Children - news
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
Editorial: Parents are key
The world is out to win over the hearts and minds of our young people. Thousands of dollars are spent every day trying to lure them away into a compromising, self-centered, tolerant lifestyle. more »
By staff - Apr 5, 2008
Topic: Faith, Family, Children, Parenting
Protect kids from internet dangers
First, the stats.
More than 60 percent of teens report that their parents know little or nothing about their web activities.
More than 70 percent of parents stop monitoring their child’s use of the internet after they turn 14, not realizing that 72 percent of all internet-related missing children are 15 years of age or older. more »
By Perry Hancock - Apr 4, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Sexual Purity, Pornography
Sens. urged to toughen sex trafficking bill
Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land is part of a diverse coalition calling on United States senators to pass improved legislation to combat human trafficking. more »
By staff - Apr 2, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Issues
Teens and Substance Use: What’s The Buzz All About?
By Rob Chambers
Why is it that in spite of all the known consequences of drugs and alcohol that teens “experiment” or continue using and abusing these substances? more »
By staff - Mar 19, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Children
Supreme Court to hear FCC broadcast indecency case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced March 17 it will review a lower court’s ruling that had stymied the federal government’s attempt to restrict indecent language on television and radio broadcasts. more »
By staff - Mar 17, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Pop Culture, Citizenship, National
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
The children of St. Michael
The latest issue of Newsweek magazine contains a haunting article we should all read, the subject of which should serve as both a caution and as an object of prayer. more »
By William H. Perkins, Jr. - Feb 18, 2008
Topic: Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Children
‘A darkness beyond understanding’
Alabama Baptists can help various ministries fight sex trafficking in United States
Prostitution and sexual issues may be uncomfortable topics to discuss in church settings, but experts say Baptists must become more informed about these matters to combat sex trafficking in America. more »
By staff - Feb 5, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Children
Cutting—cool or carnal?
Sometimes Chloe uses a knife, sometimes a razor blade and sometimes even an ink pen.
Then she goes to great lengths to cover up the cut and resulting scar on her body. more »
By Dana Williamson - Feb 5, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Children, Parenting, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Social Issues