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12/10/2007 | Freedom of Religion, Presidential Issues
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Government may have dropped the ball in modern American society, but religion dropped it first, Gov. Mike Huckabee told Southern Baptist pastors Sunday night.
"The reason we have so much government is because we have so much broken humanity," he said. "And the reason we have so much broken humanity is because sin reigns in the hearts and lives of human beings instead of the Savior."
Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, addressed his contemporaries at the two-day Pastors' Conference, which continues today. The three-day Southern Baptist Convention begins Tuesday here in the heartland of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the city in which the Mormons have their world headquarters.
Huckabee told the pastors gathered in the Salt Palace Convention Center that while the March 1, 1997, tornadoes which struck Arkansas were tragic, at least the devastation could be clearly seen from a helicopter. In contrast, he said, the catalysts for the nation's recent school shootings -- including the one March 24 near Jonesboro that left four students and a teacher dead and 10 others wounded -- were harder to see but were driven by "the winds of spiritual change in a nation that has forgotten its God."
"Government knows it does not have the answer, but it's arrogant and acts as though it does," Huckabee said. "Church does have the answer but will cowardly deny that it does and wonder when the world will be changed."
The shootings were just one more wake-up call to the nation, he said.
"I fear we will turn and hit the snooze button one more time and lose this great republic of ours."
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Frank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security Policy
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
12/6/2007 | Religious Persecution, Presidential Issues, Freedom of Religion
FoxNews.com
Mitt Romney will walk a tightrope Thursday, delivering a speech on religion's place in U.S. politics that is being billed as an attempt for the Republican presidential candidate to get out in front of questions about his Mormon faith and convince voters Mormonism is not a reason to avoid his candidacy.
The top-tier GOP hopeful and his aides have stressed that the address, to be delivered at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, will not be a “primer on Mormonism,” nor will it be the Mormon version of John F. Kennedy's speech during the 1960 campaign addressing prejudices against Catholicism.
But the potentially landmark address, titled "Faith in America," could be a pivotal moment, for better or worse. In excerpts of the speech released to the press ahead of the 10:30 a.m. EST address, Romney says that having to outline his religion to win the post of president is unconstitutional.
Recommended Guests:
Zakariah Anani, Shoebat Foundation
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Joseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDaily
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Frank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security Policy
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Jan Markell, President, Olive Tree Ministries
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Kamal Saleem, Shoebat Foundation
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
12/4/2007 | Freedom of Religion
TrueChristmasCards.com
TrueChristmasCards.com, LLC, announces the launch of the first-ever, complete line of Christmas cards which uniquely combine a true Christmas message celebrating the birth of Christ along with a beautiful religious image and your favorite family photo.
“Every year I struggle with Christmas cards,” says founder Beth Racine, who had always wished for a beautiful card with a true Christmas message that would also incorporate the photo of her children that she likes to include each year.
“My heart is broken by the way Christmas has become secularized and the resulting lack of beautiful cards that celebrate JESUS and the true meaning of the Christmas season.” said Mrs. Racine. ”Staying in touch with friends and extended family during the Christmas season is, oftentimes, one of our few chances to communicate with each other. My faith is important to me, and I didn’t want to leave Jesus out of His own celebration just for the convenience of including my children’s photo.”
This year, the graphic designer decided that she would be the one to address this problem with the help of a talented team of family, friends, and consultants.
The Philadelphia-area start-up had planned to do a limited test with one church this year, but the response was so overwhelming that the “one church” test quickly became churches and schools in a number of states around the country.
When church pastors and the principals of the schools see the cards, they recognize a wonderful tool for evangelism. “One of our most blessed Holy Days has been secularized to the point that it is sometimes difficult to find the Christ in Christmas,” says Rev. Michael Picard, pastor of the Church of St. Andrew in Newtown, PA. Father Picard was the first pastor to react to the cards, and he has quickly made them available to his parishioners.
In addition, TrueChristmasCards.com donates a percentage of the competitively-priced cards back to the church or faith-based non-profit organizations that participate.
Ordering is done online, and the cards ship in 3 days. There are many designs from which to choose at www.TrueChristmasCards.com. During this inaugural year for TrueChristmasCards.com, orders will be limited to the first 5,000 orders. Subsequent orders can be placed on the list for Christmas 2008. The deadline for Christmas 2007 is December 18.
“Our goal is to get Christ back in Christmas……….one Christmas Card at a time!”
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
11/13/2007 | Death Penalty, Equal Rights, Foreign Policy, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Gender Issues, Governmental Control, Iran, Radical Islam
The Times
Homosexuals deserve to be executed or tortured and possibly both, an Iranian leader told British MPs during a private meeting at a peace conference, The Times has learned.
