Religious leaders issue calls for biblical view of ecology
WASHINGTON (BP)–Religious leaders issued two documents April 17 rejecting radical environmentalism and supporting a biblical approach to ecological stewardship.
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Los Angeles Punishes Boy Scouts for Standing on Christian Principles
(AgapePress) – One of the biggest cities in the United States has voted to cut its ties with the Boy Scouts. In a unanimous vote last night, the Los Angeles City Council said it will no longer support the Scouts because of the group’s exclusion of homosexuals and atheists.
Despite Repeated Attacks, Boy Scouts Refuse to Abandon Moral Values
(AgapePress) – The national spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America says his organization will continue to stand up for values, despite recent decisions in the nation’s two largest cities.
Convicted Child Molester Leads Fight Against Boy Scouts
“It is obvious that PFLAG has a NAMBLA, North American Man Boy Love Association, problem.”
Washington, D.C. Rev. Louis P. Sheldon, Chairman of Traditional Values Coalition, is appalled to learn of the immoral and illegal lifestyle of the crusader leading opposition to the Boy Scouts. On Monday, August 21 protestors in Toledo, Ohio assembled outside the Erie Shores Boy Scouts of America offices to take part in a national demonstration schedule for 36 locations around the nation. The processional was lead by John Hemstreet, President of the Toledo chapters of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and Scouting for All; an organization dedicated to forcing the Boy Scouts to accept homosexuals.
Bush Inauguration Filled With Spiritual References
Baptist Press) — George Walker Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States Jan. 20 and began his first full day of his presidency with a prayer service at Washington’s National Cathedral and a declaration of Jan. 21 as a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving.
California Teachers Likely to Be Persecuted for Speaking Out Against Homosexuality
AgapePress) The California State Board of Education has voted in favor of pushing homosexuality on children and teachers in public and private schools.
Calif. churches to boost marriage with prayer, fasting for Prop. 22
SAN FRANCISCO (BP)–A statewide day of prayer and fasting has been called in California for supporters of a proposition that would legally define marriage.
60% of Calif. voters opt for marriage over same-sex unions
HIGHLAND, Calif. (BP)–Pro-family and religious groups across California are claiming victory after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to legally define marriage as only “between a man and a woman.”
60% of Calif. voters opt for marriage over same-sex unions
HIGHLAND, Calif. (BP)–Pro-family and religious groups across California are claiming victory after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to legally define marriage as only “between a man and a woman.”
Ancient Israel, the Zodiac, and the Sun God
The latest edition of Biblical Archaeology Review asks an interesting question: Did some ancient Jews observe the Zodiac and worship Helios, the Greek sun god? Raiders News Update believes 2 Kings 23: 11 and similar verses prove this to be true–but what does this mean?
ACLJ Applauds Bush Decision on Stem Cell Research
(Washington, DC) – The American Center for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm and educational organization, said President Bush’s decision to prohibit the use of federal funds to destroy human embryos to obtain stem cells for research is the “correct†decision on this critical issue.
Ebenezer Scrooge returns to TV this Christmas
Ebenezer Scrooge returns to TV This Christmas
What: Scrooge & Marley—a dramatic comedy and modern parable
When: Airs Christmas Week 2001
Where: Nationwide
National Day of Reconciliation Bill Passed By Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANS) — Congress has passed a bill to recognize a National Day of Reconciliation. The day will be observed on Tuesday, December 4, 2001.
Turmoil Continues as Sharia Law is Implemented in Northern States (Nigeria)
Despite assurances from Muslim and government rulers in northern Nigeria that Sharia law would not be enforced on the Christian population living there, VOM sources in Nigeria report that several incidents point to the fact that this is not taking place.
PrayWORLD! 02 SEEKS TO LEAD CHRISTIANS IN PRAYER AROUND THE WORLD
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (ANS) — In 1995 God gave Eddie and Alice Smith an instruction to launch “PrayUSA!” which was 40-days of prayer and fasting for revival and spiritual awakening in the U.S. The first PrayUSA! was in 1997. Later, CBN News declared that it was the largest fasting and prayer initiative in history.
Presbyterian Defeat Of Amendment A called ‘a victory for Biblical Morality’
The overwhelming defeat of Amendment 01-A, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the ordination of practicing homosexuals and invalidated all previous General Assembly declarations that homosexual activity is sinful, was being called “a victory for Biblical morality” Wednesday.
Public School Peddles Book Promoting Witchcraft
Enterprise, Utah – An elementary school in Enterprise, Utah was recently caught pedaling a book to elementary school students entitled, “The Wizards Handbook”. The Scholastic Book Club order form promotes the book by stating, “Find the Wizard Inside YOU!” and “Make your own magic wands, cast spells, predict the future, and lots more!”
Robertson to Focus on Ministry, Roberta Combs Becomes Next President of Christian Coalition of Ameri
Washington, DC – With a profound sense of gratitude and deepest appreciation for his selfless sacrifices on behalf of grassroots Christian citizens across America, the Christian Coalition Board of Directors today accepted the resignation of Founder and President Dr. Pat Robertson and elected him the organization’s first President Emeritus. Roberta Combs, who had been Executive Vice President, was elected to succeed Robertson as President.
Indiana Civil Liberties Union Retreats in its Attack on Ten Commandments Monument
(Ann Arbor, Michigan) – A lawsuit brought by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union (ICLU), on behalf of two plaintiffs, to take down a Ten Commandments monument that has stood in front of the Knox County Courthouse since 1958 was recently dismissed by a federal judge.
Byron School District Refutes Claims that Islam
Byron, CA–The staff of the Byron Union School District and especially of its Excelsior School have spent the day fielding indignant and often threatening phone calls, e-mails, and faxes–virtually all from outside the community–based on a story by the Reverend Austin Miles of the ASSIST News Service and picked up by radio station 560 KSFO.