American Family Association Launches New Websites
Posted on: Friday, October 3, 2003
Tupelo, MS -- An organization which uses boycotts to influence buying habits of TV advertisers is turning its efforts toward the Internet. American Family Association is developing two new websites to help in the battle against TV sex, violence, profanity,…
News of Animal Sacrifice in the Catholic Mass
Posted on: Friday, August 22, 2003
Human Life International reported yesterday that some South African's are calling for ancestor worship and animal sacrifices to be included in the liturgy of the Mass. According to Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Bloemfontein, plans to include African pagan rites during…
Ashcroft held to ‘double standard’ as cabinet nominee, Land says
Posted on: Friday, August 22, 2003
WASHINGTON (BP)--Attorney general nominee John Ashcroft is the victim of a double standard that should prompt Southern Baptists and other evangelical Christians to express their opposition to such treatment, Southern Baptist ethics official Richard Land said.
NBC pulls plug on controversial ‘God, the Devil and Bob’ sitcom
Posted on: Wednesday, August 20, 2003
HOLLYWOOD (BP)--NBC has canceled "God, the Devil and Bob," a controversial animated comedy that featured a beer-swilling version of the deity. The series had come under fire from several religious groups, including Donald Wildmon's American Family Association.
Where is Christ in Christmas?
Posted on: Tuesday, August 19, 2003
The angels' joyful announcement was worthy of a Heavenly King. But how do we celebrate His majesty? The world’s preparation for Christmas usually shuts Him out. Christ, the long-awaited Messiah, simply doesn’t fit today's politically correct views. Nor is He…
Okla. House pushes for ‘one God as the creator’ in science texts
Posted on: Tuesday, August 19, 2003
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--The Oklahoma House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill April 4 that includes an amendment requiring state-approved science textbooks to acknowledge "one God as the creator of human life in the universe."
Peru: Mission Leader Requests Prayer in Face of Terrorism
Posted on: Monday, August 18, 2003
August 1, 2003 (Missions Insider) -- Terrorists now pose a serious threat in Peru, and one Peruvian mission leader is asking that Christians everywhere band together in prayer to protect God's people from violence.
Thousands of Christians Petition President Bush
Posted on: Monday, August 18, 2003
Washington, D.C. (Worthy News) – George W. Bush received a petition from Christians from across America encouraging him to stop his involvement in the “land for peace†process in Israel.
Vietnamese Officials Hold Informal Talks with House Church Leaders
Posted on: Monday, August 18, 2003
HO CHI MINH CITY, March 19 (Compass) -- In what may be a small breakthrough for religious liberty, Vietnam’s religion authorities invited five leaders of Protestant house church organizations and non-denominational missions to Hanoi for “informal talks†in early March.
Is Haiti Facing a Voodoo-Christian Showdown?
Posted on: Monday, August 18, 2003
Miami (Compass - August 18, 2003) -- In late April, Haiti’s President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a former Catholic priest, declared voodoo an officially recognized religion. The decision means, among other things, that marriage ceremonies conducted by voodoo priests now have equal…
Ten Commandments going back to school in Mississippi
Posted on: Monday, August 18, 2003
ACKSON, Miss. (BP)--Where there's a will, there's a way.
At least, that's what the Mississippi Baptist Convention's youth ministry team believes when it comes to getting the Ten Commandments into schools across the state.
Christians Rush to Storm Ravaged Florida
Posted on: Sunday, August 17, 2003
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA (ANS) -- Churches and Christian relief organizations stepped up efforts Monday, August 16, to prevent an outbreak of disease among over one million Americans, who were left without power and proper sanitation after Florida's fiercest hurricane in…
Bali Bombing Brings Unity to Indonesian Churches
Posted on: Sunday, August 17, 2003
LONDON (Compass) -- Following last October’s bombing of a Bali nightclub, Christians and churches have made an effort to unite in their response to the tragedy.
