Tag Archives: Culture War

Court: ‘Tolerance is a two-way street’

The Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of a Christian graduate student who almost three years ago was expelled from a university counseling program for her religious beliefs. Read the full article on OneNewsNow.com.

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Hawaiian churches denied exemption

One attorney deems it “unfortunate” that a court in Hawaii has refused to exempt churches from being forced to allow their property to be used for civil union ceremonies. Read the full article on OneNewsNow.com.

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Twelve Rules of Christmas

(Compiled by attorneys for The Rutherford Institute)

Unfortunately, Christmas has become a time of controversy over what can or cannot be done in terms of celebrating the holiday. In order to clear up much of the misunderstanding, the following twelve rules are offered:

  1. Public school students’ written or spoken personal expressions concerning the religious significance of Christmas (e.g., T-shirts with the slogan, “Jesus Is the Reason for the Season”) may not be censored by school officials absent evidence that the speech would cause a substantial disruption.(i)

Read all twelve rules: The Rutherford Institute – The Twelve Rules of Christmas.

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Don’t drink the Kool-Aid

Christian parents have a responsibility to do everything they can to protect their children from the destructive, negative influences of the culture. But it doesn’t stop there. Read Don’t drink the Kool-Aid (on OneNewsNow.com).

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‘Candy Cane’ Case Comes to a Close

A long-anticipated decision has finally been handed down by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the infamous “candy cane” case. Read more…

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Texas School Punishes Boy For Opposing Homosexuality

An honors student in Fort Worth, Texas, was sent to the principal’s office and punished for telling a classmate that he believes homosexuality is wrong. Holly Pope said she was “absolutely stunned” when she received a telephone call from an assistant principal at Western Hills High School informing her that her son, Dakota Ary, had been sent to in-school suspension. Read more (full article on Fox News).

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Public Schools: Key Site for ‘Soft Jihad’

Pull-out quote from the article:

In some instances students have been required to participate in learning activities in which they pretend they’re Muslims, wear Islamic garb, memorize verses from the Quran, pray to Allah, and even play “jihad games.”

The followers of Mohammed have a long tradition of taking the children of Christians and indoctrinating them to become fanatical soldiers. Called “Janissaries” (new soldiers), these children — as Dr. D. James Kennedy explained in his sermon “Training Your Children” — “had been taken as young children and had been taught the doctrines of Mohammedanism, and when they grew older, they were taught the arts of warfare.” In 1453, when Constantinople was sacked, 20,000 of these children of Christians, turned into rapacious warriors, led the charge.

When Dr. Kennedy preached his sermon in 1993, he used the example of the Jannisaries to show how humanist teaching was carrying away the children of Christians. In 2011, we are beginning to see the earlier history of the Jannisaries being repeated as children in public schools are now being “taught the doctrines of Mohammedanism,” while their own Christian religion is defamed.

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Fla. Teacher Exonerated, Reinstated

The school board in Lake County, Florida, has reinstated teacher Jerry Buell who was removed from the classroom last week over comments he posted on his personal Facebook page expressing his disapproval of the legalization of homosexual “marriage” in New York. Read the full article on OneNewsNow.com.

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Perspective: Christian witch trials

The media-generated scandal launched at Michele Bachmann and her husband is inexcusable — not to mention hypocritical, blatantly inconsistent, and hateful. Christian witch trials (OneNewsNow.com).

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20 Things You Need to Know – Parentalrights.org – Protecting Children by Empowering Parents

The United Nations “Convention on the Rights of the Child” is one of the most unholy things to ever come down the pike. You can read this in only seconds. You need to read it. America must not ratify this convention. 20 Things You Need to Know – Parentalrights.org – Protecting Children by Empowering Parents .

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Mayor ‘chastised’ for ‘wholesome undertaking’

A mayor in Pennsylvania is under attack for encouraging her community’s citizens to call on God in the midst of a financial crisis. But the Pennsylvania Pastors Network is supporting the civic leader servant in her time of need.

Read more: Mayor ‘chastised’ for ‘wholesome undertaking’ (OneNewsNow.com).

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So. Baptists reject new NIV Bible, endorse pathway for illegals

PHOENIX – Southern Baptists have asked their LifeWay bookstores not to sell the new NIV Bible, expressing “profound disappointment” with the gender-neutral translation. A resolution passed this week at the denomination’s annual meeting says the 2011 NIV Bible “alters the meaning of hundreds of verses, most significantly by erasing gender-specific details which appear in the original language.” Click here to read the full article on OneNewsNow.com.

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Perspective: What the Feminist Movement Hath Wrought

Many of the assumptions of the feminist movement are so ingrained in our thinking, we have come to take them for truth. Click link to read column by Marcia Segelstein, featured on OneNewsNow.com: Perspective: What the feminist movement hath wrought.

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Chicago School Usurps Parental Authority

In an extreme example of the “nanny state” mentality, a public school in Chicago is forbidding students to bring lunches from home and is ordering them to only eat food from the school cafeteria. Click the link to read the article: School usurps parental authority (OneNewsNow.com).

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Activist: ‘Ground Zero’ Mosque Halted

A New York City construction worker who witnessed the terrorist attacks on 9/11 is very pleased the proposed “Ground Zero Victory Mosque” project has been stopped dead in its tracks. Click the link to read the full article on OneNewsNow.com: Activist: ‘Ground Zero’ mosque halted.

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‘Soft Jihad’ in America’s Schools (A Must-Read)

Thanks to the Clinton administration, government-run schools have for some time been using textbooks that glorify Islam and denigrate Christianity. Read more at the link below. You will scarcely be able to believe what you’re about to read. This is yet another reason to eschew the public education system for our children. ‘Soft jihad’ in America’s schools (OneNewsNow.com).

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Court: She goes to public school

Our thoughts after reading this article on OneNewsNow.com:

Both the lower and higher courts got it wrong. The mother’s right to choose a religious school did not offend any religious views of the father, but the father’s choice of a public school did indeed offend the religious convictions of the mother. The court’s decision to overrule the mother’s right in favor of the father’s right tramples religious liberty. A ruling the other way would not have.

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‘Jesus sign’ dangerous?

Yet another example of how post-modern, post-Christian America is apt to treat Christians as though they are second class citizens. ‘Jesus sign’ dangerous? (OneNewsNow.com)

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Christianity Becomes a ‘Qualified’ Right

This is an excellent article by Peter Heck. Every adult Christian should read it. Christianity Becomes a ‘Qualified’ Right (OneNewsNow.com)

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Perspective: Christian Business in the Left’s Crosshairs

Perspective: Success breeds contempt (OneNewsNow.com).

Quite a few members of our church have worked, or are working, for Chick-fil-A. We are thankful for this company’s Christian values. The company’s leaders “believe in strong marriages, devoted families, and the highest standards of character for their workers. The restaurant chain’s official corporate mission is to ‘glorify God’ and ‘enrich the lives of everyone we touch.’”

We support Chick-fil-A in the face of the smear campaign being waged against them. Check out the article for more information.

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