Mohsen Yahyavi is the highest-ranked politician to admit that Iran believes in the death penalty for homosexuality after a spate of reports that gay youths were being hanged.
President Ahmadinejad, questioned by students in New York two months ago about the executions, dodged the issue by suggesting that there were no gays in his country.
Britain regularly challenges Iran about its gay hangings, stonings and executions of adulterers and perceived moral criminals, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) papers show.
The latest row involves a woman hanged this June in the town of Gorgan after becoming pregnant by her brother. He was absolved after expressing his remorse. Britain said that this demonstrated the unequal treatment of men and women in law and breached Iran’s pledge to restrict the death penalty to the most serious crimes.
A series of reported executions of gays, including two underage boys whose public hanging was posted on the internet, has alarmed human rights campaigners.
Recommended Guests:
Zakariah Anani, Shoebat Foundation
Joel Anderson, Assemblyman, California State Assembly
David Bossie, President, Citizens United
Alan Chambers, President, Exodus International
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship
Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
Scott Davis, Director of Student Ministries, Exodus International
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Jessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle Forum
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Major Eric Egland, Author, The Troops Need You, America: Six Ways to Help...
Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org
Joseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDaily
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Frank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security Policy
Paul "Dave" Gaubatz, Owner-Director, Wahhabi CT Publications
James Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Cliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Jan Markell, President, Olive Tree Ministries
Jennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Kamal Saleem, Shoebat Foundation
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Walid Shoebat, President, Shoebat Foundation
Tony Strickland, Taxpayer Advocate
William Sutter, Executive Director, The Friends of Israel
Randy Thomas, Executive Vice President, Exodus International
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
Timothy Watkins, Producer/Director, Renegade Productions
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
11/8/2007 | Freedom of Religion
MyWay.com
What to do when the rain won't come? If you're Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, you pray.
The governor will host a prayer service next week to ask for relief from the drought gripping the Southeast.
"The only solution is rain, and the only place we get that is from a higher power," Perdue spokesman Bert Brantley said on Wednesday.
Perdue's office has sent out invitations to leaders from several faiths for the service, set for Tuesday.
Perdue has several times mentioned the need for prayer - along with water conservation - as the state's drought crisis has worsened. Over the summer, he participated in day of prayer for agriculture at a gathering of the Georgia Farm Bureau in Macon, Ga.
Perdue, a Baptist, has enjoyed strong support from Georgia's Christian conservatives.
The Southeast has been suffering from an intense drought in recent months that has threatened supplies of drinking water. Georgia has been locked in a battle with Alabama and Florida over how much water should be sent downstream from the state's dwindling reservoirs.
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
11/7/2007 | Freedom of Religion
ABC News
Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for a conference table, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday he's investigating the finances of six well-known TV ministers.
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said those under scrutiny include faith healer Benny Hinn, Georgia megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar and one of the nation's best known female preachers, Joyce Meyer.
Grassley sent letters to the half-dozen Christian media ministries earlier this week requesting answers by Dec. 6 about their expenses, executive compensation and amenities, including use of fancy cars and private jets.
In a statement, Grassley said he was acting on complaints from the public and news coverage of the organizations.
"The allegations involve governing boards that aren't independent and allow generous salaries and housing allowances and amenities such as private jets and Rolls Royces," Grassley said.
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
11/1/2007 | Freedom of Religion
FoxNews.com
BALTIMORE — The father of a fallen Marine was awarded nearly $11 million Wednesday in damages by a jury that found leaders of a fundamentalist church had invaded the family's privacy and inflicted emotional distress when they picketed the Marine's funeral.
The jury first awarded $2.9 million in compensatory damages. It returned later in the afternoon with its decision to award $6 million in punitive damages for invasion of privacy and $2 million for causing emotional distress to the Marine's father, Albert Snyder of York, Pa.
Snyder sued the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church for unspecified monetary damages after members staged a demonstration at the March 2006 funeral of his son, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq.
The defense said it planned to appeal and one of the church's leaders, Shirley Phelps-Roper, said the members would continue their pickets of military funerals.
Church members believe that U.S. deaths in the war in Iraq are punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality.
Before the jury began deliberating the size of punitive damages, U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett noted the size of the compensatory award "far exceeds the net worth of the defendants," according to financial statements filed with the court.
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
10/10/2007 | Freedom of Religion
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Change for a million? That's what a man was seeking Saturday when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage, police said.
The man slammed an electronic funds-transfer machine into the counter and reached for a scanner gun, police said.
