School District Reverses Decision, Allows Christian Clubs on Campus
Posted on: Thursday, September 6, 2001
Mission Viejo, CA - The Saddleback Valley Unified School District voted Tuesday to reverse their decision to ban all non-academic clubs including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and other Christian clubs. The decision was made with a 4-0 vote and…
“Resistance Is Futile.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
The Borg ("Cyborg") are considered by Star Trek fans to be the greatest villains ever introduced to television audiences. The biological and technological terrors made their debute on May 8th, 1989 in the "Q, Who?" episode of The Next Generation.…
Russia: Re-Registration Figures For Religious Organizations
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
OXFORD, ENGLAND (ANS) - According to the as yet unpublished official Ministry of Justice figures, 20,215 religious organizations were re-registered in Russia by the deadline of 31 December 2000. Speaking to Keston on 2 April, head of the department for…
Seminary profs reflect on study on healthful benefits of prayer
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--With a heart institute study showing that prayer helps patients improve, two Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professors warn against depending upon scientific verification of a spiritual exercise.
Shallow choruses have replaced scriptural hymns, panelists say
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Christian hymns should follow the biblical example found in Deuteronomy 31-32, where God gave Moses a song to teach the Israelites, said Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Daniel Block.
Southern Baptists to discontinue discussions with Roman Catholics
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--North American Mission Board (NAMB) officials have announced plans next year to conclude a series of talks with representatives of the Roman Catholic Church about the Bible's role in the Christian faith.
Piper says prayer is essential in battling spiritual warfare
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Just as Olympic athletes are at war with their bodies, so in the spiritual realm "life is war" for Christians, a prominent evangelical author and minister told students at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, N.C., during…
State cannot include ‘God’ in motto, U.S. court rules
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
CINCINNATI (BP)--The Sixth U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 25 that Ohio's state motto, "With God, all things are possible," violates the U.S. Constitution and must be thrown out.
Supreme Court declines review of banned valedictory address
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Declining to intervene in the gray area between free-speech rights and the Constitution's ban on establishment of religion, the U.S. Supreme Court has turned down the appeal of a high-school student barred from giving a graduation speech…
Zimbabwe Christians say God working through land seizures, persecution
Posted on: Tuesday, September 4, 2001
GWERU, Zimbabwe (BP)--Screams pierced the air as invaders forced their way onto the farm just outside Gweru, Zimbabwe. The attackers forcibly marched frightened farm workers to the workers' living compound, where they beat the workers with axes, picks and heavy…
Casualty Figures Released in Kaduna, Nigeria
Posted on: Monday, September 3, 2001
LAGOS, Nigeria (Compass) -- The head of the Nigerian Bible Society recently released the casualty figures of Christians killed and churches destroyed during the February and May religious clashes between Muslims and Christians in Kaduna, the capital city of northern…
ACLJ Applauds Decision on Ohio’s “God” Motto
Posted on: Monday, September 3, 2001
(Washington, DC) – The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm, said today a decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declaring Ohio’s motto “With God, all things are possible†constitutional is both…
Still No Justice for David De Vinatea
Posted on: Monday, September 3, 2001
LIMA,PERU (ANS) -- "We're praying for the liberation of my husband," Chely Heredia de Vinatea told a Christian leader who visited her husband David, an evangelical imprisoned six years for narco-trafficking crimes he did not commit. "Maybe the Lord has…
A Critique of the Anti-Pokemon Hype
Posted on: Monday, September 3, 2001
As you read this critique please note that my intention is not to defend Pokémon in any way, but to simply stop sensational, unfactual information . My comments concerning this article will be in red bold. In all fairness, at…
Questioning Exodus
Posted on: Monday, September 3, 2001
Whether the Biblical Exodus ever happened was questioned recently in a speech by Rabbi David Wolpe in which he asserted that "many scholars have quietly concluded that the epic of Moses never happened, and even Jewish clerics are raising questions."
Christian Leader Murdered in Mozambique
Posted on: Saturday, September 1, 2001
Antonio Manuel Chilaule had just returned to his parked vehicle after participating in a church service in Maputo when gunmen who demanded keys to the vehicle accosted him. Chilaule turned over the keys, but because he saw the faces of…
It’s God’s Time for Christian Radio in Papua New Guinea
Posted on: Saturday, September 1, 2001
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, April 7, 2001 (ANS) - Papua New Guinea (PNG), a country where more than 700 different languages and dialects are spoken, will soon have Christian radio in the two main languages - English and Tok…
