Archive for January 2009

FOCA & Partial-Birth Abortion

Jan 29th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Law & Politics, News

As the debate over FOCA continues, let’s take a look at one of the key elements of the bill. According to NARAL Pro-Choice America president Nancy Keenan: “The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would effectively repeal the Bush-backed Federal Abortion Ban.”  What is the “Bush-backed Federal Abortion Ban?” It is the 2003 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban [...]



Pro-Life Memorial Service in Charlotte

Jan 29th, 2009 | By Bethany French | Category: News, Revolution & Justice

On Thursday January 22, 2009 from 11:30-12:30, approximately one to two hundred people from different churches and pro-life organizations gathered at the intersection of Trade and Tryon in Charlotte, NC for a church service as a memorial for the unborn children who have been and continue to be killed under the [...]



GetToKnowUsFirst.org

Jan 24th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: News, Sexuality & Gender

A new campaign from homosexual activists to counter California’s Prop 8 is coming out with a series of commercials aimed at normalizing the public perception of gay couples and gay families, and promoting the legalization of gay marriage.  The campaign is called GetToKnowUsFirst.org, their website declares:

In the wake of California’s passage of Proposition 8, a [...]



A New Testament Exodus Understanding.

Jan 21st, 2009 | By Andrew Yeoman | Category: Scripture

Acts 7: 37 - 45 (Stephen’s address)

“This is that Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will send you a prophet like me from your own people.’ He was in the assembly in the desert, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and he received living words to pass on to us.

“But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in [...]



Daily Life in Israel

Jan 18th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Israel & The Jewish People, News

What is daily life in Israel like? The following video was shot in Ashdod. It depicts a “Code Red” warning siren followed by a missile explosion (pardon the imperfect English on the video): [Link To Video]

Tags: ashdod, code red, hamas, israel, terrorism



Abortion Statistics

Jan 18th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: News, Revolution & Justice

Annually, 46 million babies die from abortion worldwide. That’s approximately one baby being aborted every two seconds. [...]



Whole Lot of Shaking Going On

Jan 17th, 2009 | By Christy Scott | Category: The Kingdom of God

Yesterday, I picked up a newspaper and looked at the damage in Costa Rica (only about an hour from where I am) and wept at the devastation.  There is so much pain, and the ground is still shaking every 20 minutes as the rain falls down and the people look for shelter in the dampness and [...]



New England and Same-Sex Marriage

Jan 16th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Law & Politics, News

On November 18th of last year, GLAD issued a press release announcing their “Six by Twelve” initiative to have gay marriage legalized in all six New England states by 2012.   According to the Washington Times:
Same-sex marriage is already legal in Connecticut and Massachusetts, a result of court decisions in cases brought by GLAD lawyers. The [...]



Big Bang Evidence for God

Jan 16th, 2009 | By Frank Turek | Category: Philosophy & Science

Editor’s Note: Originally published on TownHall.com, used with permission. Frank Turek is a speaker and author, and a leading Christian apologist. Learn more at his website www.CrossExamined.org
When I debated atheist Christopher Hitchens recently, one of the eight arguments I offered for God’s existence was the creation of this supremely fine-tuned universe out [...]



Who is Hamas?

Jan 14th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Israel & The Jewish People, News

As the Israeli campaign against Hamas continues, let’s take a look at Hamas, and the character and vision of its leaders.  The following is a video entitled Hamas: In Their Own Voices from MEMRI : [Link To Video]

Here is a Fatah official’s account of Hamas, as reported by the Jerusalem Post:
Fatah official: Hamas black [...]