Police arrested the man, who was not carrying identification and has refused to give his name to authorities. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
Since 1969, the $100 bill is the largest note in circulation.
Police believe the $1 million note seized at the supermarket may have originated at a Dallas-based ministry. Last year, the ministry distributed thousands of religious pamphlets with a picture of President Grover Cleveland on a $1 million bill.
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
10/9/2007 | Freedom of Religion
OurMidland
Midland Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Camp is among lawmakers objecting because the U.S. Capitol's architect won't allow God to be mentioned in certificates of authenticity accompanying flags flown over the Capitol and bought by constitutents.
"This is as insulting as it is absurd," Camp said in a prepared statement. "The architect has gone way too far. If we can put 'in God we trust' on our money, then we can certainly put it on a flag certificate when a citizen wants it there."
Camp and dozens of other lawmakers are sending a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calling for "an immediate review of the authority under which the architect is making these rules, as well as the reversal of this policy which censors our citizens' right to expressions of their faith."
A 17-year-old Eagle Scout from Ohio reportedly was denied the request to have a certificate read, "This flag was flown in honor of Marcel Larochelle, my grandfather, for his dedication and love of God, country and family."
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
10/3/2007 | Freedom of Religion, Presidential Issues
CR Daily
Some of the nation's most politically influential conservative Christians, alarmed by the prospect of a Republican presidential nominee who supports abortion rights, are talking about backing a third-party candidate.
More than 40 Christian conservatives attended a weekend meeting in Salt Lake City to discuss the possibility, and planned more gatherings on how they should move forward, according to conservative activist Richard Viguerie.
Other participants in the meeting included Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson. But a spokesman for Focus on the Family Action says Dobson and others at the meeting did not commit to supporting a third party and spoke out against the idea.
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Frank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security Policy
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
9/5/2007 | Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech
CR Daily
Washington, DC -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), specializing in constitutional law, said today it will ask the Supreme Court of the United States to take two Utah cases that could force local governments across the country to remove existing displays, including long-standing patriotic and historical displays, the result of local governments being compelled to post privately owned monuments or displays from any group about anything.
On August 24th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected a request for the full appeals court to rehear the cases involving challenges in Duchesne and Pleasant Grove, Utah where a three-judge panel earlier ruled that a group called Summum could erect its Seven Aphorisms monument in the city parks because the cities display monuments of the Ten Commandments which were donated decades ago by the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
“This is a very troubling decision that left standing could alter the landscape of America’s cities and towns by forcing local governments to remove long-standing patriotic, religious, and historical displays in order to comply with a twisted interpretation of the First Amendment,” said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ which is representing the two Utah cities. “This is a case that turns free speech and equal access on its head and ultimately would compel local governments to display privately-owned monuments of any kind, a move that is not only wrong but unconstitutional. This case has very serious ramifications for the entire nation. In addition to pressuring local and state governments to remove any vestige of our religious heritage, like the Ten Commandments, this flawed legal analysis would likely result in the removal of displays and monuments celebrating America’s culture and heritage. It’s a significant issue that must be addressed by the Supreme Court.”
Recommended Guests:
David Bossie, President, Citizens United
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Jessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle Forum
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org
Joseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDaily
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
James Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Tony Strickland, Taxpayer Advocate
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
Timothy Watkins, Producer/Director, Renegade Productions
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
8/23/2007 | Freedom of Religion
CR Daily
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that prohibits the classroom distribution of Bibles to children in a public school.
At issue was a long-held practice at South Iron Elementary School in Annapolis, Missouri, in which Gideons International representatives visited fifth-grade classrooms and gave away Bibles. A federal judge issued a temporary injunction, and a three-judge panel has upheld his ruling.
But Mathew Staver, president of Liberty Counsel, which represented the school district, says the ruling concerns a practice no longer in place. He says the district's current policy allows people or groups to distribute literature -- with approval from the district -- before or after school or during lunch break, but not in the classrooms. Staver says the new policy is open to religious groups beyond the Gideons and is the subject of a pending ruling at the district court level.
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
8/20/2007 | Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech
CR Daily
A man who wants a Biblical reference on his vanity license plate has been dealt another setback in his legal fight with the state of Vermont.
A judge says the Department of Motor Vehicles "has the right to prohibit religious messages on license plates provided it does not discriminate based on the particular message or viewpoint."
