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Babies piled in dumpsters, Abortion on demand, Oh, sweet land of liberty; Your house is on the sand. Our children wander aimlessly Poisoned by cocaine Choosing to indulge their lusts, when God has said abstain. From sea to shining sea, our Nation turns away From the teaching of God's love and a need to always pray. We've kept God in our temples, how callous we have grown. When earth is but His footstool, and Heaven is His throne. We've voted in a government that's rotting at the core, Appointing Godless Judges; who throw reason out the door, Too soft to...

Is There a War Against Fathers in America? Albert Mohler President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary April 4, 2008 Albert Mohler recently interviewed Stephen Baskerville. Dr. Baskerville is a professor at Patrick Henry College and author of the book, “Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fatherhood, Marriage and the Family.” Mohler: I find fascinating the fact that you have a rather aggressive title here: you’re talking about a war against fathers, marriage and the family. There are a lot of people who, I think, are unaware of this war. Help us understand it. Baskerville: Most people are unaware of it until...

By Chen Aizhu BEIJING (Reuters) - Ten months after they tied the knot, Li Lei and Wang Yang, both 20-something Chinese professionals, decided it was time to break up so they could spend more time with their lovers. They signed on the dotted line on their divorce paper less than 20 minutes after answering "no" to a few key questions -- "Do you have kids?" and "Any disputes on property?" China's phenomenal economic growth has created a generation of "emperors" and "empresses", the now-adult children of China's one-child policy, who often put their needs before anything and anyone else. Experts...

DC officials challenged to cite behavioral cause of HIV's skyrocketing rates Ed Thomas OneNewsNow.com November 28, 2007 A spokeswoman for the public policy group Concerned Women For America (CWA) is warning that a new report detailing Washington, DC's extensive rate of HIV and AIDS should not exclude the prominent cause of the problem -- an increase in cultural promiscuity. While establishing that previous rates of HIV infection (1 out of 20) and AIDS (1 out of 50) are still valid, the 120-page report also served as the basis for health official Dr. Shannon Hader's statement that "HIV is everybody's disease."...

Muslim and Roman Catholic leaders meet for "understanding" Associated Press report OneNewsNow.com November 8, 2007 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - After a three-day gathering at America's largest mosque, Muslim and Roman Catholic leaders have produced a blueprint to promote "understanding" between the two faiths. Their joint statement declares, "Our common belief in the one God of mercy and love calls us into relationship with one another." It adds that Muslims and Catholics have "common ethical concerns." The dialogue, organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Society of North America, was staged at a Shiite mosque in Dearborn,...

WHY CHRISTIAN WOMEN MARRY MUSLIM MEN Wake-Up Call By Mark Earley Note: This commentary was delivered by PFM President Mark Earley. It was while vacationing in Turkey that Miriam, a British subject, became fascinated with Islam. She was mesmerized by the beauty of the mosques and spellbound as she heard the daily calls to prayer. Miriam had been raised a Christian, but had turned against God when her mother died. The simplicity and security that Islam seemed to offer appealed to her: She decided to convert and married a Muslim man. But within a few years, cracks began to form...

TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- Some Christian congregations, particularly in lower income, urban areas, are turning to an unlikely source for help -- the Church of Scientology. Rev, Charles Kennedy uses Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's book during a Friday night sermon. 1 of 2 Scientologists do not worship God, much less Jesus Christ. The church has seen plenty of controversy and critics consider it a cult. So why are observant Christians embracing some of its teachings? Two pastors who spoke recently with CNN explained that when it comes to religion, they still preach the core beliefs of Christianity. But when...

Analyst: Lifting homosexual ban could drive up HIV rates in the military, hurt readiness Chad Groening OneNewsNow.com October 22, 2007 A conservative military watchdog says there would be serious readiness problems in the military if the next president repealed the law that prohibits homosexuals from serving in the military. Hear this Report advertisement Elaine Donnelly is president of the Center for Military Readiness, based in Michigan. Earlier this month she sponsored a panel discussion on the likely social and disciplinary impact of repealing the 1993 law that bans homosexual conduct in the military. She says since that law was passed,...

The End of the Bargain By Jonathan Rosenblum More than half of Jews under 35 would not view the destruction of Israel as a personal tragedy, according to a recent report. The exception were the Orthodox. What makes them different and what can the Jewish establishment learn from them? http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Sociologists Stephen Cohen and Ari Kelman have now confirmed what everyone already knew: Young American Jews do not care very much about Israel. They are not just apathetic about Israel, that indifference is "giving way to downright alienation," write Cohen and Kelman. More than half of Jews under 35...

Whatever else his critics say of him, no one can fault President Bush for failing to go the extra mile in his efforts to show that neither he, nor the United States, is opposed to the Islamic faith, or to Muslim nations. Last week, the president and Mrs. Bush hosted their seventh Iftaar Dinner, the celebration that breaks the Muslim fast during Ramadan. Immediately after 9/11, the president visited a Washington, D.C., mosque and proclaimed Islam a “religion of peace.” He has frequently said that terrorists are not real Muslims, anymore than people who proclaim to be Christian and engage...

Gaza Christians Nervous after Killing of Bible Bookstore Operator Jeremy Reynalds October 9, 2007 GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP -- The killing of a prominent Palestinian Christian on Sunday sent a shudder of fear through the Gaza Strip's small Christian community, which is feeling increasingly insecure since the Islamic Hamas seized control there last summer. The Associated Press (AP) reported that the body of Rami Khader Ayyad, 32, director of Gaza's only Christian bookstore, was found on a Gaza City street early Sunday. There was a visible gunshot wound to the head, and an official at Gaza's Shifa Hospital said he...

Christian-Arab Predicts World Islam Takeover - Unless... by Hillel Fendel (IsraelNN.com) "When will you Westerners realize that half-measures don't work with people who are willing to die by the thousands for Allah to achieve their goal?" This was the upshot of a recent conversation between a Holocaust survivor living in Herzliya and a Christian-Arab living in the Galilee. Following are excerpts from the Christian-Arab's remarks, based on article by Solly Ganor for FrontPage Magazine: "I have to tell you something which very few of you seem to comprehend. Your [Israel's] bungling war against a few thousand Hizbullah fighters which you...