Children - news
LIFE DIGEST: Senate aids Planned Parenthood in war funding bill
The country’s leading abortion provider will benefit from a bill to provide funds for American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, if the U.S. Senate gets its way. more »
By Tom Strode - May 28, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Birth Control
Supreme Court approves law curbing child pornography
The United States Supreme Court handed Congress a victory May 19 in its effort to combat child pornography after a previous effort fell short in the justices’ eyes. more »
By Tom Strode - May 19, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Citizenship,
Bill targets sale of adult video games
Congressmen from both political parties have partnered to sponsor legislation designed to prevent children from purchasing or renting adult video games. more »
By Tom Strode - May 8, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Citizenship, Legislation
In letter, ERLC’s Land urges candidates to support anti-trafficking legislation
Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land has called on the leading presidential candidates to support legislation to combat human trafficking and to make the issue a priority in their campaign platforms. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 29, 2008
Topic: Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Children, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
Judge tosses funding lawsuit against Sunrise Children’s Services
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—After an eight-year legal battle, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Sunrise Children’s Services which questioned the constitutionality of the agency’s state funding. more »
By Drew Nichter - Apr 23, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship,
Ryan Graves, 11, reads Bible through, began reading project at 9 years old
When Ryan Graves was 7 years old, he made an important commitment, to read two chapters of the Bible every day until he had read it all the way through. more »
By Lisa Watson - Apr 17, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Faith, Bible, Family, Children, Education
Jesus loves the little children - and so should we
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Every color, every race, all are covered by His grace; Jesus loves the little children of the world” (1991 Baptist Hymnal). more »
By Lonnie Wilkey - Apr 16, 2008 - (1)
LIFE DIGEST: Planned Parenthood reaches $1 billion for year; Land urges defunding
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the country’s No. 1 abortion chain, surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time last year, and Richard Land is not pleased a third of that income came from taxpayers. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Legislation
A new era of parenthood
I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. more »
By William H. Perkins, Jr. - Apr 14, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting
Budweiser, homosexuality and public school kids
Southern Baptists have always taken strong stands against the consumption of alcoholic beverages and given all the surprising debate in the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) concerning the topic one has to wonder if the state’s largest evangelical denomination has the will to fight the latest controversy in Missouri. more »
By Don Hinkle - Apr 9, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Children, Education, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality