Posted on February 22nd, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
*Lent*From “Wikipedia(Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_page, the free encyclopedia. In Western Christianity, Lent is the period preceding the Christian holy day of Easter. Eastern Christianity calls this period Great Lent, to distinguish it from the Winter Lent that precedes Christmas. The remainder of this article will discuss Lent as it is understood and practiced in Western [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
*Ash Wednesday*From “Wikipedia(Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_page, the free encyclopedia. In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. It is exactly forty-four days before Good Friday: the period from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday, including both of those days, consists of forty-five days; the six Sundays during that time are not [...]
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Filed under: Education, Ministries, Society and Culture
Posted on February 21st, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Previously, I posted this entry at my “personal weblog(The Chronicle of Anthony K. Valley)”:http://www.inthefaith.com/blog/archives/001033.php. I’m inspired to share this same entry the readers of “In The Faith(A Chronicle of the Christian Faith)”:http://www.inthefaith.com. “Totem to Temple(A blog of Available Light Online)”:http://www.availablelightonline.com/blog/, a blog of “Available Light Online,(Available Light Online)”:http://www.availablelightonline.com/ has crafted an excellent article that should [...]
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Filed under: Ministries, Personal Notes, Perspectives, Society and Culture, The Passion of the Christ
Posted on February 21st, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
With several states showing double digit declines in teen pregancy, Adrienne Verrilli, spokeswoman for the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, remarked, “These numbers are all very good news.” It is interesting to note that states deploying an abstinence-education approach, such as Texas, Arizona and Mississippi, still have high pregnancy rates. bq.. [...]
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Filed under: Law, Marriage and Family, Ministries, Perspectives, Politics
Posted on February 21st, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Norma McCorvey, formerly “Jane Roe” in Roe v. Wade, has an audience with a federal appeals court hoping to get the historic Roe v. Wade decision overturned. bq.. _DALLAS — A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a request from the woman formerly known as “Jane Roe” to reconsider the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court [...]
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Filed under: Ethics, History, Law, Marriage and Family, Perspectives, Politics, Society and Culture
Posted on February 21st, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Pre-release ticket sales have caused “The Passion of the Christ” to acquire 800 more screens for opening day, driving debut to about 2,800 screens. Phenomenal theatre presence for an independent film. bq.. _LOS ANGELES — Mel Gibson is adding 800 theaters to the debut of his controversial Crucifixion drama, The Passion of the Christ, next [...]
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Filed under: Business, Ministries, Society and Culture, The Passion of the Christ
Posted on February 20th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Our children and teenagers are constantly bombarded by sexual imagery, but a federally funded project cannot drawn any conclusions between this “overexposure” and changing sexual attitudes or behavior. bq.. _A federally funded research project has found that children and teens are constantly exposed to sexual images in the media, but warned that no conclusions can [...]
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Filed under: Business, Education, Marriage and Family, Ministries, Perspectives, Society and Culture
Posted on February 20th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Tufts Republicans President Philipp Tsipman states, “The university is sending a clear message that anything goes here. Tolerance is in, and decency is nowhere to be found.” bq.. _The Republican club at Tufts University is protesting recent sex-based events on campus, encouraging students to reject the depraved “hook up” culture on campus._ p. “Hook up” [...]
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Filed under: By Example, Education, Ethics, Marriage and Family, Perspectives, Society and Culture
Posted on February 20th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
In China, the rapid growth of the “underground” Christian Church has spawned a book, video, and subsequent arrests of church leaders. bq.. _More than 50 Chinese Christians, including three prominent Protestant leaders have been arrested in a new crackdown that follows the release of a video and book in the United States documenting the massive [...]
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Filed under: Law, Ministries, Persecution, Politics, Society and Culture
Posted on February 20th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
San Francisco pushes to make the recent same-sex marriages absolutely legal and binding by suing the state and challenging Family code. bq.. _The city of San Francisco, which has allowed nearly 3.000 same-sex couples to marry since last week, went on the legal offensive Thursday, suing the state to overturn laws that stipulate marriage must [...]
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Filed under: Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Law, Marriage and Family, Ministries, Politics, Society and Culture
Posted on February 17th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
ABCNews.com has the exclusive coverage of the Mel Gibson/Diane Sawyer interview, “How Despairing Gibson Found ‘The Passion’(Primetime Exclusive – Pain and Passion)”:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Primetime/Entertainment/mel_gibson_passion_040216-1.html, at “Primetime(Primetime Exclusive – Pain and Passion)”:http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Primetime/Entertainment/mel_gibson_passion_040216-1.html. bq.. _Gibson’s renewed faith will be on display for moviegoers to see starting Feb. 25, Ash Wednesday, when The Passion, depicting the final 12 hours of [...]
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Posted on February 17th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Florida maybe moving towards parental notification prior to abortions. bq.. _TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida lawmaker Monday unveiled a proposed constitutional amendment ensuring parents could eavesdrop on their children’s phone calls, snoop in their rooms and search their school bags._ _The Florida Parental Rights Amendment also would clear the way for parents to obtain [...]
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Filed under: Marriage and Family
Posted on February 17th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Jesse Jackson supports “equal protect under the law”, but not clear on whether or not he supports same-sex marriage or civil unions. He does clarify, however, the liberal stance in which equates the gay marriage cause and the civil rights movement. bq.. _CAMBRIDGE — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson yesterday said he supports “equal protection [...]
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Filed under: Gay Marriage
Posted on February 16th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
“Festival of Blessing: Praying for India”, billed as Hinn’s biggest crusade ever, has sparked much controversy in the Indian Christian community. bq.. _NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (OneWorld) – American faith-healer Benny Hinn’s India visit beginning Friday has become a contentious issue, with the Indian Christian community divided on whether or not to welcome the popular [...]
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Filed under: Ministries
Posted on February 16th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
p(verse). Let marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge {and} punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual vice] and adulterous. (Hebrews 13:4 – Amplified Bible) San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom sparked [...]
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Posted on February 16th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
In protest to affirmative action, a College Republican group at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island creates a whites-only scholarship to mock minority scholarships. bq.. _BRISTOL, Rhode Island (AP) — A student group at Roger Williams University is offering a new scholarship for which only white students are eligible, a move they say is designed [...]
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Filed under: Education
Posted on February 16th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
Britian’s Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) is proposing some changes to the Religious Education (RE) curriculum to better represent the country’s drifting away from churchgoing. Proponents of this change would like to see atheism, humanism, and agnosticism infused into the education system, while maintaining coursework for Christianity and Islam. bq.. _Children will be taught about [...]
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Filed under: Education
Posted on February 12th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
When you have something against another Christian, why do you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter, instead of taking it to other Christians to decide who is right? (1 Corinthians 6:1 – New Living Translation) “Wendy C. Thomas(Email Wendi C. Thomas via The Commercial Appeal)”:http://contacts.commercialappeal.com/reporters/emailreporter.cfm, columnist for the Commericial [...]
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Filed under: Church of God in Christ, Law, Ministries
Posted on February 11th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
In The Faith is being spammed by the “Democratic Underground(Democratic Underground)”:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1105639#1105723 Forums. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the one of the fine folks at Democratic Underground has staged a Top Ten Search assault against “In The Faith – A Chronicle of the Christian Faith(In The Faith – A Chronicle of the Christian Faith)”:http://www.inthefaith.com. What??? Yep. The [...]
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Posted on February 11th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
p(verse). Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices [and instruments] and making melody with all your heart to the Lord ( Ephesians 5:19 – Amplified Bible ) The “nominees for the 35th Annual Dove Awards(Nominees for the 35th Annual Dove Awards)”:http://www.doveawards.com/categories/ have been announced: *Song of [...]
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