Tag Archives: culture

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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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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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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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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