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Homosexual rights group again targets Mississippi College
Homosexual rights group Soulforce picketed the campus of Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College (MC) in Clinton on October 19-20, the second time in a year the group came to town to protest what they consider to be the school’s discrimination against “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender” students. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Nov 7, 2008 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
Gambling leaves trail of human suffering, Baptist pastor warns
WENTZVILLE, Mo.—Dan Hite knows what suffering looks like. He’s seen it in the eyes of the numb and the emotionless.
Since 1994—which coincidentally is when Missouri’s riverboat casinos began operating—Hite has been ministering at Hidden Valley Estates. more »
by: Allen Palmeri - Nov 7, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Gambling
Life of crime becomes seed for Angel Tree
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Mary Kay Beard has a captivating story of redemption from a life of crime that has resulted in God giving her a ministry to the children of prisoners that has touched millions. more »
by: Allen Palmeri - Nov 7, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Children
Specially made, after all?
Christians have been told since the days of Copernicus, who correctly theorized the earth was not the center of the universe or even the center of the solar system, that there’s really nothing special about our earthly existence. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Nov 7, 2008 - topic(s): Science, Creation/Evolution
BCM/D churches use Celebrate Recovery Program to bring help for the hurts, hang-ups and addictions
COLUMBIA, Md.—John Baker, founder of Saddleback Church’s “Celebrate Recovery” program, committed his life to Jesus as a child, but later struggled as an alcoholic. more »
by: Sharon Mager - Nov 6, 2008 - topic(s): Faith, Ministry, Family, Addictions, , Gambling, Substance Abuse, Sexual Purity, Pornography
Another state falls
On October 10, Connecticut became the third state in the country to legalize homosexual marriage by judicial fiat when the state’s Supreme Court ruled by a razor-thin 4-3 vote that same-sex couples have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexual couples. more »
by: William H. Perkins, Jr. - Nov 6, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation
Obama gains historic win; conservatives watch & wait
Democrat Barack Obama made history Nov. 4 by becoming the first African American elected to the U.S. presidency, but the victory left many evangelical Christians and other social conservatives concerned his administration will undermine pro-life and pro-family policies. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 5, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, , National
The Election’s Over—Now What?
The longest, most expensive presidential race in U.S. history drew to a close last night. After eyeing the candidates’ every move on the campaign trail for the better part of two years, Americans made their choice: Barack Obama now assumes the title of president-elect. more »
by: Doug Carlson - Nov 5, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, , Legislation
LIFE DIGEST: Australia rejects family with Down syndrome son
An Australian government agency has denied a German doctor’s request for permanent residency because his 13-year-old son has Down syndrome.
Bernhard Moeller and his family moved to Australia two years ago for him to practice in a rural area of Victoria state that has a shortage of physicians. more »
by: Tom Strode - Nov 4, 2008 - topic(s): Family, Children, Elderly, Life, Abortion, Disabled, End-of-Life Issues, Citizenship, Immigration
Can’t do your job? Change the rules!
The Sept. 22 TEXAN noted the Amethyst Initiative, an effort by 100 college and university presidents to lower the legal drinking age to 18. Saying the current law leads to a “culture of dangerous, clandestine ‘binge-drinking,’” the educators suggest that lowering the drinking age to a point where most kids have even less wisdom will result in more responsible drinking habits. more »
by: Gary Ledbetter - Nov 2, 2008 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, , Citizenship, Legislation