Kids Say The Funniest Things
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Funny Stuff | 1 Comment »A friend of mine sent me a handful of statements made by children with regards to the Bible. I hope you enjoy! Lot's Wife The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted, "My Mommy looked back once while she was driving and she turned into a telephone pole!" The Good Samaritan A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. ...
How Churches Are Using Evolving Technologies To Minister
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Church Leadership | Comments OffA new study by The Barna Group looks at how Protestant churches across the nation are using various forms of emerging technology to influence people’s lives and enliven their church experience. However, the study reveals that the pace of technology adoption seems to have slowed in the past two years as some churches focus upon making the most of what they already have, and other churches attempt to get by without incorporating such tools into ...
New FCC Rules May Threaten the Future of Christian Radio
Monday, April 28th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments OffThis is the final day for public comments on a proposed Federal Communications Commission rule change (PDF link) some say would threaten the licenses of Christian radio stations from coast to coast. Apparently the rule change would require every radio station to take programming advice from community advisory boards representative of the area's population. What does this entail for Christian based stations? Christian broadcasters would be required to seek advice from non-Christians and even those opposed ...
Ben Stein’s ‘Expelled’ Explodes Into Top 10 Box Office
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments OffThe Christian Post reports that “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” the pro-intelligent design documentary featuring actor Ben Stein, made history this weekend as it propelled full speed into the top 10 box office. It opened as the widest and one of the most commercially successful releases for any documentary film. In an impressive opening weekend, the film debuted at No. 9 at the box office, earning a respectable $3.2 million while only appearing on 1,052 screens. What ...
Football Coach’s Prayer with Students Ruled Unconstitutional
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments OffThe Christian Post reports that a football coach of over 20 years and one time recipient of the USA Today's “Caring Coach of the Year” award, has come under attack recently for his practice of holding prayer sessions with his students before games. The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled unanimously Tuesday against coach Marcus Borden on the grounds that it was unconstitutional for him to pray and “bow his head and ...
Study Reveals Decline in Teen Pregnancies & Abortions
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in World News | Comments OffThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a new study has revealed record drops in the rates of teenage pregnancies and abortion. According to the results, both abortion and teenage pregnancies have been steadily dropping since 1990. Overall, the total number of abortions fell 24 percent to 1.22 million in 2004 from a historical high of 1.61 million in 1990. Teenage pregnancies also declined during the same period, accounting for only 12 percent ...
Christian Photographer Accused of ‘Discriminating’ Against Lesbian Couple
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments OffThe Human Rights Commission of New Mexico ruled on Wednesday that an evangelical Christian photographer discriminated against a lesbian couple because he refused a job to photograph the couple's same-sex commitment ceremony. The commission ordered Elaine and Jon Huenins, owners of Elane Photography in Albuquerque, N.M., to pay the lesbian couple $6,600 in attorney fees. "It is just a stunning disregard for the First Amendment," said Jordan Lorence, a senior legal counsel for the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based ...
Church Ordered To Remove Controversial Anti-Liquor Advertisement
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in Christian Living | Comments OffWaynesville town officials told a local church on Monday to take down an anti-liquor display featuring a car demolished in a deadly wreck because it broke local sign rules. The N.C. Highway Patrol even got involved, sending a trooper by twice to tell church leaders that the display in front of their building would be towed if it wasn’t moved from the public right of way. The church’s pastor said the real reason wasn’t the law ...
Kenneth Copeland Ministries Refuses To Cooperate In Senate Probe Targeting ‘Prosperity’ Christians
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 by Ty Wallace posted in World News | 6 Comments »Kenneth Copeland Ministries, one of six mega-churches at the center of a U.S. Senate Finance Committee investigation, has informed the committee that it will not cooperate with the probe, citing its concerns about the government targeting certain Christian churches, as well as concerns about privacy and potential First Amendment violations. "The church is deeply concerned that the information Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking could be used to subject the church and its members to public ...
