California 2nd U.S. State To Approve Gay Marriages
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in World News | No Comments »From The Christian Post, California's Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday morning to join Massachusetts as the second state to recognize same-sex “marriage.” In the court’s opinion, Chief Justice Ron George ruled that the ban on same-sex “marriage” was “discriminatory” and that “domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage.” While it may appear to be a victory for gay rights advocates, it demonstrates that our nation has taken one more step away from ...
Study Reveals Decline in Teen Pregnancies & Abortions
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in World News | No Comments »The 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 ...
Kenneth Copeland Ministries Refuses To Cooperate In Senate Probe Targeting ‘Prosperity’ Christians
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 by David 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 ...
Restoring the Scandal of Christmas?
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 by David Wallace posted in World News | No Comments »From The Christian Post - churches around the world are joining an emerging international movement to restore the “scandal” of Christmas by observing the holiday more authentically. The movement called "The Advent Conspiracy" calls on churches and their members to give simpler but more thoughtful gifts that foster relationships. Christians are then encouraged to use the money they would have spent on expensive gifts to help the needy around the world. Sounds like a great ...
Christian Schools Utilizing iTunes to Deliver Education & Spread the Gospel
Friday, December 7th, 2007 by David Wallace posted in World News | No Comments »The Christian Post reports that Apple is partnering with Christian universities to distribute sermons, Christian lectures, chapel services, presentations and Christian media, concerts, performances, and sports highlights for free through its popular music and media software, iTunes. Christian universities are able to upload their content, along with a customizable design, from where students are able to download the free content to their iPods. Of course students can listen from their computers as well. “iTunes U makes it ...
News Corp. Gets Religion
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 by David Wallace posted in World News | No Comments »Mashable reports that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has purchased Beliefnet, a spirituality-based website founded by Steve Waldman in 1999. No details have been released pertaining to this unconfirmed acquisition, but an announcement is expected from News Corp. sometime today. Beliefnet has an overarching focus on spirituality, touching on Christianity, Judaism, and other forms of spirituality-based concepts. Since launching nearly ten years ago, it has branched out to include specialized sections for weddings, prayer groups, memorials, birth ...