Shawn Byrne wants a license plate that reads "JN36TN" -- shorthand for John 3:16, a Bible passage that reads: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Recommended Guests:
David Bossie, President, Citizens United
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Jessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle Forum
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org
Joseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDaily
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
James Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Tony Strickland, Taxpayer Advocate
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
Timothy Watkins, Producer/Director, Renegade Productions
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
8/14/2007 | Freedom of Religion, Marriage
CR Daily
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association of the United Methodist Church filed a federal lawsuit Saturday against New Jersey officials. The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights has threatened to prosecute the Camp Meeting Association for adhering to its deeply held religious beliefs. State officials launched an investigation after the Christian organization refused to allow a same-sex civil union ceremony at one of its worship facilities.
Recommended Guests:
Alan Chambers, President, Exodus International
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Scott Davis, Director of Student Ministries, Exodus International
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Jessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle Forum
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Christopher Slattery, Founder and President, EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers
David Smith, Executive Director, Illinois Family Institute
Randy Thomas, Executive Vice President, Exodus International
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
8/13/2007 | Gun Control, Freedom of Religion
Breitbart.com
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) - A gunman opened fire in the sanctuary of a southwest Missouri church Sunday, killing a pastor and two worshippers and wounding several others, authorities said.
One of the victims was the Rev. Kernal Rehobson, 44, who led the local congregation of predominantly Micronesian worshippers holding the service at the First Congregational Church, police said.
The other two victims were male members of the congregation, who were "what we would call deacons," said Dave McCracken, Neosho police chief. Their names were not released because relatives were still being notified.
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
James Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
8/8/2007 | Freedom of Religion
CR Daily
http://www.thecronline.com/news_article.php?nid=2872&ndate=08/08/2007
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
8/7/2007 | Equal Rights, Freedom of Religion
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/education/07muslim.html?ex=1344139200&en=5d0fa54873488e61&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
7/31/2007 | Freedom of Religion, Pro-Family
CR Daily
http://www.thecronline.com/news_article.php?nid=2831&ndate=30/07/2007
Recommended Guests:
Michael Barry, Director of Pastoral Care, Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phila.
Phil Burress, President, Citizens for Community Values
Alan Chambers, President, Exodus International
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
Scott Davis, Director of Student Ministries, Exodus International
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Jessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle Forum
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Joseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDaily
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Mike Gottfried, Founder, Team Focus
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Lowman Henry, Chairman & CEO, Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Jennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Christopher Slattery, Founder and President, EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers
David Smith, Executive Director, Illinois Family Institute
Randy Thomas, Executive Vice President, Exodus International
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
7/30/2007 | Equal Rights, Freedom of Religion, Governmental Control
ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3426795&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Recommended Guests:
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship
Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org
Joseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDaily
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Frank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security Policy
James Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Cliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Jennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Tony Strickland, Taxpayer Advocate
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com
7/25/2007 | Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Governmental Control
CR Daily
http://www.thecronline.com/news_article.php?nid=2815&ndate=25/07/2007
Recommended Guests:
David Bossie, President, Citizens United
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., Assistant Director, Life Education and Resource Network
Chuck Colson, Prison Fellowship
Ward Connerly, Author/Founder and Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
Tom DeLay, Former House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
Len Deo, President, New Jersey Family Policy Council
William Devlin, National President, Redeem The Vote
Chuck Donovan, Senior Research Fellow-DeVos Center for Religion a, The Heritage Foundation
Jessica Echard, Executive Director, Eagle Forum
Tim G. Echols, President/Founder, TeenPact
Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org
Joseph Farah, CEO, Founder, WorldNetDaily
Todd Friel, Radio Host, Way of the Master
Frank Gaffney, Founder and President , Center for Security Policy
James Gelfand, Senior Manager of Health Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rick Green, President, Torch of Freedom Foundation
Colin Hanna, Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring USA
Dr. Janice Hollis, Bishop, Progressive Believers Ministries
Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Cliff Kincaid, President, America's Survival, Inc.
Peter Lillback, President, Westminster Theological Seminary
Jennifer Marshall, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation
Gary Marx, Executive Director, Judicial Confirmation Network
Alex McFarland, President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
Ryan Messmore, William E. Simon fellow in Religion and a Free Soc, The Heritage Foundation
Joe Murray, Columnist, The Bulletin
Jeff Myers, Incoming President, Summit Ministries
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny
Elizabeth Racine, Founder, Moralert.com
Phyllis Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Don Shenk, Executive Director, The Tide
Tony Strickland, Taxpayer Advocate
Lorianne Updike, President & Executive Director, The Constitutional Sources Project
Charl Van Wyk, Pastor/Author, “Shooting Back–The Right & Duty of Self-Defence"
Timothy Watkins, Producer/Director, Renegade Productions
David Wheaton, Author, Speaker, Radio Talk Show Host, TheChristianWorldview.com