman at Saint Martin’s Church at Koekelare, has asked that the locally [...]
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Filed under: Ministries
Posted on December 1st, 2003 by Anthony K. Valley
A Norwegian Mall is using an image of Jesus Christ to demonstrate the paradox of the Christmas season: Christ or commercialism. bq.. _The Oslo City shopping mall has started a campaign to spur Christmas buying that they say reminds consumers of what the holiday meant, and what it has become. But plenty of people find [...]
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