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Life Should Be Valued, Not Neglected
By Bob Terry
It was one of the most disgusting and disturbing news stories I have ever heard. A report by the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), commissioned by the British government, found that in one year, 66 children had been born alive and simply left to die after botched abortions. more »
Editorial: Another casino?
Has the buckle of the Bible belt become the Mecca of gambling? Unless something changes soon, Oklahoma is on the fast track to becoming the gambling capital of the United States. more »
By staff - Mar 13, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling
TV ministries face March 31 deadline
Three television ministries have refused to cooperate with a U.S. Senate committee’s probe into their financial records and have been given a new deadline for providing the requested information, according to the panel’s leadership. more »
By staff - Mar 13, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Finances
More liquor on Sunday, in beer being debated
By Jennifer Davis Rash and Sondra Washington
A move to expand the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday met with defeat in the Alabama House of Representatives’ Committee on Tourism and Travel during the second week of the legislative session. more »
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, Legislation
ERLC president reacts to ‘Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change’
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, issued the following statement today regarding the recently released “Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change.” more »
By staff - Mar 10, 2008 - (19)
Topic: Science, Environment
Chinese leader denies that one-child policy is changing
China has no plans to eliminate its infamous one-child, population-control policy, a top official of the communist regime said March 5.
“We will adhere to the current policy of family planning, keep the birthrate low, improve the health of newborns and adopt a full range of measures to address the gender imbalance in babies,” Premier Wen Jiabao said at the opening of China’s annual parliament meeting, according to the Agence France-Presse news service. more »
By staff - Mar 6, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Persecution
House panel OKs revised AIDS funding
A House of Representatives committee has approved legislation renewing President Bush’s initiative to combat AIDS in Africa after making changes in a version that had produced strong opposition from pro-life and pro-family organizations. more »
By staff - Mar 3, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Social Issues
Abortion doctor gives up license
The Massachusetts doctor in whose care a 22-year-old woman died after an abortion has surrendered his medical license permanently.
Rapin Osathanondh resigned his license Feb. more »
By staff - Feb 26, 2008
Baptists the fattest of the fat?
A recent study from Purdue University professor of sociology Ken Ferraro reveals that of all believers, Baptists are the most likely to be obese. more »
Start and stick with it: Making changes to incorporate exercise might be easier than you think
So you know you should exercise. You know you would feel better if you did. And you know you could even live longer.
But today you don’t really feel like it. more »
By staff - Feb 21, 2008